Chapter 3 of They of the High Trails is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of They of the High Trails is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She smiled derisively, and turned the current. "The meals you eat are all of a dollar a day." "They're worth a bushel of diamonds--when you cook 'em. But let me ask you something--is your old dad as fierce as Uncle Dan?" She nodded.
Chapter 3 of They of the High Trails is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
From this reading “"They're worth a bushel of diamonds--when you cook 'em.”
prepare a hot meal
From this reading “"They're worth a bushel of diamonds--when you cook 'em.”
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading “She smiled derisively, and turned the current.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “But let me ask you something--is your old dad as fierce as Uncle Dan?"”
in a disrespectful and mocking manner
From this reading “She smiled derisively, and turned the current.”
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “"They're worth a bushel of diamonds--when you cook 'em.”
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “"The meals you eat are all of a dollar a day."”
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “"The meals you eat are all of a dollar a day."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The meals you eat are all of a dollar a day."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "The meals you eat are all of a dollar a day."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She smiled derisively, and turned the current.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The meals you eat are all of a dollar a day."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But let me ask you something--is your old dad as fierce as Uncle Dan?"
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading But let me ask you something--is your old dad as fierce as Uncle Dan?"
a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
From this reading "They're worth a bushel of diamonds--when you cook 'em.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But let me ask you something--is your old dad as fierce as Uncle Dan?"
prepare a hot meal
From this reading "They're worth a bushel of diamonds--when you cook 'em.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading She smiled derisively, and turned the current.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading But let me ask you something--is your old dad as fierce as Uncle Dan?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But let me ask you something--is your old dad as fierce as Uncle Dan?"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "The meals you eat are all of a dollar a day."
in a disrespectful and mocking manner
From this reading She smiled derisively, and turned the current.
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading "They're worth a bushel of diamonds--when you cook 'em.
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "The meals you eat are all of a dollar a day."
take in solid food
From this reading "The meals you eat are all of a dollar a day."
a quad with a square body
From this reading "They're worth a bushel of diamonds--when you cook 'em.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading But let me ask you something--is your old dad as fierce as Uncle Dan?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But let me ask you something--is your old dad as fierce as Uncle Dan?"
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But let me ask you something--is your old dad as fierce as Uncle Dan?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But let me ask you something--is your old dad as fierce as Uncle Dan?"
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading "The meals you eat are all of a dollar a day."
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading She nodded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The meals you eat are all of a dollar a day."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading But let me ask you something--is your old dad as fierce as Uncle Dan?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She smiled derisively, and turned the current.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She smiled derisively, and turned the current.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But let me ask you something--is your old dad as fierce as Uncle Dan?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She smiled derisively, and turned the current.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're worth a bushel of diamonds--when you cook 'em.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She smiled derisively, and turned the current.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading But let me ask you something--is your old dad as fierce as Uncle Dan?"
at the time that
From this reading "They're worth a bushel of diamonds--when you cook 'em.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "They're worth a bushel of diamonds--when you cook 'em.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The meals you eat are all of a dollar a day."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But let me ask you something--is your old dad as fierce as Uncle Dan?"
Chapter 3 of They of the High Trails by Hamlin Garland holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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