Chapter 7 of They of the High Trails is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of They of the High Trails is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, but he is a joy!" Florence said, privately, to Kelley. "I didn't know such Bret Harte types existed any more. How did you find him?" "I used to know him down on the Perco.
Chapter 7 of They of the High Trails is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant
From this reading “"I didn't know such Bret Harte types existed any more.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “How did you find him?"”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “Florence said, privately, to Kelley.”
United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902)
From this reading “"I didn't know such Bret Harte types existed any more.”
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “"Oh, but he is a joy!"”
kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
From this reading “Florence said, privately, to Kelley.”
plural of “type” — a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading “"I didn't know such Bret Harte types existed any more.”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “"I used to know him down on the Perco.”
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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 "Oh, but he is a joy!"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I didn't know such Bret Harte types existed any more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I didn't know such Bret Harte types existed any more.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, but he is a joy!"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How did you find him?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I didn't know such Bret Harte types existed any more.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I used to know him down on the Perco.
past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant
From this reading "I didn't know such Bret Harte types existed any more.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading How did you find him?"
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Florence said, privately, to Kelley.
United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902)
From this reading "I didn't know such Bret Harte types existed any more.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, but he is a joy!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How did you find him?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How did you find him?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I didn't know such Bret Harte types existed any more.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, but he is a joy!"
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading "Oh, but he is a joy!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Florence said, privately, to Kelley.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I didn't know such Bret Harte types existed any more.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I didn't know such Bret Harte types existed any more.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, but he is a joy!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I used to know him down on the Perco.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I used to know him down on the Perco.
kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
From this reading Florence said, privately, to Kelley.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Florence said, privately, to Kelley.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I didn't know such Bret Harte types existed any more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I used to know him down on the Perco.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Florence said, privately, to Kelley.
plural of “type” — a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading "I didn't know such Bret Harte types existed any more.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "I used to know him down on the Perco.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How did you find him?"
Chapter 7 of They of the High Trails by Hamlin Garland holds 420 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.
Chapter 7 holds 420 sentences of They of the High Trails, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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