Chapter 10 of Wayside Courtships is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Wayside Courtships is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I'm goin' to whale you till you won't know yourself. I ought 'o 'a done it that first day at dinner." He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice. He thrust out his palm in a wild gesture. "Keep away from me!
Chapter 10 of Wayside Courtships is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading “He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.”
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading “He thrust out his palm in a wild gesture.”
incapable of change
From this reading “He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.”
laborer who works in a mine
From this reading “He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.”
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading “He thrust out his palm in a wild gesture.”
made afraid
From this reading “He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.”
push forcefully
From this reading “He thrust out his palm in a wild gesture.”
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading “I'm goin' to whale you till you won't know yourself.”
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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 I ought 'o 'a done it that first day at dinner."
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I ought 'o 'a done it that first day at dinner."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.
having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I ought 'o 'a done it that first day at dinner."
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading I ought 'o 'a done it that first day at dinner."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I ought 'o 'a done it that first day at dinner."
opinion or judgment
From this reading He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I ought 'o 'a done it that first day at dinner."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Keep away from me!
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading He thrust out his palm in a wild gesture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm goin' to whale you till you won't know yourself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ought 'o 'a done it that first day at dinner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm goin' to whale you till you won't know yourself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.
incapable of change
From this reading He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I ought 'o 'a done it that first day at dinner."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Keep away from me!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I'm goin' to whale you till you won't know yourself.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Keep away from me!
laborer who works in a mine
From this reading He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading I ought 'o 'a done it that first day at dinner."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I ought 'o 'a done it that first day at dinner."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He thrust out his palm in a wild gesture.
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading He thrust out his palm in a wild gesture.
cut with a saw
From this reading He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.
made afraid
From this reading He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I ought 'o 'a done it that first day at dinner."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.
push forcefully
From this reading He thrust out his palm in a wild gesture.
up to a particular time
From this reading I'm goin' to whale you till you won't know yourself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm goin' to whale you till you won't know yourself.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
From this reading I'm goin' to whale you till you won't know yourself.
which person or people
From this reading He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading He thrust out his palm in a wild gesture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm goin' to whale you till you won't know yourself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm goin' to whale you till you won't know yourself.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He advanced upon Miner, who backed away, scared at something he saw in the young man's eyes and something he heard in his inflexible tone of voice.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I'm goin' to whale you till you won't know yourself.
Chapter 10 of Wayside Courtships by Hamlin Garland holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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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