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Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Winesburg, Ohio is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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It was seven-thirty and fast growing dark when Joe Welling came along the station platform toward the New Willard House.

In his arms he held a bundle of weeds and grasses.

In spite of the terror that made his body shake, George Willard was amused at the sight of the small spry figure holding the grasses and half running along the platform.

Shaking with fright and anxiety, the young reporter lurked in the hallway outside the door of the room in which Joe Welling talked to the two Kings.

There had been an oath, the nervous giggle of old Edward King, and then silence.

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Chapter X

Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Winesburg, Ohio is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

It was seven-thirty and fast growing dark when Joe Welling came along the station platform toward the New Willard House. In his arms he held a bundle of weeds and grasses. In spite of the terror that made his body shake, George Willard was amused at the sight of the small spry figure holding the grasses and half running along the platform. Shaking with fright and anxiety, the young reporter lurked in the hallway outside the door of the room in which Joe Welling talked to the two Kings. There had been an oath, the nervous giggle of old Edward King, and then silence.

Winesburg, Ohio

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Winesburg, Ohio is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

It was seven-thirty and fast growing dark when Joe Welling came along the station platform toward the New Willard House.

Line 2

In his arms he held a bundle of weeds and grasses.

Line 3

In spite of the terror that made his body shake, George Willard was amused at the sight of the small spry figure holding the grasses and half running along the platform.

Line 4

Shaking with fright and anxiety, the young reporter lurked in the hallway outside the door of the room in which Joe Welling talked to the two Kings.

Line 5

There had been an oath, the nervous giggle of old Edward King, and then silence.

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Silence noun US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading “There had been an oath, the nervous giggle of old Edward King, and then silence.”

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a

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along

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amused

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an

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and

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anxiety

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arms

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at

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been

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body

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bundle

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came

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dark

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door

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Edward

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fast

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figure

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fright

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George

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giggle

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grasses

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growing

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had

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half

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hallway

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he

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held

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his

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holding

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House

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In

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It

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Joe

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King

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Kings

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lurked

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made

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nervous

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New

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oath

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of

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old

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outside

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platform

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reporter

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room

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running

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From this reading In spite of the terror that made his body shake, George Willard was amused at the sight of the small spry figure holding the grasses and half running along the platform.

seven-thirty

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From this reading It was seven-thirty and fast growing dark when Joe Welling came along the station platform toward the New Willard House.

shake

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Shaking

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From this reading Shaking with fright and anxiety, the young reporter lurked in the hallway outside the door of the room in which Joe Welling talked to the two Kings.

sight

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silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading There had been an oath, the nervous giggle of old Edward King, and then silence.

small

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spite

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From this reading In spite of the terror that made his body shake, George Willard was amused at the sight of the small spry figure holding the grasses and half running along the platform.

spry

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From this reading In spite of the terror that made his body shake, George Willard was amused at the sight of the small spry figure holding the grasses and half running along the platform.

station

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From this reading It was seven-thirty and fast growing dark when Joe Welling came along the station platform toward the New Willard House.

talked

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terror

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that

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the

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From this reading It was seven-thirty and fast growing dark when Joe Welling came along the station platform toward the New Willard House.

then

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From this reading There had been an oath, the nervous giggle of old Edward King, and then silence.

There

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to

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toward

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two

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was

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weeds

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From this reading In his arms he held a bundle of weeds and grasses.

Welling

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when

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which

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Willard

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with

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young

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Chapter 10 of Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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