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Winesburg, Ohio

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of Winesburg, Ohio is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The stranger arose and staggered off down the street.
A day or two later he got aboard a train and returned to his home in Cleveland.
On the summer evening, after the talk before the hotel, Tom Hard took the girl child to the house of a relative where she had been invited to spend the night.
As he went along in the darkness under the trees he forgot the babbling voice of the stranger and his mind returned to the making of arguments by which he might destroy men’s faith in God.
He spoke his daughter’s name and she began to weep.
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Winesburg, Ohio

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of Winesburg, Ohio is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The stranger arose and staggered off down the street.
Line 2
A day or two later he got aboard a train and returned to his home in Cleveland.
Line 3
On the summer evening, after the talk before the hotel, Tom Hard took the girl child to the house of a relative where she had been invited to spend the night.
Line 4
As he went along in the darkness under the trees he forgot the babbling voice of the stranger and his mind returned to the making of arguments by which he might destroy men’s faith in God.
Line 5
He spoke his daughter’s name and she began to weep.

Learner Dictionary

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Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “As he went along in the darkness under the trees he forgot the babbling voice of the stranger and his mind returned to the making of arguments by which he might destroy men’s faith in God.”

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A

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From this reading A day or two later he got aboard a train and returned to his home in Cleveland.

aboard

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From this reading A day or two later he got aboard a train and returned to his home in Cleveland.

after

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From this reading On the summer evening, after the talk before the hotel, Tom Hard took the girl child to the house of a relative where she had been invited to spend the night.

along

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From this reading As he went along in the darkness under the trees he forgot the babbling voice of the stranger and his mind returned to the making of arguments by which he might destroy men’s faith in God.

and

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From this reading The stranger arose and staggered off down the street.

arguments

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arose

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From this reading The stranger arose and staggered off down the street.

As

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From this reading As he went along in the darkness under the trees he forgot the babbling voice of the stranger and his mind returned to the making of arguments by which he might destroy men’s faith in God.

babbling

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From this reading As he went along in the darkness under the trees he forgot the babbling voice of the stranger and his mind returned to the making of arguments by which he might destroy men’s faith in God.

been

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From this reading On the summer evening, after the talk before the hotel, Tom Hard took the girl child to the house of a relative where she had been invited to spend the night.

before

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From this reading On the summer evening, after the talk before the hotel, Tom Hard took the girl child to the house of a relative where she had been invited to spend the night.

began

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From this reading He spoke his daughter’s name and she began to weep.

by

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From this reading As he went along in the darkness under the trees he forgot the babbling voice of the stranger and his mind returned to the making of arguments by which he might destroy men’s faith in God.

child

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From this reading On the summer evening, after the talk before the hotel, Tom Hard took the girl child to the house of a relative where she had been invited to spend the night.

Cleveland

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darkness

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From this reading As he went along in the darkness under the trees he forgot the babbling voice of the stranger and his mind returned to the making of arguments by which he might destroy men’s faith in God.

daughter's

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From this reading He spoke his daughter’s name and she began to weep.

day

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From this reading A day or two later he got aboard a train and returned to his home in Cleveland.

destroy

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From this reading As he went along in the darkness under the trees he forgot the babbling voice of the stranger and his mind returned to the making of arguments by which he might destroy men’s faith in God.

down

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From this reading The stranger arose and staggered off down the street.

evening

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From this reading On the summer evening, after the talk before the hotel, Tom Hard took the girl child to the house of a relative where she had been invited to spend the night.

faith

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From this reading As he went along in the darkness under the trees he forgot the babbling voice of the stranger and his mind returned to the making of arguments by which he might destroy men’s faith in God.

forgot

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From this reading As he went along in the darkness under the trees he forgot the babbling voice of the stranger and his mind returned to the making of arguments by which he might destroy men’s faith in God.

girl

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From this reading On the summer evening, after the talk before the hotel, Tom Hard took the girl child to the house of a relative where she had been invited to spend the night.

God

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From this reading As he went along in the darkness under the trees he forgot the babbling voice of the stranger and his mind returned to the making of arguments by which he might destroy men’s faith in God.

got

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From this reading A day or two later he got aboard a train and returned to his home in Cleveland.

had

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From this reading On the summer evening, after the talk before the hotel, Tom Hard took the girl child to the house of a relative where she had been invited to spend the night.

Hard

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From this reading On the summer evening, after the talk before the hotel, Tom Hard took the girl child to the house of a relative where she had been invited to spend the night.

he

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From this reading A day or two later he got aboard a train and returned to his home in Cleveland.

his

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home

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hotel

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house

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in

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From this reading A day or two later he got aboard a train and returned to his home in Cleveland.

invited

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From this reading On the summer evening, after the talk before the hotel, Tom Hard took the girl child to the house of a relative where she had been invited to spend the night.

later

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From this reading A day or two later he got aboard a train and returned to his home in Cleveland.

making

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From this reading As he went along in the darkness under the trees he forgot the babbling voice of the stranger and his mind returned to the making of arguments by which he might destroy men’s faith in God.

men's

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From this reading As he went along in the darkness under the trees he forgot the babbling voice of the stranger and his mind returned to the making of arguments by which he might destroy men’s faith in God.

might

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From this reading As he went along in the darkness under the trees he forgot the babbling voice of the stranger and his mind returned to the making of arguments by which he might destroy men’s faith in God.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading As he went along in the darkness under the trees he forgot the babbling voice of the stranger and his mind returned to the making of arguments by which he might destroy men’s faith in God.

name

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From this reading He spoke his daughter’s name and she began to weep.

night

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From this reading On the summer evening, after the talk before the hotel, Tom Hard took the girl child to the house of a relative where she had been invited to spend the night.

of

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From this reading On the summer evening, after the talk before the hotel, Tom Hard took the girl child to the house of a relative where she had been invited to spend the night.

off

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From this reading The stranger arose and staggered off down the street.

On

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From this reading On the summer evening, after the talk before the hotel, Tom Hard took the girl child to the house of a relative where she had been invited to spend the night.

or

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From this reading A day or two later he got aboard a train and returned to his home in Cleveland.

relative

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From this reading On the summer evening, after the talk before the hotel, Tom Hard took the girl child to the house of a relative where she had been invited to spend the night.

returned

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From this reading A day or two later he got aboard a train and returned to his home in Cleveland.

she

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From this reading On the summer evening, after the talk before the hotel, Tom Hard took the girl child to the house of a relative where she had been invited to spend the night.

spend

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From this reading On the summer evening, after the talk before the hotel, Tom Hard took the girl child to the house of a relative where she had been invited to spend the night.

spoke

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From this reading He spoke his daughter’s name and she began to weep.

staggered

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From this reading The stranger arose and staggered off down the street.

stranger

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street

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From this reading The stranger arose and staggered off down the street.

summer

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From this reading On the summer evening, after the talk before the hotel, Tom Hard took the girl child to the house of a relative where she had been invited to spend the night.

talk

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From this reading On the summer evening, after the talk before the hotel, Tom Hard took the girl child to the house of a relative where she had been invited to spend the night.

The

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From this reading The stranger arose and staggered off down the street.

to

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From this reading A day or two later he got aboard a train and returned to his home in Cleveland.

Tom

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From this reading On the summer evening, after the talk before the hotel, Tom Hard took the girl child to the house of a relative where she had been invited to spend the night.

took

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From this reading On the summer evening, after the talk before the hotel, Tom Hard took the girl child to the house of a relative where she had been invited to spend the night.

train

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From this reading A day or two later he got aboard a train and returned to his home in Cleveland.

trees

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From this reading As he went along in the darkness under the trees he forgot the babbling voice of the stranger and his mind returned to the making of arguments by which he might destroy men’s faith in God.

two

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From this reading A day or two later he got aboard a train and returned to his home in Cleveland.

under

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From this reading As he went along in the darkness under the trees he forgot the babbling voice of the stranger and his mind returned to the making of arguments by which he might destroy men’s faith in God.

voice

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From this reading As he went along in the darkness under the trees he forgot the babbling voice of the stranger and his mind returned to the making of arguments by which he might destroy men’s faith in God.

weep

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From this reading He spoke his daughter’s name and she began to weep.

went

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From this reading As he went along in the darkness under the trees he forgot the babbling voice of the stranger and his mind returned to the making of arguments by which he might destroy men’s faith in God.

where

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From this reading On the summer evening, after the talk before the hotel, Tom Hard took the girl child to the house of a relative where she had been invited to spend the night.

which

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From this reading As he went along in the darkness under the trees he forgot the babbling voice of the stranger and his mind returned to the making of arguments by which he might destroy men’s faith in God.

Chapter 14 of Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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.

What does chapter 14 of Winesburg, Ohio contain?

Chapter 14 holds 187 sentences of Winesburg, Ohio, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 14 of Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 187 sentences, grouped into 38 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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