Chapter 24 of Wolfville is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 24 of Wolfville is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CRAWFISH JIM. "Don't I never tell you the story of the death of Crawfish Jim?" The Old Cattleman bent upon me an eye of benevolent inquiry. I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me. But I would blithely listen.
Chapter 24 of Wolfville is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading “I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.”
intending or showing kindness
From this reading “The Old Cattleman bent upon me an eye of benevolent inquiry.”
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “The Old Cattleman bent upon me an eye of benevolent inquiry.”
in a joyous manner
From this reading “But I would blithely listen.”
tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
From this reading “CRAWFISH JIM.”
true confidential information
From this reading “I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.”
a search for knowledge
From this reading “The Old Cattleman bent upon me an eye of benevolent inquiry.”
established irrevocably
From this reading “I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Old Cattleman bent upon me an eye of benevolent inquiry.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.
intending or showing kindness
From this reading The Old Cattleman bent upon me an eye of benevolent inquiry.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading The Old Cattleman bent upon me an eye of benevolent inquiry.
in a joyous manner
From this reading But I would blithely listen.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I would blithely listen.
a man who raises (or tends) cattle
From this reading The Old Cattleman bent upon me an eye of benevolent inquiry.
tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
From this reading CRAWFISH JIM.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "Don't I never tell you the story of the death of Crawfish Jim?"
true confidential information
From this reading I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't I never tell you the story of the death of Crawfish Jim?"
the organ of sight
From this reading The Old Cattleman bent upon me an eye of benevolent inquiry.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Don't I never tell you the story of the death of Crawfish Jim?"
a search for knowledge
From this reading The Old Cattleman bent upon me an eye of benevolent inquiry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CRAWFISH JIM.
hear with intention
From this reading But I would blithely listen.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Old Cattleman bent upon me an eye of benevolent inquiry.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Don't I never tell you the story of the death of Crawfish Jim?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Don't I never tell you the story of the death of Crawfish Jim?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The Old Cattleman bent upon me an eye of benevolent inquiry.
established irrevocably
From this reading I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "Don't I never tell you the story of the death of Crawfish Jim?"
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.
express in words
From this reading "Don't I never tell you the story of the death of Crawfish Jim?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Don't I never tell you the story of the death of Crawfish Jim?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Old Cattleman bent upon me an eye of benevolent inquiry.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I assured him that the details of the taking off of Crawfish Jim were as a sealed book to me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But I would blithely listen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't I never tell you the story of the death of Crawfish Jim?"
Chapter 24 of Wolfville by Alfred Henry Lewis holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
Chapter 24 holds 145 sentences of Wolfville, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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