Chapter 17 of Wolfville Nights is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Wolfville Nights is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Clients of Aaron Green. "And so there were no lawyers in Wolfville?" I said. The Old Cattleman filled his everlasting pipe, lighted it, and puffed experimentally. There was a handful of wordless moments devoted to pipe.
Chapter 17 of Wolfville Nights is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading “The Clients of Aaron Green.”
plural of “client” — a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
From this reading “The Clients of Aaron Green.”
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading “The Old Cattleman filled his everlasting pipe, lighted it, and puffed experimentally.”
in an experimental fashion
From this reading “The Old Cattleman filled his everlasting pipe, lighted it, and puffed experimentally.”
a small number or amount
From this reading “There was a handful of wordless moments devoted to pipe.”
plural of “lawyer” — a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “"And so there were no lawyers in Wolfville?"”
gathered for protruding fullness
From this reading “The Old Cattleman filled his everlasting pipe, lighted it, and puffed experimentally.”
expressed without speech
From this reading “There was a handful of wordless moments devoted to pipe.”
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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 There was a handful of wordless moments devoted to pipe.
United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading The Clients of Aaron Green.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And so there were no lawyers in Wolfville?"
a man who raises (or tends) cattle
From this reading The Old Cattleman filled his everlasting pipe, lighted it, and puffed experimentally.
plural of “client” — a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
From this reading The Clients of Aaron Green.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading There was a handful of wordless moments devoted to pipe.
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading The Old Cattleman filled his everlasting pipe, lighted it, and puffed experimentally.
in an experimental fashion
From this reading The Old Cattleman filled his everlasting pipe, lighted it, and puffed experimentally.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The Old Cattleman filled his everlasting pipe, lighted it, and puffed experimentally.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The Clients of Aaron Green.
a small number or amount
From this reading There was a handful of wordless moments devoted to pipe.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Old Cattleman filled his everlasting pipe, lighted it, and puffed experimentally.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And so there were no lawyers in Wolfville?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Old Cattleman filled his everlasting pipe, lighted it, and puffed experimentally.
plural of “lawyer” — a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading "And so there were no lawyers in Wolfville?"
set afire or burning
From this reading The Old Cattleman filled his everlasting pipe, lighted it, and puffed experimentally.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading There was a handful of wordless moments devoted to pipe.
not any; not one
From this reading "And so there were no lawyers in Wolfville?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Clients of Aaron Green.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The Old Cattleman filled his everlasting pipe, lighted it, and puffed experimentally.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading The Old Cattleman filled his everlasting pipe, lighted it, and puffed experimentally.
gathered for protruding fullness
From this reading The Old Cattleman filled his everlasting pipe, lighted it, and puffed experimentally.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And so there were no lawyers in Wolfville?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Clients of Aaron Green.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "And so there were no lawyers in Wolfville?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a handful of wordless moments devoted to pipe.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a handful of wordless moments devoted to pipe.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And so there were no lawyers in Wolfville?"
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From this reading "And so there were no lawyers in Wolfville?"
expressed without speech
From this reading There was a handful of wordless moments devoted to pipe.
Chapter 17 of Wolfville Nights by Alfred Henry Lewis holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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 17 holds 165 sentences of Wolfville Nights, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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