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A Girl of the Plains Country
A Girl of the Plains Country

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of A Girl of the Plains Country is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Alice MacGowan • Curated US English Learning Edition
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NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.
He was gone, leaving her utterly bereft.
For, in the presence of the living Pearse himself The Boy-On-The-Train had at once shrunk and faded to a vain shadow—oh, no, she could never call that up again.
She had lost them both.
She turned stumblingly toward the house.
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A Girl of the Plains Country

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of A Girl of the Plains Country is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.
Line 2
He was gone, leaving her utterly bereft.
/hiː wɑːz ɡɔːn ˈliːvɪŋ hɜːr ˈʌtərli bərˈeft/
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For, in the presence of the living Pearse himself The Boy-On-The-Train had at once shrunk and faded to a vain shadow—oh, no, she could never call that up again.
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She had lost them both.
/ʃiː hæd lɔːst ðem boʊθ/
Line 5
She turned stumblingly toward the house.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bereft adjective US /bərˈeft/

unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love

From this reading “He was gone, leaving her utterly bereft.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
canter verb US /ˈkæntər/

ride at a canter

From this reading “NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cautious adjective US /ˈkɔːʃəs/

showing careful forethought

From this reading “NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
chilled verb US /tʃɪld/

past form of “chill” — depress or discourage

From this reading “NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hoofs noun US /hʊfs/

plural of “hoof” — the foot of an ungulate mammal

From this reading “NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
horse's noun US /ˈhɔːrsəz/

possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shivering noun US /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/

a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

From this reading “NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shrunk verb US /ʃrʌŋk/

inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture

From this reading “For, in the presence of the living Pearse himself The Boy-On-The-Train had at once shrunk and faded to a vain shadow—oh, no, she could never call that up again.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

at once preposition + adverb

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

In this reading “For, in the presence of the living Pearse himself The Boy-On-The-Train had at once shrunk and faded to a vain shadow—oh, no, she could never call that up again.”

257,448 times in 426,212 chapters
night air noun + noun

In this reading “NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.”

3,614 times in 426,212 chapters
toward the house preposition + article + noun counted as “toward … house”

In this reading “She turned stumblingly toward the house.”

2,613 times in 426,212 chapters
stood there verb + particle

In this reading “NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.”

18,423 times in 426,212 chapters
in the presence preposition + article + noun counted as “in … presence”

In this reading “For, in the presence of the living Pearse himself The Boy-On-The-Train had at once shrunk and faded to a vain shadow—oh, no, she could never call that up again.”

16,350 times in 426,212 chapters

All words in this reading · 66

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading For, in the presence of the living Pearse himself The Boy-On-The-Train had at once shrunk and faded to a vain shadow—oh, no, she could never call that up again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
airnounUS /er/

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ASKEDverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bereftadjectiveUS /bərˈeft/

unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love

From this reading He was gone, leaving her utterly bereft.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading She had lost them both.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Boy-On-The-Train

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For, in the presence of the living Pearse himself The Boy-On-The-Train had at once shrunk and faded to a vain shadow—oh, no, she could never call that up again.

Pending verification
breakingnounUS /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/

the act of breaking something

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
callverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading For, in the presence of the living Pearse himself The Boy-On-The-Train had at once shrunk and faded to a vain shadow—oh, no, she could never call that up again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
canterverbUS /ˈkæntər/

ride at a canter

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cautiousadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːʃəs/

showing careful forethought

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
chilledverbUS /tʃɪld/

past form of “chill” — depress or discourage

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading For, in the presence of the living Pearse himself The Boy-On-The-Train had at once shrunk and faded to a vain shadow—oh, no, she could never call that up again.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/

having lost freshness or brilliance of color

From this reading For, in the presence of the living Pearse himself The Boy-On-The-Train had at once shrunk and faded to a vain shadow—oh, no, she could never call that up again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For, in the presence of the living Pearse himself The Boy-On-The-Train had at once shrunk and faded to a vain shadow—oh, no, she could never call that up again.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
furtheradverbUS /ˈfɜːrðər/

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading He was gone, leaving her utterly bereft.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading For, in the presence of the living Pearse himself The Boy-On-The-Train had at once shrunk and faded to a vain shadow—oh, no, she could never call that up again.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was gone, leaving her utterly bereft.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading He was gone, leaving her utterly bereft.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Hilda

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

Pending verification
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading For, in the presence of the living Pearse himself The Boy-On-The-Train had at once shrunk and faded to a vain shadow—oh, no, she could never call that up again.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hoofsnounUS /hʊfs/

plural of “hoof” — the foot of an ungulate mammal

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
horse'snounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/

possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading She turned stumblingly toward the house.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading He was gone, leaving her utterly bereft.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
listenedverbUS /ˈlɪsənd/

past form of “listen” — hear with intention

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading For, in the presence of the living Pearse himself The Boy-On-The-Train had at once shrunk and faded to a vain shadow—oh, no, she could never call that up again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading She had lost them both.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading For, in the presence of the living Pearse himself The Boy-On-The-Train had at once shrunk and faded to a vain shadow—oh, no, she could never call that up again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ohnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading For, in the presence of the living Pearse himself The Boy-On-The-Train had at once shrunk and faded to a vain shadow—oh, no, she could never call that up again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading For, in the presence of the living Pearse himself The Boy-On-The-Train had at once shrunk and faded to a vain shadow—oh, no, she could never call that up again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Pearse

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For, in the presence of the living Pearse himself The Boy-On-The-Train had at once shrunk and faded to a vain shadow—oh, no, she could never call that up again.

Pending verification
presencenounUS /ˈprezəns/

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading For, in the presence of the living Pearse himself The Boy-On-The-Train had at once shrunk and faded to a vain shadow—oh, no, she could never call that up again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
QUESTIONSnounUS /ˈkwestʃənz/

plural of “question” — an instance of questioning

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading For, in the presence of the living Pearse himself The Boy-On-The-Train had at once shrunk and faded to a vain shadow—oh, no, she could never call that up again.

Velmora curated lexicon
shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading For, in the presence of the living Pearse himself The Boy-On-The-Train had at once shrunk and faded to a vain shadow—oh, no, she could never call that up again.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
shiveringnounUS /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/

a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shrunkverbUS /ʃrʌŋk/

inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture

From this reading For, in the presence of the living Pearse himself The Boy-On-The-Train had at once shrunk and faded to a vain shadow—oh, no, she could never call that up again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
slowadjectiveUS /sloʊ/

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
soundnounUS /saʊnd/

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

Velmora curated lexicon
stumblingly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She turned stumblingly toward the house.

Pending verification
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading For, in the presence of the living Pearse himself The Boy-On-The-Train had at once shrunk and faded to a vain shadow—oh, no, she could never call that up again.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading She had lost them both.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading NO QUESTIONS ASKED Hilda stood there, chilled and shivering, and listened to the sound of his horse’s hoofs, cautious and slow at first, breaking into a canter further away and dying out in the night air.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading She turned stumblingly toward the house.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading She turned stumblingly toward the house.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading For, in the presence of the living Pearse himself The Boy-On-The-Train had at once shrunk and faded to a vain shadow—oh, no, she could never call that up again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
utterlyadverbUS /ˈʌtərli/

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading He was gone, leaving her utterly bereft.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
vainadjectiveUS /veɪn/

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading For, in the presence of the living Pearse himself The Boy-On-The-Train had at once shrunk and faded to a vain shadow—oh, no, she could never call that up again.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He was gone, leaving her utterly bereft.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 15 of A Girl of the Plains Country by Alice MacGowan holds 64 sentences, grouped into 13 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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Chapter 15 holds 64 sentences of A Girl of the Plains Country, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #63044, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Girl of the Plains Country take to read?

About 529 minutes of reading across 1271 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read A Girl of the Plains Country section by section

How to work through A Girl of the Plains Country section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Vocabulary met early in A Girl of the Plains Country

Words and structures a reader meets early in A Girl of the Plains Country, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Https
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Girl of the Plains Country; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Frederick
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Girl of the Plains Country; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Stokes
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Girl of the Plains Country; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Company
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Girl of the Plains Country; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.