Chapter 6 of A Prairie-Schooner Princess is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of A Prairie-Schooner Princess is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, dear, our home. I came here last night after you had all gone to bed and communed long with God. I feel that it is His hand that led us here. Why go farther into the wilderness, dear heart? Why brave farther the perils of heat and drought and physical suffering?
Chapter 6 of A Prairie-Schooner Princess is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “Why brave farther the perils of heat and drought and physical suffering?”
a shortage of rainfall
From this reading “Why brave farther the perils of heat and drought and physical suffering?”
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading “Why go farther into the wilderness, dear heart?”
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading “Why brave farther the perils of heat and drought and physical suffering?”
plural of “peril” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “Why brave farther the perils of heat and drought and physical suffering?”
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading “Why brave farther the perils of heat and drought and physical suffering?”
a state of acute pain
From this reading “Why brave farther the perils of heat and drought and physical suffering?”
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading “Why go farther into the wilderness, dear heart?”
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In this reading “Why brave farther the perils of heat and drought and physical suffering?”
In this reading “I came here last night after you had all gone to bed and communed long with God.”
In this reading “Why go farther into the wilderness, dear heart?”
In this reading “Why go farther into the wilderness, dear heart?”
In this reading “I came here last night after you had all gone to bed and communed long with God.”
In this reading “Why go farther into the wilderness, dear heart?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
later than; following
From this reading I came here last night after you had all gone to bed and communed long with God.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I came here last night after you had all gone to bed and communed long with God.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I came here last night after you had all gone to bed and communed long with God.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I came here last night after you had all gone to bed and communed long with God.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading Why brave farther the perils of heat and drought and physical suffering?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came here last night after you had all gone to bed and communed long with God.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I came here last night after you had all gone to bed and communed long with God.
dearly loved
From this reading "Yes, dear, our home.
a shortage of rainfall
From this reading Why brave farther the perils of heat and drought and physical suffering?
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading Why go farther into the wilderness, dear heart?
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel that it is His hand that led us here.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Why go farther into the wilderness, dear heart?
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading I came here last night after you had all gone to bed and communed long with God.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I came here last night after you had all gone to bed and communed long with God.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I came here last night after you had all gone to bed and communed long with God.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I feel that it is His hand that led us here.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Why go farther into the wilderness, dear heart?
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Why brave farther the perils of heat and drought and physical suffering?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I came here last night after you had all gone to bed and communed long with God.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I feel that it is His hand that led us here.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Yes, dear, our home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I came here last night after you had all gone to bed and communed long with God.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Why go farther into the wilderness, dear heart?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I feel that it is His hand that led us here.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I feel that it is His hand that led us here.
immediately past
From this reading I came here last night after you had all gone to bed and communed long with God.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading I feel that it is His hand that led us here.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I came here last night after you had all gone to bed and communed long with God.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I came here last night after you had all gone to bed and communed long with God.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why brave farther the perils of heat and drought and physical suffering?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Yes, dear, our home.
plural of “peril” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Why brave farther the perils of heat and drought and physical suffering?
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading Why brave farther the perils of heat and drought and physical suffering?
a state of acute pain
From this reading Why brave farther the perils of heat and drought and physical suffering?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I feel that it is His hand that led us here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why go farther into the wilderness, dear heart?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I came here last night after you had all gone to bed and communed long with God.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I feel that it is His hand that led us here.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why go farther into the wilderness, dear heart?
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading Why go farther into the wilderness, dear heart?
in the company of; together with
From this reading I came here last night after you had all gone to bed and communed long with God.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, dear, our home.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I came here last night after you had all gone to bed and communed long with God.
Chapter 6 of A Prairie-Schooner Princess by Mary K. (Mary Katherine) Maule holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 6 holds 404 sentences of A Prairie-Schooner Princess, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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