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Chapter 13 of A Splendid Hazard is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WOMAN WHO KNEW "Don't you sometimes grow weary for an abiding place?" Laura pulled off her gauntlets and laid her hot hands on the cool lichen-grown stones of the field-wall. The bridle-rein hung over her arm. Fitzgerald had drawn his through a stirrup. "Think of wandering here and there, with never a place to come back to."
Chapter 13 of A Splendid Hazard is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lasting a long time
From this reading “THE WOMAN WHO KNEW "Don't you sometimes grow weary for an abiding place?"”
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “Laura pulled off her gauntlets and laid her hot hands on the cool lichen-grown stones of the field-wall.”
English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883)
From this reading “Fitzgerald had drawn his through a stirrup.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Laura pulled off her gauntlets and laid her hot hands on the cool lichen-grown stones of the field-wall.”
support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
From this reading “Fitzgerald had drawn his through a stirrup.”
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Laura pulled off her gauntlets and laid her hot hands on the cool lichen-grown stones of the field-wall.”
migratory
From this reading “"Think of wandering here and there, with never a place to come back to."”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “THE WOMAN WHO KNEW "Don't you sometimes grow weary for an abiding place?"”
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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 Fitzgerald had drawn his through a stirrup.
lasting a long time
From this reading THE WOMAN WHO KNEW "Don't you sometimes grow weary for an abiding place?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE WOMAN WHO KNEW "Don't you sometimes grow weary for an abiding place?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Laura pulled off her gauntlets and laid her hot hands on the cool lichen-grown stones of the field-wall.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading The bridle-rein hung over her arm.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Think of wandering here and there, with never a place to come back to."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The bridle-rein hung over her arm.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Think of wandering here and there, with never a place to come back to."
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Laura pulled off her gauntlets and laid her hot hands on the cool lichen-grown stones of the field-wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WOMAN WHO KNEW "Don't you sometimes grow weary for an abiding place?"
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Fitzgerald had drawn his through a stirrup.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laura pulled off her gauntlets and laid her hot hands on the cool lichen-grown stones of the field-wall.
English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883)
From this reading Fitzgerald had drawn his through a stirrup.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE WOMAN WHO KNEW "Don't you sometimes grow weary for an abiding place?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laura pulled off her gauntlets and laid her hot hands on the cool lichen-grown stones of the field-wall.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading THE WOMAN WHO KNEW "Don't you sometimes grow weary for an abiding place?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fitzgerald had drawn his through a stirrup.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Laura pulled off her gauntlets and laid her hot hands on the cool lichen-grown stones of the field-wall.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Laura pulled off her gauntlets and laid her hot hands on the cool lichen-grown stones of the field-wall.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Think of wandering here and there, with never a place to come back to."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fitzgerald had drawn his through a stirrup.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Laura pulled off her gauntlets and laid her hot hands on the cool lichen-grown stones of the field-wall.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The bridle-rein hung over her arm.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading THE WOMAN WHO KNEW "Don't you sometimes grow weary for an abiding place?"
set down according to a plan
From this reading Laura pulled off her gauntlets and laid her hot hands on the cool lichen-grown stones of the field-wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laura pulled off her gauntlets and laid her hot hands on the cool lichen-grown stones of the field-wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laura pulled off her gauntlets and laid her hot hands on the cool lichen-grown stones of the field-wall.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Think of wandering here and there, with never a place to come back to."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Laura pulled off her gauntlets and laid her hot hands on the cool lichen-grown stones of the field-wall.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Laura pulled off her gauntlets and laid her hot hands on the cool lichen-grown stones of the field-wall.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Laura pulled off her gauntlets and laid her hot hands on the cool lichen-grown stones of the field-wall.
above and across; more than
From this reading The bridle-rein hung over her arm.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE WOMAN WHO KNEW "Don't you sometimes grow weary for an abiding place?"
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Laura pulled off her gauntlets and laid her hot hands on the cool lichen-grown stones of the field-wall.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading THE WOMAN WHO KNEW "Don't you sometimes grow weary for an abiding place?"
support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
From this reading Fitzgerald had drawn his through a stirrup.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Laura pulled off her gauntlets and laid her hot hands on the cool lichen-grown stones of the field-wall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOMAN WHO KNEW "Don't you sometimes grow weary for an abiding place?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Think of wandering here and there, with never a place to come back to."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Think of wandering here and there, with never a place to come back to."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Fitzgerald had drawn his through a stirrup.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Think of wandering here and there, with never a place to come back to."
migratory
From this reading "Think of wandering here and there, with never a place to come back to."
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading THE WOMAN WHO KNEW "Don't you sometimes grow weary for an abiding place?"
which person or people
From this reading THE WOMAN WHO KNEW "Don't you sometimes grow weary for an abiding place?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Think of wandering here and there, with never a place to come back to."
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE WOMAN WHO KNEW "Don't you sometimes grow weary for an abiding place?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE WOMAN WHO KNEW "Don't you sometimes grow weary for an abiding place?"
Chapter 13 of A Splendid Hazard by Harold MacGrath holds 252 sentences, grouped into 51 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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