Chapter 12 of A Waif of the Mountains is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A Waif of the Mountains is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOME AGAIN The horseman coming up the trail had assumed definite form. Checking his animal he sat transfixed until the flying girl was beside him. Then he bent forward and in a choking voice, answered: "Yes, Nellie, it is your father! God be thanked for permitting me to come to you again.
Chapter 12 of A Waif of the Mountains is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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adopted in order to deceive
From this reading “HOME AGAIN The horseman coming up the trail had assumed definite form.”
-ing form of “check” — examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading “Checking his animal he sat transfixed until the flying girl was beside him.”
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading “Then he bent forward and in a choking voice, answered:”
precise; explicit and clearly defined
From this reading “HOME AGAIN The horseman coming up the trail had assumed definite form.”
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading “HOME AGAIN The horseman coming up the trail had assumed definite form.”
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading “God be thanked for permitting me to come to you again.”
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “God be thanked for permitting me to come to you again.”
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading “Checking his animal he sat transfixed until the flying girl was beside him.”
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.
In this reading “Then he bent forward and in a choking voice, answered:”
In this reading “HOME AGAIN The horseman coming up the trail had assumed definite form.”
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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 Then he bent forward and in a choking voice, answered:
anew
From this reading HOME AGAIN The horseman coming up the trail had assumed definite form.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he bent forward and in a choking voice, answered:
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Checking his animal he sat transfixed until the flying girl was beside him.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Then he bent forward and in a choking voice, answered:
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading HOME AGAIN The horseman coming up the trail had assumed definite form.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading God be thanked for permitting me to come to you again.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Then he bent forward and in a choking voice, answered:
next to; at the side of
From this reading Checking his animal he sat transfixed until the flying girl was beside him.
-ing form of “check” — examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading Checking his animal he sat transfixed until the flying girl was beside him.
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading Then he bent forward and in a choking voice, answered:
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading God be thanked for permitting me to come to you again.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading HOME AGAIN The horseman coming up the trail had assumed definite form.
precise; explicit and clearly defined
From this reading HOME AGAIN The horseman coming up the trail had assumed definite form.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Yes, Nellie, it is your father!
moving swiftly
From this reading Checking his animal he sat transfixed until the flying girl was beside him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading God be thanked for permitting me to come to you again.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading HOME AGAIN The horseman coming up the trail had assumed definite form.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Then he bent forward and in a choking voice, answered:
a young female
From this reading Checking his animal he sat transfixed until the flying girl was beside him.
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 God be thanked for permitting me to come to you again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOME AGAIN The horseman coming up the trail had assumed definite form.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Checking his animal he sat transfixed until the flying girl was beside him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Checking his animal he sat transfixed until the flying girl was beside him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Checking his animal he sat transfixed until the flying girl was beside him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading HOME AGAIN The horseman coming up the trail had assumed definite form.
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading HOME AGAIN The horseman coming up the trail had assumed definite form.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he bent forward and in a choking voice, answered:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, Nellie, it is your father!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, Nellie, it is your father!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading God be thanked for permitting me to come to you again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, Nellie, it is your father!
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading God be thanked for permitting me to come to you again.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Checking his animal he sat transfixed until the flying girl was beside him.
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading God be thanked for permitting me to come to you again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOME AGAIN The horseman coming up the trail had assumed definite form.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he bent forward and in a choking voice, answered:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading God be thanked for permitting me to come to you again.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading HOME AGAIN The horseman coming up the trail had assumed definite form.
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading Checking his animal he sat transfixed until the flying girl was beside him.
up to a particular time
From this reading Checking his animal he sat transfixed until the flying girl was beside him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading HOME AGAIN The horseman coming up the trail had assumed definite form.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Then he bent forward and in a choking voice, answered:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Checking his animal he sat transfixed until the flying girl was beside him.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Nellie, it is your father!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading God be thanked for permitting me to come to you again.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, Nellie, it is your father!
Chapter 12 of A Waif of the Mountains by Edward Sylvester Ellis holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 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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