Chapter 13 of Across the Mesa is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Across the Mesa is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house. "Go on and find the women," he said, curtly. "I have something to do before they come." "Something----" Scott stared at the little man uncomprehendingly. "So.
Chapter 13 of Across the Mesa is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
From this reading “"Go on and find the women," he said, curtly.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.”
English lyric poet (1591-1674)
From this reading “THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “"Something----" Scott stared at the little man uncomprehendingly.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “"Something----" Scott stared at the little man uncomprehendingly.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.”
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.”
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.”
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 “THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.”
In this reading “"Something----" Scott stared at the little man uncomprehendingly.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “"Go on and find the women," he said, curtly.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Go on and find the women," he said, curtly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Something----" Scott stared at the little man uncomprehendingly.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I have something to do before they come."
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
From this reading "Go on and find the women," he said, curtly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I have something to do before they come."
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Go on and find the women," he said, curtly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go on and find the women," he said, curtly.
destroyed or killed
From this reading THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have something to do before they come."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Go on and find the women," he said, curtly.
English lyric poet (1591-1674)
From this reading THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have something to do before they come."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Something----" Scott stared at the little man uncomprehendingly.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Something----" Scott stared at the little man uncomprehendingly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Go on and find the women," he said, curtly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Go on and find the women," he said, curtly.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading "Something----" Scott stared at the little man uncomprehendingly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I have something to do before they come."
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading "Something----" Scott stared at the little man uncomprehendingly.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have something to do before they come."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Something----" Scott stared at the little man uncomprehendingly.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Go on and find the women," he said, curtly.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading THE WAGON Herrick stopped before they had gone a dozen yards from the house.
Chapter 13 of Across the Mesa by Helen Bagg holds 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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 13 holds 386 sentences of Across the Mesa, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Across the Mesa by Helen Bagg exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 386 sentences, grouped into 78 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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