Chapter 6 of Back to God's Country and Other Stories is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Back to God's Country and Other Stories is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That is all, gentlemen of the Royal Mounted. May the Law have mercy! THE OTHER MAN'S WIFE Thornton wasn't the sort of man in whom you'd expect to find the devil lurking. He was big, blond, and broad-shouldered. When I first saw him I thought he was an Englishman.
Chapter 6 of Back to God's Country and Other Stories is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
From this reading “He was big, blond, and broad-shouldered.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “THE OTHER MAN'S WIFE Thornton wasn't the sort of man in whom you'd expect to find the devil lurking.”
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading “When I first saw him I thought he was an Englishman.”
-ing form of “lurk” — lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
From this reading “THE OTHER MAN'S WIFE Thornton wasn't the sort of man in whom you'd expect to find the devil lurking.”
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “May the Law have mercy!”
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading “That is all, gentlemen of the Royal Mounted.”
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading “That is all, gentlemen of the Royal Mounted.”
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading “THE OTHER MAN'S WIFE Thornton wasn't the sort of man in whom you'd expect to find the devil lurking.”
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(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 That is all, gentlemen of the Royal Mounted.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When I first saw him I thought he was an Englishman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was big, blond, and broad-shouldered.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was big, blond, and broad-shouldered.
being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
From this reading He was big, blond, and broad-shouldered.
having broad shoulders
From this reading He was big, blond, and broad-shouldered.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S WIFE Thornton wasn't the sort of man in whom you'd expect to find the devil lurking.
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading When I first saw him I thought he was an Englishman.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S WIFE Thornton wasn't the sort of man in whom you'd expect to find the devil lurking.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S WIFE Thornton wasn't the sort of man in whom you'd expect to find the devil lurking.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When I first saw him I thought he was an Englishman.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading That is all, gentlemen of the Royal Mounted.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading May the Law have mercy!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was big, blond, and broad-shouldered.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I first saw him I thought he was an Englishman.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I first saw him I thought he was an Englishman.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S WIFE Thornton wasn't the sort of man in whom you'd expect to find the devil lurking.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is all, gentlemen of the Royal Mounted.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading May the Law have mercy!
-ing form of “lurk” — lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S WIFE Thornton wasn't the sort of man in whom you'd expect to find the devil lurking.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S WIFE Thornton wasn't the sort of man in whom you'd expect to find the devil lurking.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S WIFE Thornton wasn't the sort of man in whom you'd expect to find the devil lurking.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May the Law have mercy!
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading May the Law have mercy!
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading That is all, gentlemen of the Royal Mounted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That is all, gentlemen of the Royal Mounted.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S WIFE Thornton wasn't the sort of man in whom you'd expect to find the devil lurking.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading That is all, gentlemen of the Royal Mounted.
cut with a saw
From this reading When I first saw him I thought he was an Englishman.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S WIFE Thornton wasn't the sort of man in whom you'd expect to find the devil lurking.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is all, gentlemen of the Royal Mounted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That is all, gentlemen of the Royal Mounted.
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S WIFE Thornton wasn't the sort of man in whom you'd expect to find the devil lurking.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading When I first saw him I thought he was an Englishman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S WIFE Thornton wasn't the sort of man in whom you'd expect to find the devil lurking.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was big, blond, and broad-shouldered.
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From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S WIFE Thornton wasn't the sort of man in whom you'd expect to find the devil lurking.
at the time that
From this reading When I first saw him I thought he was an Englishman.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S WIFE Thornton wasn't the sort of man in whom you'd expect to find the devil lurking.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S WIFE Thornton wasn't the sort of man in whom you'd expect to find the devil lurking.
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From this reading THE OTHER MAN'S WIFE Thornton wasn't the sort of man in whom you'd expect to find the devil lurking.
Chapter 6 of Back to God's Country and Other Stories by James Oliver Curwood holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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