Chapter 20 of Battling the Bighorn is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Battling the Bighorn is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MONARCH TO THE DEATH For several moments none of the astounded hunters spoke. Frank was trembling with excitement. Phil seemed to have lost his reason. The latter boy turned as if to walk away. Lord Pelton was the first to recover his senses.
Chapter 20 of Battling the Bighorn is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “A MONARCH TO THE DEATH For several moments none of the astounded hunters spoke.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “Frank was trembling with excitement.”
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading “A MONARCH TO THE DEATH For several moments none of the astounded hunters spoke.”
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “A MONARCH TO THE DEATH For several moments none of the astounded hunters spoke.”
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading “A MONARCH TO THE DEATH For several moments none of the astounded hunters spoke.”
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “Lord Pelton was the first to recover his senses.”
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading “Lord Pelton was the first to recover his senses.”
a shaky motion
From this reading “Frank was trembling with excitement.”
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In this reading “Frank was trembling with excitement.”
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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 A MONARCH TO THE DEATH For several moments none of the astounded hunters spoke.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The latter boy turned as if to walk away.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading A MONARCH TO THE DEATH For several moments none of the astounded hunters spoke.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The latter boy turned as if to walk away.
a youthful male person
From this reading The latter boy turned as if to walk away.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading A MONARCH TO THE DEATH For several moments none of the astounded hunters spoke.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Frank was trembling with excitement.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Lord Pelton was the first to recover his senses.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A MONARCH TO THE DEATH For several moments none of the astounded hunters spoke.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank was trembling with excitement.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Phil seemed to have lost his reason.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Phil seemed to have lost his reason.
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading A MONARCH TO THE DEATH For several moments none of the astounded hunters spoke.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The latter boy turned as if to walk away.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The latter boy turned as if to walk away.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord Pelton was the first to recover his senses.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Phil seemed to have lost his reason.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading A MONARCH TO THE DEATH For several moments none of the astounded hunters spoke.
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading A MONARCH TO THE DEATH For several moments none of the astounded hunters spoke.
not one, and not any
From this reading A MONARCH TO THE DEATH For several moments none of the astounded hunters spoke.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MONARCH TO THE DEATH For several moments none of the astounded hunters spoke.
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From this reading Lord Pelton was the first to recover his senses.
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From this reading Phil seemed to have lost his reason.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Phil seemed to have lost his reason.
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Lord Pelton was the first to recover his senses.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Phil seemed to have lost his reason.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading Lord Pelton was the first to recover his senses.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading A MONARCH TO THE DEATH For several moments none of the astounded hunters spoke.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading A MONARCH TO THE DEATH For several moments none of the astounded hunters spoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MONARCH TO THE DEATH For several moments none of the astounded hunters spoke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MONARCH TO THE DEATH For several moments none of the astounded hunters spoke.
a shaky motion
From this reading Frank was trembling with excitement.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The latter boy turned as if to walk away.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading The latter boy turned as if to walk away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Frank was trembling with excitement.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Frank was trembling with excitement.
Chapter 20 of Battling the Bighorn by H. L. (Harry Lincoln) Sayler holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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 20 holds 241 sentences of Battling the Bighorn, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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