Chapter 7 of Beyond the sunset is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Beyond the sunset is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COUNTRY OP THE DAKOTA "Wake, brother, wake!" The words rang faintly in my ears. Mingled with them was a peculiar underlying sound. "Pop! Pop!
Chapter 7 of Beyond the sunset is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley; commonly called the Sioux
From this reading “THE COUNTRY OP THE DAKOTA "Wake, brother, wake!"”
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading “The words rang faintly in my ears.”
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading “Mingled with them was a peculiar underlying sound.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “Mingled with them was a peculiar underlying sound.”
bulge outward
From this reading “"Pop!”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “The words rang faintly in my ears.”
in the nature of something though not readily apparent
From this reading “Mingled with them was a peculiar underlying sound.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “THE COUNTRY OP THE DAKOTA "Wake, brother, wake!"”
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In this reading “Mingled with them was a peculiar underlying sound.”
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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 Mingled with them was a peculiar underlying sound.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading THE COUNTRY OP THE DAKOTA "Wake, brother, wake!"
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading THE COUNTRY OP THE DAKOTA "Wake, brother, wake!"
a member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley; commonly called the Sioux
From this reading THE COUNTRY OP THE DAKOTA "Wake, brother, wake!"
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The words rang faintly in my ears.
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading The words rang faintly in my ears.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The words rang faintly in my ears.
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading Mingled with them was a peculiar underlying sound.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The words rang faintly in my ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COUNTRY OP THE DAKOTA "Wake, brother, wake!"
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Mingled with them was a peculiar underlying sound.
bulge outward
From this reading "Pop!
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The words rang faintly in my ears.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Mingled with them was a peculiar underlying sound.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COUNTRY OP THE DAKOTA "Wake, brother, wake!"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mingled with them was a peculiar underlying sound.
in the nature of something though not readily apparent
From this reading Mingled with them was a peculiar underlying sound.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading THE COUNTRY OP THE DAKOTA "Wake, brother, wake!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mingled with them was a peculiar underlying sound.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mingled with them was a peculiar underlying sound.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The words rang faintly in my ears.
Chapter 7 of Beyond the sunset by Arthur D. Howden (Arthur Douglas Howden) Smith holds 220 sentences, grouped into 44 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 7 holds 220 sentences of Beyond the sunset, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Beyond the sunset by Arthur D. Howden (Arthur Douglas Howden) Smith exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 220 sentences, grouped into 44 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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