Chapter 6 of Bloom of Cactus is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Bloom of Cactus is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HER FOLKS The fair-haired girl was cowering behind the massive front wall of the cliff house. At every shot from the rifles of the infuriated Apaches she crouched lower. Carmena held out reassuring arms to her. "There, there, Blossom," she soothed. "You've no need to be scared."
Chapter 6 of Bloom of Cactus is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “apache” — any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
From this reading “At every shot from the rifles of the infuriated Apaches she crouched lower.”
produce or yield flowers
From this reading “"There, there, Blossom," she soothed.”
-ing form of “cower” — crouch or curl up
From this reading “HER FOLKS The fair-haired girl was cowering behind the massive front wall of the cliff house.”
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading “At every shot from the rifles of the infuriated Apaches she crouched lower.”
marked by extreme anger
From this reading “At every shot from the rifles of the infuriated Apaches she crouched lower.”
restoring confidence and relieving anxiety
From this reading “Carmena held out reassuring arms to her.”
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading “At every shot from the rifles of the infuriated Apaches she crouched lower.”
past form of “soothe” — give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading “"There, there, Blossom," she soothed.”
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plural of “apache” — any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
From this reading At every shot from the rifles of the infuriated Apaches she crouched lower.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Carmena held out reassuring arms to her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At every shot from the rifles of the infuriated Apaches she crouched lower.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You've no need to be scared."
at or toward the back of something
From this reading HER FOLKS The fair-haired girl was cowering behind the massive front wall of the cliff house.
produce or yield flowers
From this reading "There, there, Blossom," she soothed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carmena held out reassuring arms to her.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading HER FOLKS The fair-haired girl was cowering behind the massive front wall of the cliff house.
-ing form of “cower” — crouch or curl up
From this reading HER FOLKS The fair-haired girl was cowering behind the massive front wall of the cliff house.
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading At every shot from the rifles of the infuriated Apaches she crouched lower.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading At every shot from the rifles of the infuriated Apaches she crouched lower.
favorite
From this reading HER FOLKS The fair-haired girl was cowering behind the massive front wall of the cliff house.
your parents
From this reading HER FOLKS The fair-haired girl was cowering behind the massive front wall of the cliff house.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At every shot from the rifles of the infuriated Apaches she crouched lower.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading HER FOLKS The fair-haired girl was cowering behind the massive front wall of the cliff house.
a young female
From this reading HER FOLKS The fair-haired girl was cowering behind the massive front wall of the cliff house.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Carmena held out reassuring arms to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HER FOLKS The fair-haired girl was cowering behind the massive front wall of the cliff house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading HER FOLKS The fair-haired girl was cowering behind the massive front wall of the cliff house.
marked by extreme anger
From this reading At every shot from the rifles of the infuriated Apaches she crouched lower.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading At every shot from the rifles of the infuriated Apaches she crouched lower.
imposing in size or bulk or solidity
From this reading HER FOLKS The fair-haired girl was cowering behind the massive front wall of the cliff house.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "You've no need to be scared."
not any; not one
From this reading "You've no need to be scared."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HER FOLKS The fair-haired girl was cowering behind the massive front wall of the cliff house.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Carmena held out reassuring arms to her.
restoring confidence and relieving anxiety
From this reading Carmena held out reassuring arms to her.
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading At every shot from the rifles of the infuriated Apaches she crouched lower.
made afraid
From this reading "You've no need to be scared."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At every shot from the rifles of the infuriated Apaches she crouched lower.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading At every shot from the rifles of the infuriated Apaches she crouched lower.
past form of “soothe” — give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading "There, there, Blossom," she soothed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HER FOLKS The fair-haired girl was cowering behind the massive front wall of the cliff house.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There, there, Blossom," she soothed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Carmena held out reassuring arms to her.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading HER FOLKS The fair-haired girl was cowering behind the massive front wall of the cliff house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HER FOLKS The fair-haired girl was cowering behind the massive front wall of the cliff house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've no need to be scared."
Chapter 6 of Bloom of Cactus by Robert Ames Bennet holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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 6 holds 111 sentences of Bloom of Cactus, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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