Chapter 9 of Bloom of Cactus is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Bloom of Cactus is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MAN WHO WAS Lennon sprang from his pony and steadied his rifle across the saddle. Carmena drew in a deep breath. "That's right," she approved. "Keep him covered. Shoot if he turns--but not Pete."
Chapter 9 of Bloom of Cactus is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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established by authority; given authoritative approval
From this reading “"That's right," she approved.”
English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980)
From this reading “THE MAN WHO WAS Lennon sprang from his pony and steadied his rifle across the saddle.”
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “THE MAN WHO WAS Lennon sprang from his pony and steadied his rifle across the saddle.”
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading “THE MAN WHO WAS Lennon sprang from his pony and steadied his rifle across the saddle.”
put a saddle on
From this reading “THE MAN WHO WAS Lennon sprang from his pony and steadied his rifle across the saddle.”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “Shoot if he turns--but not Pete."”
made steady or constant
From this reading “THE MAN WHO WAS Lennon sprang from his pony and steadied his rifle across the saddle.”
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading “Shoot if he turns--but not Pete."”
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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 Carmena drew in a deep breath.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS Lennon sprang from his pony and steadied his rifle across the saddle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS Lennon sprang from his pony and steadied his rifle across the saddle.
established by authority; given authoritative approval
From this reading "That's right," she approved.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Carmena drew in a deep breath.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Shoot if he turns--but not Pete."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carmena drew in a deep breath.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading "Keep him covered.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Carmena drew in a deep breath.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Carmena drew in a deep breath.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS Lennon sprang from his pony and steadied his rifle across the saddle.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Shoot if he turns--but not Pete."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Keep him covered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS Lennon sprang from his pony and steadied his rifle across the saddle.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Shoot if he turns--but not Pete."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Carmena drew in a deep breath.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Keep him covered.
English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980)
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS Lennon sprang from his pony and steadied his rifle across the saddle.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS Lennon sprang from his pony and steadied his rifle across the saddle.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Shoot if he turns--but not Pete."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shoot if he turns--but not Pete."
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS Lennon sprang from his pony and steadied his rifle across the saddle.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS Lennon sprang from his pony and steadied his rifle across the saddle.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That's right," she approved.
put a saddle on
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS Lennon sprang from his pony and steadied his rifle across the saddle.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That's right," she approved.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading Shoot if he turns--but not Pete."
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS Lennon sprang from his pony and steadied his rifle across the saddle.
made steady or constant
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS Lennon sprang from his pony and steadied his rifle across the saddle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's right," she approved.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS Lennon sprang from his pony and steadied his rifle across the saddle.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading Shoot if he turns--but not Pete."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS Lennon sprang from his pony and steadied his rifle across the saddle.
which person or people
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS Lennon sprang from his pony and steadied his rifle across the saddle.
Chapter 9 of Bloom of Cactus by Robert Ames Bennet holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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 9 holds 151 sentences of Bloom of Cactus, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Bloom of Cactus by Robert Ames Bennet exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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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