Chapter 24 of Bloom of Cactus is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Bloom of Cactus is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HIS DAUGHTER'S FATHER Carmena stroked the dishevelled Elsie's yellow locks. "There, there, sweetheart," she said soothingly. "The fighting is all over. The bad Indian really is dead this time. You've no more need to be frightened.
Chapter 24 of Bloom of Cactus is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading “HIS DAUGHTER'S FATHER Carmena stroked the dishevelled Elsie's yellow locks.”
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading “"The fighting is all over.”
made afraid
From this reading “You've no more need to be frightened.”
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading “The bad Indian really is dead this time.”
plural of “lock” — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
From this reading “HIS DAUGHTER'S FATHER Carmena stroked the dishevelled Elsie's yellow locks.”
in a soothing manner
From this reading “"There, there, sweetheart," she said soothingly.”
past form of “stroke” — touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
From this reading “HIS DAUGHTER'S FATHER Carmena stroked the dishevelled Elsie's yellow locks.”
a person loved by another person
From this reading “"There, there, sweetheart," she said soothingly.”
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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 "The fighting is all over.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The bad Indian really is dead this time.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You've no more need to be frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HIS DAUGHTER'S FATHER Carmena stroked the dishevelled Elsie's yellow locks.
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading HIS DAUGHTER'S FATHER Carmena stroked the dishevelled Elsie's yellow locks.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The bad Indian really is dead this time.
in disarray; extremely disorderly
From this reading HIS DAUGHTER'S FATHER Carmena stroked the dishevelled Elsie's yellow locks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HIS DAUGHTER'S FATHER Carmena stroked the dishevelled Elsie's yellow locks.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading HIS DAUGHTER'S FATHER Carmena stroked the dishevelled Elsie's yellow locks.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading "The fighting is all over.
made afraid
From this reading You've no more need to be frightened.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS DAUGHTER'S FATHER Carmena stroked the dishevelled Elsie's yellow locks.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading The bad Indian really is dead this time.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The fighting is all over.
plural of “lock” — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
From this reading HIS DAUGHTER'S FATHER Carmena stroked the dishevelled Elsie's yellow locks.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading You've no more need to be frightened.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading You've no more need to be frightened.
not any; not one
From this reading You've no more need to be frightened.
above and across; more than
From this reading "The fighting is all over.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading The bad Indian really is dead this time.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There, there, sweetheart," she said soothingly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There, there, sweetheart," she said soothingly.
in a soothing manner
From this reading "There, there, sweetheart," she said soothingly.
past form of “stroke” — touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
From this reading HIS DAUGHTER'S FATHER Carmena stroked the dishevelled Elsie's yellow locks.
a person loved by another person
From this reading "There, there, sweetheart," she said soothingly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HIS DAUGHTER'S FATHER Carmena stroked the dishevelled Elsie's yellow locks.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There, there, sweetheart," she said soothingly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The bad Indian really is dead this time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The bad Indian really is dead this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You've no more need to be frightened.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading HIS DAUGHTER'S FATHER Carmena stroked the dishevelled Elsie's yellow locks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've no more need to be frightened.
Chapter 24 of Bloom of Cactus by Robert Ames Bennet holds 65 sentences, grouped into 13 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 24 holds 65 sentences of Bloom of Cactus, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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