Chapter 29 of Bonanza: A story of the Gold Trail is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Bonanza: A story of the Gold Trail is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance. The weeks passed. The Dodsons sent him word to say nothing, that when the time came they would set him free. He suspected them as he suspected everybody. If they failed him he meant to betray them.
Chapter 29 of Bonanza: A story of the Gold Trail is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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reveal unintentionally
From this reading “If they failed him he meant to betray them.”
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.”
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
From this reading “FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.”
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading “FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.”
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading “FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.”
third-person singular of “prophesy” — predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
From this reading “FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.”
moving slowly
From this reading “FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.”
believed likely
From this reading “He suspected them as he suspected everybody.”
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In this reading “FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.”
keep or lay aside for future use
In this reading “FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.”
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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 FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.
reveal unintentionally
From this reading If they failed him he meant to betray them.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Dodsons sent him word to say nothing, that when the time came they would set him free.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
From this reading FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Dodsons sent him word to say nothing, that when the time came they would set him free.
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.
every person
From this reading He suspected them as he suspected everybody.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading If they failed him he meant to betray them.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading The Dodsons sent him word to say nothing, that when the time came they would set him free.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He suspected them as he suspected everybody.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Dodsons sent him word to say nothing, that when the time came they would set him free.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they failed him he meant to betray them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading If they failed him he meant to betray them.
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The Dodsons sent him word to say nothing, that when the time came they would set him free.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The weeks passed.
third-person singular of “prophesy” — predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
From this reading FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.
any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards; in former classifications included also the crocodiles and dinosaurs
From this reading FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.
express in words
From this reading The Dodsons sent him word to say nothing, that when the time came they would set him free.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The Dodsons sent him word to say nothing, that when the time came they would set him free.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Dodsons sent him word to say nothing, that when the time came they would set him free.
moving slowly
From this reading FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.
sullen or moody
From this reading FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.
believed likely
From this reading He suspected them as he suspected everybody.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Dodsons sent him word to say nothing, that when the time came they would set him free.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The weeks passed.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He suspected them as he suspected everybody.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Dodsons sent him word to say nothing, that when the time came they would set him free.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Dodsons sent him word to say nothing, that when the time came they would set him free.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Dodsons sent him word to say nothing, that when the time came they would set him free.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading FATHER MARSTON PROPHESIES Sulky, morose, sluggish as a saurian, Dutch lay in his cell and waited for deliverance.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The weeks passed.
at the time that
From this reading The Dodsons sent him word to say nothing, that when the time came they would set him free.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The Dodsons sent him word to say nothing, that when the time came they would set him free.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Dodsons sent him word to say nothing, that when the time came they would set him free.
Chapter 29 of Bonanza: A story of the Gold Trail by William MacLeod Raine holds 229 sentences, grouped into 46 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 29 holds 229 sentences of Bonanza: A story of the Gold Trail, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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