Chapter 19 of Brand Blotters is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of Brand Blotters is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding. He brought with him a handbill which he had picked up in the street. Melissy hung over him and ministered to his needs. While he was eating breakfast he talked. "No luck yet, honey.
Chapter 19 of Brand Blotters is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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covered with a layer of dust
From this reading “A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.”
the act of consuming food
From this reading “While he was eating breakfast he talked.”
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
From this reading “He brought with him a handbill which he had picked up in the street.”
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading “"No luck yet, honey.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.”
flat tableland with steep edges
From this reading “A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.”
record on photographic film
From this reading “A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.”
not shaved
From this reading “A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.”
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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 A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading While he was eating breakfast he talked.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He brought with him a handbill which he had picked up in the street.
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
the act of consuming food
From this reading While he was eating breakfast he talked.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He brought with him a handbill which he had picked up in the street.
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
From this reading He brought with him a handbill which he had picked up in the street.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He brought with him a handbill which he had picked up in the street.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He brought with him a handbill which he had picked up in the street.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Melissy hung over him and ministered to his needs.
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading "No luck yet, honey.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Melissy hung over him and ministered to his needs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He brought with him a handbill which he had picked up in the street.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "No luck yet, honey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Melissy hung over him and ministered to his needs.
flat tableland with steep edges
From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Melissy hung over him and ministered to his needs.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading Melissy hung over him and ministered to his needs.
not any; not one
From this reading "No luck yet, honey.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
above and across; more than
From this reading Melissy hung over him and ministered to his needs.
record on photographic film
From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading He brought with him a handbill which he had picked up in the street.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading He brought with him a handbill which he had picked up in the street.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading While he was eating breakfast he talked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
not shaved
From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He brought with him a handbill which he had picked up in the street.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While he was eating breakfast he talked.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He brought with him a handbill which he had picked up in the street.
during the time that
From this reading While he was eating breakfast he talked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A PHOTOGRAPH On the third morning Beauchamp Lee returned to Mesa--unshaven, dusty, and fagged with hard riding.
but in spite of that
From this reading "No luck yet, honey.
Chapter 19 of Brand Blotters by William MacLeod Raine holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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 19 holds 210 sentences of Brand Blotters, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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