Chapter 12 of By Far Euphrates is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of By Far Euphrates is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE USE OF A REVOLVER "So let it be. In God's own Might We gird us for the coming fight." --_Whittier._ It was Shushan who awoke her guardian, near the going down of the sun. "Shack," she whispered, "let us get the horses and begone. I like not the looks of these people.
Chapter 12 of By Far Euphrates is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “--_Whittier._ It was Shushan who awoke her guardian, near the going down of the sun.”
prepare oneself for a military confrontation
From this reading “In God's own Might We gird us for the coming fight."”
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “In God's own Might We gird us for the coming fight."”
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading “--_Whittier._ It was Shushan who awoke her guardian, near the going down of the sun.”
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “THE USE OF A REVOLVER "So let it be.”
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading “"Shack," she whispered, "let us get the horses and begone.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “"Shack," she whispered, "let us get the horses and begone.”
United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892)
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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 THE USE OF A REVOLVER "So let it be.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Shack," she whispered, "let us get the horses and begone.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading --_Whittier._ It was Shushan who awoke her guardian, near the going down of the sun.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE USE OF A REVOLVER "So let it be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shack," she whispered, "let us get the horses and begone.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading In God's own Might We gird us for the coming fight."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading --_Whittier._ It was Shushan who awoke her guardian, near the going down of the sun.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading In God's own Might We gird us for the coming fight."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In God's own Might We gird us for the coming fight."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Shack," she whispered, "let us get the horses and begone.
prepare oneself for a military confrontation
From this reading In God's own Might We gird us for the coming fight."
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading In God's own Might We gird us for the coming fight."
the act of departing
From this reading --_Whittier._ It was Shushan who awoke her guardian, near the going down of the sun.
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading --_Whittier._ It was Shushan who awoke her guardian, near the going down of the sun.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading --_Whittier._ It was Shushan who awoke her guardian, near the going down of the sun.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Shack," she whispered, "let us get the horses and begone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I like not the looks of these people.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In God's own Might We gird us for the coming fight."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE USE OF A REVOLVER "So let it be.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading THE USE OF A REVOLVER "So let it be.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I like not the looks of these people.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading I like not the looks of these people.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In God's own Might We gird us for the coming fight."
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading --_Whittier._ It was Shushan who awoke her guardian, near the going down of the sun.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I like not the looks of these people.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE USE OF A REVOLVER "So let it be.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading In God's own Might We gird us for the coming fight."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I like not the looks of these people.
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading THE USE OF A REVOLVER "So let it be.
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading "Shack," she whispered, "let us get the horses and begone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Shack," she whispered, "let us get the horses and begone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Whittier._ It was Shushan who awoke her guardian, near the going down of the sun.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE USE OF A REVOLVER "So let it be.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading --_Whittier._ It was Shushan who awoke her guardian, near the going down of the sun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE USE OF A REVOLVER "So let it be.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I like not the looks of these people.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In God's own Might We gird us for the coming fight."
the act of using
From this reading THE USE OF A REVOLVER "So let it be.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --_Whittier._ It was Shushan who awoke her guardian, near the going down of the sun.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In God's own Might We gird us for the coming fight."
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Shack," she whispered, "let us get the horses and begone.
United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892)
From this reading --_Whittier._ It was Shushan who awoke her guardian, near the going down of the sun.
which person or people
From this reading --_Whittier._ It was Shushan who awoke her guardian, near the going down of the sun.
Chapter 12 of By Far Euphrates by Deborah Alcock holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 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.
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