Chapter 17 of Dave Darrin at Vera Cruz is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Dave Darrin at Vera Cruz is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MEXICANS BECOME SUDDENLY MEEK Trent leaped to the roof. With his left arm he warded off a blow aimed at his head with the butt of a rifle. Then his sword flashed, its point going clean through the body of the Mexican soldier who barred his way. "Death to the Gringos! Death to the Gringos!" yelled the Mexicans.
Chapter 17 of Dave Darrin at Vera Cruz is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “aim” — point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading “With his left arm he warded off a blow aimed at his head with the butt of a rifle.”
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading “With his left arm he warded off a blow aimed at his head with the butt of a rifle.”
plural of “gringo” — a Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners (especially Americans and Englishmen)
From this reading “"Death to the Gringos!”
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
From this reading “MEXICANS BECOME SUDDENLY MEEK Trent leaped to the roof.”
a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading “Then his sword flashed, its point going clean through the body of the Mexican soldier who barred his way.”
plural of “mexican” — a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading “MEXICANS BECOME SUDDENLY MEEK Trent leaped to the roof.”
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading “MEXICANS BECOME SUDDENLY MEEK Trent leaped to the roof.”
past form of “ward” — watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
From this reading “With his left arm he warded off a blow aimed at his head with the butt of a rifle.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 With his left arm he warded off a blow aimed at his head with the butt of a rifle.
past form of “aim” — point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading With his left arm he warded off a blow aimed at his head with the butt of a rifle.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading With his left arm he warded off a blow aimed at his head with the butt of a rifle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With his left arm he warded off a blow aimed at his head with the butt of a rifle.
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading Then his sword flashed, its point going clean through the body of the Mexican soldier who barred his way.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading MEXICANS BECOME SUDDENLY MEEK Trent leaped to the roof.
exhale hard
From this reading With his left arm he warded off a blow aimed at his head with the butt of a rifle.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Then his sword flashed, its point going clean through the body of the Mexican soldier who barred his way.
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading With his left arm he warded off a blow aimed at his head with the butt of a rifle.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading Then his sword flashed, its point going clean through the body of the Mexican soldier who barred his way.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "Death to the Gringos!
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Then his sword flashed, its point going clean through the body of the Mexican soldier who barred his way.
the act of departing
From this reading Then his sword flashed, its point going clean through the body of the Mexican soldier who barred his way.
plural of “gringo” — a Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners (especially Americans and Englishmen)
From this reading "Death to the Gringos!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With his left arm he warded off a blow aimed at his head with the butt of a rifle.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading With his left arm he warded off a blow aimed at his head with the butt of a rifle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With his left arm he warded off a blow aimed at his head with the butt of a rifle.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Then his sword flashed, its point going clean through the body of the Mexican soldier who barred his way.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading MEXICANS BECOME SUDDENLY MEEK Trent leaped to the roof.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading With his left arm he warded off a blow aimed at his head with the butt of a rifle.
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
From this reading MEXICANS BECOME SUDDENLY MEEK Trent leaped to the roof.
a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading Then his sword flashed, its point going clean through the body of the Mexican soldier who barred his way.
plural of “mexican” — a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading MEXICANS BECOME SUDDENLY MEEK Trent leaped to the roof.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With his left arm he warded off a blow aimed at his head with the butt of a rifle.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading With his left arm he warded off a blow aimed at his head with the butt of a rifle.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Then his sword flashed, its point going clean through the body of the Mexican soldier who barred his way.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading With his left arm he warded off a blow aimed at his head with the butt of a rifle.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading MEXICANS BECOME SUDDENLY MEEK Trent leaped to the roof.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Then his sword flashed, its point going clean through the body of the Mexican soldier who barred his way.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading MEXICANS BECOME SUDDENLY MEEK Trent leaped to the roof.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading Then his sword flashed, its point going clean through the body of the Mexican soldier who barred his way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MEXICANS BECOME SUDDENLY MEEK Trent leaped to the roof.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then his sword flashed, its point going clean through the body of the Mexican soldier who barred his way.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Then his sword flashed, its point going clean through the body of the Mexican soldier who barred his way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MEXICANS BECOME SUDDENLY MEEK Trent leaped to the roof.
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading MEXICANS BECOME SUDDENLY MEEK Trent leaped to the roof.
past form of “ward” — watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
From this reading With his left arm he warded off a blow aimed at his head with the butt of a rifle.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Then his sword flashed, its point going clean through the body of the Mexican soldier who barred his way.
which person or people
From this reading Then his sword flashed, its point going clean through the body of the Mexican soldier who barred his way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his left arm he warded off a blow aimed at his head with the butt of a rifle.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Death to the Gringos!" yelled the Mexicans.
Chapter 17 of Dave Darrin at Vera Cruz by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 68 sentences, grouped into 14 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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