Chapter 23 of Desert Conquest is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIII
Chapter 23 of Desert Conquest is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tom McHale reached Chakchak, stabled his horse, made a hasty toilet, and attacked a belated supper. While he was eating with hearty appetite Casey and Wade strolled in. "Did that freight come?" asked Casey. "Nope," said McHale. "I got a tracer started after her."
Chapter 23 of Desert Conquest is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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after the expected or usual time; delayed
From this reading “Tom McHale reached Chakchak, stabled his horse, made a hasty toilet, and attacked a belated supper.”
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading “"Did that freight come?" asked Casey.”
excessively quick
From this reading “Tom McHale reached Chakchak, stabled his horse, made a hasty toilet, and attacked a belated supper.”
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading “While he was eating with hearty appetite Casey and Wade strolled in.”
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading “While he was eating with hearty appetite Casey and Wade strolled in.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “Tom McHale reached Chakchak, stabled his horse, made a hasty toilet, and attacked a belated supper.”
an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods
From this reading “"I got a tracer started after her."”
walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading “While he was eating with hearty appetite Casey and Wade strolled in.”
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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 Tom McHale reached Chakchak, stabled his horse, made a hasty toilet, and attacked a belated supper.
later than; following
From this reading "I got a tracer started after her."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tom McHale reached Chakchak, stabled his horse, made a hasty toilet, and attacked a belated supper.
a feeling of craving something
From this reading While he was eating with hearty appetite Casey and Wade strolled in.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Did that freight come?" asked Casey.
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading Tom McHale reached Chakchak, stabled his horse, made a hasty toilet, and attacked a belated supper.
after the expected or usual time; delayed
From this reading Tom McHale reached Chakchak, stabled his horse, made a hasty toilet, and attacked a belated supper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While he was eating with hearty appetite Casey and Wade strolled in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom McHale reached Chakchak, stabled his horse, made a hasty toilet, and attacked a belated supper.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Did that freight come?" asked Casey.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did that freight come?" asked Casey.
the act of consuming food
From this reading While he was eating with hearty appetite Casey and Wade strolled in.
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading "Did that freight come?" asked Casey.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I got a tracer started after her."
excessively quick
From this reading Tom McHale reached Chakchak, stabled his horse, made a hasty toilet, and attacked a belated supper.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While he was eating with hearty appetite Casey and Wade strolled in.
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading While he was eating with hearty appetite Casey and Wade strolled in.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I got a tracer started after her."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom McHale reached Chakchak, stabled his horse, made a hasty toilet, and attacked a belated supper.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Tom McHale reached Chakchak, stabled his horse, made a hasty toilet, and attacked a belated supper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I got a tracer started after her."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While he was eating with hearty appetite Casey and Wade strolled in.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Tom McHale reached Chakchak, stabled his horse, made a hasty toilet, and attacked a belated supper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom McHale reached Chakchak, stabled his horse, made a hasty toilet, and attacked a belated supper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nope," said McHale.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Tom McHale reached Chakchak, stabled his horse, made a hasty toilet, and attacked a belated supper.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Nope," said McHale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom McHale reached Chakchak, stabled his horse, made a hasty toilet, and attacked a belated supper.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "I got a tracer started after her."
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading While he was eating with hearty appetite Casey and Wade strolled in.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Tom McHale reached Chakchak, stabled his horse, made a hasty toilet, and attacked a belated supper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Did that freight come?" asked Casey.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Tom McHale reached Chakchak, stabled his horse, made a hasty toilet, and attacked a belated supper.
male cat
From this reading Tom McHale reached Chakchak, stabled his horse, made a hasty toilet, and attacked a belated supper.
an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods
From this reading "I got a tracer started after her."
walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading While he was eating with hearty appetite Casey and Wade strolled in.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While he was eating with hearty appetite Casey and Wade strolled in.
during the time that
From this reading While he was eating with hearty appetite Casey and Wade strolled in.
in the company of; together with
From this reading While he was eating with hearty appetite Casey and Wade strolled in.
Chapter 23 of Desert Conquest by A. M. (Arthur Murray) Chisholm holds 350 sentences, grouped into 70 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 23 holds 350 sentences of Desert Conquest, unabridged, divided into 70 reading sections.
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