Chapter 29 of Desert Conquest is here in full — 296 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIX
Chapter 29 of Desert Conquest is here in full — 296 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In the evening a stranger drove up to Chakchak. He was long and lean, and his hair was flecked with gray. His eyes were blue and clear, set rather wide apart, holding a calm, disconcerting stare. His clothes were much worn, frayed, and dusty. His movements were quiet and deliberate, and so was his speech.
Chapter 29 of Desert Conquest is here in full — 296 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading “His eyes were blue and clear, set rather wide apart, holding a calm, disconcerting stare.”
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading “His movements were quiet and deliberate, and so was his speech.”
causing an emotional disturbance
From this reading “His eyes were blue and clear, set rather wide apart, holding a calm, disconcerting stare.”
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading “His clothes were much worn, frayed, and dusty.”
worn away or tattered along the edges
From this reading “His clothes were much worn, frayed, and dusty.”
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “He was long and lean, and his hair was flecked with gray.”
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading “His movements were quiet and deliberate, and so was his speech.”
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “His eyes were blue and clear, set rather wide apart, holding a calm, disconcerting stare.”
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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 In the evening a stranger drove up to Chakchak.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was long and lean, and his hair was flecked with gray.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading His eyes were blue and clear, set rather wide apart, holding a calm, disconcerting stare.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading His eyes were blue and clear, set rather wide apart, holding a calm, disconcerting stare.
make calm or still
From this reading His eyes were blue and clear, set rather wide apart, holding a calm, disconcerting stare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the evening a stranger drove up to Chakchak.
rid of obstructions
From this reading His eyes were blue and clear, set rather wide apart, holding a calm, disconcerting stare.
clothing in general
From this reading His clothes were much worn, frayed, and dusty.
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading His movements were quiet and deliberate, and so was his speech.
causing an emotional disturbance
From this reading His eyes were blue and clear, set rather wide apart, holding a calm, disconcerting stare.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading In the evening a stranger drove up to Chakchak.
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading His clothes were much worn, frayed, and dusty.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading In the evening a stranger drove up to Chakchak.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes were blue and clear, set rather wide apart, holding a calm, disconcerting stare.
having a pattern of dots
From this reading He was long and lean, and his hair was flecked with gray.
worn away or tattered along the edges
From this reading His clothes were much worn, frayed, and dusty.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading He was long and lean, and his hair was flecked with gray.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He was long and lean, and his hair was flecked with gray.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was long and lean, and his hair was flecked with gray.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was long and lean, and his hair was flecked with gray.
the act of retaining something
From this reading His eyes were blue and clear, set rather wide apart, holding a calm, disconcerting stare.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the evening a stranger drove up to Chakchak.
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading He was long and lean, and his hair was flecked with gray.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He was long and lean, and his hair was flecked with gray.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading His movements were quiet and deliberate, and so was his speech.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading His clothes were much worn, frayed, and dusty.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading His movements were quiet and deliberate, and so was his speech.
on the contrary
From this reading His eyes were blue and clear, set rather wide apart, holding a calm, disconcerting stare.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading His eyes were blue and clear, set rather wide apart, holding a calm, disconcerting stare.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His movements were quiet and deliberate, and so was his speech.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading His movements were quiet and deliberate, and so was his speech.
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading His eyes were blue and clear, set rather wide apart, holding a calm, disconcerting stare.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading In the evening a stranger drove up to Chakchak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the evening a stranger drove up to Chakchak.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the evening a stranger drove up to Chakchak.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In the evening a stranger drove up to Chakchak.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was long and lean, and his hair was flecked with gray.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His eyes were blue and clear, set rather wide apart, holding a calm, disconcerting stare.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading His eyes were blue and clear, set rather wide apart, holding a calm, disconcerting stare.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was long and lean, and his hair was flecked with gray.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading His clothes were much worn, frayed, and dusty.
Chapter 29 of Desert Conquest by A. M. (Arthur Murray) Chisholm holds 296 sentences, grouped into 60 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 296 sentences of Desert Conquest, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 29 of Desert Conquest by A. M. (Arthur Murray) Chisholm exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 296 sentences, grouped into 60 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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