Chapter 1 of Desert Gold is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Desert Gold is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I. Old Friends II. Mercedes Castaneda III. A Flight Into The Desert IV. Forlorn River V. A Desert Rose VI. The Yaqui VII.
Chapter 1 of Desert Gold is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “A Flight Into The Desert IV.”
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “A Flight Into The Desert IV.”
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading “Forlorn River V. A Desert Rose VI.”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “I. Old Friends II.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “I. Old Friends II.”
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “Forlorn River V. A Desert Rose VI.”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “Forlorn River V. A Desert Rose VI.”
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 A Flight Into The Desert IV.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mercedes Castaneda III.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading A Flight Into The Desert IV.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading A Flight Into The Desert IV.
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading Forlorn River V. A Desert Rose VI.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I. Old Friends II.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. Old Friends II.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I. Old Friends II.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mercedes Castaneda III.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A Flight Into The Desert IV.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Flight Into The Desert IV.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mercedes Castaneda III.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I. Old Friends II.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Forlorn River V. A Desert Rose VI.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Forlorn River V. A Desert Rose VI.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Flight Into The Desert IV.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading Forlorn River V. A Desert Rose VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Forlorn River V. A Desert Rose VI.
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From this reading The Yaqui VII.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Yaqui VII.
Chapter 1 of Desert Gold by Zane Grey holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 1 holds 216 sentences of Desert Gold, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Desert Gold by Zane Grey exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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.
Work through the 44 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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