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Desert Gold

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Desert Gold is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"I've been lucky to fall in with these men, and I'm glad with all my heart," he replied.
"Come."
He led her into the road up to the cowboys, who now stood bareheaded in the starlight.
They seemed shy, and Lash was silent while Ladd made embarrassed, unintelligible reply to Mercedes's thanks.
There were five horses--two saddled, two packed, and the remaining one carried only a blanket.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Desert Gold

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Desert Gold is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"I've been lucky to fall in with these men, and I'm glad with all my heart," he replied.
Line 2
"Come."
Line 3
He led her into the road up to the cowboys, who now stood bareheaded in the starlight.
Line 4
They seemed shy, and Lash was silent while Ladd made embarrassed, unintelligible reply to Mercedes's thanks.
Line 5
There were five horses--two saddled, two packed, and the remaining one carried only a blanket.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Stood verb US /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “He led her into the road up to the cowboys, who now stood bareheaded in the starlight.”

All words in this reading · 57

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

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From this reading There were five horses--two saddled, two packed, and the remaining one carried only a blanket.

all

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From this reading "I've been lucky to fall in with these men, and I'm glad with all my heart," he replied.

and

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From this reading "I've been lucky to fall in with these men, and I'm glad with all my heart," he replied.

bareheaded

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From this reading He led her into the road up to the cowboys, who now stood bareheaded in the starlight.

been

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From this reading "I've been lucky to fall in with these men, and I'm glad with all my heart," he replied.

blanket

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From this reading There were five horses--two saddled, two packed, and the remaining one carried only a blanket.

carried

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From this reading There were five horses--two saddled, two packed, and the remaining one carried only a blanket.

Come

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From this reading "Come."

cowboys

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From this reading He led her into the road up to the cowboys, who now stood bareheaded in the starlight.

embarrassed

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From this reading They seemed shy, and Lash was silent while Ladd made embarrassed, unintelligible reply to Mercedes's thanks.

fall

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From this reading "I've been lucky to fall in with these men, and I'm glad with all my heart," he replied.

five

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From this reading There were five horses--two saddled, two packed, and the remaining one carried only a blanket.

glad

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From this reading "I've been lucky to fall in with these men, and I'm glad with all my heart," he replied.

he

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From this reading "I've been lucky to fall in with these men, and I'm glad with all my heart," he replied.

heart

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From this reading "I've been lucky to fall in with these men, and I'm glad with all my heart," he replied.

her

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From this reading He led her into the road up to the cowboys, who now stood bareheaded in the starlight.

horses

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From this reading There were five horses--two saddled, two packed, and the remaining one carried only a blanket.

I'm

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From this reading "I've been lucky to fall in with these men, and I'm glad with all my heart," he replied.

I've

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From this reading "I've been lucky to fall in with these men, and I'm glad with all my heart," he replied.

in

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From this reading "I've been lucky to fall in with these men, and I'm glad with all my heart," he replied.

into

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From this reading He led her into the road up to the cowboys, who now stood bareheaded in the starlight.

Ladd

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From this reading They seemed shy, and Lash was silent while Ladd made embarrassed, unintelligible reply to Mercedes's thanks.

Lash

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From this reading They seemed shy, and Lash was silent while Ladd made embarrassed, unintelligible reply to Mercedes's thanks.

led

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From this reading He led her into the road up to the cowboys, who now stood bareheaded in the starlight.

lucky

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From this reading "I've been lucky to fall in with these men, and I'm glad with all my heart," he replied.

made

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They seemed shy, and Lash was silent while Ladd made embarrassed, unintelligible reply to Mercedes's thanks.

men

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I've been lucky to fall in with these men, and I'm glad with all my heart," he replied.

Mercedes's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They seemed shy, and Lash was silent while Ladd made embarrassed, unintelligible reply to Mercedes's thanks.

my

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From this reading "I've been lucky to fall in with these men, and I'm glad with all my heart," he replied.

now

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From this reading He led her into the road up to the cowboys, who now stood bareheaded in the starlight.

one

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From this reading There were five horses--two saddled, two packed, and the remaining one carried only a blanket.

only

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From this reading There were five horses--two saddled, two packed, and the remaining one carried only a blanket.

packed

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From this reading There were five horses--two saddled, two packed, and the remaining one carried only a blanket.

remaining

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From this reading There were five horses--two saddled, two packed, and the remaining one carried only a blanket.

replied

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From this reading "I've been lucky to fall in with these men, and I'm glad with all my heart," he replied.

reply

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From this reading They seemed shy, and Lash was silent while Ladd made embarrassed, unintelligible reply to Mercedes's thanks.

road

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He led her into the road up to the cowboys, who now stood bareheaded in the starlight.

saddled

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There were five horses--two saddled, two packed, and the remaining one carried only a blanket.

seemed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They seemed shy, and Lash was silent while Ladd made embarrassed, unintelligible reply to Mercedes's thanks.

shy

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From this reading They seemed shy, and Lash was silent while Ladd made embarrassed, unintelligible reply to Mercedes's thanks.

silent

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They seemed shy, and Lash was silent while Ladd made embarrassed, unintelligible reply to Mercedes's thanks.

starlight

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He led her into the road up to the cowboys, who now stood bareheaded in the starlight.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading He led her into the road up to the cowboys, who now stood bareheaded in the starlight.

thanks

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They seemed shy, and Lash was silent while Ladd made embarrassed, unintelligible reply to Mercedes's thanks.

the

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From this reading He led her into the road up to the cowboys, who now stood bareheaded in the starlight.

There

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From this reading There were five horses--two saddled, two packed, and the remaining one carried only a blanket.

these

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From this reading "I've been lucky to fall in with these men, and I'm glad with all my heart," he replied.

They

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They seemed shy, and Lash was silent while Ladd made embarrassed, unintelligible reply to Mercedes's thanks.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I've been lucky to fall in with these men, and I'm glad with all my heart," he replied.

two

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There were five horses--two saddled, two packed, and the remaining one carried only a blanket.

unintelligible

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They seemed shy, and Lash was silent while Ladd made embarrassed, unintelligible reply to Mercedes's thanks.

up

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From this reading He led her into the road up to the cowboys, who now stood bareheaded in the starlight.

was

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They seemed shy, and Lash was silent while Ladd made embarrassed, unintelligible reply to Mercedes's thanks.

were

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There were five horses--two saddled, two packed, and the remaining one carried only a blanket.

while

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They seemed shy, and Lash was silent while Ladd made embarrassed, unintelligible reply to Mercedes's thanks.

who

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He led her into the road up to the cowboys, who now stood bareheaded in the starlight.

with

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I've been lucky to fall in with these men, and I'm glad with all my heart," he replied.

Chapter 7 of Desert Gold by Zane Grey holds 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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.

What does chapter 7 of Desert Gold contain?

Chapter 7 holds 232 sentences of Desert Gold, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 7 of Desert Gold by Zane Grey exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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.

How do I study chapter 7 of Desert Gold?

Work through the 47 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 47 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 7 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Desert Gold

Common questions about reading Desert Gold by Zane Grey on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Desert Gold?

Yes. All 8255 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #502 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Desert Gold is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #502, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Desert Gold take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1651 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Desert Gold section by section

How to work through Desert Gold section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 37 chapters of Desert Gold to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Desert Gold

Words and structures a reader meets early in Desert Gold, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Friends
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Desert Gold; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Mercedes
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Desert Gold; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Castaneda
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Desert Gold; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Flight
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Desert Gold; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.