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Desert Gold

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Desert Gold is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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By and by Gale remembered what he was waiting for; and, getting up, he took the halter and went out to find Blanco Sol.
It was pitch-dark now, and Gale could not see a rod ahead.
He felt his way, and presently as he rounded a mesquite he saw Sol's white shape outlined against the blackness.
The horse jumped and wheeled, ready to run.
It was doubtful if any one unknown to Sol could ever have caught him.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Desert Gold

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Desert Gold is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
By and by Gale remembered what he was waiting for; and, getting up, he took the halter and went out to find Blanco Sol.
Line 2
It was pitch-dark now, and Gale could not see a rod ahead.
Line 3
He felt his way, and presently as he rounded a mesquite he saw Sol's white shape outlined against the blackness.
Line 4
The horse jumped and wheeled, ready to run.
Line 5
It was doubtful if any one unknown to Sol could ever have caught him.

All words in this reading · 57

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a

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From this reading It was pitch-dark now, and Gale could not see a rod ahead.

against

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From this reading He felt his way, and presently as he rounded a mesquite he saw Sol's white shape outlined against the blackness.

ahead

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From this reading It was pitch-dark now, and Gale could not see a rod ahead.

and

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From this reading By and by Gale remembered what he was waiting for; and, getting up, he took the halter and went out to find Blanco Sol.

any

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From this reading It was doubtful if any one unknown to Sol could ever have caught him.

as

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From this reading He felt his way, and presently as he rounded a mesquite he saw Sol's white shape outlined against the blackness.

blackness

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From this reading He felt his way, and presently as he rounded a mesquite he saw Sol's white shape outlined against the blackness.

Blanco

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From this reading By and by Gale remembered what he was waiting for; and, getting up, he took the halter and went out to find Blanco Sol.

By

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From this reading By and by Gale remembered what he was waiting for; and, getting up, he took the halter and went out to find Blanco Sol.

caught

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From this reading It was doubtful if any one unknown to Sol could ever have caught him.

could

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From this reading It was pitch-dark now, and Gale could not see a rod ahead.

doubtful

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ever

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felt

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From this reading He felt his way, and presently as he rounded a mesquite he saw Sol's white shape outlined against the blackness.

find

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From this reading By and by Gale remembered what he was waiting for; and, getting up, he took the halter and went out to find Blanco Sol.

for

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From this reading By and by Gale remembered what he was waiting for; and, getting up, he took the halter and went out to find Blanco Sol.

Gale

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From this reading By and by Gale remembered what he was waiting for; and, getting up, he took the halter and went out to find Blanco Sol.

getting

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halter

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have

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From this reading It was doubtful if any one unknown to Sol could ever have caught him.

he

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From this reading By and by Gale remembered what he was waiting for; and, getting up, he took the halter and went out to find Blanco Sol.

him

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From this reading It was doubtful if any one unknown to Sol could ever have caught him.

his

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From this reading He felt his way, and presently as he rounded a mesquite he saw Sol's white shape outlined against the blackness.

horse

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From this reading The horse jumped and wheeled, ready to run.

if

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From this reading It was doubtful if any one unknown to Sol could ever have caught him.

It

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From this reading It was pitch-dark now, and Gale could not see a rod ahead.

jumped

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From this reading The horse jumped and wheeled, ready to run.

mesquite

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From this reading He felt his way, and presently as he rounded a mesquite he saw Sol's white shape outlined against the blackness.

not

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From this reading It was pitch-dark now, and Gale could not see a rod ahead.

now

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From this reading It was pitch-dark now, and Gale could not see a rod ahead.

one

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From this reading It was doubtful if any one unknown to Sol could ever have caught him.

out

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From this reading By and by Gale remembered what he was waiting for; and, getting up, he took the halter and went out to find Blanco Sol.

outlined

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From this reading He felt his way, and presently as he rounded a mesquite he saw Sol's white shape outlined against the blackness.

pitch-dark

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From this reading It was pitch-dark now, and Gale could not see a rod ahead.

presently

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From this reading He felt his way, and presently as he rounded a mesquite he saw Sol's white shape outlined against the blackness.

ready

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From this reading The horse jumped and wheeled, ready to run.

remembered

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From this reading By and by Gale remembered what he was waiting for; and, getting up, he took the halter and went out to find Blanco Sol.

rod

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From this reading It was pitch-dark now, and Gale could not see a rod ahead.

rounded

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From this reading He felt his way, and presently as he rounded a mesquite he saw Sol's white shape outlined against the blackness.

run

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From this reading The horse jumped and wheeled, ready to run.

saw

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From this reading He felt his way, and presently as he rounded a mesquite he saw Sol's white shape outlined against the blackness.

see

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From this reading It was pitch-dark now, and Gale could not see a rod ahead.

shape

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From this reading He felt his way, and presently as he rounded a mesquite he saw Sol's white shape outlined against the blackness.

Sol

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From this reading By and by Gale remembered what he was waiting for; and, getting up, he took the halter and went out to find Blanco Sol.

Sol's

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From this reading He felt his way, and presently as he rounded a mesquite he saw Sol's white shape outlined against the blackness.

the

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From this reading By and by Gale remembered what he was waiting for; and, getting up, he took the halter and went out to find Blanco Sol.

to

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From this reading By and by Gale remembered what he was waiting for; and, getting up, he took the halter and went out to find Blanco Sol.

took

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From this reading By and by Gale remembered what he was waiting for; and, getting up, he took the halter and went out to find Blanco Sol.

unknown

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From this reading It was doubtful if any one unknown to Sol could ever have caught him.

up

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From this reading By and by Gale remembered what he was waiting for; and, getting up, he took the halter and went out to find Blanco Sol.

waiting

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From this reading By and by Gale remembered what he was waiting for; and, getting up, he took the halter and went out to find Blanco Sol.

was

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From this reading By and by Gale remembered what he was waiting for; and, getting up, he took the halter and went out to find Blanco Sol.

way

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From this reading He felt his way, and presently as he rounded a mesquite he saw Sol's white shape outlined against the blackness.

went

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From this reading By and by Gale remembered what he was waiting for; and, getting up, he took the halter and went out to find Blanco Sol.

what

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From this reading By and by Gale remembered what he was waiting for; and, getting up, he took the halter and went out to find Blanco Sol.

wheeled

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From this reading The horse jumped and wheeled, ready to run.

white

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From this reading He felt his way, and presently as he rounded a mesquite he saw Sol's white shape outlined against the blackness.

Chapter 13 of Desert Gold by Zane Grey holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 13 of Desert Gold contain?

Chapter 13 holds 213 sentences of Desert Gold, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 13 of Desert Gold by Zane Grey exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 13 of Desert Gold?

Work through the 43 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 43 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 13 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 13 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.

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

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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
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Castaneda
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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.