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Desert Gold

Chapter XXXII · Chapter 32

Chapter 32 of Desert Gold is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Mercedes called to Yaqui.
At her bidding there was always a suggestion of hurry, which otherwise was never manifest in his actions.
She put a hand on his bared muscular arm and began to speak in Spanish.
Her voice was low, swift, full of deep emotion, sweet as the sound of a bell.
It thrilled Gale, though he understood scarcely a word she said.
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Desert Gold

Chapter XXXII · Chapter 32

Chapter 32 of Desert Gold is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Mercedes called to Yaqui.
Line 2
At her bidding there was always a suggestion of hurry, which otherwise was never manifest in his actions.
Line 3
She put a hand on his bared muscular arm and began to speak in Spanish.
Line 4
Her voice was low, swift, full of deep emotion, sweet as the sound of a bell.
Line 5
It thrilled Gale, though he understood scarcely a word she said.

All words in this reading · 52

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a

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From this reading At her bidding there was always a suggestion of hurry, which otherwise was never manifest in his actions.

actions

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From this reading At her bidding there was always a suggestion of hurry, which otherwise was never manifest in his actions.

always

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From this reading At her bidding there was always a suggestion of hurry, which otherwise was never manifest in his actions.

and

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From this reading She put a hand on his bared muscular arm and began to speak in Spanish.

arm

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From this reading She put a hand on his bared muscular arm and began to speak in Spanish.

as

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From this reading Her voice was low, swift, full of deep emotion, sweet as the sound of a bell.

At

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From this reading At her bidding there was always a suggestion of hurry, which otherwise was never manifest in his actions.

bared

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From this reading She put a hand on his bared muscular arm and began to speak in Spanish.

began

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From this reading She put a hand on his bared muscular arm and began to speak in Spanish.

bell

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From this reading Her voice was low, swift, full of deep emotion, sweet as the sound of a bell.

bidding

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From this reading At her bidding there was always a suggestion of hurry, which otherwise was never manifest in his actions.

called

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From this reading Mercedes called to Yaqui.

deep

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From this reading Her voice was low, swift, full of deep emotion, sweet as the sound of a bell.

emotion

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From this reading Her voice was low, swift, full of deep emotion, sweet as the sound of a bell.

full

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From this reading Her voice was low, swift, full of deep emotion, sweet as the sound of a bell.

Gale

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From this reading It thrilled Gale, though he understood scarcely a word she said.

hand

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From this reading She put a hand on his bared muscular arm and began to speak in Spanish.

he

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From this reading It thrilled Gale, though he understood scarcely a word she said.

her

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From this reading At her bidding there was always a suggestion of hurry, which otherwise was never manifest in his actions.

his

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From this reading At her bidding there was always a suggestion of hurry, which otherwise was never manifest in his actions.

hurry

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From this reading At her bidding there was always a suggestion of hurry, which otherwise was never manifest in his actions.

in

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From this reading At her bidding there was always a suggestion of hurry, which otherwise was never manifest in his actions.

It

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From this reading It thrilled Gale, though he understood scarcely a word she said.

low

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From this reading Her voice was low, swift, full of deep emotion, sweet as the sound of a bell.

manifest

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From this reading At her bidding there was always a suggestion of hurry, which otherwise was never manifest in his actions.

Mercedes

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From this reading Mercedes called to Yaqui.

muscular

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From this reading She put a hand on his bared muscular arm and began to speak in Spanish.

never

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From this reading At her bidding there was always a suggestion of hurry, which otherwise was never manifest in his actions.

of

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From this reading At her bidding there was always a suggestion of hurry, which otherwise was never manifest in his actions.

on

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From this reading She put a hand on his bared muscular arm and began to speak in Spanish.

otherwise

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From this reading At her bidding there was always a suggestion of hurry, which otherwise was never manifest in his actions.

put

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From this reading She put a hand on his bared muscular arm and began to speak in Spanish.

said

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From this reading It thrilled Gale, though he understood scarcely a word she said.

scarcely

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From this reading It thrilled Gale, though he understood scarcely a word she said.

She

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From this reading She put a hand on his bared muscular arm and began to speak in Spanish.

sound

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From this reading Her voice was low, swift, full of deep emotion, sweet as the sound of a bell.

Spanish

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From this reading She put a hand on his bared muscular arm and began to speak in Spanish.

speak

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From this reading She put a hand on his bared muscular arm and began to speak in Spanish.

suggestion

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From this reading At her bidding there was always a suggestion of hurry, which otherwise was never manifest in his actions.

sweet

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From this reading Her voice was low, swift, full of deep emotion, sweet as the sound of a bell.

swift

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From this reading Her voice was low, swift, full of deep emotion, sweet as the sound of a bell.

the

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From this reading Her voice was low, swift, full of deep emotion, sweet as the sound of a bell.

there

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From this reading At her bidding there was always a suggestion of hurry, which otherwise was never manifest in his actions.

though

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From this reading It thrilled Gale, though he understood scarcely a word she said.

thrilled

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From this reading It thrilled Gale, though he understood scarcely a word she said.

to

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From this reading Mercedes called to Yaqui.

understood

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From this reading It thrilled Gale, though he understood scarcely a word she said.

voice

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From this reading Her voice was low, swift, full of deep emotion, sweet as the sound of a bell.

was

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From this reading At her bidding there was always a suggestion of hurry, which otherwise was never manifest in his actions.

which

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From this reading At her bidding there was always a suggestion of hurry, which otherwise was never manifest in his actions.

word

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From this reading It thrilled Gale, though he understood scarcely a word she said.

Yaqui

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From this reading Mercedes called to Yaqui.

Chapter 32 of Desert Gold by Zane Grey holds 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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 32 of Desert Gold contain?

Chapter 32 holds 226 sentences of Desert Gold, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 32 of Desert Gold by Zane Grey exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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 32 of Desert Gold?

Work through the 46 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 46 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.

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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
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.