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Desert Gold

Chapter XXXIV · Chapter 34

Chapter 34 of Desert Gold is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Zane Grey • Curated US English Learning Edition

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"Diablo will never drink here again!" muttered Belding.

The loss of Blanco Diablo, though admitted and mourned by Belding, had never seemed quite real until this moment.

The pall of dust drifting over him, the din of the falling water up at the dam, diverted Belding's mind to the Chases.

All at once he was in the harsh grip of a cold certainty.

The blast had been set off intentionally to ruin his spring.

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Archivist

/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter XXXIV Reading 1/44

Desert Gold

Chapter XXXIV · Chapter 34

Chapter 34 of Desert Gold is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

"Diablo will never drink here again!" muttered Belding.

Line 2

The loss of Blanco Diablo, though admitted and mourned by Belding, had never seemed quite real until this moment.

Line 3

The pall of dust drifting over him, the din of the falling water up at the dam, diverted Belding's mind to the Chases.

Line 4

All at once he was in the harsh grip of a cold certainty.

Line 5

The blast had been set off intentionally to ruin his spring.

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.

Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “The pall of dust drifting over him, the din of the falling water up at the dam, diverted Belding's mind to the Chases.”

All words in this reading · 58

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a

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From this reading All at once he was in the harsh grip of a cold certainty.

admitted

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From this reading The loss of Blanco Diablo, though admitted and mourned by Belding, had never seemed quite real until this moment.

again

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From this reading "Diablo will never drink here again!" muttered Belding.

All

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From this reading All at once he was in the harsh grip of a cold certainty.

and

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From this reading The loss of Blanco Diablo, though admitted and mourned by Belding, had never seemed quite real until this moment.

at

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From this reading The pall of dust drifting over him, the din of the falling water up at the dam, diverted Belding's mind to the Chases.

been

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From this reading The blast had been set off intentionally to ruin his spring.

Belding

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From this reading "Diablo will never drink here again!" muttered Belding.

Belding's

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From this reading The pall of dust drifting over him, the din of the falling water up at the dam, diverted Belding's mind to the Chases.

Blanco

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From this reading The loss of Blanco Diablo, though admitted and mourned by Belding, had never seemed quite real until this moment.

blast

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From this reading The blast had been set off intentionally to ruin his spring.

by

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From this reading The loss of Blanco Diablo, though admitted and mourned by Belding, had never seemed quite real until this moment.

certainty

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From this reading All at once he was in the harsh grip of a cold certainty.

Chases

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From this reading The pall of dust drifting over him, the din of the falling water up at the dam, diverted Belding's mind to the Chases.

cold

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From this reading All at once he was in the harsh grip of a cold certainty.

dam

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From this reading The pall of dust drifting over him, the din of the falling water up at the dam, diverted Belding's mind to the Chases.

Diablo

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From this reading "Diablo will never drink here again!" muttered Belding.

din

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From this reading The pall of dust drifting over him, the din of the falling water up at the dam, diverted Belding's mind to the Chases.

diverted

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From this reading The pall of dust drifting over him, the din of the falling water up at the dam, diverted Belding's mind to the Chases.

drifting

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From this reading The pall of dust drifting over him, the din of the falling water up at the dam, diverted Belding's mind to the Chases.

drink

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From this reading "Diablo will never drink here again!" muttered Belding.

dust

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From this reading The pall of dust drifting over him, the din of the falling water up at the dam, diverted Belding's mind to the Chases.

falling

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From this reading The pall of dust drifting over him, the din of the falling water up at the dam, diverted Belding's mind to the Chases.

grip

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From this reading All at once he was in the harsh grip of a cold certainty.

had

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From this reading The loss of Blanco Diablo, though admitted and mourned by Belding, had never seemed quite real until this moment.

harsh

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From this reading All at once he was in the harsh grip of a cold certainty.

he

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From this reading All at once he was in the harsh grip of a cold certainty.

here

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From this reading "Diablo will never drink here again!" muttered Belding.

him

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From this reading The pall of dust drifting over him, the din of the falling water up at the dam, diverted Belding's mind to the Chases.

his

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From this reading The blast had been set off intentionally to ruin his spring.

in

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From this reading All at once he was in the harsh grip of a cold certainty.

intentionally

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From this reading The blast had been set off intentionally to ruin his spring.

loss

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From this reading The loss of Blanco Diablo, though admitted and mourned by Belding, had never seemed quite real until this moment.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading The pall of dust drifting over him, the din of the falling water up at the dam, diverted Belding's mind to the Chases.

moment

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From this reading The loss of Blanco Diablo, though admitted and mourned by Belding, had never seemed quite real until this moment.

mourned

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From this reading The loss of Blanco Diablo, though admitted and mourned by Belding, had never seemed quite real until this moment.

muttered

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From this reading "Diablo will never drink here again!" muttered Belding.

never

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From this reading "Diablo will never drink here again!" muttered Belding.

of

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From this reading The loss of Blanco Diablo, though admitted and mourned by Belding, had never seemed quite real until this moment.

off

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From this reading The blast had been set off intentionally to ruin his spring.

once

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From this reading All at once he was in the harsh grip of a cold certainty.

over

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From this reading The pall of dust drifting over him, the din of the falling water up at the dam, diverted Belding's mind to the Chases.

pall

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From this reading The pall of dust drifting over him, the din of the falling water up at the dam, diverted Belding's mind to the Chases.

quite

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From this reading The loss of Blanco Diablo, though admitted and mourned by Belding, had never seemed quite real until this moment.

real

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From this reading The loss of Blanco Diablo, though admitted and mourned by Belding, had never seemed quite real until this moment.

ruin

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From this reading The blast had been set off intentionally to ruin his spring.

seemed

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From this reading The loss of Blanco Diablo, though admitted and mourned by Belding, had never seemed quite real until this moment.

set

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From this reading The blast had been set off intentionally to ruin his spring.

spring

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From this reading The blast had been set off intentionally to ruin his spring.

The

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From this reading The loss of Blanco Diablo, though admitted and mourned by Belding, had never seemed quite real until this moment.

this

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From this reading The loss of Blanco Diablo, though admitted and mourned by Belding, had never seemed quite real until this moment.

though

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From this reading The loss of Blanco Diablo, though admitted and mourned by Belding, had never seemed quite real until this moment.

to

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From this reading The pall of dust drifting over him, the din of the falling water up at the dam, diverted Belding's mind to the Chases.

until

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

From this reading The loss of Blanco Diablo, though admitted and mourned by Belding, had never seemed quite real until this moment.

up

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From this reading The pall of dust drifting over him, the din of the falling water up at the dam, diverted Belding's mind to the Chases.

was

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

From this reading All at once he was in the harsh grip of a cold certainty.

water

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

From this reading The pall of dust drifting over him, the din of the falling water up at the dam, diverted Belding's mind to the Chases.

will

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From this reading "Diablo will never drink here again!" muttered Belding.

Chapter 34 of Desert Gold by Zane Grey holds 224 sentences, grouped into 45 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.

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