Chapter 38 of Desert Gold is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of Desert Gold is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up. The stick did not lodge. Yaqui tried again. This time it caught in a crack. He pulled hard.
Chapter 38 of Desert Gold is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading “Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.”
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From this reading This time it caught in a crack.
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From this reading Yaqui tried again.
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From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This time it caught in a crack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
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From this reading This time it caught in a crack.
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From this reading The stick did not lodge.
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From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He pulled hard.
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From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This time it caught in a crack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stick did not lodge.
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From this reading The stick did not lodge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He pulled hard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This time it caught in a crack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This time it caught in a crack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tried again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yaqui tied one end of his lasso to the short, stout stick and, carefully disentangling the coils, he whirled the stick round and round and threw it almost over the first rim of the shelf, perhaps thirty feet up.
Chapter 38 of Desert Gold by Zane Grey holds 221 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.
Chapter 38 holds 221 sentences of Desert Gold, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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