Chapter 17 of Elam Storm, the Wolfer is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of Elam Storm, the Wolfer is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NUGGET IS FOUND. "Where are your horses?" I demanded. "Horses? We aint got none," replied the man.
Chapter 17 of Elam Storm, the Wolfer is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “I demanded.”
set up or found
From this reading “THE NUGGET IS FOUND.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We aint got none," replied the man.”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “"Where are your horses?"”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “We aint got none," replied the man.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “We aint got none," replied the man.”
a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
From this reading “THE NUGGET IS FOUND.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “We aint got none," replied the man.”
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From this reading We aint got none," replied the man.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are your horses?"
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading I demanded.
set up or found
From this reading THE NUGGET IS FOUND.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We aint got none," replied the man.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Where are your horses?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I demanded.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE NUGGET IS FOUND.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading We aint got none," replied the man.
not one, and not any
From this reading We aint got none," replied the man.
a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
From this reading THE NUGGET IS FOUND.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading We aint got none," replied the man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NUGGET IS FOUND.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We aint got none," replied the man.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are your horses?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where are your horses?"
Chapter 17 of Elam Storm, the Wolfer by Harry Castlemon holds 288 sentences, grouped into 58 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 17 holds 288 sentences of Elam Storm, the Wolfer, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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