Chapter 13 of Falcon, of Squawtooth is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Falcon, of Squawtooth is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CHILDREN OF AMRAM “NITA, what’n the mischief you doin’ here? And it pretty near dark!” Mart Canby, recognizing his sister’s voice, galloped swiftly to meet her at the edge of Stlingbloke. “Oh, Mart!” she cried in a low, tense tone. “I’ve had a dreadful experience.
Chapter 13 of Falcon, of Squawtooth is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading ““I’ve had a dreadful experience.”
past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading “Mart Canby, recognizing his sister’s voice, galloped swiftly to meet her at the edge of Stlingbloke.”
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
From this reading “Mart Canby, recognizing his sister’s voice, galloped swiftly to meet her at the edge of Stlingbloke.”
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading “THE CHILDREN OF AMRAM “NITA, what’n the mischief you doin’ here?”
-ing form of “recognize” — accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading “Mart Canby, recognizing his sister’s voice, galloped swiftly to meet her at the edge of Stlingbloke.”
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
in a swift manner
From this reading “Mart Canby, recognizing his sister’s voice, galloped swiftly to meet her at the edge of Stlingbloke.”
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading ““Oh, Mart!” she cried in a low, tense tone.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Mart Canby, recognizing his sister’s voice, galloped swiftly to meet her at the edge of Stlingbloke.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Oh, Mart!” she cried in a low, tense tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF AMRAM “NITA, what’n the mischief you doin’ here?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it pretty near dark!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mart Canby, recognizing his sister’s voice, galloped swiftly to meet her at the edge of Stlingbloke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mart Canby, recognizing his sister’s voice, galloped swiftly to meet her at the edge of Stlingbloke.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF AMRAM “NITA, what’n the mischief you doin’ here?
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Oh, Mart!” she cried in a low, tense tone.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading And it pretty near dark!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF AMRAM “NITA, what’n the mischief you doin’ here?
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “I’ve had a dreadful experience.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Mart Canby, recognizing his sister’s voice, galloped swiftly to meet her at the edge of Stlingbloke.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading “I’ve had a dreadful experience.
past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading Mart Canby, recognizing his sister’s voice, galloped swiftly to meet her at the edge of Stlingbloke.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I’ve had a dreadful experience.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mart Canby, recognizing his sister’s voice, galloped swiftly to meet her at the edge of Stlingbloke.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF AMRAM “NITA, what’n the mischief you doin’ here?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mart Canby, recognizing his sister’s voice, galloped swiftly to meet her at the edge of Stlingbloke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve had a dreadful experience.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh, Mart!” she cried in a low, tense tone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it pretty near dark!”
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “Oh, Mart!” she cried in a low, tense tone.
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
From this reading Mart Canby, recognizing his sister’s voice, galloped swiftly to meet her at the edge of Stlingbloke.
come together
From this reading Mart Canby, recognizing his sister’s voice, galloped swiftly to meet her at the edge of Stlingbloke.
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF AMRAM “NITA, what’n the mischief you doin’ here?
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading And it pretty near dark!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF AMRAM “NITA, what’n the mischief you doin’ here?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF AMRAM “NITA, what’n the mischief you doin’ here?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Mart!” she cried in a low, tense tone.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading And it pretty near dark!”
-ing form of “recognize” — accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading Mart Canby, recognizing his sister’s voice, galloped swiftly to meet her at the edge of Stlingbloke.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, Mart!” she cried in a low, tense tone.
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Mart Canby, recognizing his sister’s voice, galloped swiftly to meet her at the edge of Stlingbloke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mart Canby, recognizing his sister’s voice, galloped swiftly to meet her at the edge of Stlingbloke.
in a swift manner
From this reading Mart Canby, recognizing his sister’s voice, galloped swiftly to meet her at the edge of Stlingbloke.
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading “Oh, Mart!” she cried in a low, tense tone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF AMRAM “NITA, what’n the mischief you doin’ here?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mart Canby, recognizing his sister’s voice, galloped swiftly to meet her at the edge of Stlingbloke.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Oh, Mart!” she cried in a low, tense tone.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Mart Canby, recognizing his sister’s voice, galloped swiftly to meet her at the edge of Stlingbloke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF AMRAM “NITA, what’n the mischief you doin’ here?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF AMRAM “NITA, what’n the mischief you doin’ here?
Chapter 13 of Falcon, of Squawtooth by Arthur Preston Hankins holds 286 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 13 holds 286 sentences of Falcon, of Squawtooth, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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