Chapter I of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Lost River Trail, “In the Demon’s Grip,” is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Lost River Trail, “In the Demon’s Grip,” is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Inhabitants of Silver Creek deride Ham White’s warning. Aroused at last. The fire demon roars. Miss Briggs narrowly escapes. “The fire is yonder! Work, you thick-heads!” A woman’s scream starts a panic among the villagers.
Chapter I of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Lost River Trail, “In the Demon’s Grip,” is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an evil supernatural being
From this reading “The fire demon roars.”
treat or speak of with contempt
From this reading “Inhabitants of Silver Creek deride Ham White’s warning.”
plural of “escape” — the act of escaping physically
From this reading “Miss Briggs narrowly escapes.”
in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions
From this reading “Miss Briggs narrowly escapes.”
plural of “roar” — a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading “The fire demon roars.”
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading “A woman’s scream starts a panic among the villagers.”
plural of “villager” — one who has lived in a village most of their life
From this reading “A woman’s scream starts a panic among the villagers.”
possessive form of “white” — a Caucasian
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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 A woman’s scream starts a panic among the villagers.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A woman’s scream starts a panic among the villagers.
aroused to action
From this reading Aroused at last.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Aroused at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Briggs narrowly escapes.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Inhabitants of Silver Creek deride Ham White’s warning.
an evil supernatural being
From this reading The fire demon roars.
treat or speak of with contempt
From this reading Inhabitants of Silver Creek deride Ham White’s warning.
plural of “escape” — the act of escaping physically
From this reading Miss Briggs narrowly escapes.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The fire demon roars.
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading Inhabitants of Silver Creek deride Ham White’s warning.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading Inhabitants of Silver Creek deride Ham White’s warning.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The fire is yonder!
immediately past
From this reading Aroused at last.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Briggs narrowly escapes.
in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions
From this reading Miss Briggs narrowly escapes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Inhabitants of Silver Creek deride Ham White’s warning.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading A woman’s scream starts a panic among the villagers.
plural of “roar” — a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading The fire demon roars.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A woman’s scream starts a panic among the villagers.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Inhabitants of Silver Creek deride Ham White’s warning.
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading A woman’s scream starts a panic among the villagers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fire demon roars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Work, you thick-heads!”
plural of “villager” — one who has lived in a village most of their life
From this reading A woman’s scream starts a panic among the villagers.
a message informing of danger
From this reading Inhabitants of Silver Creek deride Ham White’s warning.
possessive form of “white” — a Caucasian
From this reading Inhabitants of Silver Creek deride Ham White’s warning.
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A woman’s scream starts a panic among the villagers.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Work, you thick-heads!”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “The fire is yonder!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Work, you thick-heads!”
Chapter 1 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Lost River Trail by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 7 sentences, grouped into 2 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 1 holds 7 sentences of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Lost River Trail, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
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