Chapter 10 of Heart of the Sunset is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Heart of the Sunset is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Diablo! He has a way with horses, hasn't he?" Benito grinned, "Now that Montrosa is wilder than a deer." Alaire rode into the herd with her foreman, while Dave settled his loop over a buckskin, preparatory to joining the cowboys. The giant herd milled and eddied, revolving like a vast pool of deep, swift water.
Chapter 10 of Heart of the Sunset is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
From this reading “Alaire rode into the herd with her foreman, while Dave settled his loop over a buckskin, preparatory to joining the cowboys.”
plural of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading “Alaire rode into the herd with her foreman, while Dave settled his loop over a buckskin, preparatory to joining the cowboys.”
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “Alaire rode into the herd with her foreman, while Dave settled his loop over a buckskin, preparatory to joining the cowboys.”
move in loops
From this reading “Alaire rode into the herd with her foreman, while Dave settled his loop over a buckskin, preparatory to joining the cowboys.”
(of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed
From this reading “The giant herd milled and eddied, revolving like a vast pool of deep, swift water.”
preceding and preparing for something
From this reading “Alaire rode into the herd with her foreman, while Dave settled his loop over a buckskin, preparatory to joining the cowboys.”
-ing form of “revolve” — turn on or around an axis or a center
From this reading “The giant herd milled and eddied, revolving like a vast pool of deep, swift water.”
United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
From this reading “Benito grinned, "Now that Montrosa is wilder than a deer."”
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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 He has a way with horses, hasn't he?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alaire rode into the herd with her foreman, while Dave settled his loop over a buckskin, preparatory to joining the cowboys.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The giant herd milled and eddied, revolving like a vast pool of deep, swift water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Benito grinned, "Now that Montrosa is wilder than a deer."
horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
From this reading Alaire rode into the herd with her foreman, while Dave settled his loop over a buckskin, preparatory to joining the cowboys.
plural of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading Alaire rode into the herd with her foreman, while Dave settled his loop over a buckskin, preparatory to joining the cowboys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alaire rode into the herd with her foreman, while Dave settled his loop over a buckskin, preparatory to joining the cowboys.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The giant herd milled and eddied, revolving like a vast pool of deep, swift water.
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading Benito grinned, "Now that Montrosa is wilder than a deer."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Diablo!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The giant herd milled and eddied, revolving like a vast pool of deep, swift water.
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading Alaire rode into the herd with her foreman, while Dave settled his loop over a buckskin, preparatory to joining the cowboys.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading The giant herd milled and eddied, revolving like a vast pool of deep, swift water.
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading Benito grinned, "Now that Montrosa is wilder than a deer."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has a way with horses, hasn't he?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He has a way with horses, hasn't he?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has a way with horses, hasn't he?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alaire rode into the herd with her foreman, while Dave settled his loop over a buckskin, preparatory to joining the cowboys.
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading Alaire rode into the herd with her foreman, while Dave settled his loop over a buckskin, preparatory to joining the cowboys.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Alaire rode into the herd with her foreman, while Dave settled his loop over a buckskin, preparatory to joining the cowboys.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading He has a way with horses, hasn't he?"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Alaire rode into the herd with her foreman, while Dave settled his loop over a buckskin, preparatory to joining the cowboys.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Benito grinned, "Now that Montrosa is wilder than a deer."
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
From this reading Alaire rode into the herd with her foreman, while Dave settled his loop over a buckskin, preparatory to joining the cowboys.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The giant herd milled and eddied, revolving like a vast pool of deep, swift water.
move in loops
From this reading Alaire rode into the herd with her foreman, while Dave settled his loop over a buckskin, preparatory to joining the cowboys.
(of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed
From this reading The giant herd milled and eddied, revolving like a vast pool of deep, swift water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Benito grinned, "Now that Montrosa is wilder than a deer."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Benito grinned, "Now that Montrosa is wilder than a deer."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The giant herd milled and eddied, revolving like a vast pool of deep, swift water.
above and across; more than
From this reading Alaire rode into the herd with her foreman, while Dave settled his loop over a buckskin, preparatory to joining the cowboys.
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading The giant herd milled and eddied, revolving like a vast pool of deep, swift water.
preceding and preparing for something
From this reading Alaire rode into the herd with her foreman, while Dave settled his loop over a buckskin, preparatory to joining the cowboys.
-ing form of “revolve” — turn on or around an axis or a center
From this reading The giant herd milled and eddied, revolving like a vast pool of deep, swift water.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Alaire rode into the herd with her foreman, while Dave settled his loop over a buckskin, preparatory to joining the cowboys.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Alaire rode into the herd with her foreman, while Dave settled his loop over a buckskin, preparatory to joining the cowboys.
moving very fast
From this reading The giant herd milled and eddied, revolving like a vast pool of deep, swift water.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Benito grinned, "Now that Montrosa is wilder than a deer."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Benito grinned, "Now that Montrosa is wilder than a deer."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alaire rode into the herd with her foreman, while Dave settled his loop over a buckskin, preparatory to joining the cowboys.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alaire rode into the herd with her foreman, while Dave settled his loop over a buckskin, preparatory to joining the cowboys.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The giant herd milled and eddied, revolving like a vast pool of deep, swift water.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The giant herd milled and eddied, revolving like a vast pool of deep, swift water.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He has a way with horses, hasn't he?"
during the time that
From this reading Alaire rode into the herd with her foreman, while Dave settled his loop over a buckskin, preparatory to joining the cowboys.
United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
From this reading Benito grinned, "Now that Montrosa is wilder than a deer."
in the company of; together with
From this reading He has a way with horses, hasn't he?"
Chapter 10 of Heart of the Sunset by Rex Beach holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 10 holds 411 sentences of Heart of the Sunset, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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