Chapter 17 of Heart of the Sunset is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Heart of the Sunset is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'They?' Who the hell are you talkin' about?" "I mean Longorio and his outfit. He's got her over yonder." Dave flung out a trembling hand toward the river.
Chapter 17 of Heart of the Sunset is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “Dave flung out a trembling hand toward the river.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “Who the hell are you talkin' about?"”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"I mean Longorio and his outfit.”
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading “"I mean Longorio and his outfit.”
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “Dave flung out a trembling hand toward the river.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Dave flung out a trembling hand toward the river.”
a shaky motion
From this reading “Dave flung out a trembling hand toward the river.”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “He's got her over yonder."”
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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 Dave flung out a trembling hand toward the river.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Who the hell are you talkin' about?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I mean Longorio and his outfit.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Who the hell are you talkin' about?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dave flung out a trembling hand toward the river.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Dave flung out a trembling hand toward the river.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He's got her over yonder."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Dave flung out a trembling hand toward the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's got her over yonder."
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading Who the hell are you talkin' about?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He's got her over yonder."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I mean Longorio and his outfit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I mean Longorio and his outfit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I mean Longorio and his outfit.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "I mean Longorio and his outfit.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Dave flung out a trembling hand toward the river.
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading "I mean Longorio and his outfit.
above and across; more than
From this reading He's got her over yonder."
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Dave flung out a trembling hand toward the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who the hell are you talkin' about?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Who the hell are you talkin' about?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'They?'
in the direction of
From this reading Dave flung out a trembling hand toward the river.
a shaky motion
From this reading Dave flung out a trembling hand toward the river.
which person or people
From this reading Who the hell are you talkin' about?"
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading He's got her over yonder."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Who the hell are you talkin' about?"
Chapter 17 of Heart of the Sunset by Rex Beach holds 413 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 17 holds 413 sentences of Heart of the Sunset, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of Heart of the Sunset by Rex Beach exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 413 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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