Chapter 3 of Hendricks the Hunter is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Hendricks the Hunter is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHAPTER FIVE. CROSSING THE TUGELA. The bank of the river was reached. The stream was broad and rapid. Crawford and Percy looked at it with dismay.
Chapter 3 of Hendricks the Hunter is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “The stream was broad and rapid.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER FIVE.”
United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading “Crawford and Percy looked at it with dismay.”
traveling across
From this reading “CROSSING THE TUGELA.”
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading “Crawford and Percy looked at it with dismay.”
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading “Crawford and Percy looked at it with dismay.”
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading “The stream was broad and rapid.”
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading “The stream was broad and rapid.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The stream was broad and rapid.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Crawford and Percy looked at it with dismay.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading The bank of the river was reached.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The stream was broad and rapid.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER FIVE.
United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading Crawford and Percy looked at it with dismay.
traveling across
From this reading CROSSING THE TUGELA.
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading Crawford and Percy looked at it with dismay.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading CHAPTER FIVE.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Crawford and Percy looked at it with dismay.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Crawford and Percy looked at it with dismay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bank of the river was reached.
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading Crawford and Percy looked at it with dismay.
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading The stream was broad and rapid.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The bank of the river was reached.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The bank of the river was reached.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The stream was broad and rapid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CROSSING THE TUGELA.
a major waterfall in southern Africa; has more than one leap
From this reading CROSSING THE TUGELA.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bank of the river was reached.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Crawford and Percy looked at it with dismay.
Chapter 3 of Hendricks the Hunter by William Henry Giles Kingston holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 3 holds 412 sentences of Hendricks the Hunter, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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