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Chapter 12 of In Desert and Wilderness is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman. "Tie this horse," Stas said. "Remove the supplies from him, build a fire, and boil water." After this he entered the tree. Nell awoke also and began to call him.
Chapter 12 of In Desert and Wilderness is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
From this reading “"Remove the supplies from him, build a fire, and boil water."”
an insane person
From this reading “But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.”
plural of “manifest” — a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane
From this reading “But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.”
plural of “negro” — a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading “But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.”
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading “But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.”
hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading “But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.”
plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use
From this reading “"Remove the supplies from him, build a fire, and boil water."”
plural of “thigh” — the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
From this reading “But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.”
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In this reading “But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.”
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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 But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.
later than; following
From this reading After this he entered the tree.
in addition
From this reading Nell awoke also and began to call him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Nell awoke also and began to call him.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.
come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
From this reading "Remove the supplies from him, build a fire, and boil water."
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading "Remove the supplies from him, build a fire, and boil water."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Nell awoke also and began to call him.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading After this he entered the tree.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "Remove the supplies from him, build a fire, and boil water."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Remove the supplies from him, build a fire, and boil water."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Remove the supplies from him, build a fire, and boil water."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Tie this horse," Stas said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.
the sound of laughing
From this reading But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.
the sound of laughing
From this reading But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.
an insane person
From this reading But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.
plural of “manifest” — a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane
From this reading But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.
plural of “negro” — a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nell awoke also and began to call him.
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading "Remove the supplies from him, build a fire, and boil water."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Tie this horse," Stas said.
hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tie this horse," Stas said.
plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use
From this reading "Remove the supplies from him, build a fire, and boil water."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Remove the supplies from him, build a fire, and boil water."
plural of “thigh” — the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
From this reading But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Tie this horse," Stas said.
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading "Tie this horse," Stas said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading After this he entered the tree.
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 "Remove the supplies from him, build a fire, and boil water."
in the company of; together with
From this reading But as joy in negroes manifests itself in laughter, he began to slap his thighs with his palms and laugh like a madman.
Chapter 12 of In Desert and Wilderness by Henryk Sienkiewicz holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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