Chapter 23 of In the camp of the Black Rider is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 23 of In the camp of the Black Rider is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A GAME OF NICKY NIGHT Buck nodded at once. “It was just beginning to dawn upon me,” he said. “Something about the horse was attracting my attention and for a while I wasn’t able to gather what it was. Now I see what it is. There goes our Black Rider!”
Chapter 23 of In the camp of the Black Rider is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading ““Something about the horse was attracting my attention and for a while I wasn’t able to gather what it was.”
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading ““It was just beginning to dawn upon me,” he said.”
to strive with determination
From this reading “A GAME OF NICKY NIGHT Buck nodded at once.”
the first light of day
From this reading ““It was just beginning to dawn upon me,” he said.”
assemble or get together
From this reading ““Something about the horse was attracting my attention and for a while I wasn’t able to gather what it was.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “There goes our Black Rider!””
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “A GAME OF NICKY NIGHT Buck nodded at once.”
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading “There goes our Black Rider!””
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “A GAME OF NICKY NIGHT Buck nodded at once.”
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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 GAME OF NICKY NIGHT Buck nodded at once.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “Something about the horse was attracting my attention and for a while I wasn’t able to gather what it was.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Something about the horse was attracting my attention and for a while I wasn’t able to gather what it was.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Something about the horse was attracting my attention and for a while I wasn’t able to gather what it was.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A GAME OF NICKY NIGHT Buck nodded at once.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “Something about the horse was attracting my attention and for a while I wasn’t able to gather what it was.
-ing form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading “Something about the horse was attracting my attention and for a while I wasn’t able to gather what it was.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “It was just beginning to dawn upon me,” he said.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading There goes our Black Rider!”
to strive with determination
From this reading A GAME OF NICKY NIGHT Buck nodded at once.
the first light of day
From this reading “It was just beginning to dawn upon me,” he said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Something about the horse was attracting my attention and for a while I wasn’t able to gather what it was.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading A GAME OF NICKY NIGHT Buck nodded at once.
assemble or get together
From this reading “Something about the horse was attracting my attention and for a while I wasn’t able to gather what it was.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading There goes our Black Rider!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It was just beginning to dawn upon me,” he said.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “Something about the horse was attracting my attention and for a while I wasn’t able to gather what it was.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Something about the horse was attracting my attention and for a while I wasn’t able to gather what it was.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now I see what it is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was just beginning to dawn upon me,” he said.
and nothing more
From this reading “It was just beginning to dawn upon me,” he said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It was just beginning to dawn upon me,” he said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Something about the horse was attracting my attention and for a while I wasn’t able to gather what it was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GAME OF NICKY NIGHT Buck nodded at once.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A GAME OF NICKY NIGHT Buck nodded at once.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading A GAME OF NICKY NIGHT Buck nodded at once.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I see what it is.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A GAME OF NICKY NIGHT Buck nodded at once.
on one occasion
From this reading A GAME OF NICKY NIGHT Buck nodded at once.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There goes our Black Rider!”
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading There goes our Black Rider!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It was just beginning to dawn upon me,” he said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Now I see what it is.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something about the horse was attracting my attention and for a while I wasn’t able to gather what it was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Something about the horse was attracting my attention and for a while I wasn’t able to gather what it was.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There goes our Black Rider!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It was just beginning to dawn upon me,” he said.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “It was just beginning to dawn upon me,” he said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was just beginning to dawn upon me,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Something about the horse was attracting my attention and for a while I wasn’t able to gather what it was.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Something about the horse was attracting my attention and for a while I wasn’t able to gather what it was.
during the time that
From this reading “Something about the horse was attracting my attention and for a while I wasn’t able to gather what it was.
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