Chapter 7 of In the Musgrave Ranges is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of In the Musgrave Ranges is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Stealthy Foes Next morning, when the horses came in, two were missing. "Which way them two horses sit down?" Mick asked one of the boys. "What for you no bring um in?" "Him dead," was the answer.
Chapter 7 of In the Musgrave Ranges is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Mick asked one of the boys.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “"What for you no bring um in?"”
plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading “Stealthy Foes Next morning, when the horses came in, two were missing.”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “Stealthy Foes Next morning, when the horses came in, two were missing.”
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading “Mick asked one of the boys.”
not able to be found
From this reading “Stealthy Foes Next morning, when the horses came in, two were missing.”
be seated
From this reading “"Which way them two horses sit down?"”
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
From this reading “Stealthy Foes Next morning, when the horses came in, two were missing.”
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react verbally
From this reading "Him dead," was the answer.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Mick asked one of the boys.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Mick asked one of the boys.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "What for you no bring um in?"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Stealthy Foes Next morning, when the horses came in, two were missing.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Him dead," was the answer.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Which way them two horses sit down?"
plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading Stealthy Foes Next morning, when the horses came in, two were missing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What for you no bring um in?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Him dead," was the answer.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Stealthy Foes Next morning, when the horses came in, two were missing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stealthy Foes Next morning, when the horses came in, two were missing.
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading Mick asked one of the boys.
not able to be found
From this reading Stealthy Foes Next morning, when the horses came in, two were missing.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Stealthy Foes Next morning, when the horses came in, two were missing.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Stealthy Foes Next morning, when the horses came in, two were missing.
not any; not one
From this reading "What for you no bring um in?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mick asked one of the boys.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mick asked one of the boys.
be seated
From this reading "Which way them two horses sit down?"
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
From this reading Stealthy Foes Next morning, when the horses came in, two were missing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stealthy Foes Next morning, when the horses came in, two were missing.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Which way them two horses sit down?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Stealthy Foes Next morning, when the horses came in, two were missing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What for you no bring um in?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Him dead," was the answer.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Which way them two horses sit down?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Stealthy Foes Next morning, when the horses came in, two were missing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What for you no bring um in?"
at the time that
From this reading Stealthy Foes Next morning, when the horses came in, two were missing.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Which way them two horses sit down?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What for you no bring um in?"
Chapter 7 of In the Musgrave Ranges by Conrad H. (Conrad Harvey) Sayce holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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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