Chapter 12 of In the Musgrave Ranges is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of In the Musgrave Ranges is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it. He gave a yell of delight. They were needle-bushes. The party was saved. Here was water, stored by nature right in the middle of an arid desert.
Chapter 12 of In the Musgrave Ranges is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking sufficient water or rainfall
From this reading “Here was water, stored by nature right in the middle of an arid desert.”
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “Here was water, stored by nature right in the middle of an arid desert.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.”
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading “The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.”
past form of “store” — keep or lay aside for future use
From this reading “Here was water, stored by nature right in the middle of an arid desert.”
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.”
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “He gave a yell of delight.”
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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 The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Here was water, stored by nature right in the middle of an arid desert.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
lacking sufficient water or rainfall
From this reading Here was water, stored by nature right in the middle of an arid desert.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here was water, stored by nature right in the middle of an arid desert.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading He gave a yell of delight.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Here was water, stored by nature right in the middle of an arid desert.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He gave a yell of delight.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave a yell of delight.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here was water, stored by nature right in the middle of an arid desert.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Here was water, stored by nature right in the middle of an arid desert.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Here was water, stored by nature right in the middle of an arid desert.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were needle-bushes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The party was saved.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
free from harm or evil
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Here was water, stored by nature right in the middle of an arid desert.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading The party was saved.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
past form of “store” — keep or lay aside for future use
From this reading Here was water, stored by nature right in the middle of an arid desert.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were needle-bushes.
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The party was saved.
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 Here was water, stored by nature right in the middle of an arid desert.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were needle-bushes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Rescue Yarloo followed the Musgrave native's tracks for about half a mile in a nearly south direction, and then came upon a stony plain with a few large bushes growing at one end of it.
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading He gave a yell of delight.
Chapter 12 of In the Musgrave Ranges by Conrad H. (Conrad Harvey) Sayce holds 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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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