Chapter 19 of John Brent is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of John Brent is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FASTER. It came afternoon, as we rode on steadily. The country grew rougher. The horses never flinched, but they sweated freely, and foam from their nostrils flecked their shoulders. By and by, with little pleasant admonitory puffs, a breeze drew down from the glimmering frosty edges of the Sierra and cooled us.
Chapter 19 of John Brent is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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serving to warn
From this reading “By and by, with little pleasant admonitory puffs, a breeze drew down from the glimmering frosty edges of the Sierra and cooled us.”
past form of “cool” — make cool or cooler
From this reading “By and by, with little pleasant admonitory puffs, a breeze drew down from the glimmering frosty edges of the Sierra and cooled us.”
past form of “flinch” — draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading “The horses never flinched, but they sweated freely, and foam from their nostrils flecked their shoulders.”
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading “By and by, with little pleasant admonitory puffs, a breeze drew down from the glimmering frosty edges of the Sierra and cooled us.”
plural of “puff” — a short light gust of air
From this reading “By and by, with little pleasant admonitory puffs, a breeze drew down from the glimmering frosty edges of the Sierra and cooled us.”
comparative of “rough” — having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading “The country grew rougher.”
a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
From this reading “By and by, with little pleasant admonitory puffs, a breeze drew down from the glimmering frosty edges of the Sierra and cooled us.”
past form of “sweat” — excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
From this reading “The horses never flinched, but they sweated freely, and foam from their nostrils flecked their shoulders.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “It came afternoon, as we rode on steadily.”
In this reading “The country grew rougher.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 By and by, with little pleasant admonitory puffs, a breeze drew down from the glimmering frosty edges of the Sierra and cooled us.
serving to warn
From this reading By and by, with little pleasant admonitory puffs, a breeze drew down from the glimmering frosty edges of the Sierra and cooled us.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It came afternoon, as we rode on steadily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The horses never flinched, but they sweated freely, and foam from their nostrils flecked their shoulders.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It came afternoon, as we rode on steadily.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading By and by, with little pleasant admonitory puffs, a breeze drew down from the glimmering frosty edges of the Sierra and cooled us.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The horses never flinched, but they sweated freely, and foam from their nostrils flecked their shoulders.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By and by, with little pleasant admonitory puffs, a breeze drew down from the glimmering frosty edges of the Sierra and cooled us.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It came afternoon, as we rode on steadily.
past form of “cool” — make cool or cooler
From this reading By and by, with little pleasant admonitory puffs, a breeze drew down from the glimmering frosty edges of the Sierra and cooled us.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The country grew rougher.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading By and by, with little pleasant admonitory puffs, a breeze drew down from the glimmering frosty edges of the Sierra and cooled us.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading By and by, with little pleasant admonitory puffs, a breeze drew down from the glimmering frosty edges of the Sierra and cooled us.
plural of “edge” — the boundary of a surface
From this reading By and by, with little pleasant admonitory puffs, a breeze drew down from the glimmering frosty edges of the Sierra and cooled us.
more quickly
From this reading FASTER.
having a pattern of dots
From this reading The horses never flinched, but they sweated freely, and foam from their nostrils flecked their shoulders.
past form of “flinch” — draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading The horses never flinched, but they sweated freely, and foam from their nostrils flecked their shoulders.
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading The horses never flinched, but they sweated freely, and foam from their nostrils flecked their shoulders.
in a free manner
From this reading The horses never flinched, but they sweated freely, and foam from their nostrils flecked their shoulders.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The horses never flinched, but they sweated freely, and foam from their nostrils flecked their shoulders.
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading By and by, with little pleasant admonitory puffs, a breeze drew down from the glimmering frosty edges of the Sierra and cooled us.
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading By and by, with little pleasant admonitory puffs, a breeze drew down from the glimmering frosty edges of the Sierra and cooled us.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The country grew rougher.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The horses never flinched, but they sweated freely, and foam from their nostrils flecked their shoulders.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It came afternoon, as we rode on steadily.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading By and by, with little pleasant admonitory puffs, a breeze drew down from the glimmering frosty edges of the Sierra and cooled us.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The horses never flinched, but they sweated freely, and foam from their nostrils flecked their shoulders.
plural of “nostril” — either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
From this reading The horses never flinched, but they sweated freely, and foam from their nostrils flecked their shoulders.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By and by, with little pleasant admonitory puffs, a breeze drew down from the glimmering frosty edges of the Sierra and cooled us.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It came afternoon, as we rode on steadily.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading By and by, with little pleasant admonitory puffs, a breeze drew down from the glimmering frosty edges of the Sierra and cooled us.
plural of “puff” — a short light gust of air
From this reading By and by, with little pleasant admonitory puffs, a breeze drew down from the glimmering frosty edges of the Sierra and cooled us.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading It came afternoon, as we rode on steadily.
comparative of “rough” — having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading The country grew rougher.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading The horses never flinched, but they sweated freely, and foam from their nostrils flecked their shoulders.
a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
From this reading By and by, with little pleasant admonitory puffs, a breeze drew down from the glimmering frosty edges of the Sierra and cooled us.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading It came afternoon, as we rode on steadily.
past form of “sweat” — excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
From this reading The horses never flinched, but they sweated freely, and foam from their nostrils flecked their shoulders.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The country grew rougher.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The horses never flinched, but they sweated freely, and foam from their nostrils flecked their shoulders.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The horses never flinched, but they sweated freely, and foam from their nostrils flecked their shoulders.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By and by, with little pleasant admonitory puffs, a breeze drew down from the glimmering frosty edges of the Sierra and cooled us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It came afternoon, as we rode on steadily.
in the company of; together with
From this reading By and by, with little pleasant admonitory puffs, a breeze drew down from the glimmering frosty edges of the Sierra and cooled us.
Chapter 19 of John Brent by Theodore Winthrop holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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 19 holds 162 sentences of John Brent, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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