Chapter 8 of Judith of the Godless Valley is here in full — 491 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Judith of the Godless Valley is here in full — 491 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JUDITH AT THE RODEO "If you break the heart of a thoroughbred, she doesn't even make a good cart horse." --_Mary Spencer_. Late in the afternoon, when Douglas awoke, Judith was sitting beside the bed, chin in palm. Peter was not to be seen. Douglas stared at the young girl until her gaze lifted from the floor and she smiled at him.
Chapter 8 of Judith of the Godless Valley is here in full — 491 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “Late in the afternoon, when Douglas awoke, Judith was sitting beside the bed, chin in palm.”
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading “JUDITH AT THE RODEO "If you break the heart of a thoroughbred, she doesn't even make a good cart horse."”
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading “Late in the afternoon, when Douglas awoke, Judith was sitting beside the bed, chin in palm.”
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading “JUDITH AT THE RODEO "If you break the heart of a thoroughbred, she doesn't even make a good cart horse."”
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading “Late in the afternoon, when Douglas awoke, Judith was sitting beside the bed, chin in palm.”
an exhibition of cowboy skills
From this reading “JUDITH AT THE RODEO "If you break the heart of a thoroughbred, she doesn't even make a good cart horse."”
English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
a well-bred person
From this reading “JUDITH AT THE RODEO "If you break the heart of a thoroughbred, she doesn't even make a good cart horse."”
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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 JUDITH AT THE RODEO "If you break the heart of a thoroughbred, she doesn't even make a good cart horse."
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Late in the afternoon, when Douglas awoke, Judith was sitting beside the bed, chin in palm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Douglas stared at the young girl until her gaze lifted from the floor and she smiled at him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JUDITH AT THE RODEO "If you break the heart of a thoroughbred, she doesn't even make a good cart horse."
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Late in the afternoon, when Douglas awoke, Judith was sitting beside the bed, chin in palm.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Peter was not to be seen.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Late in the afternoon, when Douglas awoke, Judith was sitting beside the bed, chin in palm.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Late in the afternoon, when Douglas awoke, Judith was sitting beside the bed, chin in palm.
terminate
From this reading JUDITH AT THE RODEO "If you break the heart of a thoroughbred, she doesn't even make a good cart horse."
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading JUDITH AT THE RODEO "If you break the heart of a thoroughbred, she doesn't even make a good cart horse."
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading Late in the afternoon, when Douglas awoke, Judith was sitting beside the bed, chin in palm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JUDITH AT THE RODEO "If you break the heart of a thoroughbred, she doesn't even make a good cart horse."
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading Late in the afternoon, when Douglas awoke, Judith was sitting beside the bed, chin in palm.
divisible by two
From this reading JUDITH AT THE RODEO "If you break the heart of a thoroughbred, she doesn't even make a good cart horse."
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Douglas stared at the young girl until her gaze lifted from the floor and she smiled at him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Douglas stared at the young girl until her gaze lifted from the floor and she smiled at him.
a long fixed look
From this reading Douglas stared at the young girl until her gaze lifted from the floor and she smiled at him.
a young female
From this reading Douglas stared at the young girl until her gaze lifted from the floor and she smiled at him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading JUDITH AT THE RODEO "If you break the heart of a thoroughbred, she doesn't even make a good cart horse."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading JUDITH AT THE RODEO "If you break the heart of a thoroughbred, she doesn't even make a good cart horse."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Douglas stared at the young girl until her gaze lifted from the floor and she smiled at him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Douglas stared at the young girl until her gaze lifted from the floor and she smiled at him.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading JUDITH AT THE RODEO "If you break the heart of a thoroughbred, she doesn't even make a good cart horse."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading JUDITH AT THE RODEO "If you break the heart of a thoroughbred, she doesn't even make a good cart horse."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Late in the afternoon, when Douglas awoke, Judith was sitting beside the bed, chin in palm.
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading JUDITH AT THE RODEO "If you break the heart of a thoroughbred, she doesn't even make a good cart horse."
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Late in the afternoon, when Douglas awoke, Judith was sitting beside the bed, chin in palm.
held up in the air
From this reading Douglas stared at the young girl until her gaze lifted from the floor and she smiled at him.
engage in
From this reading JUDITH AT THE RODEO "If you break the heart of a thoroughbred, she doesn't even make a good cart horse."
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading --_Mary Spencer_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Peter was not to be seen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JUDITH AT THE RODEO "If you break the heart of a thoroughbred, she doesn't even make a good cart horse."
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading Late in the afternoon, when Douglas awoke, Judith was sitting beside the bed, chin in palm.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Peter was not to be seen.
an exhibition of cowboy skills
From this reading JUDITH AT THE RODEO "If you break the heart of a thoroughbred, she doesn't even make a good cart horse."
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Peter was not to be seen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JUDITH AT THE RODEO "If you break the heart of a thoroughbred, she doesn't even make a good cart horse."
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Late in the afternoon, when Douglas awoke, Judith was sitting beside the bed, chin in palm.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Douglas stared at the young girl until her gaze lifted from the floor and she smiled at him.
English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
From this reading --_Mary Spencer_.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Douglas stared at the young girl until her gaze lifted from the floor and she smiled at him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JUDITH AT THE RODEO "If you break the heart of a thoroughbred, she doesn't even make a good cart horse."
a well-bred person
From this reading JUDITH AT THE RODEO "If you break the heart of a thoroughbred, she doesn't even make a good cart horse."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Peter was not to be seen.
up to a particular time
From this reading Douglas stared at the young girl until her gaze lifted from the floor and she smiled at him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Late in the afternoon, when Douglas awoke, Judith was sitting beside the bed, chin in palm.
at the time that
From this reading Late in the afternoon, when Douglas awoke, Judith was sitting beside the bed, chin in palm.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading JUDITH AT THE RODEO "If you break the heart of a thoroughbred, she doesn't even make a good cart horse."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Douglas stared at the young girl until her gaze lifted from the floor and she smiled at him.
Chapter 8 of Judith of the Godless Valley by Honoré Morrow holds 491 sentences, grouped into 99 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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