Chapter 6 of Mountain Blood: A Novel is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Mountain Blood: A Novel is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There's nothing for you to get excited about, Buck. Miss Beggs and I took a little stroll while you were away." "A 'little stroll.'" Buckley produced a heavy gold watch, the highly chased cover of which he snapped back. "Over half an hour," he proclaimed; "you stayed too long this time." Gordon was aware of a form at his back.
Chapter 6 of Mountain Blood: A Novel is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to strive with determination
From this reading “"There's nothing for you to get excited about, Buck.”
a person who is being chased
From this reading “"A 'little stroll.'" Buckley produced a heavy gold watch, the highly chased cover of which he snapped back.”
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading “"A 'little stroll.'" Buckley produced a heavy gold watch, the highly chased cover of which he snapped back.”
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading “"A 'little stroll.'" Buckley produced a heavy gold watch, the highly chased cover of which he snapped back.”
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “"Over half an hour," he proclaimed; "you stayed too long this time."”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “"A 'little stroll.'" Buckley produced a heavy gold watch, the highly chased cover of which he snapped back.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “"Over half an hour," he proclaimed; "you stayed too long this time."”
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
From this reading “Miss Beggs and I took a little stroll while you were away."”
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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 Miss Beggs and I took a little stroll while you were away."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "There's nothing for you to get excited about, Buck.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Over half an hour," he proclaimed; "you stayed too long this time."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Beggs and I took a little stroll while you were away."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gordon was aware of a form at his back.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading Gordon was aware of a form at his back.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Miss Beggs and I took a little stroll while you were away."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "A 'little stroll.'" Buckley produced a heavy gold watch, the highly chased cover of which he snapped back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Beggs and I took a little stroll while you were away."
to strive with determination
From this reading "There's nothing for you to get excited about, Buck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A 'little stroll.'" Buckley produced a heavy gold watch, the highly chased cover of which he snapped back.
a person who is being chased
From this reading "A 'little stroll.'" Buckley produced a heavy gold watch, the highly chased cover of which he snapped back.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading "A 'little stroll.'" Buckley produced a heavy gold watch, the highly chased cover of which he snapped back.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading "There's nothing for you to get excited about, Buck.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "There's nothing for you to get excited about, Buck.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Gordon was aware of a form at his back.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "There's nothing for you to get excited about, Buck.
coins made of gold
From this reading "A 'little stroll.'" Buckley produced a heavy gold watch, the highly chased cover of which he snapped back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gordon was aware of a form at his back.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Over half an hour," he proclaimed; "you stayed too long this time."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A 'little stroll.'" Buckley produced a heavy gold watch, the highly chased cover of which he snapped back.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading "A 'little stroll.'" Buckley produced a heavy gold watch, the highly chased cover of which he snapped back.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading "A 'little stroll.'" Buckley produced a heavy gold watch, the highly chased cover of which he snapped back.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gordon was aware of a form at his back.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "Over half an hour," he proclaimed; "you stayed too long this time."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Miss Beggs and I took a little stroll while you were away."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Miss Beggs and I took a little stroll while you were away."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Over half an hour," he proclaimed; "you stayed too long this time."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Beggs and I took a little stroll while you were away."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "There's nothing for you to get excited about, Buck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A 'little stroll.'" Buckley produced a heavy gold watch, the highly chased cover of which he snapped back.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Over half an hour," he proclaimed; "you stayed too long this time."
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "Over half an hour," he proclaimed; "you stayed too long this time."
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading "A 'little stroll.'" Buckley produced a heavy gold watch, the highly chased cover of which he snapped back.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading "A 'little stroll.'" Buckley produced a heavy gold watch, the highly chased cover of which he snapped back.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Over half an hour," he proclaimed; "you stayed too long this time."
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
From this reading Miss Beggs and I took a little stroll while you were away."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A 'little stroll.'" Buckley produced a heavy gold watch, the highly chased cover of which he snapped back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's nothing for you to get excited about, Buck.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Over half an hour," he proclaimed; "you stayed too long this time."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Over half an hour," he proclaimed; "you stayed too long this time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There's nothing for you to get excited about, Buck.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Over half an hour," he proclaimed; "you stayed too long this time."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Miss Beggs and I took a little stroll while you were away."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gordon was aware of a form at his back.
look attentively
From this reading "A 'little stroll.'" Buckley produced a heavy gold watch, the highly chased cover of which he snapped back.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Miss Beggs and I took a little stroll while you were away."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "A 'little stroll.'" Buckley produced a heavy gold watch, the highly chased cover of which he snapped back.
during the time that
From this reading Miss Beggs and I took a little stroll while you were away."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There's nothing for you to get excited about, Buck.
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