Chapter 11 of Our Home in the Silver West is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Our Home in the Silver West is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TRAGEDY AT THE FONDA. I could not help wondering, as I glanced at aunt whether she had heard and understood the meaning of those wild Gauchos' warning. If she did she made no sign. But aunt is a M'Crimman, and the sister of a bold Highland chief. She would not _show_ fear even if she _felt_ it.
Chapter 11 of Our Home in the Silver West is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fearless and daring
From this reading “But aunt is a M'Crimman, and the sister of a bold Highland chief.”
United States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937)
From this reading “THE TRAGEDY AT THE FONDA.”
plural of “gaucho” — a cowboy of the South American pampas
From this reading “I could not help wondering, as I glanced at aunt whether she had heard and understood the meaning of those wild Gauchos' warning.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “I could not help wondering, as I glanced at aunt whether she had heard and understood the meaning of those wild Gauchos' warning.”
elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
From this reading “But aunt is a M'Crimman, and the sister of a bold Highland chief.”
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “THE TRAGEDY AT THE FONDA.”
a message informing of danger
From this reading “I could not help wondering, as I glanced at aunt whether she had heard and understood the meaning of those wild Gauchos' warning.”
showing curiosity
From this reading “I could not help wondering, as I glanced at aunt whether she had heard and understood the meaning of those wild Gauchos' warning.”
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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 But aunt is a M'Crimman, and the sister of a bold Highland chief.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I could not help wondering, as I glanced at aunt whether she had heard and understood the meaning of those wild Gauchos' warning.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I could not help wondering, as I glanced at aunt whether she had heard and understood the meaning of those wild Gauchos' warning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE TRAGEDY AT THE FONDA.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading I could not help wondering, as I glanced at aunt whether she had heard and understood the meaning of those wild Gauchos' warning.
fearless and daring
From this reading But aunt is a M'Crimman, and the sister of a bold Highland chief.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But aunt is a M'Crimman, and the sister of a bold Highland chief.
a person who is in charge
From this reading But aunt is a M'Crimman, and the sister of a bold Highland chief.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not help wondering, as I glanced at aunt whether she had heard and understood the meaning of those wild Gauchos' warning.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If she did she made no sign.
divisible by two
From this reading She would not _show_ fear even if she _felt_ it.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading She would not _show_ fear even if she _felt_ it.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She would not _show_ fear even if she _felt_ it.
United States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937)
From this reading THE TRAGEDY AT THE FONDA.
plural of “gaucho” — a cowboy of the South American pampas
From this reading I could not help wondering, as I glanced at aunt whether she had heard and understood the meaning of those wild Gauchos' warning.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading I could not help wondering, as I glanced at aunt whether she had heard and understood the meaning of those wild Gauchos' warning.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I could not help wondering, as I glanced at aunt whether she had heard and understood the meaning of those wild Gauchos' warning.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I could not help wondering, as I glanced at aunt whether she had heard and understood the meaning of those wild Gauchos' warning.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I could not help wondering, as I glanced at aunt whether she had heard and understood the meaning of those wild Gauchos' warning.
elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
From this reading But aunt is a M'Crimman, and the sister of a bold Highland chief.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could not help wondering, as I glanced at aunt whether she had heard and understood the meaning of those wild Gauchos' warning.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she did she made no sign.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But aunt is a M'Crimman, and the sister of a bold Highland chief.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She would not _show_ fear even if she _felt_ it.
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From this reading But aunt is a M'Crimman, and the sister of a bold Highland chief.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading If she did she made no sign.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading I could not help wondering, as I glanced at aunt whether she had heard and understood the meaning of those wild Gauchos' warning.
not any; not one
From this reading If she did she made no sign.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not help wondering, as I glanced at aunt whether she had heard and understood the meaning of those wild Gauchos' warning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I could not help wondering, as I glanced at aunt whether she had heard and understood the meaning of those wild Gauchos' warning.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I could not help wondering, as I glanced at aunt whether she had heard and understood the meaning of those wild Gauchos' warning.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She would not _show_ fear even if she _felt_ it.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading If she did she made no sign.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading But aunt is a M'Crimman, and the sister of a bold Highland chief.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAGEDY AT THE FONDA.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I could not help wondering, as I glanced at aunt whether she had heard and understood the meaning of those wild Gauchos' warning.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading THE TRAGEDY AT THE FONDA.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading I could not help wondering, as I glanced at aunt whether she had heard and understood the meaning of those wild Gauchos' warning.
a message informing of danger
From this reading I could not help wondering, as I glanced at aunt whether she had heard and understood the meaning of those wild Gauchos' warning.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I could not help wondering, as I glanced at aunt whether she had heard and understood the meaning of those wild Gauchos' warning.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading I could not help wondering, as I glanced at aunt whether she had heard and understood the meaning of those wild Gauchos' warning.
showing curiosity
From this reading I could not help wondering, as I glanced at aunt whether she had heard and understood the meaning of those wild Gauchos' warning.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would not _show_ fear even if she _felt_ it.
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