Chapter 3 of Over the Border: A Novel is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Over the Border: A Novel is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Digging in his spurs, he galloped away. For a moment the girl hesitated. Her eyes went to the _hacienda_, still half a mile away, then back to her father racing madly down the slope. There was no time to go for help! Loosening the pistol in her holster, she drove in her spurs and galloped after.
Chapter 3 of Over the Border: A Novel is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the act of digging
From this reading “Digging in his spurs, he galloped away.”
past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading “Digging in his spurs, he galloped away.”
a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries
a sheath (usually leather) for carrying a handgun
From this reading “Loosening the pistol in her holster, she drove in her spurs and galloped after.”
an occurrence of control or strength weakening
From this reading “Loosening the pistol in her holster, she drove in her spurs and galloped after.”
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “Her eyes went to the _hacienda_, still half a mile away, then back to her father racing madly down the slope.”
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading “Her eyes went to the _hacienda_, still half a mile away, then back to her father racing madly down the slope.”
plural of “spur” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading “Digging in his spurs, he galloped away.”
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 “Digging in his spurs, he galloped away.”
temporarily
In this reading “For a moment the girl hesitated.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a moment the girl hesitated.
later than; following
From this reading Loosening the pistol in her holster, she drove in her spurs and galloped after.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Loosening the pistol in her holster, she drove in her spurs and galloped after.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Digging in his spurs, he galloped away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Her eyes went to the _hacienda_, still half a mile away, then back to her father racing madly down the slope.
the act of digging
From this reading Digging in his spurs, he galloped away.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Her eyes went to the _hacienda_, still half a mile away, then back to her father racing madly down the slope.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Loosening the pistol in her holster, she drove in her spurs and galloped after.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes went to the _hacienda_, still half a mile away, then back to her father racing madly down the slope.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Her eyes went to the _hacienda_, still half a mile away, then back to her father racing madly down the slope.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment the girl hesitated.
past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading Digging in his spurs, he galloped away.
a young female
From this reading For a moment the girl hesitated.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There was no time to go for help!
a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries
From this reading Her eyes went to the _hacienda_, still half a mile away, then back to her father racing madly down the slope.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Her eyes went to the _hacienda_, still half a mile away, then back to her father racing madly down the slope.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Digging in his spurs, he galloped away.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading There was no time to go for help!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes went to the _hacienda_, still half a mile away, then back to her father racing madly down the slope.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading For a moment the girl hesitated.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Digging in his spurs, he galloped away.
a sheath (usually leather) for carrying a handgun
From this reading Loosening the pistol in her holster, she drove in her spurs and galloped after.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Digging in his spurs, he galloped away.
an occurrence of control or strength weakening
From this reading Loosening the pistol in her holster, she drove in her spurs and galloped after.
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Her eyes went to the _hacienda_, still half a mile away, then back to her father racing madly down the slope.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Her eyes went to the _hacienda_, still half a mile away, then back to her father racing madly down the slope.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment the girl hesitated.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no time to go for help!
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading Loosening the pistol in her holster, she drove in her spurs and galloped after.
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading Her eyes went to the _hacienda_, still half a mile away, then back to her father racing madly down the slope.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Loosening the pistol in her holster, she drove in her spurs and galloped after.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Her eyes went to the _hacienda_, still half a mile away, then back to her father racing madly down the slope.
plural of “spur” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading Digging in his spurs, he galloped away.
not in physical motion
From this reading Her eyes went to the _hacienda_, still half a mile away, then back to her father racing madly down the slope.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a moment the girl hesitated.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Her eyes went to the _hacienda_, still half a mile away, then back to her father racing madly down the slope.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no time to go for help!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There was no time to go for help!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her eyes went to the _hacienda_, still half a mile away, then back to her father racing madly down the slope.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no time to go for help!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Her eyes went to the _hacienda_, still half a mile away, then back to her father racing madly down the slope.
Chapter 3 of Over the Border: A Novel by Herman Whitaker holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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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