Chapter 10 of Overland: A Novel is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Overland: A Novel is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When the Apache tornado burst out of the cañon upon the train, Thurstane's first thought was, "Clara!" "Get off!" he shouted to her, seizing and holding her startled horse. "Into the wagon, quick! Now lie down, both of you." He thundered all this out as sternly as if he were commanding troops.
Chapter 10 of Overland: A Novel is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
From this reading “When the Apache tornado burst out of the cañon upon the train, Thurstane's first thought was, "Clara!"”
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading “He thundered all this out as sternly as if he were commanding troops.”
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
From this reading “"Get off!" he shouted to her, seizing and holding her startled horse.”
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading “He thundered all this out as sternly as if he were commanding troops.”
past form of “thunder” — move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading “He thundered all this out as sternly as if he were commanding troops.”
a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
From this reading “When the Apache tornado burst out of the cañon upon the train, Thurstane's first thought was, "Clara!"”
soldiers collectively
From this reading “He thundered all this out as sternly as if he were commanding troops.”
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “"Into the wagon, quick!”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He thundered all this out as sternly as if he were commanding troops.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Get off!" he shouted to her, seizing and holding her startled horse.
any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
From this reading When the Apache tornado burst out of the cañon upon the train, Thurstane's first thought was, "Clara!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He thundered all this out as sternly as if he were commanding troops.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Now lie down, both of you."
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading When the Apache tornado burst out of the cañon upon the train, Thurstane's first thought was, "Clara!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the Apache tornado burst out of the cañon upon the train, Thurstane's first thought was, "Clara!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the Apache tornado burst out of the cañon upon the train, Thurstane's first thought was, "Clara!"
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading He thundered all this out as sternly as if he were commanding troops.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Now lie down, both of you."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When the Apache tornado burst out of the cañon upon the train, Thurstane's first thought was, "Clara!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get off!" he shouted to her, seizing and holding her startled horse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Get off!" he shouted to her, seizing and holding her startled horse.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Get off!" he shouted to her, seizing and holding her startled horse.
the act of retaining something
From this reading "Get off!" he shouted to her, seizing and holding her startled horse.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Get off!" he shouted to her, seizing and holding her startled horse.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He thundered all this out as sternly as if he were commanding troops.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Into the wagon, quick!
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Now lie down, both of you."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now lie down, both of you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the Apache tornado burst out of the cañon upon the train, Thurstane's first thought was, "Clara!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Get off!" he shouted to her, seizing and holding her startled horse.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When the Apache tornado burst out of the cañon upon the train, Thurstane's first thought was, "Clara!"
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "Into the wagon, quick!
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
From this reading "Get off!" he shouted to her, seizing and holding her startled horse.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Get off!" he shouted to her, seizing and holding her startled horse.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading "Get off!" he shouted to her, seizing and holding her startled horse.
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading He thundered all this out as sternly as if he were commanding troops.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the Apache tornado burst out of the cañon upon the train, Thurstane's first thought was, "Clara!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He thundered all this out as sternly as if he were commanding troops.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading When the Apache tornado burst out of the cañon upon the train, Thurstane's first thought was, "Clara!"
past form of “thunder” — move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading He thundered all this out as sternly as if he were commanding troops.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the Apache tornado burst out of the cañon upon the train, Thurstane's first thought was, "Clara!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Get off!" he shouted to her, seizing and holding her startled horse.
a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
From this reading When the Apache tornado burst out of the cañon upon the train, Thurstane's first thought was, "Clara!"
create by training and teaching
From this reading When the Apache tornado burst out of the cañon upon the train, Thurstane's first thought was, "Clara!"
soldiers collectively
From this reading He thundered all this out as sternly as if he were commanding troops.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When the Apache tornado burst out of the cañon upon the train, Thurstane's first thought was, "Clara!"
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading "Into the wagon, quick!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the Apache tornado burst out of the cañon upon the train, Thurstane's first thought was, "Clara!"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He thundered all this out as sternly as if he were commanding troops.
at the time that
From this reading When the Apache tornado burst out of the cañon upon the train, Thurstane's first thought was, "Clara!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now lie down, both of you."
Chapter 10 of Overland: A Novel by John William De Forest holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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 10 holds 194 sentences of Overland: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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