Chapter 24 of Overland Red is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 24 of Overland Red is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"LIKE SUNSHINE" Louise drew off her gauntlets and tossed them on the rock. Collie saw the print of Saunders's fingers on her wrist and forearm. "I ought to 'a' made him kneel down and ask you to let him live!" he said. "I was afraid--at first. Then I was just angry.
Chapter 24 of Overland Red is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotland
From this reading “Collie saw the print of Saunders's fingers on her wrist and forearm.”
the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist
From this reading “Collie saw the print of Saunders's fingers on her wrist and forearm.”
rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading “"I ought to 'a' made him kneel down and ask you to let him live!" he said.”
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading “Collie saw the print of Saunders's fingers on her wrist and forearm.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “"LIKE SUNSHINE" Louise drew off her gauntlets and tossed them on the rock.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “"LIKE SUNSHINE" Louise drew off her gauntlets and tossed them on the rock.”
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “"LIKE SUNSHINE" Louise drew off her gauntlets and tossed them on the rock.”
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading “Collie saw the print of Saunders's fingers on her wrist and forearm.”
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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 "I ought to 'a' made him kneel down and ask you to let him live!" he said.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I was afraid--at first.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "LIKE SUNSHINE" Louise drew off her gauntlets and tossed them on the rock.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Then I was just angry.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I ought to 'a' made him kneel down and ask you to let him live!" he said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I was afraid--at first.
a silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotland
From this reading Collie saw the print of Saunders's fingers on her wrist and forearm.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I ought to 'a' made him kneel down and ask you to let him live!" he said.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading "LIKE SUNSHINE" Louise drew off her gauntlets and tossed them on the rock.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Collie saw the print of Saunders's fingers on her wrist and forearm.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "I was afraid--at first.
the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist
From this reading Collie saw the print of Saunders's fingers on her wrist and forearm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "LIKE SUNSHINE" Louise drew off her gauntlets and tossed them on the rock.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I ought to 'a' made him kneel down and ask you to let him live!" he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "LIKE SUNSHINE" Louise drew off her gauntlets and tossed them on the rock.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I ought to 'a' made him kneel down and ask you to let him live!" he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ought to 'a' made him kneel down and ask you to let him live!" he said.
and nothing more
From this reading Then I was just angry.
rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading "I ought to 'a' made him kneel down and ask you to let him live!" he said.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "I ought to 'a' made him kneel down and ask you to let him live!" he said.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "LIKE SUNSHINE" Louise drew off her gauntlets and tossed them on the rock.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "I ought to 'a' made him kneel down and ask you to let him live!" he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "LIKE SUNSHINE" Louise drew off her gauntlets and tossed them on the rock.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "I ought to 'a' made him kneel down and ask you to let him live!" he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Collie saw the print of Saunders's fingers on her wrist and forearm.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "LIKE SUNSHINE" Louise drew off her gauntlets and tossed them on the rock.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "LIKE SUNSHINE" Louise drew off her gauntlets and tossed them on the rock.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "I ought to 'a' made him kneel down and ask you to let him live!" he said.
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading Collie saw the print of Saunders's fingers on her wrist and forearm.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "LIKE SUNSHINE" Louise drew off her gauntlets and tossed them on the rock.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I ought to 'a' made him kneel down and ask you to let him live!" he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Collie saw the print of Saunders's fingers on her wrist and forearm.
cut with a saw
From this reading Collie saw the print of Saunders's fingers on her wrist and forearm.
the rays of the sun
From this reading "LIKE SUNSHINE" Louise drew off her gauntlets and tossed them on the rock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "LIKE SUNSHINE" Louise drew off her gauntlets and tossed them on the rock.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "LIKE SUNSHINE" Louise drew off her gauntlets and tossed them on the rock.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I was just angry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I ought to 'a' made him kneel down and ask you to let him live!" he said.
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading "LIKE SUNSHINE" Louise drew off her gauntlets and tossed them on the rock.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was afraid--at first.
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading Collie saw the print of Saunders's fingers on her wrist and forearm.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I ought to 'a' made him kneel down and ask you to let him live!" he said.
Chapter 24 of Overland Red by Henry Herbert Knibbs holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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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