Chapter 27 of Overland Red is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Overland Red is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RIDERS Several days passed before the surgeon would express a definite opinion. Collie lay, hollow-cheeked and ghastly, in the dim interior of the tent. His eyes were wide and fixed. Overland came in. Collie recognized him and tried to smile.
Chapter 27 of Overland Red is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 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 lay, hollow-cheeked and ghastly, in the dim interior of the tent.”
precise; explicit and clearly defined
From this reading “THE RIDERS Several days passed before the surgeon would express a definite opinion.”
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading “Collie lay, hollow-cheeked and ghastly, in the dim interior of the tent.”
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading “Collie lay, hollow-cheeked and ghastly, in the dim interior of the tent.”
traveling or passing over land
From this reading “Overland came in.”
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading “THE RIDERS Several days passed before the surgeon would express a definite opinion.”
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “THE RIDERS Several days passed before the surgeon would express a definite opinion.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “Collie lay, hollow-cheeked and ghastly, in the dim interior of the tent.”
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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 THE RIDERS Several days passed before the surgeon would express a definite opinion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Collie lay, hollow-cheeked and ghastly, in the dim interior of the tent.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE RIDERS Several days passed before the surgeon would express a definite opinion.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Overland came in.
a silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotland
From this reading Collie lay, hollow-cheeked and ghastly, in the dim interior of the tent.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE RIDERS Several days passed before the surgeon would express a definite opinion.
precise; explicit and clearly defined
From this reading THE RIDERS Several days passed before the surgeon would express a definite opinion.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading Collie lay, hollow-cheeked and ghastly, in the dim interior of the tent.
give expression to
From this reading THE RIDERS Several days passed before the surgeon would express a definite opinion.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes were wide and fixed.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading His eyes were wide and fixed.
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading Collie lay, hollow-cheeked and ghastly, in the dim interior of the tent.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Collie recognized him and tried to smile.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes were wide and fixed.
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From this reading Collie lay, hollow-cheeked and ghastly, in the dim interior of the tent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Collie lay, hollow-cheeked and ghastly, in the dim interior of the tent.
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading Collie lay, hollow-cheeked and ghastly, in the dim interior of the tent.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Collie lay, hollow-cheeked and ghastly, in the dim interior of the tent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Collie lay, hollow-cheeked and ghastly, in the dim interior of the tent.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading THE RIDERS Several days passed before the surgeon would express a definite opinion.
traveling or passing over land
From this reading Overland came in.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading THE RIDERS Several days passed before the surgeon would express a definite opinion.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Collie recognized him and tried to smile.
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading THE RIDERS Several days passed before the surgeon would express a definite opinion.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading THE RIDERS Several days passed before the surgeon would express a definite opinion.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Collie recognized him and tried to smile.
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading THE RIDERS Several days passed before the surgeon would express a definite opinion.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Collie lay, hollow-cheeked and ghastly, in the dim interior of the tent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RIDERS Several days passed before the surgeon would express a definite opinion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Collie recognized him and tried to smile.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Collie recognized him and tried to smile.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His eyes were wide and fixed.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading His eyes were wide and fixed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE RIDERS Several days passed before the surgeon would express a definite opinion.
Chapter 27 of Overland Red by Henry Herbert Knibbs holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 27 holds 213 sentences of Overland Red, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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