Chapter 28 of Prescott of Saskatchewan is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Prescott of Saskatchewan is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE END OF THE PURSUIT When they had ridden some distance through the wood, Stanton checked his horse. "Hold on!" he cried. "Here's a bit of an opening in the brush!" He moved away a few yards, and then called out: "Looks mighty like a trail.
Chapter 28 of Prescott of Saskatchewan is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading “"Here's a bit of an opening in the brush!"”
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading “THE END OF THE PURSUIT When they had ridden some distance through the wood, Stanton checked his horse.”
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “"Here's a bit of an opening in the brush!"”
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading “THE END OF THE PURSUIT When they had ridden some distance through the wood, Stanton checked his horse.”
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “THE END OF THE PURSUIT When they had ridden some distance through the wood, Stanton checked his horse.”
United States suffragist and feminist; called for reform of the practices that perpetuated sexual inequality (1815-1902)
From this reading “THE END OF THE PURSUIT When they had ridden some distance through the wood, Stanton checked his horse.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “"Looks mighty like a trail.”
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “He moved away a few yards, and then called out:”
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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 "Here's a bit of an opening in the brush!"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Here's a bit of an opening in the brush!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He moved away a few yards, and then called out:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He moved away a few yards, and then called out:
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Here's a bit of an opening in the brush!"
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading "Here's a bit of an opening in the brush!"
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He moved away a few yards, and then called out:
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading THE END OF THE PURSUIT When they had ridden some distance through the wood, Stanton checked his horse.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Hold on!" he cried.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading THE END OF THE PURSUIT When they had ridden some distance through the wood, Stanton checked his horse.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF THE PURSUIT When they had ridden some distance through the wood, Stanton checked his horse.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He moved away a few yards, and then called out:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE END OF THE PURSUIT When they had ridden some distance through the wood, Stanton checked his horse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hold on!" he cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here's a bit of an opening in the brush!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE END OF THE PURSUIT When they had ridden some distance through the wood, Stanton checked his horse.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Hold on!" he cried.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading THE END OF THE PURSUIT When they had ridden some distance through the wood, Stanton checked his horse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Here's a bit of an opening in the brush!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Looks mighty like a trail.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "Looks mighty like a trail.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading "Looks mighty like a trail.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading He moved away a few yards, and then called out:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE PURSUIT When they had ridden some distance through the wood, Stanton checked his horse.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Hold on!" he cried.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading "Here's a bit of an opening in the brush!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He moved away a few yards, and then called out:
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading THE END OF THE PURSUIT When they had ridden some distance through the wood, Stanton checked his horse.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading THE END OF THE PURSUIT When they had ridden some distance through the wood, Stanton checked his horse.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE END OF THE PURSUIT When they had ridden some distance through the wood, Stanton checked his horse.
United States suffragist and feminist; called for reform of the practices that perpetuated sexual inequality (1815-1902)
From this reading THE END OF THE PURSUIT When they had ridden some distance through the wood, Stanton checked his horse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE PURSUIT When they had ridden some distance through the wood, Stanton checked his horse.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He moved away a few yards, and then called out:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE END OF THE PURSUIT When they had ridden some distance through the wood, Stanton checked his horse.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE END OF THE PURSUIT When they had ridden some distance through the wood, Stanton checked his horse.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading "Looks mighty like a trail.
at the time that
From this reading THE END OF THE PURSUIT When they had ridden some distance through the wood, Stanton checked his horse.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading THE END OF THE PURSUIT When they had ridden some distance through the wood, Stanton checked his horse.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading He moved away a few yards, and then called out:
Chapter 28 of Prescott of Saskatchewan by Harold Bindloss holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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 28 holds 206 sentences of Prescott of Saskatchewan, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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