Chapter 14 of Rainbow's End is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Rainbow's End is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Other men were assembling now. The column was ready to move, but Judson signaled to Colonel Lopez and made known the identity of the sick stranger. The colonel came forward swiftly and laid a hand upon O'Reilly's shoulder, saying: "So! You were right, after all.
Chapter 14 of Rainbow's End is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the act of gathering something together
From this reading “Other men were assembling now.”
a line of units following one after another
From this reading “The column was ready to move, but Judson signaled to Colonel Lopez and made known the identity of the sick stranger.”
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading “The column was ready to move, but Judson signaled to Colonel Lopez and made known the identity of the sick stranger.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “The column was ready to move, but Judson signaled to Colonel Lopez and made known the identity of the sick stranger.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “The colonel came forward swiftly and laid a hand upon O'Reilly's shoulder, saying:”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “The column was ready to move, but Judson signaled to Colonel Lopez and made known the identity of the sick stranger.”
past form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
From this reading “The column was ready to move, but Judson signaled to Colonel Lopez and made known the identity of the sick stranger.”
in a swift manner
From this reading “The colonel came forward swiftly and laid a hand upon O'Reilly's shoulder, saying:”
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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 colonel came forward swiftly and laid a hand upon O'Reilly's shoulder, saying:
later than; following
From this reading You were right, after all.
(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 You were right, after all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The column was ready to move, but Judson signaled to Colonel Lopez and made known the identity of the sick stranger.
the act of gathering something together
From this reading Other men were assembling now.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The column was ready to move, but Judson signaled to Colonel Lopez and made known the identity of the sick stranger.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The colonel came forward swiftly and laid a hand upon O'Reilly's shoulder, saying:
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading The column was ready to move, but Judson signaled to Colonel Lopez and made known the identity of the sick stranger.
a line of units following one after another
From this reading The column was ready to move, but Judson signaled to Colonel Lopez and made known the identity of the sick stranger.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The colonel came forward swiftly and laid a hand upon O'Reilly's shoulder, saying:
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The colonel came forward swiftly and laid a hand upon O'Reilly's shoulder, saying:
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading The column was ready to move, but Judson signaled to Colonel Lopez and made known the identity of the sick stranger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The column was ready to move, but Judson signaled to Colonel Lopez and made known the identity of the sick stranger.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading The column was ready to move, but Judson signaled to Colonel Lopez and made known the identity of the sick stranger.
set down according to a plan
From this reading The colonel came forward swiftly and laid a hand upon O'Reilly's shoulder, saying:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The column was ready to move, but Judson signaled to Colonel Lopez and made known the identity of the sick stranger.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The column was ready to move, but Judson signaled to Colonel Lopez and made known the identity of the sick stranger.
the force of workers available
From this reading Other men were assembling now.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The column was ready to move, but Judson signaled to Colonel Lopez and made known the identity of the sick stranger.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Other men were assembling now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The colonel came forward swiftly and laid a hand upon O'Reilly's shoulder, saying:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The column was ready to move, but Judson signaled to Colonel Lopez and made known the identity of the sick stranger.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Other men were assembling now.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The column was ready to move, but Judson signaled to Colonel Lopez and made known the identity of the sick stranger.
precisely, exactly
From this reading You were right, after all.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading The colonel came forward swiftly and laid a hand upon O'Reilly's shoulder, saying:
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading The colonel came forward swiftly and laid a hand upon O'Reilly's shoulder, saying:
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading The column was ready to move, but Judson signaled to Colonel Lopez and made known the identity of the sick stranger.
past form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
From this reading The column was ready to move, but Judson signaled to Colonel Lopez and made known the identity of the sick stranger.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So!
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading The column was ready to move, but Judson signaled to Colonel Lopez and made known the identity of the sick stranger.
in a swift manner
From this reading The colonel came forward swiftly and laid a hand upon O'Reilly's shoulder, saying:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The column was ready to move, but Judson signaled to Colonel Lopez and made known the identity of the sick stranger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The column was ready to move, but Judson signaled to Colonel Lopez and made known the identity of the sick stranger.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The colonel came forward swiftly and laid a hand upon O'Reilly's shoulder, saying:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The column was ready to move, but Judson signaled to Colonel Lopez and made known the identity of the sick stranger.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Other men were assembling now.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You were right, after all.
Chapter 14 of Rainbow's End by Rex Beach holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 14 holds 409 sentences of Rainbow's End, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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