Chapter 7 of Rebel Spurs is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Rebel Spurs is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There were a lot of shadows this close to twilight. Lamps twinkled in the Stronghold. A horse nickered from the corrals, was answered from the barn. Then a bray—Croaker sounding off. From the hills came the far-off _yip-yip-yip_ of a coyote.
Chapter 7 of Rebel Spurs is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “A horse nickered from the corrals, was answered from the barn.”
braying characteristic of donkeys
From this reading “Then a bray—Croaker sounding off.”
small wolf native to western North America
From this reading “From the hills came the far-off _yip-yip-yip_ of a coyote.”
the lean flesh of a saltwater fish caught along Atlantic coast of southern U.S.
From this reading “Then a bray—Croaker sounding off.”
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “Lamps twinkled in the Stronghold.”
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
From this reading “Then a bray—Croaker sounding off.”
a strongly fortified defensive structure
From this reading “Lamps twinkled in the Stronghold.”
past form of “twinkle” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “Lamps twinkled in the Stronghold.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 There were a lot of shadows this close to twilight.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading A horse nickered from the corrals, was answered from the barn.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading A horse nickered from the corrals, was answered from the barn.
braying characteristic of donkeys
From this reading Then a bray—Croaker sounding off.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading From the hills came the far-off _yip-yip-yip_ of a coyote.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading There were a lot of shadows this close to twilight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A horse nickered from the corrals, was answered from the barn.
small wolf native to western North America
From this reading From the hills came the far-off _yip-yip-yip_ of a coyote.
the lean flesh of a saltwater fish caught along Atlantic coast of southern U.S.
From this reading Then a bray—Croaker sounding off.
very far away in space or time
From this reading From the hills came the far-off _yip-yip-yip_ of a coyote.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A horse nickered from the corrals, was answered from the barn.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading From the hills came the far-off _yip-yip-yip_ of a coyote.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading A horse nickered from the corrals, was answered from the barn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lamps twinkled in the Stronghold.
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Lamps twinkled in the Stronghold.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading There were a lot of shadows this close to twilight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A horse nickered from the corrals, was answered from the barn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were a lot of shadows this close to twilight.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then a bray—Croaker sounding off.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading There were a lot of shadows this close to twilight.
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
From this reading Then a bray—Croaker sounding off.
a strongly fortified defensive structure
From this reading Lamps twinkled in the Stronghold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lamps twinkled in the Stronghold.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then a bray—Croaker sounding off.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were a lot of shadows this close to twilight.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There were a lot of shadows this close to twilight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were a lot of shadows this close to twilight.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading There were a lot of shadows this close to twilight.
past form of “twinkle” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Lamps twinkled in the Stronghold.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A horse nickered from the corrals, was answered from the barn.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were a lot of shadows this close to twilight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the hills came the far-off _yip-yip-yip_ of a coyote.
Chapter 7 of Rebel Spurs by Andre Norton holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 7 holds 436 sentences of Rebel Spurs, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Rebel Spurs by Andre Norton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 436 sentences, grouped into 88 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 88 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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