Chapter 10 of Rebel Spurs is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Rebel Spurs is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further. "How come you knew just where to make that hole to let me out?" Teodoro laughed. "That was easy, _señor_. That was the Garza Rancho—only six months has the army been there.
Chapter 10 of Rebel Spurs is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading “Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.”
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading “Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.”
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.”
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading “Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “"How come you knew just where to make that hole to let me out?"”
past form of “indulge” — give free rein to
From this reading “Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.”
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading “Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.”
plural of “mount” — a lightweight horse kept for riding only
From this reading “Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading That was the Garza Rancho—only six months has the army been there.
plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That was the Garza Rancho—only six months has the army been there.
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.
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From this reading Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "How come you knew just where to make that hole to let me out?"
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.
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From this reading Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "That was easy, _señor_.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.
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From this reading That was the Garza Rancho—only six months has the army been there.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was the Garza Rancho—only six months has the army been there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.
an opening into or through something
From this reading "How come you knew just where to make that hole to let me out?"
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.
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From this reading "How come you knew just where to make that hole to let me out?"
past form of “indulge” — give free rein to
From this reading Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.
and nothing more
From this reading "How come you knew just where to make that hole to let me out?"
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "How come you knew just where to make that hole to let me out?"
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Teodoro laughed.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "How come you knew just where to make that hole to let me out?"
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.
engage in
From this reading "How come you knew just where to make that hole to let me out?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How come you knew just where to make that hole to let me out?"
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading That was the Garza Rancho—only six months has the army been there.
plural of “mount” — a lightweight horse kept for riding only
From this reading Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.
on one occasion
From this reading Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.
and nothing more
From this reading That was the Garza Rancho—only six months has the army been there.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "How come you knew just where to make that hole to let me out?"
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was the Garza Rancho—only six months has the army been there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That was easy, _señor_.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading That was the Garza Rancho—only six months has the army been there.
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From this reading Teodoro laughed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "How come you knew just where to make that hole to let me out?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.
in or at that place or location
From this reading That was the Garza Rancho—only six months has the army been there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That was easy, _señor_.
at the time that
From this reading Once when they pulled up to breathe their horses, dismounting to loose cinches and cool the backs of the mounts, Drew indulged his curiosity further.
in or at the place that
From this reading "How come you knew just where to make that hole to let me out?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How come you knew just where to make that hole to let me out?"
Chapter 10 of Rebel Spurs by Andre Norton holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 10 holds 426 sentences of Rebel Spurs, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Rebel Spurs by Andre Norton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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