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Chapter 5 of Riders of the Purple Sage is here in full — 307 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DECEPTION PASS The rider thundered up and almost threw his foam-flecked horse in the sudden stop. He was a giant form, and with fearless eyes. “Judkins, you’re all bloody!” cried Jane, in affright. “Oh, you’ve been shot!” “Nothin’ much Miss Withersteen.
Chapter 5 of Riders of the Purple Sage is here in full — 307 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having or covered with or accompanied by blood
From this reading ““Judkins, you’re all bloody!” cried Jane, in affright.”
a misleading falsehood
From this reading “DECEPTION PASS The rider thundered up and almost threw his foam-flecked horse in the sudden stop.”
oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
From this reading “He was a giant form, and with fearless eyes.”
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “He was a giant form, and with fearless eyes.”
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading “DECEPTION PASS The rider thundered up and almost threw his foam-flecked horse in the sudden stop.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading ““Oh, you’ve been shot!””
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “DECEPTION PASS The rider thundered up and almost threw his foam-flecked horse in the sudden stop.”
past form of “thunder” — move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading “DECEPTION PASS The rider thundered up and almost threw his foam-flecked horse in the sudden stop.”
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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 He was a giant form, and with fearless eyes.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “Judkins, you’re all bloody!” cried Jane, in affright.
(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 “Judkins, you’re all bloody!” cried Jane, in affright.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading DECEPTION PASS The rider thundered up and almost threw his foam-flecked horse in the sudden stop.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DECEPTION PASS The rider thundered up and almost threw his foam-flecked horse in the sudden stop.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Oh, you’ve been shot!”
having or covered with or accompanied by blood
From this reading “Judkins, you’re all bloody!” cried Jane, in affright.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Judkins, you’re all bloody!” cried Jane, in affright.
a misleading falsehood
From this reading DECEPTION PASS The rider thundered up and almost threw his foam-flecked horse in the sudden stop.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He was a giant form, and with fearless eyes.
oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
From this reading He was a giant form, and with fearless eyes.
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From this reading DECEPTION PASS The rider thundered up and almost threw his foam-flecked horse in the sudden stop.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading He was a giant form, and with fearless eyes.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading He was a giant form, and with fearless eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a giant form, and with fearless eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DECEPTION PASS The rider thundered up and almost threw his foam-flecked horse in the sudden stop.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading DECEPTION PASS The rider thundered up and almost threw his foam-flecked horse in the sudden stop.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DECEPTION PASS The rider thundered up and almost threw his foam-flecked horse in the sudden stop.
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From this reading “Judkins, you’re all bloody!” cried Jane, in affright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Judkins, you’re all bloody!” cried Jane, in affright.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Nothin’ much Miss Withersteen.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Nothin’ much Miss Withersteen.
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From this reading “Nothin’ much Miss Withersteen.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, you’ve been shot!”
go across or through
From this reading DECEPTION PASS The rider thundered up and almost threw his foam-flecked horse in the sudden stop.
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading DECEPTION PASS The rider thundered up and almost threw his foam-flecked horse in the sudden stop.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “Oh, you’ve been shot!”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading DECEPTION PASS The rider thundered up and almost threw his foam-flecked horse in the sudden stop.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading DECEPTION PASS The rider thundered up and almost threw his foam-flecked horse in the sudden stop.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DECEPTION PASS The rider thundered up and almost threw his foam-flecked horse in the sudden stop.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading DECEPTION PASS The rider thundered up and almost threw his foam-flecked horse in the sudden stop.
past form of “thunder” — move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading DECEPTION PASS The rider thundered up and almost threw his foam-flecked horse in the sudden stop.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading DECEPTION PASS The rider thundered up and almost threw his foam-flecked horse in the sudden stop.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a giant form, and with fearless eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a giant form, and with fearless eyes.
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From this reading “Nothin’ much Miss Withersteen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Judkins, you’re all bloody!” cried Jane, in affright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, you’ve been shot!”
Chapter 5 of Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey holds 307 sentences, grouped into 62 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 5 holds 307 sentences of Riders of the Purple Sage, unabridged, divided into 62 reading sections.
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