Chapter 4 of Scarred Eagle is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Scarred Eagle is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HUMAN BIRD. Of course the rangers had conversed in whispers, which could not have been heard three yards away. And not for a second had they ceased to watch and listen with strained senses. But they did not start. Another rifle spoke from the opposite side of the open space, the bullet passing near them.
Chapter 4 of Scarred Eagle is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “Another rifle spoke from the opposite side of the open space, the bullet passing near them.”
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “And not for a second had they ceased to watch and listen with strained senses.”
past form of “converse” — carry on a conversation
From this reading “Of course the rangers had conversed in whispers, which could not have been heard three yards away.”
plural of “ranger” — a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading “Of course the rangers had conversed in whispers, which could not have been heard three yards away.”
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading “Another rifle spoke from the opposite side of the open space, the bullet passing near them.”
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading “And not for a second had they ceased to watch and listen with strained senses.”
lacking natural ease
From this reading “And not for a second had they ceased to watch and listen with strained senses.”
plural of “whisper” — speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “Of course the rangers had conversed in whispers, which could not have been heard three yards away.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Another rifle spoke from the opposite side of the open space, the bullet passing near them.”
In this reading “Another rifle spoke from the opposite side of the open space, the bullet passing near them.”
as might be expected
In this reading “Of course the rangers had conversed in whispers, which could not have been heard three yards away.”
In this reading “Of course the rangers had conversed in whispers, which could not have been heard three yards away.”
In this reading “And not for a second had they ceased to watch and listen with strained senses.”
In this reading “And not for a second had they ceased to watch and listen with strained senses.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And not for a second had they ceased to watch and listen with strained senses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And not for a second had they ceased to watch and listen with strained senses.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another rifle spoke from the opposite side of the open space, the bullet passing near them.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Of course the rangers had conversed in whispers, which could not have been heard three yards away.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Of course the rangers had conversed in whispers, which could not have been heard three yards away.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading THE HUMAN BIRD.
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading Another rifle spoke from the opposite side of the open space, the bullet passing near them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they did not start.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading And not for a second had they ceased to watch and listen with strained senses.
past form of “converse” — carry on a conversation
From this reading Of course the rangers had conversed in whispers, which could not have been heard three yards away.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Of course the rangers had conversed in whispers, which could not have been heard three yards away.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course the rangers had conversed in whispers, which could not have been heard three yards away.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But they did not start.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And not for a second had they ceased to watch and listen with strained senses.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Another rifle spoke from the opposite side of the open space, the bullet passing near them.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course the rangers had conversed in whispers, which could not have been heard three yards away.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of course the rangers had conversed in whispers, which could not have been heard three yards away.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Of course the rangers had conversed in whispers, which could not have been heard three yards away.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading THE HUMAN BIRD.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course the rangers had conversed in whispers, which could not have been heard three yards away.
hear with intention
From this reading And not for a second had they ceased to watch and listen with strained senses.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Another rifle spoke from the opposite side of the open space, the bullet passing near them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of course the rangers had conversed in whispers, which could not have been heard three yards away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course the rangers had conversed in whispers, which could not have been heard three yards away.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Another rifle spoke from the opposite side of the open space, the bullet passing near them.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Another rifle spoke from the opposite side of the open space, the bullet passing near them.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Another rifle spoke from the opposite side of the open space, the bullet passing near them.
plural of “ranger” — a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading Of course the rangers had conversed in whispers, which could not have been heard three yards away.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading Another rifle spoke from the opposite side of the open space, the bullet passing near them.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading And not for a second had they ceased to watch and listen with strained senses.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading And not for a second had they ceased to watch and listen with strained senses.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Another rifle spoke from the opposite side of the open space, the bullet passing near them.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Another rifle spoke from the opposite side of the open space, the bullet passing near them.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Another rifle spoke from the opposite side of the open space, the bullet passing near them.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But they did not start.
lacking natural ease
From this reading And not for a second had they ceased to watch and listen with strained senses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HUMAN BIRD.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Another rifle spoke from the opposite side of the open space, the bullet passing near them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And not for a second had they ceased to watch and listen with strained senses.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Of course the rangers had conversed in whispers, which could not have been heard three yards away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And not for a second had they ceased to watch and listen with strained senses.
look attentively
From this reading And not for a second had they ceased to watch and listen with strained senses.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Of course the rangers had conversed in whispers, which could not have been heard three yards away.
plural of “whisper” — speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading Of course the rangers had conversed in whispers, which could not have been heard three yards away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And not for a second had they ceased to watch and listen with strained senses.
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 Of course the rangers had conversed in whispers, which could not have been heard three yards away.
Chapter 4 of Scarred Eagle by Andrew Dearborn holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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 4 holds 186 sentences of Scarred Eagle, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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