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Chapter 5 of Somewhere south in Sonora is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Cal came again, and finally with Slim, but it was a dreary time before they let him ask questions. Mamie was right here in Nogales. ‘Mexicali’ Burton’s party had held out until morning at San Pasquali, when General Cordano had come, driving Vallejo away. ‘Did he lose any men?’ Elbert mumbled.
Chapter 5 of Somewhere south in Sonora is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “burton” — English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading “Cal came again, and finally with Slim, but it was a dreary time before they let him ask questions.”
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading “‘Mexicali’ Burton’s party had held out until morning at San Pasquali, when General Cordano had come, driving Vallejo away.”
a city in northwestern Mexico near the California border
From this reading “‘Mexicali’ Burton’s party had held out until morning at San Pasquali, when General Cordano had come, driving Vallejo away.”
past form of “mumble” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “Elbert mumbled.”
a town in Arizona on the Mexican border opposite Nogales, Mexico
From this reading “Mamie was right here in Nogales.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “Cal came again, and finally with Slim, but it was a dreary time before they let him ask questions.”
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading “Cal came again, and finally with Slim, but it was a dreary time before they let him ask questions.”
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In this reading “‘Mexicali’ Burton’s party had held out until morning at San Pasquali, when General Cordano had come, driving Vallejo away.”
In this reading “Cal came again, and finally with Slim, but it was a dreary time before they let him ask questions.”
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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 Cal came again, and finally with Slim, but it was a dreary time before they let him ask questions.
anew
From this reading Cal came again, and finally with Slim, but it was a dreary time before they let him ask questions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cal came again, and finally with Slim, but it was a dreary time before they let him ask questions.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading ‘Did he lose any men?’
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Cal came again, and finally with Slim, but it was a dreary time before they let him ask questions.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘Mexicali’ Burton’s party had held out until morning at San Pasquali, when General Cordano had come, driving Vallejo away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading ‘Mexicali’ Burton’s party had held out until morning at San Pasquali, when General Cordano had come, driving Vallejo away.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Cal came again, and finally with Slim, but it was a dreary time before they let him ask questions.
possessive form of “burton” — English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading ‘Mexicali’ Burton’s party had held out until morning at San Pasquali, when General Cordano had come, driving Vallejo away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Cal came again, and finally with Slim, but it was a dreary time before they let him ask questions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cal came again, and finally with Slim, but it was a dreary time before they let him ask questions.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Cal came again, and finally with Slim, but it was a dreary time before they let him ask questions.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘Mexicali’ Burton’s party had held out until morning at San Pasquali, when General Cordano had come, driving Vallejo away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Mexicali’ Burton’s party had held out until morning at San Pasquali, when General Cordano had come, driving Vallejo away.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ‘Did he lose any men?’
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading Cal came again, and finally with Slim, but it was a dreary time before they let him ask questions.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading ‘Mexicali’ Burton’s party had held out until morning at San Pasquali, when General Cordano had come, driving Vallejo away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elbert mumbled.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Cal came again, and finally with Slim, but it was a dreary time before they let him ask questions.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading ‘Mexicali’ Burton’s party had held out until morning at San Pasquali, when General Cordano had come, driving Vallejo away.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘Mexicali’ Burton’s party had held out until morning at San Pasquali, when General Cordano had come, driving Vallejo away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Did he lose any men?’
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading ‘Mexicali’ Burton’s party had held out until morning at San Pasquali, when General Cordano had come, driving Vallejo away.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Mamie was right here in Nogales.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cal came again, and finally with Slim, but it was a dreary time before they let him ask questions.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mamie was right here in Nogales.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Cal came again, and finally with Slim, but it was a dreary time before they let him ask questions.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Cal came again, and finally with Slim, but it was a dreary time before they let him ask questions.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading ‘Did he lose any men?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mamie was right here in Nogales.
the force of workers available
From this reading ‘Did he lose any men?’
a city in northwestern Mexico near the California border
From this reading ‘Mexicali’ Burton’s party had held out until morning at San Pasquali, when General Cordano had come, driving Vallejo away.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading ‘Mexicali’ Burton’s party had held out until morning at San Pasquali, when General Cordano had come, driving Vallejo away.
past form of “mumble” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading Elbert mumbled.
a town in Arizona on the Mexican border opposite Nogales, Mexico
From this reading Mamie was right here in Nogales.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ‘Mexicali’ Burton’s party had held out until morning at San Pasquali, when General Cordano had come, driving Vallejo away.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading ‘Mexicali’ Burton’s party had held out until morning at San Pasquali, when General Cordano had come, driving Vallejo away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Mexicali’ Burton’s party had held out until morning at San Pasquali, when General Cordano had come, driving Vallejo away.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Cal came again, and finally with Slim, but it was a dreary time before they let him ask questions.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Mamie was right here in Nogales.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Mexicali’ Burton’s party had held out until morning at San Pasquali, when General Cordano had come, driving Vallejo away.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Cal came again, and finally with Slim, but it was a dreary time before they let him ask questions.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cal came again, and finally with Slim, but it was a dreary time before they let him ask questions.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Cal came again, and finally with Slim, but it was a dreary time before they let him ask questions.
up to a particular time
From this reading ‘Mexicali’ Burton’s party had held out until morning at San Pasquali, when General Cordano had come, driving Vallejo away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Mexicali’ Burton’s party had held out until morning at San Pasquali, when General Cordano had come, driving Vallejo away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cal came again, and finally with Slim, but it was a dreary time before they let him ask questions.
at the time that
From this reading ‘Mexicali’ Burton’s party had held out until morning at San Pasquali, when General Cordano had come, driving Vallejo away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cal came again, and finally with Slim, but it was a dreary time before they let him ask questions.
Chapter 5 of Somewhere south in Sonora by Will Levington Comfort holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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.
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