Chapter 19 of Steve Yeager is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of Steve Yeager is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TEXAN Steve tapped gently on the window pane with the ball of his middle finger. Instantly the sobbing was interrupted. The black head of hair lifted from the pillow to listen the better. He could guess how fearfully the heart of the girl was beating. Again he tapped on the glass.
Chapter 19 of Steve Yeager is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “THE TEXAN Steve tapped gently on the window pane with the ball of his middle finger.”
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading “He could guess how fearfully the heart of the girl was beating.”
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading “THE TEXAN Steve tapped gently on the window pane with the ball of his middle finger.”
sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
From this reading “THE TEXAN Steve tapped gently on the window pane with the ball of his middle finger.”
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading “The black head of hair lifted from the pillow to listen the better.”
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading “Instantly the sobbing was interrupted.”
in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
From this reading “THE TEXAN Steve tapped gently on the window pane with the ball of his middle finger.”
a native or resident of Texas
From this reading “THE TEXAN Steve tapped gently on the window pane with the ball of his middle finger.”
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.
anew
From this reading Again he tapped on the glass.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading THE TEXAN Steve tapped gently on the window pane with the ball of his middle finger.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading He could guess how fearfully the heart of the girl was beating.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading The black head of hair lifted from the pillow to listen the better.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The black head of hair lifted from the pillow to listen the better.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could guess how fearfully the heart of the girl was beating.
in fear
From this reading He could guess how fearfully the heart of the girl was beating.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading THE TEXAN Steve tapped gently on the window pane with the ball of his middle finger.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The black head of hair lifted from the pillow to listen the better.
in a gradual manner
From this reading THE TEXAN Steve tapped gently on the window pane with the ball of his middle finger.
a young female
From this reading He could guess how fearfully the heart of the girl was beating.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Again he tapped on the glass.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading He could guess how fearfully the heart of the girl was beating.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The black head of hair lifted from the pillow to listen the better.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could guess how fearfully the heart of the girl was beating.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The black head of hair lifted from the pillow to listen the better.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He could guess how fearfully the heart of the girl was beating.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TEXAN Steve tapped gently on the window pane with the ball of his middle finger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could guess how fearfully the heart of the girl was beating.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Instantly the sobbing was interrupted.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading Instantly the sobbing was interrupted.
held up in the air
From this reading The black head of hair lifted from the pillow to listen the better.
hear with intention
From this reading The black head of hair lifted from the pillow to listen the better.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading THE TEXAN Steve tapped gently on the window pane with the ball of his middle finger.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TEXAN Steve tapped gently on the window pane with the ball of his middle finger.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE TEXAN Steve tapped gently on the window pane with the ball of his middle finger.
sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
From this reading THE TEXAN Steve tapped gently on the window pane with the ball of his middle finger.
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading The black head of hair lifted from the pillow to listen the better.
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading Instantly the sobbing was interrupted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TEXAN Steve tapped gently on the window pane with the ball of his middle finger.
in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
From this reading THE TEXAN Steve tapped gently on the window pane with the ball of his middle finger.
a native or resident of Texas
From this reading THE TEXAN Steve tapped gently on the window pane with the ball of his middle finger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TEXAN Steve tapped gently on the window pane with the ball of his middle finger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The black head of hair lifted from the pillow to listen the better.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Instantly the sobbing was interrupted.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading THE TEXAN Steve tapped gently on the window pane with the ball of his middle finger.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE TEXAN Steve tapped gently on the window pane with the ball of his middle finger.
Chapter 19 of Steve Yeager by William MacLeod Raine holds 244 sentences, grouped into 49 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 19 holds 244 sentences of Steve Yeager, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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