Chapter 4 of Sunset Pass is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Sunset Pass is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE WATCH. For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass. Meantime he was talking over the situation to himself. "The jig is up now. I've got to go back to camp presently.
Chapter 4 of Sunset Pass is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions
From this reading “"The jig is up now.”
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading “Meantime he was talking over the situation to himself.”
the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading “For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.”
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading “For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.”
a relatively flat highland
From this reading “For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.”
the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
From this reading “For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.”
to no avail
From this reading “For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I've got to go back to camp presently.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading I've got to go back to camp presently.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I've got to go back to camp presently.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I've got to go back to camp presently.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Meantime he was talking over the situation to himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Meantime he was talking over the situation to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
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From this reading I've got to go back to camp presently.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The jig is up now.
dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions
From this reading "The jig is up now.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading Meantime he was talking over the situation to himself.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE WATCH.
above and across; more than
From this reading Meantime he was talking over the situation to himself.
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
a relatively flat highland
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
in the near future
From this reading I've got to go back to camp presently.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Meantime he was talking over the situation to himself.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Meantime he was talking over the situation to himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE WATCH.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Meantime he was talking over the situation to himself.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "The jig is up now.
to no avail
From this reading For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of observation, every now and then vainly scanning the plateau through his field glass.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meantime he was talking over the situation to himself.
look attentively
From this reading ON THE WATCH.
Chapter 4 of Sunset Pass by Charles King holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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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