Chapter XIX of The Antelope Boy, “On the Way,” is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIX
Chapter XIX of The Antelope Boy, “On the Way,” is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Percy Vere was much interested in what Oneotah had told him, and he gently detained her. “I do not wonder that you love this strange man,” he answered. “I am more and more impressed by the evidences of his power that I have seen. Let him pass on—we can overtake him—you know the way?” “Oh, yes; these scenes are familiar to me.
Chapter XIX of The Antelope Boy, “On the Way,” is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading “Percy Vere was much interested in what Oneotah had told him, and he gently detained her.”
plural of “evidence” — your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading ““I am more and more impressed by the evidences of his power that I have seen.”
well known or easily recognized
From this reading ““Oh, yes; these scenes are familiar to me.”
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading ““I am more and more impressed by the evidences of his power that I have seen.”
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading “Percy Vere was much interested in what Oneotah had told him, and he gently detained her.”
catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading “Let him pass on—we can overtake him—you know the way?””
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading “Percy Vere was much interested in what Oneotah had told him, and he gently detained her.”
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading ““Oh, yes; these scenes are familiar to me.”
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In this reading “Percy Vere was much interested in what Oneotah had told him, and he gently detained her.”
place into the hands or custody of
In this reading “Let him pass on—we can overtake him—you know the way?””
In this reading ““I do not wonder that you love this strange man,” he answered.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am more and more impressed by the evidences of his power that I have seen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Percy Vere was much interested in what Oneotah had told him, and he gently detained her.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “I do not wonder that you love this strange man,” he answered.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh, yes; these scenes are familiar to me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I am more and more impressed by the evidences of his power that I have seen.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Let him pass on—we can overtake him—you know the way?”
past form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading Percy Vere was much interested in what Oneotah had told him, and he gently detained her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I do not wonder that you love this strange man,” he answered.
plural of “evidence” — your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “I am more and more impressed by the evidences of his power that I have seen.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading “Oh, yes; these scenes are familiar to me.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Percy Vere was much interested in what Oneotah had told him, and he gently detained her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Percy Vere was much interested in what Oneotah had told him, and he gently detained her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I am more and more impressed by the evidences of his power that I have seen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Percy Vere was much interested in what Oneotah had told him, and he gently detained her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Percy Vere was much interested in what Oneotah had told him, and he gently detained her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Percy Vere was much interested in what Oneotah had told him, and he gently detained her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I am more and more impressed by the evidences of his power that I have seen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I do not wonder that you love this strange man,” he answered.
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading “I am more and more impressed by the evidences of his power that I have seen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Percy Vere was much interested in what Oneotah had told him, and he gently detained her.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading Percy Vere was much interested in what Oneotah had told him, and he gently detained her.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Let him pass on—we can overtake him—you know the way?”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let him pass on—we can overtake him—you know the way?”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “I do not wonder that you love this strange man,” he answered.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I do not wonder that you love this strange man,” he answered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, yes; these scenes are familiar to me.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “I am more and more impressed by the evidences of his power that I have seen.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Percy Vere was much interested in what Oneotah had told him, and he gently detained her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I do not wonder that you love this strange man,” he answered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I am more and more impressed by the evidences of his power that I have seen.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, yes; these scenes are familiar to me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Let him pass on—we can overtake him—you know the way?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Percy Vere was much interested in what Oneotah had told him, and he gently detained her.
catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading Let him pass on—we can overtake him—you know the way?”
go across or through
From this reading Let him pass on—we can overtake him—you know the way?”
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading Percy Vere was much interested in what Oneotah had told him, and he gently detained her.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading “I am more and more impressed by the evidences of his power that I have seen.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading “Oh, yes; these scenes are familiar to me.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I am more and more impressed by the evidences of his power that I have seen.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “I do not wonder that you love this strange man,” he answered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I do not wonder that you love this strange man,” he answered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I am more and more impressed by the evidences of his power that I have seen.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Oh, yes; these scenes are familiar to me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I do not wonder that you love this strange man,” he answered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, yes; these scenes are familiar to me.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Percy Vere was much interested in what Oneotah had told him, and he gently detained her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Percy Vere was much interested in what Oneotah had told him, and he gently detained her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Percy Vere was much interested in what Oneotah had told him, and he gently detained her.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Let him pass on—we can overtake him—you know the way?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Let him pass on—we can overtake him—you know the way?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Percy Vere was much interested in what Oneotah had told him, and he gently detained her.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I do not wonder that you love this strange man,” he answered.
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh, yes; these scenes are familiar to me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I do not wonder that you love this strange man,” he answered.
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