Chapter 2 of The Border Legion is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Border Legion is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She would lie awake. It would be impossible to sleep. And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace. This plan occupied her thoughts for a long while. If she had not been used to Western ways she would have tried just that thing.
Chapter 2 of The Border Legion is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “She would lie awake.”
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace.”
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading “And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace.”
held or filled or in use
From this reading “This plan occupied her thoughts for a long while.”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “This plan occupied her thoughts for a long while.”
move stealthily
From this reading “And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace.”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading “If she had not been used to Western ways she would have tried just that thing.”
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading “If she had not been used to Western ways she would have tried just that thing.”
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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 This plan occupied her thoughts for a long while.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading She would lie awake.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be impossible to sleep.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If she had not been used to Western ways she would have tried just that thing.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This plan occupied her thoughts for a long while.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If she had not been used to Western ways she would have tried just that thing.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If she had not been used to Western ways she would have tried just that thing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she had not been used to Western ways she would have tried just that thing.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading It would be impossible to sleep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be impossible to sleep.
and nothing more
From this reading If she had not been used to Western ways she would have tried just that thing.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading She would lie awake.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading This plan occupied her thoughts for a long while.
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If she had not been used to Western ways she would have tried just that thing.
held or filled or in use
From this reading This plan occupied her thoughts for a long while.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading This plan occupied her thoughts for a long while.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would lie awake.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading It would be impossible to sleep.
move stealthily
From this reading And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If she had not been used to Western ways she would have tried just that thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And suddenly into her full mind flashed an idea to slip away in the darkness, find her horse, and so escape from any possible menace.
a special situation
From this reading If she had not been used to Western ways she would have tried just that thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This plan occupied her thoughts for a long while.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading This plan occupied her thoughts for a long while.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be impossible to sleep.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading If she had not been used to Western ways she would have tried just that thing.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading If she had not been used to Western ways she would have tried just that thing.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading If she had not been used to Western ways she would have tried just that thing.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading If she had not been used to Western ways she would have tried just that thing.
during the time that
From this reading This plan occupied her thoughts for a long while.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would lie awake.
Chapter 2 of The Border Legion by Zane Grey holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 2 holds 421 sentences of The Border Legion, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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