Chapter 3 of The Border Legion is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Border Legion is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Joan recognized it. Roberts was not on his way home. Kells had lied. Kells had killed him. How plain and fearful the proof!
Chapter 3 of The Border Legion is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading “How plain and fearful the proof!”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Roberts was not on his way home.”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “Kells had killed him.”
a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
From this reading “Kells had lied.”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “How plain and fearful the proof!”
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading “How plain and fearful the proof!”
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “Joan recognized it.”
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading “Roberts was not on his way home.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How plain and fearful the proof!
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading How plain and fearful the proof!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kells had lied.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Kells had killed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Roberts was not on his way home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Roberts was not on his way home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How plain and fearful the proof!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Joan recognized it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joan recognized it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kells had lied.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Kells had killed him.
a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
From this reading Kells had lied.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Roberts was not on his way home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Roberts was not on his way home.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading How plain and fearful the proof!
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading How plain and fearful the proof!
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Joan recognized it.
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading Roberts was not on his way home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How plain and fearful the proof!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Roberts was not on his way home.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Roberts was not on his way home.
Chapter 3 of The Border Legion by Zane Grey holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 3 holds 414 sentences of The Border Legion, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Border Legion by Zane Grey exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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