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The Border Rifles: A Tale of the Texan War
The Border Rifles: A Tale of the Texan War

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of The Border Rifles: A Tale of the Texan War is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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LANZI.
Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.
"He hates him," she murmured, in a low, agitated voice; "he hates him.
Will he be willing to save him?"
She fell into an equipal, and for some minutes remained plunged in a deep reverie.
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The Border Rifles: A Tale of the Texan War

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of The Border Rifles: A Tale of the Texan War is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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LANZI.
Line 2
Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.
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"He hates him," she murmured, in a low, agitated voice; "he hates him.
/hiː heɪts hɪm ʃiː ˈmɜːrmərd ɪn ə loʊ ˈædʒəteɪtɪd vɔɪs hiː heɪts hɪm/
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Will he be willing to save him?"
/wɪl hiː biː ˈwɪlɪŋ tuː seɪv hɪm/
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She fell into an equipal, and for some minutes remained plunged in a deep reverie.

Learner Dictionary

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agitated adjective US /ˈædʒəteɪtɪd/

troubled emotionally and usually deeply

From this reading “"He hates him," she murmured, in a low, agitated voice; "he hates him.”

clump noun US /klʌmp/

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading “Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.”

hates noun US /heɪts/

plural of “hate” — the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading “"He hates him," she murmured, in a low, agitated voice; "he hates him.”

irregular adjective US /ˌɪˈreɡjələr/

contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice

From this reading “Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.”

Jaguar's noun US /ˈdʒæɡwɑːrz/

possessive form of “jaguar” — a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

From this reading “Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.”

pine noun US /paɪn/

a coniferous tree

From this reading “Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.”

re-entered verb US /ˌriːˈentərd/

past form of “re-enter” — enter again

From this reading “Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.”

reverie noun US /ˈrevəri/

absentminded dreaming while awake

From this reading “She fell into an equipal, and for some minutes remained plunged in a deep reverie.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

pine trees noun + noun counted as “pine tree”

a coniferous tree

In this reading “Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.”

deep reverie adjective + noun

In this reading “She fell into an equipal, and for some minutes remained plunged in a deep reverie.”

at length preposition + noun

in a lengthy or prolix manner

In this reading “Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.”

agitated voice adjective + noun

In this reading “"He hates him," she murmured, in a low, agitated voice; "he hates him.”

fell into verb + particle

In this reading “She fell into an equipal, and for some minutes remained plunged in a deep reverie.”

long time adjective + noun

a prolonged period of time

In this reading “Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.”

some minutes adjective + noun

In this reading “She fell into an equipal, and for some minutes remained plunged in a deep reverie.”

ride across verb + particle

In this reading “Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

agitatedadjectiveUS /ˈædʒəteɪtɪd/

troubled emotionally and usually deeply

From this reading "He hates him," she murmured, in a low, agitated voice; "he hates him.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading She fell into an equipal, and for some minutes remained plunged in a deep reverie.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Will he be willing to save him?"

bowedadjectiveUS /baʊd/

of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

Carmela

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

clumpnounUS /klʌmp/

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

deepadjectiveUS /diːp/

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading She fell into an equipal, and for some minutes remained plunged in a deep reverie.

disappearedverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd/

past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

equipal

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She fell into an equipal, and for some minutes remained plunged in a deep reverie.

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading She fell into an equipal, and for some minutes remained plunged in a deep reverie.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

hatesnounUS /heɪts/

plural of “hate” — the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading "He hates him," she murmured, in a low, agitated voice; "he hates him.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "He hates him," she murmured, in a low, agitated voice; "he hates him.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She fell into an equipal, and for some minutes remained plunged in a deep reverie.

irregularadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈreɡjələr/

contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

Jaguar'snounUS /ˈdʒæɡwɑːrz/

possessive form of “jaguar” — a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

LANZI

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading LANZI.

lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

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 Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading "He hates him," she murmured, in a low, agitated voice; "he hates him.

minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading She fell into an equipal, and for some minutes remained plunged in a deep reverie.

murmuredverbUS /ˈmɜːrmərd/

past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly

From this reading "He hates him," she murmured, in a low, agitated voice; "he hates him.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

pensivelyadverb

in a pensive manner

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

pinenounUS /paɪn/

a coniferous tree

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

plungedverbUS /plʌndʒd/

past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into

From this reading She fell into an equipal, and for some minutes remained plunged in a deep reverie.

re-enteredverbUS /ˌriːˈentərd/

past form of “re-enter” — enter again

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading She fell into an equipal, and for some minutes remained plunged in a deep reverie.

reverienounUS /ˈrevəri/

absentminded dreaming while awake

From this reading She fell into an equipal, and for some minutes remained plunged in a deep reverie.

rideverbUS /raɪd/

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

sadlyadverbUS /ˈsædli/

in an unfortunate way

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading Will he be willing to save him?"

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading She fell into an equipal, and for some minutes remained plunged in a deep reverie.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Will he be willing to save him?"

treesnounUS /triːz/

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

venta

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading "He hates him," she murmured, in a low, agitated voice; "he hates him.

watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Carmela watched for a long time the Jaguar's irregular ride across country, and when he at length disappeared in the distance, in a clump of pine trees, she sadly bowed her head and re-entered the venta slowly and pensively.

Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Will he be willing to save him?"

willingadjectiveUS /ˈwɪlɪŋ/

disposed or inclined toward

From this reading Will he be willing to save him?"

Chapter 18 of The Border Rifles: A Tale of the Texan War by Gustave Aimard holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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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Border
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