Chapter 11 of The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BROKEN PEACE-PIPE. My full defiance, hate, and scorn. SCOTT. It is the day after the departure of the runners to call the great council,--eight years since Cecil Grey went out into the wilderness. Smoke is curling slowly upward from an Indian camp on the prairie not far from the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.
Chapter 11 of The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
From this reading “Smoke is curling slowly upward from an Indian camp on the prairie not far from the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.”
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading “My full defiance, hate, and scorn.”
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading “Smoke is curling slowly upward from an Indian camp on the prairie not far from the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.”
a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
From this reading “Smoke is curling slowly upward from an Indian camp on the prairie not far from the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.”
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading “Smoke is curling slowly upward from an Indian camp on the prairie not far from the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.”
plural of “runner” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading “It is the day after the departure of the runners to call the great council,--eight years since Cecil Grey went out into the wilderness.”
directed up
From this reading “Smoke is curling slowly upward from an Indian camp on the prairie not far from the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.”
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading “It is the day after the departure of the runners to call the great council,--eight years since Cecil Grey went out into the wilderness.”
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later than; following
From this reading It is the day after the departure of the runners to call the great council,--eight years since Cecil Grey went out into the wilderness.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Smoke is curling slowly upward from an Indian camp on the prairie not far from the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My full defiance, hate, and scorn.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Smoke is curling slowly upward from an Indian camp on the prairie not far from the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading THE BROKEN PEACE-PIPE.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It is the day after the departure of the runners to call the great council,--eight years since Cecil Grey went out into the wilderness.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Smoke is curling slowly upward from an Indian camp on the prairie not far from the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is the day after the departure of the runners to call the great council,--eight years since Cecil Grey went out into the wilderness.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading It is the day after the departure of the runners to call the great council,--eight years since Cecil Grey went out into the wilderness.
a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
From this reading Smoke is curling slowly upward from an Indian camp on the prairie not far from the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It is the day after the departure of the runners to call the great council,--eight years since Cecil Grey went out into the wilderness.
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading My full defiance, hate, and scorn.
the act of departing
From this reading It is the day after the departure of the runners to call the great council,--eight years since Cecil Grey went out into the wilderness.
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading Smoke is curling slowly upward from an Indian camp on the prairie not far from the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.
being one more than seven
From this reading It is the day after the departure of the runners to call the great council,--eight years since Cecil Grey went out into the wilderness.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Smoke is curling slowly upward from an Indian camp on the prairie not far from the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Smoke is curling slowly upward from an Indian camp on the prairie not far from the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading My full defiance, hate, and scorn.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It is the day after the departure of the runners to call the great council,--eight years since Cecil Grey went out into the wilderness.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading It is the day after the departure of the runners to call the great council,--eight years since Cecil Grey went out into the wilderness.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading My full defiance, hate, and scorn.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Smoke is curling slowly upward from an Indian camp on the prairie not far from the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is the day after the departure of the runners to call the great council,--eight years since Cecil Grey went out into the wilderness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the day after the departure of the runners to call the great council,--eight years since Cecil Grey went out into the wilderness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the day after the departure of the runners to call the great council,--eight years since Cecil Grey went out into the wilderness.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Smoke is curling slowly upward from an Indian camp on the prairie not far from the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My full defiance, hate, and scorn.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Smoke is curling slowly upward from an Indian camp on the prairie not far from the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is the day after the departure of the runners to call the great council,--eight years since Cecil Grey went out into the wilderness.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Smoke is curling slowly upward from an Indian camp on the prairie not far from the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.
a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
From this reading Smoke is curling slowly upward from an Indian camp on the prairie not far from the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It is the day after the departure of the runners to call the great council,--eight years since Cecil Grey went out into the wilderness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BROKEN PEACE-PIPE.
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading Smoke is curling slowly upward from an Indian camp on the prairie not far from the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.
plural of “runner” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading It is the day after the departure of the runners to call the great council,--eight years since Cecil Grey went out into the wilderness.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading My full defiance, hate, and scorn.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading SCOTT.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is the day after the departure of the runners to call the great council,--eight years since Cecil Grey went out into the wilderness.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Smoke is curling slowly upward from an Indian camp on the prairie not far from the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Smoke is curling slowly upward from an Indian camp on the prairie not far from the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BROKEN PEACE-PIPE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is the day after the departure of the runners to call the great council,--eight years since Cecil Grey went out into the wilderness.
directed up
From this reading Smoke is curling slowly upward from an Indian camp on the prairie not far from the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It is the day after the departure of the runners to call the great council,--eight years since Cecil Grey went out into the wilderness.
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading It is the day after the departure of the runners to call the great council,--eight years since Cecil Grey went out into the wilderness.
a late time of life
From this reading It is the day after the departure of the runners to call the great council,--eight years since Cecil Grey went out into the wilderness.
Chapter 11 of The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian by Frederic Homer Balch holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 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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