The Bushranger's Secret

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AT WARRANDILLA.

An hour after, Gray was riding swiftly across the plains on his way to the station.

He was urging on his horse with voice and hand and spur, riding as if for dear life, yet even while he rode he was making up his mind to keep back from Mr. Morton all knowledge of Dearing's map.

Of Dearing's death he was bound to tell him, but he would say nothing of the map.

If Harding was found it would be so easy to say he had forgotten it in his anxiety; if Harding-- Gray did not finish the sentence to himself, but he determined to keep back the map.

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Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Bushranger's Secret is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

AT WARRANDILLA. An hour after, Gray was riding swiftly across the plains on his way to the station. He was urging on his horse with voice and hand and spur, riding as if for dear life, yet even while he rode he was making up his mind to keep back from Mr. Morton all knowledge of Dearing's map. Of Dearing's death he was bound to tell him, but he would say nothing of the map. If Harding was found it would be so easy to say he had forgotten it in his anxiety; if Harding-- Gray did not finish the sentence to himself, but he determined to keep back the map.

The Bushranger's Secret

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Bushranger's Secret is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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AT WARRANDILLA.

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An hour after, Gray was riding swiftly across the plains on his way to the station.

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He was urging on his horse with voice and hand and spur, riding as if for dear life, yet even while he rode he was making up his mind to keep back from Mr. Morton all knowledge of Dearing's map.

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Of Dearing's death he was bound to tell him, but he would say nothing of the map.

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If Harding was found it would be so easy to say he had forgotten it in his anxiety; if Harding-- Gray did not finish the sentence to himself, but he determined to keep back the map.

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Across preposition US /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading “An hour after, Gray was riding swiftly across the plains on his way to the station.”

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “An hour after, Gray was riding swiftly across the plains on his way to the station.”

Forgotten adjective US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading “If Harding was found it would be so easy to say he had forgotten it in his anxiety; if Harding-- Gray did not finish the sentence to himself, but he determined to keep back the map.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “He was urging on his horse with voice and hand and spur, riding as if for dear life, yet even while he rode he was making up his mind to keep back from Mr. Morton all knowledge of Dearing's map.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “Of Dearing's death he was bound to tell him, but he would say nothing of the map.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Of Dearing's death he was bound to tell him, but he would say nothing of the map.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading An hour after, Gray was riding swiftly across the plains on his way to the station.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading An hour after, Gray was riding swiftly across the plains on his way to the station.

all

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From this reading He was urging on his horse with voice and hand and spur, riding as if for dear life, yet even while he rode he was making up his mind to keep back from Mr. Morton all knowledge of Dearing's map.

AndeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading An hour after, Gray was riding swiftly across the plains on his way to the station.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

anxiety

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From this reading If Harding was found it would be so easy to say he had forgotten it in his anxiety; if Harding-- Gray did not finish the sentence to himself, but he determined to keep back the map.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AT WARRANDILLA.

back

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading If Harding was found it would be so easy to say he had forgotten it in his anxiety; if Harding-- Gray did not finish the sentence to himself, but he determined to keep back the map.

bound

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From this reading Of Dearing's death he was bound to tell him, but he would say nothing of the map.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Of Dearing's death he was bound to tell him, but he would say nothing of the map.

dear

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Dearing's

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death

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From this reading Of Dearing's death he was bound to tell him, but he would say nothing of the map.

determined

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From this reading If Harding was found it would be so easy to say he had forgotten it in his anxiety; if Harding-- Gray did not finish the sentence to himself, but he determined to keep back the map.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading If Harding was found it would be so easy to say he had forgotten it in his anxiety; if Harding-- Gray did not finish the sentence to himself, but he determined to keep back the map.

easy

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From this reading If Harding was found it would be so easy to say he had forgotten it in his anxiety; if Harding-- Gray did not finish the sentence to himself, but he determined to keep back the map.

even

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finish

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From this reading If Harding was found it would be so easy to say he had forgotten it in his anxiety; if Harding-- Gray did not finish the sentence to himself, but he determined to keep back the map.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading If Harding was found it would be so easy to say he had forgotten it in his anxiety; if Harding-- Gray did not finish the sentence to himself, but he determined to keep back the map.

found

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From this reading If Harding was found it would be so easy to say he had forgotten it in his anxiety; if Harding-- Gray did not finish the sentence to himself, but he determined to keep back the map.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

Gray

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From this reading An hour after, Gray was riding swiftly across the plains on his way to the station.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading If Harding was found it would be so easy to say he had forgotten it in his anxiety; if Harding-- Gray did not finish the sentence to himself, but he determined to keep back the map.

hand

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Harding

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From this reading If Harding was found it would be so easy to say he had forgotten it in his anxiety; if Harding-- Gray did not finish the sentence to himself, but he determined to keep back the map.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Of Dearing's death he was bound to tell him, but he would say nothing of the map.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading If Harding was found it would be so easy to say he had forgotten it in his anxiety; if Harding-- Gray did not finish the sentence to himself, but he determined to keep back the map.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading An hour after, Gray was riding swiftly across the plains on his way to the station.

horse

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hour

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From this reading An hour after, Gray was riding swiftly across the plains on his way to the station.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading If Harding was found it would be so easy to say he had forgotten it in his anxiety; if Harding-- Gray did not finish the sentence to himself, but he determined to keep back the map.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If Harding was found it would be so easy to say he had forgotten it in his anxiety; if Harding-- Gray did not finish the sentence to himself, but he determined to keep back the map.

keep

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knowledge

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life

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making

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map

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mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

Morton

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notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading If Harding was found it would be so easy to say he had forgotten it in his anxiety; if Harding-- Gray did not finish the sentence to himself, but he determined to keep back the map.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Of Dearing's death he was bound to tell him, but he would say nothing of the map.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading An hour after, Gray was riding swiftly across the plains on his way to the station.

plains

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From this reading An hour after, Gray was riding swiftly across the plains on his way to the station.

riding

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From this reading An hour after, Gray was riding swiftly across the plains on his way to the station.

rode

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say

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From this reading Of Dearing's death he was bound to tell him, but he would say nothing of the map.

sentence

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From this reading If Harding was found it would be so easy to say he had forgotten it in his anxiety; if Harding-- Gray did not finish the sentence to himself, but he determined to keep back the map.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading If Harding was found it would be so easy to say he had forgotten it in his anxiety; if Harding-- Gray did not finish the sentence to himself, but he determined to keep back the map.

spur

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station

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From this reading An hour after, Gray was riding swiftly across the plains on his way to the station.

swiftly

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From this reading An hour after, Gray was riding swiftly across the plains on his way to the station.

tell

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From this reading Of Dearing's death he was bound to tell him, but he would say nothing of the map.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading An hour after, Gray was riding swiftly across the plains on his way to the station.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading An hour after, Gray was riding swiftly across the plains on his way to the station.

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urging

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voice

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WARRANDILLA

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From this reading AT WARRANDILLA.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading An hour after, Gray was riding swiftly across the plains on his way to the station.

way

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From this reading An hour after, Gray was riding swiftly across the plains on his way to the station.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Of Dearing's death he was bound to tell him, but he would say nothing of the map.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

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