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Chapter 10 of The Cattle-Baron's Daughter is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes," Breckenridge said. "I notice, however, we are still heading for the bridge. Can't you cross the ice, Larry?" "If I wanted to I fancy I could." "Then why don't you?"
Chapter 10 of The Cattle-Baron's Daughter is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading “"I notice, however, we are still heading for the bridge.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “Can't you cross the ice, Larry?"”
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “"If I wanted to I fancy I could."”
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
From this reading “"I notice, however, we are still heading for the bridge.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “"I notice, however, we are still heading for the bridge.”
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “Can't you cross the ice, Larry?"”
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading “"I notice, however, we are still heading for the bridge.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “"If I wanted to I fancy I could."”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I notice, however, we are still heading for the bridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," Breckenridge said.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading "I notice, however, we are still heading for the bridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can't you cross the ice, Larry?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "If I wanted to I fancy I could."
travel across or pass over
From this reading Can't you cross the ice, Larry?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then why don't you?"
something many people believe that is false
From this reading "If I wanted to I fancy I could."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I notice, however, we are still heading for the bridge.
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
From this reading "I notice, however, we are still heading for the bridge.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading "I notice, however, we are still heading for the bridge.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I notice, however, we are still heading for the bridge.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Can't you cross the ice, Larry?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I wanted to I fancy I could."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can't you cross the ice, Larry?"
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading "I notice, however, we are still heading for the bridge.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," Breckenridge said.
not in physical motion
From this reading "I notice, however, we are still heading for the bridge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I notice, however, we are still heading for the bridge.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then why don't you?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If I wanted to I fancy I could."
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "If I wanted to I fancy I could."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I notice, however, we are still heading for the bridge.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Then why don't you?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," Breckenridge said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can't you cross the ice, Larry?"
Chapter 10 of The Cattle-Baron's Daughter by Harold Bindloss holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 10 holds 405 sentences of The Cattle-Baron's Daughter, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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