Chapter 5 of The Claim Jumpers: A Romance is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Claim Jumpers: A Romance is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery." "You are already," replied Bennington, for the first time aware that such was the fact. "No fencing. I have a plain business proposition to make. You and I are going to be great friends.
Chapter 5 of The Claim Jumpers: A Romance is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading “"You are already," replied Bennington, for the first time aware that such was the fact.”
a town in southwestern Vermont
From this reading “"You are already," replied Bennington, for the first time aware that such was the fact.”
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
From this reading “"No fencing.”
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."”
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
From this reading “I have a plain business proposition to make.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."”
plural of “skirt” — cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading “THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "You are already," replied Bennington, for the first time aware that such was the fact.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You and I are going to be great friends.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are already," replied Bennington, for the first time aware that such was the fact.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading "You are already," replied Bennington, for the first time aware that such was the fact.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."
a town in southwestern Vermont
From this reading "You are already," replied Bennington, for the first time aware that such was the fact.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I have a plain business proposition to make.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "You are already," replied Bennington, for the first time aware that such was the fact.
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
From this reading "No fencing.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "You are already," replied Bennington, for the first time aware that such was the fact.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You are already," replied Bennington, for the first time aware that such was the fact.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading You and I are going to be great friends.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."
a young female
From this reading THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."
the act of departing
From this reading THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading You and I are going to be great friends.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a plain business proposition to make.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."
engage in
From this reading I have a plain business proposition to make.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."
not any; not one
From this reading "No fencing.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading I have a plain business proposition to make.
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
From this reading I have a plain business proposition to make.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "You are already," replied Bennington, for the first time aware that such was the fact.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."
plural of “skirt” — cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "You are already," replied Bennington, for the first time aware that such was the fact.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You are already," replied Bennington, for the first time aware that such was the fact.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "You are already," replied Bennington, for the first time aware that such was the fact.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN "From now on," said the girl, shaking out her skirts before sitting down, "I am going to be a mystery."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You are already," replied Bennington, for the first time aware that such was the fact.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are already," replied Bennington, for the first time aware that such was the fact.
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