Chapter 25 of The Coyote A Western Story is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 25 of The Coyote A Western Story is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FILED! Rathburn picked his way slowly through the timber around to the southeast and then directly down toward the town. It was slow going, and the man seemed to relish this fact. His face was thoughtful, wistful, a bit grave. He occasionally patted his horse's neck.
Chapter 25 of The Coyote A Western Story is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “file” — record in a public office or in a court of law
From this reading “FILED!”
possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “He occasionally patted his horse's neck.”
inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “He occasionally patted his horse's neck.”
vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
From this reading “It was slow going, and the man seemed to relish this fact.”
the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
From this reading “Rathburn picked his way slowly through the timber around to the southeast and then directly down toward the town.”
having intellectual depth
From this reading “His face was thoughtful, wistful, a bit grave.”
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading “Rathburn picked his way slowly through the timber around to the southeast and then directly down toward the town.”
showing pensive sadness
From this reading “His face was thoughtful, wistful, a bit grave.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His face was thoughtful, wistful, a bit grave.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rathburn picked his way slowly through the timber around to the southeast and then directly down toward the town.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Rathburn picked his way slowly through the timber around to the southeast and then directly down toward the town.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading His face was thoughtful, wistful, a bit grave.
without deviation
From this reading Rathburn picked his way slowly through the timber around to the southeast and then directly down toward the town.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Rathburn picked his way slowly through the timber around to the southeast and then directly down toward the town.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face was thoughtful, wistful, a bit grave.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading It was slow going, and the man seemed to relish this fact.
past form of “file” — record in a public office or in a court of law
From this reading FILED!
the act of departing
From this reading It was slow going, and the man seemed to relish this fact.
death of a person
From this reading His face was thoughtful, wistful, a bit grave.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He occasionally patted his horse's neck.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rathburn picked his way slowly through the timber around to the southeast and then directly down toward the town.
possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading He occasionally patted his horse's neck.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was slow going, and the man seemed to relish this fact.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It was slow going, and the man seemed to relish this fact.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading He occasionally patted his horse's neck.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading He occasionally patted his horse's neck.
inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading He occasionally patted his horse's neck.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Rathburn picked his way slowly through the timber around to the southeast and then directly down toward the town.
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From this reading Rathburn picked his way slowly through the timber around to the southeast and then directly down toward the town.
vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
From this reading It was slow going, and the man seemed to relish this fact.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It was slow going, and the man seemed to relish this fact.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading It was slow going, and the man seemed to relish this fact.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Rathburn picked his way slowly through the timber around to the southeast and then directly down toward the town.
the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
From this reading Rathburn picked his way slowly through the timber around to the southeast and then directly down toward the town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rathburn picked his way slowly through the timber around to the southeast and then directly down toward the town.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Rathburn picked his way slowly through the timber around to the southeast and then directly down toward the town.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was slow going, and the man seemed to relish this fact.
having intellectual depth
From this reading His face was thoughtful, wistful, a bit grave.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Rathburn picked his way slowly through the timber around to the southeast and then directly down toward the town.
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading Rathburn picked his way slowly through the timber around to the southeast and then directly down toward the town.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rathburn picked his way slowly through the timber around to the southeast and then directly down toward the town.
in the direction of
From this reading Rathburn picked his way slowly through the timber around to the southeast and then directly down toward the town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Rathburn picked his way slowly through the timber around to the southeast and then directly down toward the town.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was slow going, and the man seemed to relish this fact.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Rathburn picked his way slowly through the timber around to the southeast and then directly down toward the town.
showing pensive sadness
From this reading His face was thoughtful, wistful, a bit grave.
Chapter 25 of The Coyote A Western Story by James Roberts holds 70 sentences, grouped into 14 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 25 holds 70 sentences of The Coyote A Western Story, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 25 of The Coyote A Western Story by James Roberts exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 70 sentences, grouped into 14 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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