Chapter 3 of The Death Shot: A Story Retold is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Death Shot: A Story Retold is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Shall he go back in search of them? No--no--no! He does not dare to return upon that track. The forest path is too sombre, too solitary, now. By the margin of the dank lagoon, under the ghostly shadow of the cypresses, he might meet the ghost of the man murdered!
Chapter 3 of The Death Shot: A Story Retold is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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unpleasantly cool and humid
From this reading “By the margin of the dank lagoon, under the ghostly shadow of the cypresses, he might meet the ghost of the man murdered!”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “By the margin of the dank lagoon, under the ghostly shadow of the cypresses, he might meet the ghost of the man murdered!”
resembling or characteristic of a phantom
From this reading “By the margin of the dank lagoon, under the ghostly shadow of the cypresses, he might meet the ghost of the man murdered!”
a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
From this reading “By the margin of the dank lagoon, under the ghostly shadow of the cypresses, he might meet the ghost of the man murdered!”
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
From this reading “By the margin of the dank lagoon, under the ghostly shadow of the cypresses, he might meet the ghost of the man murdered!”
killed unlawfully
From this reading “By the margin of the dank lagoon, under the ghostly shadow of the cypresses, he might meet the ghost of the man murdered!”
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading “The forest path is too sombre, too solitary, now.”
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “He does not dare to return upon that track.”
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in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Shall he go back in search of them?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the margin of the dank lagoon, under the ghostly shadow of the cypresses, he might meet the ghost of the man murdered!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the margin of the dank lagoon, under the ghostly shadow of the cypresses, he might meet the ghost of the man murdered!
unpleasantly cool and humid
From this reading By the margin of the dank lagoon, under the ghostly shadow of the cypresses, he might meet the ghost of the man murdered!
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading He does not dare to return upon that track.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He does not dare to return upon that track.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The forest path is too sombre, too solitary, now.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading By the margin of the dank lagoon, under the ghostly shadow of the cypresses, he might meet the ghost of the man murdered!
resembling or characteristic of a phantom
From this reading By the margin of the dank lagoon, under the ghostly shadow of the cypresses, he might meet the ghost of the man murdered!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Shall he go back in search of them?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Shall he go back in search of them?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Shall he go back in search of them?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The forest path is too sombre, too solitary, now.
a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
From this reading By the margin of the dank lagoon, under the ghostly shadow of the cypresses, he might meet the ghost of the man murdered!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading By the margin of the dank lagoon, under the ghostly shadow of the cypresses, he might meet the ghost of the man murdered!
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
From this reading By the margin of the dank lagoon, under the ghostly shadow of the cypresses, he might meet the ghost of the man murdered!
come together
From this reading By the margin of the dank lagoon, under the ghostly shadow of the cypresses, he might meet the ghost of the man murdered!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading By the margin of the dank lagoon, under the ghostly shadow of the cypresses, he might meet the ghost of the man murdered!
killed unlawfully
From this reading By the margin of the dank lagoon, under the ghostly shadow of the cypresses, he might meet the ghost of the man murdered!
not any; not one
From this reading No--no--no!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He does not dare to return upon that track.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The forest path is too sombre, too solitary, now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shall he go back in search of them?
a course of conduct
From this reading The forest path is too sombre, too solitary, now.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He does not dare to return upon that track.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Shall he go back in search of them?
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading By the margin of the dank lagoon, under the ghostly shadow of the cypresses, he might meet the ghost of the man murdered!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall he go back in search of them?
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading The forest path is too sombre, too solitary, now.
lacking brightness or color; dull
From this reading The forest path is too sombre, too solitary, now.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He does not dare to return upon that track.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The forest path is too sombre, too solitary, now.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Shall he go back in search of them?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He does not dare to return upon that track.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The forest path is too sombre, too solitary, now.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading He does not dare to return upon that track.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading By the margin of the dank lagoon, under the ghostly shadow of the cypresses, he might meet the ghost of the man murdered!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He does not dare to return upon that track.
Chapter 3 of The Death Shot: A Story Retold by Mayne Reid holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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