Chapter 15 of The Delight Makers is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Delight Makers is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Did you find that?" asked the shaman. "Yes, I found it. I and Hayash Tihua together." "Where?" "On the kauash, on the trail that leads to the north."
Chapter 15 of The Delight Makers is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"Did you find that?" asked the shaman.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “"Did you find that?" asked the shaman.”
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading “"On the kauash, on the trail that leads to the north."”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “"On the kauash, on the trail that leads to the north."”
in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination
From this reading “"Did you find that?" asked the shaman.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “I and Hayash Tihua together."”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “"On the kauash, on the trail that leads to the north."”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, I found it.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I and Hayash Tihua together."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Did you find that?" asked the shaman.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you find that?" asked the shaman.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Did you find that?" asked the shaman.
set up or found
From this reading "Yes, I found it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I and Hayash Tihua together."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I found it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, I found it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "On the kauash, on the trail that leads to the north."
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading "On the kauash, on the trail that leads to the north."
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "On the kauash, on the trail that leads to the north."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "On the kauash, on the trail that leads to the north."
in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination
From this reading "Did you find that?" asked the shaman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Did you find that?" asked the shaman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Did you find that?" asked the shaman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I and Hayash Tihua together."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "On the kauash, on the trail that leads to the north."
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading I and Hayash Tihua together."
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading "On the kauash, on the trail that leads to the north."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I found it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you find that?" asked the shaman.
Chapter 15 of The Delight Makers by Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 15 holds 395 sentences of The Delight Makers, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of The Delight Makers by Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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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