Chapter 13 of The Desert Fiddler is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Desert Fiddler is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bob hastened to meet the figure in the road. He knew it was Imogene Chandler, and that her haste meant she was either desperately frightened or in great trouble. "Is that you, Mr. Rogeen?" She checked up and called to him fifty yards away. "Yes.
Chapter 13 of The Desert Fiddler is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Bob hastened to meet the figure in the road.”
United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)
From this reading “He knew it was Imogene Chandler, and that her haste meant she was either desperately frightened or in great trouble.”
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading “She checked up and called to him fifty yards away.”
with great urgency
From this reading “He knew it was Imogene Chandler, and that her haste meant she was either desperately frightened or in great trouble.”
made afraid
From this reading “He knew it was Imogene Chandler, and that her haste meant she was either desperately frightened or in great trouble.”
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading “He knew it was Imogene Chandler, and that her haste meant she was either desperately frightened or in great trouble.”
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading “Bob hastened to meet the figure in the road.”
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “She checked up and called to him fifty yards away.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He knew it was Imogene Chandler, and that her haste meant she was either desperately frightened or in great trouble.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She checked up and called to him fifty yards away.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Bob hastened to meet the figure in the road.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She checked up and called to him fifty yards away.
United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)
From this reading He knew it was Imogene Chandler, and that her haste meant she was either desperately frightened or in great trouble.
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading She checked up and called to him fifty yards away.
with great urgency
From this reading He knew it was Imogene Chandler, and that her haste meant she was either desperately frightened or in great trouble.
one or the other of two
From this reading He knew it was Imogene Chandler, and that her haste meant she was either desperately frightened or in great trouble.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading She checked up and called to him fifty yards away.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Bob hastened to meet the figure in the road.
made afraid
From this reading He knew it was Imogene Chandler, and that her haste meant she was either desperately frightened or in great trouble.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He knew it was Imogene Chandler, and that her haste meant she was either desperately frightened or in great trouble.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading He knew it was Imogene Chandler, and that her haste meant she was either desperately frightened or in great trouble.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading Bob hastened to meet the figure in the road.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew it was Imogene Chandler, and that her haste meant she was either desperately frightened or in great trouble.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew it was Imogene Chandler, and that her haste meant she was either desperately frightened or in great trouble.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She checked up and called to him fifty yards away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew it was Imogene Chandler, and that her haste meant she was either desperately frightened or in great trouble.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bob hastened to meet the figure in the road.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that you, Mr. Rogeen?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He knew it was Imogene Chandler, and that her haste meant she was either desperately frightened or in great trouble.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew it was Imogene Chandler, and that her haste meant she was either desperately frightened or in great trouble.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading He knew it was Imogene Chandler, and that her haste meant she was either desperately frightened or in great trouble.
come together
From this reading Bob hastened to meet the figure in the road.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Is that you, Mr. Rogeen?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He knew it was Imogene Chandler, and that her haste meant she was either desperately frightened or in great trouble.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Bob hastened to meet the figure in the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is that you, Mr. Rogeen?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew it was Imogene Chandler, and that her haste meant she was either desperately frightened or in great trouble.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He knew it was Imogene Chandler, and that her haste meant she was either desperately frightened or in great trouble.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bob hastened to meet the figure in the road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bob hastened to meet the figure in the road.
a source of difficulty
From this reading He knew it was Imogene Chandler, and that her haste meant she was either desperately frightened or in great trouble.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She checked up and called to him fifty yards away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He knew it was Imogene Chandler, and that her haste meant she was either desperately frightened or in great trouble.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading She checked up and called to him fifty yards away.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is that you, Mr. Rogeen?"
Chapter 13 of The Desert Fiddler by William H. (William Henry) Hamby holds 51 sentences, grouped into 11 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 13 holds 51 sentences of The Desert Fiddler, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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