Chapter 38 of The Desert Moon mystery is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 38 of The Desert Moon mystery is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Grief “What is the matter with you?” I demanded. “What are you doing with that gun?” “John is in there packing his valise. He says he is going to leave the place.
Chapter 38 of The Desert Moon mystery is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “I demanded.”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading ““What are you doing with that gun?””
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “Grief “What is the matter with you?””
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading ““What are you doing with that gun?””
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading ““John is in there packing his valise.”
go away from a place
From this reading “He says he is going to leave the place.”
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading ““John is in there packing his valise.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “He says he is going to leave the place.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are you doing with that gun?”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading I demanded.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “What are you doing with that gun?”
the act of departing
From this reading He says he is going to leave the place.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Grief “What is the matter with you?”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “What are you doing with that gun?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He says he is going to leave the place.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “John is in there packing his valise.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I demanded.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “John is in there packing his valise.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Grief “What is the matter with you?”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “John is in there packing his valise.
go away from a place
From this reading He says he is going to leave the place.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Grief “What is the matter with you?”
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading “John is in there packing his valise.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He says he is going to leave the place.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading He says he is going to leave the place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What are you doing with that gun?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Grief “What is the matter with you?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “John is in there packing his valise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He says he is going to leave the place.
a small overnight bag for short trips
From this reading “John is in there packing his valise.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Grief “What is the matter with you?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Grief “What is the matter with you?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Grief “What is the matter with you?”
Chapter 38 of The Desert Moon mystery by Kay Cleaver Strahan holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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 38 holds 163 sentences of The Desert Moon mystery, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 38 of The Desert Moon mystery by Kay Cleaver Strahan exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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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