Chapter 5 of The eagle's wing: A story of the Colorado is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The eagle's wing: A story of the Colorado is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Fool! Never whisper it. Am I not the son of Jess Cramer? It had better be so! Better not see that I am like his enemy--and rival.”
Chapter 5 of The eagle's wing: A story of the Colorado is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “It had better be so!”
an opposing military force
From this reading “Better not see that I am like his enemy--and rival.””
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading ““Fool!”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Never whisper it.”
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading “Better not see that I am like his enemy--and rival.””
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Better not see that I am like his enemy--and rival.””
a male human offspring
From this reading “Am I not the son of Jess Cramer?”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “Never whisper it.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Am I not the son of Jess Cramer?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Better not see that I am like his enemy--and rival.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It had better be so!
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading It had better be so!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Am I not the son of Jess Cramer?
an opposing military force
From this reading Better not see that I am like his enemy--and rival.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Fool!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had better be so!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Better not see that I am like his enemy--and rival.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Am I not the son of Jess Cramer?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Never whisper it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Am I not the son of Jess Cramer?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Better not see that I am like his enemy--and rival.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never whisper it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Am I not the son of Jess Cramer?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Am I not the son of Jess Cramer?
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading Better not see that I am like his enemy--and rival.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Better not see that I am like his enemy--and rival.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It had better be so!
a male human offspring
From this reading Am I not the son of Jess Cramer?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Better not see that I am like his enemy--and rival.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Am I not the son of Jess Cramer?
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading Never whisper it.
Chapter 5 of The eagle's wing: A story of the Colorado by B. M. Bower holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 5 holds 424 sentences of The eagle's wing: A story of the Colorado, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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