Chapter 10 of The eagle's wing: A story of the Colorado is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The eagle's wing: A story of the Colorado is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“She’s welcome,” Old Jess stated smugly. “We ain’t hoggin’ no electric energy ’t I know of.” “You are, if you interfere with the building of a dam of sufficient size and strength to conserve that power.” Young Jess leaned forward, grinning impudently into Rawley’s face. “Hell!
Chapter 10 of The eagle's wing: A story of the Colorado is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change
From this reading ““You are, if you interfere with the building of a dam of sufficient size and strength to conserve that power.””
a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
From this reading ““You are, if you interfere with the building of a dam of sufficient size and strength to conserve that power.””
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading ““We ain’t hoggin’ no electric energy ’t I know of.””
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading ““We ain’t hoggin’ no electric energy ’t I know of.””
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “Young Jess leaned forward, grinning impudently into Rawley’s face.”
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading ““You are, if you interfere with the building of a dam of sufficient size and strength to conserve that power.””
in a smug manner
From this reading ““She’s welcome,” Old Jess stated smugly.”
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading ““She’s welcome,” Old Jess stated smugly.”
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In this reading “Young Jess leaned forward, grinning impudently into Rawley’s face.”
In this reading ““You are, if you interfere with the building of a dam of sufficient size and strength to conserve that power.””
In this reading ““You are, if you interfere with the building of a dam of sufficient size and strength to conserve that power.””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “You are, if you interfere with the building of a dam of sufficient size and strength to conserve that power.”
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From this reading “We ain’t hoggin’ no electric energy ’t I know of.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You are, if you interfere with the building of a dam of sufficient size and strength to conserve that power.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are, if you interfere with the building of a dam of sufficient size and strength to conserve that power.”
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading “You are, if you interfere with the building of a dam of sufficient size and strength to conserve that power.”
keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change
From this reading “You are, if you interfere with the building of a dam of sufficient size and strength to conserve that power.”
a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
From this reading “You are, if you interfere with the building of a dam of sufficient size and strength to conserve that power.”
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading “We ain’t hoggin’ no electric energy ’t I know of.”
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading “We ain’t hoggin’ no electric energy ’t I know of.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Young Jess leaned forward, grinning impudently into Rawley’s face.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Young Jess leaned forward, grinning impudently into Rawley’s face.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Young Jess leaned forward, grinning impudently into Rawley’s face.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “Hell!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We ain’t hoggin’ no electric energy ’t I know of.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “We ain’t hoggin’ no electric energy ’t I know of.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You are, if you interfere with the building of a dam of sufficient size and strength to conserve that power.”
in an impudent or impertinent manner
From this reading Young Jess leaned forward, grinning impudently into Rawley’s face.
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading “You are, if you interfere with the building of a dam of sufficient size and strength to conserve that power.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Young Jess leaned forward, grinning impudently into Rawley’s face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’s welcome,” Old Jess stated smugly.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “We ain’t hoggin’ no electric energy ’t I know of.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Young Jess leaned forward, grinning impudently into Rawley’s face.
not any; not one
From this reading “We ain’t hoggin’ no electric energy ’t I know of.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “We ain’t hoggin’ no electric energy ’t I know of.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “She’s welcome,” Old Jess stated smugly.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading “You are, if you interfere with the building of a dam of sufficient size and strength to conserve that power.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Young Jess leaned forward, grinning impudently into Rawley’s face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’s welcome,” Old Jess stated smugly.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading “You are, if you interfere with the building of a dam of sufficient size and strength to conserve that power.”
in a smug manner
From this reading “She’s welcome,” Old Jess stated smugly.
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading “She’s welcome,” Old Jess stated smugly.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading “You are, if you interfere with the building of a dam of sufficient size and strength to conserve that power.”
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading “You are, if you interfere with the building of a dam of sufficient size and strength to conserve that power.”
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading “We ain’t hoggin’ no electric energy ’t I know of.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You are, if you interfere with the building of a dam of sufficient size and strength to conserve that power.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You are, if you interfere with the building of a dam of sufficient size and strength to conserve that power.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You are, if you interfere with the building of a dam of sufficient size and strength to conserve that power.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We ain’t hoggin’ no electric energy ’t I know of.”
accept gladly
From this reading “She’s welcome,” Old Jess stated smugly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You are, if you interfere with the building of a dam of sufficient size and strength to conserve that power.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are, if you interfere with the building of a dam of sufficient size and strength to conserve that power.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Young Jess leaned forward, grinning impudently into Rawley’s face.
Chapter 10 of The eagle's wing: A story of the Colorado by B. M. Bower holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 10 holds 427 sentences of The eagle's wing: A story of the Colorado, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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