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Chapter 11 of The Everlasting Whisper is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook. To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said: "Better let your horse eat. We've got to go pretty steady to get anywhere to-day." Gloria got down stiffly from her saddle.
Chapter 11 of The Everlasting Whisper is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading “King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.”
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.”
possessive form of “buck” — a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
From this reading “King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.”
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading “To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:”
bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
From this reading “King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.”
plural of “fringe” — the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading “King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.”
the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
From this reading “To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:”
in a stiff manner
From this reading “Gloria got down stiffly from her saddle.”
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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 To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
at or in or to any place
From this reading We've got to go pretty steady to get anywhere to-day."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
(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 "Better let your horse eat.
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
possessive form of “buck” — a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Gloria got down stiffly from her saddle.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
take in solid food
From this reading "Better let your horse eat.
bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
plural of “fringe” — the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Gloria got down stiffly from her saddle.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We've got to go pretty steady to get anywhere to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We've got to go pretty steady to get anywhere to-day."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We've got to go pretty steady to get anywhere to-day."
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Better let your horse eat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading We've got to go pretty steady to get anywhere to-day."
put a saddle on
From this reading Gloria got down stiffly from her saddle.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
make steady
From this reading We've got to go pretty steady to get anywhere to-day."
in a stiff manner
From this reading Gloria got down stiffly from her saddle.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading King slipped Buck's bridle, dropped the tie-rope, and let the animal forage along the fringes of the brook.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We've got to go pretty steady to get anywhere to-day."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We've got to go pretty steady to get anywhere to-day."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To Gloria, in a voice which struck her as being as chill as the grey, overcast sky, he said:
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Better let your horse eat.
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