Chapter 16 of The Frontier Angel is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Frontier Angel is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL." AS the death-rattle was heard in McGable's throat, Mansfield felt his head fall back upon his arm. He looked down and saw that all was over. Laying his head gently back upon the leaves, he straightened his limbs, and arose and looked around for his companions. Peterson and Jenkins approached.
Chapter 16 of The Frontier Angel is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading “Peterson and Jenkins approached.”
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “Laying his head gently back upon the leaves, he straightened his limbs, and arose and looked around for his companions.”
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “Laying his head gently back upon the leaves, he straightened his limbs, and arose and looked around for his companions.”
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “"ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL."”
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading “Laying his head gently back upon the leaves, he straightened his limbs, and arose and looked around for his companions.”
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading “Laying his head gently back upon the leaves, he straightened his limbs, and arose and looked around for his companions.”
New Zealand writer of short stories (1888-1923)
From this reading “AS the death-rattle was heard in McGable's throat, Mansfield felt his head fall back upon his arm.”
past form of “straighten” — straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading “Laying his head gently back upon the leaves, he straightened his limbs, and arose and looked around for his companions.”
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look about oneself
In this reading “Laying his head gently back upon the leaves, he straightened his limbs, and arose and looked around for his companions.”
fall backwards and down
In this reading “AS the death-rattle was heard in McGable's throat, Mansfield felt his head fall back upon his arm.”
In this reading “He looked down and saw that all was over.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He looked down and saw that all was over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked down and saw that all was over.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading Peterson and Jenkins approached.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading AS the death-rattle was heard in McGable's throat, Mansfield felt his head fall back upon his arm.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Laying his head gently back upon the leaves, he straightened his limbs, and arose and looked around for his companions.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Laying his head gently back upon the leaves, he straightened his limbs, and arose and looked around for his companions.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AS the death-rattle was heard in McGable's throat, Mansfield felt his head fall back upon his arm.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading AS the death-rattle was heard in McGable's throat, Mansfield felt his head fall back upon his arm.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Laying his head gently back upon the leaves, he straightened his limbs, and arose and looked around for his companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AS the death-rattle was heard in McGable's throat, Mansfield felt his head fall back upon his arm.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He looked down and saw that all was over.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL."
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading AS the death-rattle was heard in McGable's throat, Mansfield felt his head fall back upon his arm.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading AS the death-rattle was heard in McGable's throat, Mansfield felt his head fall back upon his arm.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Laying his head gently back upon the leaves, he straightened his limbs, and arose and looked around for his companions.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Laying his head gently back upon the leaves, he straightened his limbs, and arose and looked around for his companions.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked down and saw that all was over.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading AS the death-rattle was heard in McGable's throat, Mansfield felt his head fall back upon his arm.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading AS the death-rattle was heard in McGable's throat, Mansfield felt his head fall back upon his arm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AS the death-rattle was heard in McGable's throat, Mansfield felt his head fall back upon his arm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AS the death-rattle was heard in McGable's throat, Mansfield felt his head fall back upon his arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peterson and Jenkins approached.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading Laying his head gently back upon the leaves, he straightened his limbs, and arose and looked around for his companions.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Laying his head gently back upon the leaves, he straightened his limbs, and arose and looked around for his companions.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading Laying his head gently back upon the leaves, he straightened his limbs, and arose and looked around for his companions.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked down and saw that all was over.
New Zealand writer of short stories (1888-1923)
From this reading AS the death-rattle was heard in McGable's throat, Mansfield felt his head fall back upon his arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AS the death-rattle was heard in McGable's throat, Mansfield felt his head fall back upon his arm.
above and across; more than
From this reading He looked down and saw that all was over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peterson and Jenkins approached.
cut with a saw
From this reading He looked down and saw that all was over.
past form of “straighten” — straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading Laying his head gently back upon the leaves, he straightened his limbs, and arose and looked around for his companions.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AS the death-rattle was heard in McGable's throat, Mansfield felt his head fall back upon his arm.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading AS the death-rattle was heard in McGable's throat, Mansfield felt his head fall back upon his arm.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading AS the death-rattle was heard in McGable's throat, Mansfield felt his head fall back upon his arm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AS the death-rattle was heard in McGable's throat, Mansfield felt his head fall back upon his arm.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL."
Chapter 16 of The Frontier Angel by Edward Sylvester Ellis holds 342 sentences, grouped into 69 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 16 holds 342 sentences of The Frontier Angel, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.
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