Chapter 22 of The golden west boys, Injun and Whitey is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The golden west boys, Injun and Whitey is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEW ORDER At midnight Whitey was awakened; awakened and almost strangled at the same time. A hand was clamped across his mouth, with force enough to push his teeth down his throat. A lamp burned low in the room. Whitey saw Mrs. Steele bending over him. Her face was ashen with fear.
Chapter 22 of The golden west boys, Injun and Whitey is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading “Her face was ashen with fear.”
aroused or activated
From this reading “THE NEW ORDER At midnight Whitey was awakened; awakened and almost strangled at the same time.”
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading “Whitey saw Mrs. Steele bending over him.”
past form of “clamp” — fasten or fix with a clamp
From this reading “A hand was clamped across his mouth, with force enough to push his teeth down his throat.”
move with force
From this reading “A hand was clamped across his mouth, with force enough to push his teeth down his throat.”
English writer (1672-1729)
From this reading “Whitey saw Mrs. Steele bending over him.”
held in check with difficulty
From this reading “THE NEW ORDER At midnight Whitey was awakened; awakened and almost strangled at the same time.”
(slang) offensive names for a White man
From this reading “THE NEW ORDER At midnight Whitey was awakened; awakened and almost strangled at the same time.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A hand was clamped across his mouth, with force enough to push his teeth down his throat.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A hand was clamped across his mouth, with force enough to push his teeth down his throat.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading THE NEW ORDER At midnight Whitey was awakened; awakened and almost strangled at the same time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE NEW ORDER At midnight Whitey was awakened; awakened and almost strangled at the same time.
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading Her face was ashen with fear.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE NEW ORDER At midnight Whitey was awakened; awakened and almost strangled at the same time.
aroused or activated
From this reading THE NEW ORDER At midnight Whitey was awakened; awakened and almost strangled at the same time.
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading Whitey saw Mrs. Steele bending over him.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading A lamp burned low in the room.
past form of “clamp” — fasten or fix with a clamp
From this reading A hand was clamped across his mouth, with force enough to push his teeth down his throat.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A hand was clamped across his mouth, with force enough to push his teeth down his throat.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading A hand was clamped across his mouth, with force enough to push his teeth down his throat.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face was ashen with fear.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Her face was ashen with fear.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading A hand was clamped across his mouth, with force enough to push his teeth down his throat.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A hand was clamped across his mouth, with force enough to push his teeth down his throat.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face was ashen with fear.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whitey saw Mrs. Steele bending over him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A hand was clamped across his mouth, with force enough to push his teeth down his throat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A lamp burned low in the room.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading A lamp burned low in the room.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading A lamp burned low in the room.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading THE NEW ORDER At midnight Whitey was awakened; awakened and almost strangled at the same time.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading A hand was clamped across his mouth, with force enough to push his teeth down his throat.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Whitey saw Mrs. Steele bending over him.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW ORDER At midnight Whitey was awakened; awakened and almost strangled at the same time.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading THE NEW ORDER At midnight Whitey was awakened; awakened and almost strangled at the same time.
above and across; more than
From this reading Whitey saw Mrs. Steele bending over him.
move with force
From this reading A hand was clamped across his mouth, with force enough to push his teeth down his throat.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A lamp burned low in the room.
Identical; not different.
From this reading THE NEW ORDER At midnight Whitey was awakened; awakened and almost strangled at the same time.
cut with a saw
From this reading Whitey saw Mrs. Steele bending over him.
English writer (1672-1729)
From this reading Whitey saw Mrs. Steele bending over him.
held in check with difficulty
From this reading THE NEW ORDER At midnight Whitey was awakened; awakened and almost strangled at the same time.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading A hand was clamped across his mouth, with force enough to push his teeth down his throat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW ORDER At midnight Whitey was awakened; awakened and almost strangled at the same time.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading A hand was clamped across his mouth, with force enough to push his teeth down his throat.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE NEW ORDER At midnight Whitey was awakened; awakened and almost strangled at the same time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A hand was clamped across his mouth, with force enough to push his teeth down his throat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE NEW ORDER At midnight Whitey was awakened; awakened and almost strangled at the same time.
(slang) offensive names for a White man
From this reading THE NEW ORDER At midnight Whitey was awakened; awakened and almost strangled at the same time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A hand was clamped across his mouth, with force enough to push his teeth down his throat.
Chapter 22 of The golden west boys, Injun and Whitey by William S. (William Surrey) Hart holds 249 sentences, grouped into 50 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 22 holds 249 sentences of The golden west boys, Injun and Whitey, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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