Chapter XXIX of The Heart of Canyon Pass, “His Last Card,” is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXIX
Chapter XXIX of The Heart of Canyon Pass, “His Last Card,” is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hunt lingered in his sister’s room after Joe Hurley had left them. They were talking when Maria came up to take away the tea things. The Mexican woman was greatly excited. “Those bad men! She get it now—in the neck you say, si?
Chapter XXIX of The Heart of Canyon Pass, “His Last Card,” is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “The Mexican woman was greatly excited.”
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading “The Mexican woman was greatly excited.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “Hunt lingered in his sister’s room after Joe Hurley had left them.”
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading “Hunt lingered in his sister’s room after Joe Hurley had left them.”
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading “They were talking when Maria came up to take away the tea things.”
a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading “The Mexican woman was greatly excited.”
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “They were talking when Maria came up to take away the tea things.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The Mexican woman was greatly excited.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “They were talking when Maria came up to take away the tea things.”
In this reading “Hunt lingered in his sister’s room after Joe Hurley had left them.”
remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
In this reading “They were talking when Maria came up to take away the tea things.”
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.
later than; following
From this reading Hunt lingered in his sister’s room after Joe Hurley had left them.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They were talking when Maria came up to take away the tea things.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “Those bad men!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They were talking when Maria came up to take away the tea things.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading The Mexican woman was greatly excited.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She get it now—in the neck you say, si?
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading The Mexican woman was greatly excited.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hunt lingered in his sister’s room after Joe Hurley had left them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hunt lingered in his sister’s room after Joe Hurley had left them.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading Hunt lingered in his sister’s room after Joe Hurley had left them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hunt lingered in his sister’s room after Joe Hurley had left them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hunt lingered in his sister’s room after Joe Hurley had left them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She get it now—in the neck you say, si?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hunt lingered in his sister’s room after Joe Hurley had left them.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Hunt lingered in his sister’s room after Joe Hurley had left them.
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading Hunt lingered in his sister’s room after Joe Hurley had left them.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading They were talking when Maria came up to take away the tea things.
the force of workers available
From this reading “Those bad men!
a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading The Mexican woman was greatly excited.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading She get it now—in the neck you say, si?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She get it now—in the neck you say, si?
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Hunt lingered in his sister’s room after Joe Hurley had left them.
express in words
From this reading She get it now—in the neck you say, si?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She get it now—in the neck you say, si?
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading She get it now—in the neck you say, si?
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Hunt lingered in his sister’s room after Joe Hurley had left them.
carry out
From this reading They were talking when Maria came up to take away the tea things.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading They were talking when Maria came up to take away the tea things.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading They were talking when Maria came up to take away the tea things.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were talking when Maria came up to take away the tea things.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hunt lingered in his sister’s room after Joe Hurley had left them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were talking when Maria came up to take away the tea things.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading They were talking when Maria came up to take away the tea things.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those bad men!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were talking when Maria came up to take away the tea things.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They were talking when Maria came up to take away the tea things.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Mexican woman was greatly excited.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were talking when Maria came up to take away the tea things.
at the time that
From this reading They were talking when Maria came up to take away the tea things.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The Mexican woman was greatly excited.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She get it now—in the neck you say, si?
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