Chapter 15 of The Heart of the Desert is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of The Heart of the Desert is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ADRIFT IN THE DESERT Rhoda put her hands into the outstretched, shaking palms. "Rhoda! Sweetheart! Sweetheart!" DeWitt gasped.
Chapter 15 of The Heart of the Desert is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aimlessly drifting
From this reading “ADRIFT IN THE DESERT Rhoda put her hands into the outstretched, shaking palms.”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “ADRIFT IN THE DESERT Rhoda put her hands into the outstretched, shaking palms.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “DeWitt gasped.”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “ADRIFT IN THE DESERT Rhoda put her hands into the outstretched, shaking palms.”
fully extended especially in length
From this reading “ADRIFT IN THE DESERT Rhoda put her hands into the outstretched, shaking palms.”
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading “ADRIFT IN THE DESERT Rhoda put her hands into the outstretched, shaking palms.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “ADRIFT IN THE DESERT Rhoda put her hands into the outstretched, shaking palms.”
a person loved by another person
From this reading “Sweetheart!”
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aimlessly drifting
From this reading ADRIFT IN THE DESERT Rhoda put her hands into the outstretched, shaking palms.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading ADRIFT IN THE DESERT Rhoda put her hands into the outstretched, shaking palms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DeWitt gasped.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading DeWitt gasped.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading ADRIFT IN THE DESERT Rhoda put her hands into the outstretched, shaking palms.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ADRIFT IN THE DESERT Rhoda put her hands into the outstretched, shaking palms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ADRIFT IN THE DESERT Rhoda put her hands into the outstretched, shaking palms.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ADRIFT IN THE DESERT Rhoda put her hands into the outstretched, shaking palms.
fully extended especially in length
From this reading ADRIFT IN THE DESERT Rhoda put her hands into the outstretched, shaking palms.
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading ADRIFT IN THE DESERT Rhoda put her hands into the outstretched, shaking palms.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ADRIFT IN THE DESERT Rhoda put her hands into the outstretched, shaking palms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ADRIFT IN THE DESERT Rhoda put her hands into the outstretched, shaking palms.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading ADRIFT IN THE DESERT Rhoda put her hands into the outstretched, shaking palms.
a person loved by another person
From this reading Sweetheart!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ADRIFT IN THE DESERT Rhoda put her hands into the outstretched, shaking palms.
Chapter 15 of The Heart of the Desert by Honoré Morrow holds 273 sentences, grouped into 55 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 15 holds 273 sentences of The Heart of the Desert, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of The Heart of the Desert by Honoré Morrow exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 273 sentences, grouped into 55 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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