Chapter 14 of The Heart of the Range is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Heart of the Range is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FIRE! FIRE! "Why didn't you tell me at breakfast?" demanded Swing Tunstall. "And give it away to Jack Harpe!" said scornful Racey. "Shore, that would 'a' been a bright thing to do now, wouldn't it?"
Chapter 14 of The Heart of the Range is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading “"Why didn't you tell me at breakfast?" demanded Swing Tunstall.”
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “"Shore, that would 'a' been a bright thing to do now, wouldn't it?"”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “"Why didn't you tell me at breakfast?" demanded Swing Tunstall.”
start firing a weapon
From this reading “FIRE!”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “"And give it away to Jack Harpe!" said scornful Racey.”
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading “"And give it away to Jack Harpe!" said scornful Racey.”
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “"Shore, that would 'a' been a bright thing to do now, wouldn't it?"”
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading “"Why didn't you tell me at breakfast?" demanded Swing Tunstall.”
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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 "Shore, that would 'a' been a bright thing to do now, wouldn't it?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And give it away to Jack Harpe!" said scornful Racey.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Why didn't you tell me at breakfast?" demanded Swing Tunstall.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "And give it away to Jack Harpe!" said scornful Racey.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Shore, that would 'a' been a bright thing to do now, wouldn't it?"
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "Why didn't you tell me at breakfast?" demanded Swing Tunstall.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading "Shore, that would 'a' been a bright thing to do now, wouldn't it?"
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Why didn't you tell me at breakfast?" demanded Swing Tunstall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why didn't you tell me at breakfast?" demanded Swing Tunstall.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Shore, that would 'a' been a bright thing to do now, wouldn't it?"
start firing a weapon
From this reading FIRE!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "And give it away to Jack Harpe!" said scornful Racey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And give it away to Jack Harpe!" said scornful Racey.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And give it away to Jack Harpe!" said scornful Racey.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "And give it away to Jack Harpe!" said scornful Racey.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why didn't you tell me at breakfast?" demanded Swing Tunstall.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Shore, that would 'a' been a bright thing to do now, wouldn't it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And give it away to Jack Harpe!" said scornful Racey.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And give it away to Jack Harpe!" said scornful Racey.
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading "And give it away to Jack Harpe!" said scornful Racey.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading "Shore, that would 'a' been a bright thing to do now, wouldn't it?"
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading "Why didn't you tell me at breakfast?" demanded Swing Tunstall.
express in words
From this reading "Why didn't you tell me at breakfast?" demanded Swing Tunstall.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Shore, that would 'a' been a bright thing to do now, wouldn't it?"
a special situation
From this reading "Shore, that would 'a' been a bright thing to do now, wouldn't it?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And give it away to Jack Harpe!" said scornful Racey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why didn't you tell me at breakfast?" demanded Swing Tunstall.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why didn't you tell me at breakfast?" demanded Swing Tunstall.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Shore, that would 'a' been a bright thing to do now, wouldn't it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shore, that would 'a' been a bright thing to do now, wouldn't it?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why didn't you tell me at breakfast?" demanded Swing Tunstall.
Chapter 14 of The Heart of the Range by William Patterson White holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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 14 holds 392 sentences of The Heart of the Range, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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