Chapter 12 of The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I surely will. But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.” “Well, he'll come to your whistle, presently, if I'm not greatly mistaken. You must make him love you, Jack. It can be done with any wild creature.
Chapter 12 of The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading “But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.””
the act of consuming food
From this reading “But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.””
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading ““Well, he'll come to your whistle, presently, if I'm not greatly mistaken.”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading ““Well, he'll come to your whistle, presently, if I'm not greatly mistaken.”
plural of “oat” — annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: “oats”)
From this reading “But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.””
put a saddle on
From this reading “But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.””
uncastrated adult male horse
From this reading “But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.””
make whistling sounds
From this reading ““Well, he'll come to your whistle, presently, if I'm not greatly mistaken.”
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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 But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It can be done with any wild creature.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.”
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It can be done with any wild creature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Well, he'll come to your whistle, presently, if I'm not greatly mistaken.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.”
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading It can be done with any wild creature.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It can be done with any wild creature.
the act of consuming food
From this reading But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.”
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading “Well, he'll come to your whistle, presently, if I'm not greatly mistaken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, he'll come to your whistle, presently, if I'm not greatly mistaken.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You must make him love you, Jack.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I surely will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, he'll come to your whistle, presently, if I'm not greatly mistaken.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Well, he'll come to your whistle, presently, if I'm not greatly mistaken.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It can be done with any wild creature.
a small worthless amount
From this reading You must make him love you, Jack.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading You must make him love you, Jack.
engage in
From this reading You must make him love you, Jack.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “Well, he'll come to your whistle, presently, if I'm not greatly mistaken.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must make him love you, Jack.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Well, he'll come to your whistle, presently, if I'm not greatly mistaken.
plural of “oat” — annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: “oats”)
From this reading But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.”
in the near future
From this reading “Well, he'll come to your whistle, presently, if I'm not greatly mistaken.
put a saddle on
From this reading But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.”
uncastrated adult male horse
From this reading But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “I surely will.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.”
(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 “Well, he'll come to your whistle, presently, if I'm not greatly mistaken.
make whistling sounds
From this reading “Well, he'll come to your whistle, presently, if I'm not greatly mistaken.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I surely will.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But I can't see that wild stallion with a saddle and a bridle, eating oats like any common horse, and being led to water.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must make him love you, Jack.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, he'll come to your whistle, presently, if I'm not greatly mistaken.
Chapter 12 of The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel by Zane Grey holds 224 sentences, grouped into 45 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.
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