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The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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We'd never reach him now, that is, if we went together.
One of us alone might get to see him, especially in White Sage.
If we all rode over to his ranch we'd have to fight his men before we reached the corrals.
You yourself will find it pretty warm when you go out with us on the ranges, and if you make White Sage you'll find it hot.
You're called 'Dene's spy' there, and the rustlers are still looking for you.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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We'd never reach him now, that is, if we went together.
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One of us alone might get to see him, especially in White Sage.
/wʌn ʌv ʌs əˈloʊn maɪt ɡet tuː siː hɪm əˈspeʃli ɪn waɪt seɪdʒ/
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If we all rode over to his ranch we'd have to fight his men before we reached the corrals.
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You yourself will find it pretty warm when you go out with us on the ranges, and if you make White Sage you'll find it hot.
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You're called 'Dene's spy' there, and the rustlers are still looking for you.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

especially adverb US /əˈspeʃli/

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading “One of us alone might get to see him, especially in White Sage.”

ranch noun US /ræntʃ/

farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

From this reading “If we all rode over to his ranch we'd have to fight his men before we reached the corrals.”

ranges noun US /ˈreɪndʒəz/

plural of “range” — an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading “You yourself will find it pretty warm when you go out with us on the ranges, and if you make White Sage you'll find it hot.”

rode verb US /roʊd/

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading “If we all rode over to his ranch we'd have to fight his men before we reached the corrals.”

rustlers noun US /ˈrʌsələrz/

plural of “rustler” — someone who steals livestock (especially cattle)

From this reading “You're called 'Dene's spy' there, and the rustlers are still looking for you.”

Sage noun US /seɪdʒ/

a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom

From this reading “One of us alone might get to see him, especially in White Sage.”

spy verb US /spaɪ/

catch sight of

From this reading “You're called 'Dene's spy' there, and the rustlers are still looking for you.”

warm adjective US /wɔːrm/

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading “You yourself will find it pretty warm when you go out with us on the ranges, and if you make White Sage you'll find it hot.”

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading If we all rode over to his ranch we'd have to fight his men before we reached the corrals.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading One of us alone might get to see him, especially in White Sage.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading You yourself will find it pretty warm when you go out with us on the ranges, and if you make White Sage you'll find it hot.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading You're called 'Dene's spy' there, and the rustlers are still looking for you.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading If we all rode over to his ranch we'd have to fight his men before we reached the corrals.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading You're called 'Dene's spy' there, and the rustlers are still looking for you.

corrals

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If we all rode over to his ranch we'd have to fight his men before we reached the corrals.

Dene's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You're called 'Dene's spy' there, and the rustlers are still looking for you.

especiallyadverbUS /əˈspeʃli/

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading One of us alone might get to see him, especially in White Sage.

fightverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading If we all rode over to his ranch we'd have to fight his men before we reached the corrals.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading You yourself will find it pretty warm when you go out with us on the ranges, and if you make White Sage you'll find it hot.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading You're called 'Dene's spy' there, and the rustlers are still looking for you.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading One of us alone might get to see him, especially in White Sage.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading You yourself will find it pretty warm when you go out with us on the ranges, and if you make White Sage you'll find it hot.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading If we all rode over to his ranch we'd have to fight his men before we reached the corrals.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “We'd never reach him now, that is, if we went together.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading If we all rode over to his ranch we'd have to fight his men before we reached the corrals.

hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading You yourself will find it pretty warm when you go out with us on the ranges, and if you make White Sage you'll find it hot.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “We'd never reach him now, that is, if we went together.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading One of us alone might get to see him, especially in White Sage.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “We'd never reach him now, that is, if we went together.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading You yourself will find it pretty warm when you go out with us on the ranges, and if you make White Sage you'll find it hot.

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading You're called 'Dene's spy' there, and the rustlers are still looking for you.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading You yourself will find it pretty warm when you go out with us on the ranges, and if you make White Sage you'll find it hot.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading If we all rode over to his ranch we'd have to fight his men before we reached the corrals.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading One of us alone might get to see him, especially in White Sage.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “We'd never reach him now, that is, if we went together.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “We'd never reach him now, that is, if we went together.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading One of us alone might get to see him, especially in White Sage.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading You yourself will find it pretty warm when you go out with us on the ranges, and if you make White Sage you'll find it hot.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One of us alone might get to see him, especially in White Sage.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading You yourself will find it pretty warm when you go out with us on the ranges, and if you make White Sage you'll find it hot.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading If we all rode over to his ranch we'd have to fight his men before we reached the corrals.

prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading You yourself will find it pretty warm when you go out with us on the ranges, and if you make White Sage you'll find it hot.

ranchnounUS /ræntʃ/

farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

From this reading If we all rode over to his ranch we'd have to fight his men before we reached the corrals.

rangesnounUS /ˈreɪndʒəz/

plural of “range” — an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading You yourself will find it pretty warm when you go out with us on the ranges, and if you make White Sage you'll find it hot.

reachverbUS /riːtʃ/

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading “We'd never reach him now, that is, if we went together.

reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading If we all rode over to his ranch we'd have to fight his men before we reached the corrals.

rodeverbUS /roʊd/

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading If we all rode over to his ranch we'd have to fight his men before we reached the corrals.

rustlersnounUS /ˈrʌsələrz/

plural of “rustler” — someone who steals livestock (especially cattle)

From this reading You're called 'Dene's spy' there, and the rustlers are still looking for you.

SagenounUS /seɪdʒ/

a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom

From this reading One of us alone might get to see him, especially in White Sage.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading One of us alone might get to see him, especially in White Sage.

spyverbUS /spaɪ/

catch sight of

From this reading You're called 'Dene's spy' there, and the rustlers are still looking for you.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading You're called 'Dene's spy' there, and the rustlers are still looking for you.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “We'd never reach him now, that is, if we went together.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading If we all rode over to his ranch we'd have to fight his men before we reached the corrals.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading You're called 'Dene's spy' there, and the rustlers are still looking for you.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading One of us alone might get to see him, especially in White Sage.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading “We'd never reach him now, that is, if we went together.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading One of us alone might get to see him, especially in White Sage.

warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading You yourself will find it pretty warm when you go out with us on the ranges, and if you make White Sage you'll find it hot.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “We'd never reach him now, that is, if we went together.

We'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “We'd never reach him now, that is, if we went together.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “We'd never reach him now, that is, if we went together.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading You yourself will find it pretty warm when you go out with us on the ranges, and if you make White Sage you'll find it hot.

WhitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading One of us alone might get to see him, especially in White Sage.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading You yourself will find it pretty warm when you go out with us on the ranges, and if you make White Sage you'll find it hot.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading You yourself will find it pretty warm when you go out with us on the ranges, and if you make White Sage you'll find it hot.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You yourself will find it pretty warm when you go out with us on the ranges, and if you make White Sage you'll find it hot.

you'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You yourself will find it pretty warm when you go out with us on the ranges, and if you make White Sage you'll find it hot.

You're

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You're called 'Dene's spy' there, and the rustlers are still looking for you.

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading You yourself will find it pretty warm when you go out with us on the ranges, and if you make White Sage you'll find it hot.

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