Chapter 14 of The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Father says we'll all have to come to it. Holderness's stock is branded. Perhaps he's marked a good many steers of ours. We can't tell. But if we have our own branded we'll know what's ours.
Chapter 14 of The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of goods and merchandise) marked or labeled by a distinctive word or symbol indicating exclusive rights
From this reading “Holderness's stock is branded.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading ““Father says we'll all have to come to it.”
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading “Perhaps he's marked a good many steers of ours.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “Perhaps he's marked a good many steers of ours.”
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps he's marked a good many steers of ours.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading ““Father says we'll all have to come to it.”
plural of “steer” — an indication of potential opportunity
From this reading “Perhaps he's marked a good many steers of ours.”
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading “Holderness's stock is branded.”
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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 Perhaps he's marked a good many steers of ours.
(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 “Father says we'll all have to come to it.
(of goods and merchandise) marked or labeled by a distinctive word or symbol indicating exclusive rights
From this reading Holderness's stock is branded.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if we have our own branded we'll know what's ours.
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From this reading We can't tell.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Father says we'll all have to come to it.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Father says we'll all have to come to it.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Perhaps he's marked a good many steers of ours.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Father says we'll all have to come to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps he's marked a good many steers of ours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Holderness's stock is branded.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if we have our own branded we'll know what's ours.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Holderness's stock is branded.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Father says we'll all have to come to it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But if we have our own branded we'll know what's ours.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Perhaps he's marked a good many steers of ours.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading Perhaps he's marked a good many steers of ours.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perhaps he's marked a good many steers of ours.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But if we have our own branded we'll know what's ours.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading Perhaps he's marked a good many steers of ours.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading But if we have our own branded we'll know what's ours.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps he's marked a good many steers of ours.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Father says we'll all have to come to it.
plural of “steer” — an indication of potential opportunity
From this reading Perhaps he's marked a good many steers of ours.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading Holderness's stock is branded.
express in words
From this reading We can't tell.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Father says we'll all have to come to it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can't tell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Father says we'll all have to come to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if we have our own branded we'll know what's ours.
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