Chapter 15 of The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 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 Heritage of the Desert: A Novel is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
How well he remembered the quaint wide street, the gray church! As he rode many persons stopped to gaze at Silvermane. He turned the corner into the main thoroughfare. A new building had been added to the several stores. Mustangs stood, bridles down, before the doors; men lounged along the railings.
Chapter 15 of The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading “A new building had been added to the several stores.”
a long fixed look
From this reading “As he rode many persons stopped to gaze at Silvermane.”
most important element
From this reading “He turned the corner into the main thoroughfare.”
plural of “mustang” — small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish
From this reading “Mustangs stood, bridles down, before the doors; men lounged along the railings.”
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading “How well he remembered the quaint wide street, the gray church!”
plural of “railing” — a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading “Mustangs stood, bridles down, before the doors; men lounged along the railings.”
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “A new building had been added to the several stores.”
a public road from one place to another
From this reading “He turned the corner into the main thoroughfare.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A new building had been added to the several stores.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading A new building had been added to the several stores.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Mustangs stood, bridles down, before the doors; men lounged along the railings.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he rode many persons stopped to gaze at Silvermane.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As he rode many persons stopped to gaze at Silvermane.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A new building had been added to the several stores.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mustangs stood, bridles down, before the doors; men lounged along the railings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mustangs stood, bridles down, before the doors; men lounged along the railings.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading A new building had been added to the several stores.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading How well he remembered the quaint wide street, the gray church!
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading He turned the corner into the main thoroughfare.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Mustangs stood, bridles down, before the doors; men lounged along the railings.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Mustangs stood, bridles down, before the doors; men lounged along the railings.
a long fixed look
From this reading As he rode many persons stopped to gaze at Silvermane.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading How well he remembered the quaint wide street, the gray church!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A new building had been added to the several stores.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How well he remembered the quaint wide street, the gray church!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How well he remembered the quaint wide street, the gray church!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He turned the corner into the main thoroughfare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mustangs stood, bridles down, before the doors; men lounged along the railings.
most important element
From this reading He turned the corner into the main thoroughfare.
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 As he rode many persons stopped to gaze at Silvermane.
the force of workers available
From this reading Mustangs stood, bridles down, before the doors; men lounged along the railings.
plural of “mustang” — small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish
From this reading Mustangs stood, bridles down, before the doors; men lounged along the railings.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A new building had been added to the several stores.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading As he rode many persons stopped to gaze at Silvermane.
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading How well he remembered the quaint wide street, the gray church!
plural of “railing” — a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading Mustangs stood, bridles down, before the doors; men lounged along the railings.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading How well he remembered the quaint wide street, the gray church!
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading As he rode many persons stopped to gaze at Silvermane.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading A new building had been added to the several stores.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he rode many persons stopped to gaze at Silvermane.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Mustangs stood, bridles down, before the doors; men lounged along the railings.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading As he rode many persons stopped to gaze at Silvermane.
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading A new building had been added to the several stores.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading How well he remembered the quaint wide street, the gray church!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How well he remembered the quaint wide street, the gray church!
a public road from one place to another
From this reading He turned the corner into the main thoroughfare.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he rode many persons stopped to gaze at Silvermane.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned the corner into the main thoroughfare.
(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 How well he remembered the quaint wide street, the gray church!
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading How well he remembered the quaint wide street, the gray church!
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