Chapter 26 of The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, go ahead--but you won't take the girl!” Snap Naab swung off the step, slamming the door behind him. “So-ho!” he exclaimed, sneeringly. “That's why you've made me foreman, eh?” His claw-like hand moved almost imperceptibly upward while his pale eyes strove to pierce the strength behind Holderness's effrontery.
Chapter 26 of The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
From this reading “His claw-like hand moved almost imperceptibly upward while his pale eyes strove to pierce the strength behind Holderness's effrontery.”
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading ““That's why you've made me foreman, eh?””
in an imperceptible manner or to an imperceptible degree
From this reading “His claw-like hand moved almost imperceptibly upward while his pale eyes strove to pierce the strength behind Holderness's effrontery.”
cut or make a way through
From this reading “His claw-like hand moved almost imperceptibly upward while his pale eyes strove to pierce the strength behind Holderness's effrontery.”
inflected form of “slam” — close violently
From this reading “Snap Naab swung off the step, slamming the door behind him.”
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “Snap Naab swung off the step, slamming the door behind him.”
inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading “His claw-like hand moved almost imperceptibly upward while his pale eyes strove to pierce the strength behind Holderness's effrontery.”
directed up
From this reading “His claw-like hand moved almost imperceptibly upward while his pale eyes strove to pierce the strength behind Holderness's effrontery.”
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at or in the front
From this reading “Well, go ahead--but you won't take the girl!”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading His claw-like hand moved almost imperceptibly upward while his pale eyes strove to pierce the strength behind Holderness's effrontery.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Snap Naab swung off the step, slamming the door behind him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Well, go ahead--but you won't take the girl!”
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From this reading His claw-like hand moved almost imperceptibly upward while his pale eyes strove to pierce the strength behind Holderness's effrontery.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Snap Naab swung off the step, slamming the door behind him.
audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
From this reading His claw-like hand moved almost imperceptibly upward while his pale eyes strove to pierce the strength behind Holderness's effrontery.
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From this reading “That's why you've made me foreman, eh?”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “So-ho!” he exclaimed, sneeringly.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His claw-like hand moved almost imperceptibly upward while his pale eyes strove to pierce the strength behind Holderness's effrontery.
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “That's why you've made me foreman, eh?”
a young female
From this reading “Well, go ahead--but you won't take the girl!”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Well, go ahead--but you won't take the girl!”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading His claw-like hand moved almost imperceptibly upward while his pale eyes strove to pierce the strength behind Holderness's effrontery.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “So-ho!” he exclaimed, sneeringly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Snap Naab swung off the step, slamming the door behind him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His claw-like hand moved almost imperceptibly upward while his pale eyes strove to pierce the strength behind Holderness's effrontery.
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From this reading His claw-like hand moved almost imperceptibly upward while his pale eyes strove to pierce the strength behind Holderness's effrontery.
in an imperceptible manner or to an imperceptible degree
From this reading His claw-like hand moved almost imperceptibly upward while his pale eyes strove to pierce the strength behind Holderness's effrontery.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “That's why you've made me foreman, eh?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That's why you've made me foreman, eh?”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading His claw-like hand moved almost imperceptibly upward while his pale eyes strove to pierce the strength behind Holderness's effrontery.
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From this reading Snap Naab swung off the step, slamming the door behind him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Snap Naab swung off the step, slamming the door behind him.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading His claw-like hand moved almost imperceptibly upward while his pale eyes strove to pierce the strength behind Holderness's effrontery.
cut or make a way through
From this reading His claw-like hand moved almost imperceptibly upward while his pale eyes strove to pierce the strength behind Holderness's effrontery.
inflected form of “slam” — close violently
From this reading Snap Naab swung off the step, slamming the door behind him.
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Snap Naab swung off the step, slamming the door behind him.
with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner
From this reading “So-ho!” he exclaimed, sneeringly.
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From this reading “So-ho!” he exclaimed, sneeringly.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Snap Naab swung off the step, slamming the door behind him.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading His claw-like hand moved almost imperceptibly upward while his pale eyes strove to pierce the strength behind Holderness's effrontery.
inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading His claw-like hand moved almost imperceptibly upward while his pale eyes strove to pierce the strength behind Holderness's effrontery.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading Snap Naab swung off the step, slamming the door behind him.
carry out
From this reading “Well, go ahead--but you won't take the girl!”
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From this reading “That's why you've made me foreman, eh?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, go ahead--but you won't take the girl!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His claw-like hand moved almost imperceptibly upward while his pale eyes strove to pierce the strength behind Holderness's effrontery.
directed up
From this reading His claw-like hand moved almost imperceptibly upward while his pale eyes strove to pierce the strength behind Holderness's effrontery.
(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, go ahead--but you won't take the girl!”
during the time that
From this reading His claw-like hand moved almost imperceptibly upward while his pale eyes strove to pierce the strength behind Holderness's effrontery.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “That's why you've made me foreman, eh?”
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From this reading “Well, go ahead--but you won't take the girl!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, go ahead--but you won't take the girl!”
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From this reading “That's why you've made me foreman, eh?”
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