Chapter 8 of The Indian Scout: A Story of the Aztec City is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The Indian Scout: A Story of the Aztec City is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DARK HISTORY CONCLUDED. "The pulquero at length decided on obedience. Suddenly a luminous thought crossed his brain, and it was with a smile on his lips that he lifted the knocker. At the moment he was going to let it fall, Don Torribio caught his arm." "'What is the matter?'
Chapter 8 of The Indian Scout: A Story of the Aztec City is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “Suddenly a luminous thought crossed his brain, and it was with a smile on his lips that he lifted the knocker.”
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “A DARK HISTORY CONCLUDED.”
placed crosswise
From this reading “Suddenly a luminous thought crossed his brain, and it was with a smile on his lips that he lifted the knocker.”
recognizable; marked
From this reading “"The pulquero at length decided on obedience.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “At the moment he was going to let it fall, Don Torribio caught his arm."”
held up in the air
From this reading “Suddenly a luminous thought crossed his brain, and it was with a smile on his lips that he lifted the knocker.”
softly bright or radiant
From this reading “Suddenly a luminous thought crossed his brain, and it was with a smile on his lips that he lifted the knocker.”
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
From this reading “"The pulquero at length decided on obedience.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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in a lengthy or prolix manner
In this reading “"The pulquero at length decided on obedience.”
In this reading “At the moment he was going to let it fall, Don Torribio caught his arm."”
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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 A DARK HISTORY CONCLUDED.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suddenly a luminous thought crossed his brain, and it was with a smile on his lips that he lifted the knocker.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading At the moment he was going to let it fall, Don Torribio caught his arm."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The pulquero at length decided on obedience.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Suddenly a luminous thought crossed his brain, and it was with a smile on his lips that he lifted the knocker.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading At the moment he was going to let it fall, Don Torribio caught his arm."
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading A DARK HISTORY CONCLUDED.
placed crosswise
From this reading Suddenly a luminous thought crossed his brain, and it was with a smile on his lips that he lifted the knocker.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A DARK HISTORY CONCLUDED.
recognizable; marked
From this reading "The pulquero at length decided on obedience.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading At the moment he was going to let it fall, Don Torribio caught his arm."
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading At the moment he was going to let it fall, Don Torribio caught his arm."
the act of departing
From this reading At the moment he was going to let it fall, Don Torribio caught his arm."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly a luminous thought crossed his brain, and it was with a smile on his lips that he lifted the knocker.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly a luminous thought crossed his brain, and it was with a smile on his lips that he lifted the knocker.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading A DARK HISTORY CONCLUDED.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'What is the matter?'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly a luminous thought crossed his brain, and it was with a smile on his lips that he lifted the knocker.
(Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person
From this reading Suddenly a luminous thought crossed his brain, and it was with a smile on his lips that he lifted the knocker.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading "The pulquero at length decided on obedience.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading At the moment he was going to let it fall, Don Torribio caught his arm."
held up in the air
From this reading Suddenly a luminous thought crossed his brain, and it was with a smile on his lips that he lifted the knocker.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Suddenly a luminous thought crossed his brain, and it was with a smile on his lips that he lifted the knocker.
softly bright or radiant
From this reading Suddenly a luminous thought crossed his brain, and it was with a smile on his lips that he lifted the knocker.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "'What is the matter?'
a particular point in time
From this reading At the moment he was going to let it fall, Don Torribio caught his arm."
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
From this reading "The pulquero at length decided on obedience.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The pulquero at length decided on obedience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The pulquero at length decided on obedience.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Suddenly a luminous thought crossed his brain, and it was with a smile on his lips that he lifted the knocker.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly a luminous thought crossed his brain, and it was with a smile on his lips that he lifted the knocker.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Suddenly a luminous thought crossed his brain, and it was with a smile on his lips that he lifted the knocker.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The pulquero at length decided on obedience.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Suddenly a luminous thought crossed his brain, and it was with a smile on his lips that he lifted the knocker.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the moment he was going to let it fall, Don Torribio caught his arm."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the moment he was going to let it fall, Don Torribio caught his arm."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Suddenly a luminous thought crossed his brain, and it was with a smile on his lips that he lifted the knocker.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "'What is the matter?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading Suddenly a luminous thought crossed his brain, and it was with a smile on his lips that he lifted the knocker.
Chapter 8 of The Indian Scout: A Story of the Aztec City by Gustave Aimard holds 202 sentences, grouped into 41 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.
Chapter 8 holds 202 sentences of The Indian Scout: A Story of the Aztec City, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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