Chapter 39 of The Land of Strong Men is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 39 of The Land of Strong Men is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PEACE Angus was riding up to the French ranch. He had just parted from his companions. Their homeward progress had been slow because of the wounded men. Turkey and Rennie had gone on toward the home ranch, and Bush and the other toward town. But he had turned off the trail to see Kathleen.
Chapter 39 of The Land of Strong Men is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
From this reading “PEACE Angus was riding up to the French ranch.”
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “Turkey and Rennie had gone on toward the home ranch, and Bush and the other toward town.”
toward home
From this reading “Their homeward progress had been slow because of the wounded men.”
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading “He had just parted from his companions.”
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading “Their homeward progress had been slow because of the wounded men.”
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “PEACE Angus was riding up to the French ranch.”
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading “PEACE Angus was riding up to the French ranch.”
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading “Turkey and Rennie had gone on toward the home ranch, and Bush and the other toward town.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Their homeward progress had been slow because of the wounded men.”
In this reading “Turkey and Rennie had gone on toward the home ranch, and Bush and the other toward town.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Turkey and Rennie had gone on toward the home ranch, and Bush and the other toward town.
Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
From this reading PEACE Angus was riding up to the French ranch.
for the reason that
From this reading Their homeward progress had been slow because of the wounded men.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Their homeward progress had been slow because of the wounded men.
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Turkey and Rennie had gone on toward the home ranch, and Bush and the other toward town.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had turned off the trail to see Kathleen.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading He had just parted from his companions.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading PEACE Angus was riding up to the French ranch.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had just parted from his companions.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Turkey and Rennie had gone on toward the home ranch, and Bush and the other toward town.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had just parted from his companions.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had just parted from his companions.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had just parted from his companions.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Turkey and Rennie had gone on toward the home ranch, and Bush and the other toward town.
toward home
From this reading Their homeward progress had been slow because of the wounded men.
and nothing more
From this reading He had just parted from his companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he had turned off the trail to see Kathleen.
the force of workers available
From this reading Their homeward progress had been slow because of the wounded men.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their homeward progress had been slow because of the wounded men.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But he had turned off the trail to see Kathleen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Turkey and Rennie had gone on toward the home ranch, and Bush and the other toward town.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Turkey and Rennie had gone on toward the home ranch, and Bush and the other toward town.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading He had just parted from his companions.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading PEACE Angus was riding up to the French ranch.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading Their homeward progress had been slow because of the wounded men.
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading PEACE Angus was riding up to the French ranch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turkey and Rennie had gone on toward the home ranch, and Bush and the other toward town.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading PEACE Angus was riding up to the French ranch.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But he had turned off the trail to see Kathleen.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Their homeward progress had been slow because of the wounded men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PEACE Angus was riding up to the French ranch.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their homeward progress had been slow because of the wounded men.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PEACE Angus was riding up to the French ranch.
in the direction of
From this reading Turkey and Rennie had gone on toward the home ranch, and Bush and the other toward town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Turkey and Rennie had gone on toward the home ranch, and Bush and the other toward town.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading But he had turned off the trail to see Kathleen.
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading Turkey and Rennie had gone on toward the home ranch, and Bush and the other toward town.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading But he had turned off the trail to see Kathleen.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading PEACE Angus was riding up to the French ranch.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PEACE Angus was riding up to the French ranch.
people who are wounded
From this reading Their homeward progress had been slow because of the wounded men.
Chapter 39 of The Land of Strong Men by A. M. (Arthur Murray) Chisholm holds 218 sentences, grouped into 44 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 39 holds 218 sentences of The Land of Strong Men, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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