Chapter 6 of The Light of the Western Stars is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Light of the Western Stars is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Madeline replied that she already felt it. The wind appeared to penetrate the robes. It was cold, pure, nipping. It was so thin she had to breathe as fast as if she were under ordinary exertion. It hurt her nose and made her lungs ache.
Chapter 6 of The Light of the Western Stars is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feel physical pain
From this reading “It hurt her nose and made her lungs ache.”
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading “It was so thin she had to breathe as fast as if she were under ordinary exertion.”
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
From this reading “It was so thin she had to breathe as fast as if she were under ordinary exertion.”
plural of “lung” — either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
From this reading “It hurt her nose and made her lungs ache.”
capable of wounding
From this reading “It was cold, pure, nipping.”
a judge of a probate court
From this reading “It was so thin she had to breathe as fast as if she were under ordinary exertion.”
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
From this reading “The wind appeared to penetrate the robes.”
plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment
From this reading “The wind appeared to penetrate the robes.”
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feel physical pain
From this reading It hurt her nose and made her lungs ache.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Madeline replied that she already felt it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It hurt her nose and made her lungs ache.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The wind appeared to penetrate the robes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was so thin she had to breathe as fast as if she were under ordinary exertion.
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading It was so thin she had to breathe as fast as if she were under ordinary exertion.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It was cold, pure, nipping.
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
From this reading It was so thin she had to breathe as fast as if she were under ordinary exertion.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading It was so thin she had to breathe as fast as if she were under ordinary exertion.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Madeline replied that she already felt it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was so thin she had to breathe as fast as if she were under ordinary exertion.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It hurt her nose and made her lungs ache.
be the source of pain
From this reading It hurt her nose and made her lungs ache.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was so thin she had to breathe as fast as if she were under ordinary exertion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Madeline replied that she already felt it.
plural of “lung” — either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
From this reading It hurt her nose and made her lungs ache.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It hurt her nose and made her lungs ache.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madeline replied that she already felt it.
capable of wounding
From this reading It was cold, pure, nipping.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading It hurt her nose and made her lungs ache.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading It was so thin she had to breathe as fast as if she were under ordinary exertion.
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
From this reading The wind appeared to penetrate the robes.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading It was cold, pure, nipping.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Madeline replied that she already felt it.
plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment
From this reading The wind appeared to penetrate the robes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Madeline replied that she already felt it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so thin she had to breathe as fast as if she were under ordinary exertion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Madeline replied that she already felt it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wind appeared to penetrate the robes.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading It was so thin she had to breathe as fast as if she were under ordinary exertion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wind appeared to penetrate the robes.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was so thin she had to breathe as fast as if she were under ordinary exertion.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was cold, pure, nipping.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was so thin she had to breathe as fast as if she were under ordinary exertion.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind appeared to penetrate the robes.
Chapter 6 of The Light of the Western Stars by Zane Grey holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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