Chapter 9 of The Light of the Western Stars is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Light of the Western Stars is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Al, mebbe you’re right. But they ain’t no rider up on thet hoss. Flo, fetch my glass.” Florence went into the house, while Madeline tried to discover the object of attention. Presently far up the gray hollow along a foothill she saw dust, and then the dark, moving figure of a horse.
Chapter 9 of The Light of the Western Stars is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “Florence went into the house, while Madeline tried to discover the object of attention.”
remove the dust from
From this reading “Presently far up the gray hollow along a foothill she saw dust, and then the dark, moving figure of a horse.”
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “Flo, fetch my glass.””
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “Florence went into the house, while Madeline tried to discover the object of attention.”
a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain
From this reading “Presently far up the gray hollow along a foothill she saw dust, and then the dark, moving figure of a horse.”
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading “Presently far up the gray hollow along a foothill she saw dust, and then the dark, moving figure of a horse.”
in motion
From this reading “Presently far up the gray hollow along a foothill she saw dust, and then the dark, moving figure of a horse.”
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading “But they ain’t no rider up on thet hoss.”
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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 Presently far up the gray hollow along a foothill she saw dust, and then the dark, moving figure of a horse.
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From this reading But they ain’t no rider up on thet hoss.
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
From this reading “Al, mebbe you’re right.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Presently far up the gray hollow along a foothill she saw dust, and then the dark, moving figure of a horse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Presently far up the gray hollow along a foothill she saw dust, and then the dark, moving figure of a horse.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Florence went into the house, while Madeline tried to discover the object of attention.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they ain’t no rider up on thet hoss.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Presently far up the gray hollow along a foothill she saw dust, and then the dark, moving figure of a horse.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Florence went into the house, while Madeline tried to discover the object of attention.
remove the dust from
From this reading Presently far up the gray hollow along a foothill she saw dust, and then the dark, moving figure of a horse.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Presently far up the gray hollow along a foothill she saw dust, and then the dark, moving figure of a horse.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading Flo, fetch my glass.”
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Presently far up the gray hollow along a foothill she saw dust, and then the dark, moving figure of a horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Flo, fetch my glass.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Florence went into the house, while Madeline tried to discover the object of attention.
a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain
From this reading Presently far up the gray hollow along a foothill she saw dust, and then the dark, moving figure of a horse.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Flo, fetch my glass.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Presently far up the gray hollow along a foothill she saw dust, and then the dark, moving figure of a horse.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading Presently far up the gray hollow along a foothill she saw dust, and then the dark, moving figure of a horse.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Presently far up the gray hollow along a foothill she saw dust, and then the dark, moving figure of a horse.
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From this reading But they ain’t no rider up on thet hoss.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Florence went into the house, while Madeline tried to discover the object of attention.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Florence went into the house, while Madeline tried to discover the object of attention.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Florence went into the house, while Madeline tried to discover the object of attention.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Al, mebbe you’re right.
in motion
From this reading Presently far up the gray hollow along a foothill she saw dust, and then the dark, moving figure of a horse.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Flo, fetch my glass.”
not any; not one
From this reading But they ain’t no rider up on thet hoss.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Florence went into the house, while Madeline tried to discover the object of attention.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Florence went into the house, while Madeline tried to discover the object of attention.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But they ain’t no rider up on thet hoss.
in the near future
From this reading Presently far up the gray hollow along a foothill she saw dust, and then the dark, moving figure of a horse.
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading But they ain’t no rider up on thet hoss.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Al, mebbe you’re right.
cut with a saw
From this reading Presently far up the gray hollow along a foothill she saw dust, and then the dark, moving figure of a horse.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Presently far up the gray hollow along a foothill she saw dust, and then the dark, moving figure of a horse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Florence went into the house, while Madeline tried to discover the object of attention.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Presently far up the gray hollow along a foothill she saw dust, and then the dark, moving figure of a horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But they ain’t no rider up on thet hoss.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they ain’t no rider up on thet hoss.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Florence went into the house, while Madeline tried to discover the object of attention.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Florence went into the house, while Madeline tried to discover the object of attention.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But they ain’t no rider up on thet hoss.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Florence went into the house, while Madeline tried to discover the object of attention.
during the time that
From this reading Florence went into the house, while Madeline tried to discover the object of attention.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Al, mebbe you’re right.
Chapter 9 of The Light of the Western Stars by Zane Grey holds 248 sentences, grouped into 50 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.
Chapter 9 holds 248 sentences of The Light of the Western Stars, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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