Chapter 18 of The Light of the Western Stars is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Light of the Western Stars is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I do mean that. But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.” “You do not incline to that point of view?” “I don’t. Neither does Nels nor Nick Steele.
Chapter 18 of The Light of the Western Stars is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “guerrilla” — a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
From this reading “But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.””
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.””
possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
an elevated geological formation
From this reading ““You do not incline to that point of view?””
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “Neither does Nels nor Nick Steele.”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.””
English writer (1672-1729)
From this reading “Neither does Nels nor Nick Steele.”
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading ““You do not incline to that point of view?””
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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 But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.”
weapons considered collectively
From this reading But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.”
for the reason that
From this reading But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I do mean that.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Neither does Nels nor Nick Steele.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t.
plural of “guerrilla” — a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
From this reading But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.”
possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I do mean that.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading “You do not incline to that point of view?”
and nothing more
From this reading But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.”
engage in
From this reading But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I do mean that.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither does Nels nor Nick Steele.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither does Nels nor Nick Steele.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading Neither does Nels nor Nick Steele.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither does Nels nor Nick Steele.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You do not incline to that point of view?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You do not incline to that point of view?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.”
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “You do not incline to that point of view?”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.”
English writer (1672-1729)
From this reading Neither does Nels nor Nick Steele.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I do mean that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.”
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “You do not incline to that point of view?”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But Stillwell and your brother think the guerrillas wanted money and arms, and they just happened to make off with you because you ran under a horse’s nose.”
Chapter 18 of The Light of the Western Stars by Zane Grey holds 242 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.
Chapter 18 holds 242 sentences of The Light of the Western Stars, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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