Chapter 20 of The Light of the Western Stars is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Light of the Western Stars is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Let me look?” said Dorothy Coombs, eagerly. Helen gave her the glass. “You can look, Dot, but that’s all. He’s mine. I saw him first.”
Chapter 20 of The Light of the Western Stars is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a very small circular shape
From this reading ““You can look, Dot, but that’s all.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading ““Let me look?” said Dorothy Coombs, eagerly.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Helen gave her the glass.”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “Helen gave her the glass.”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “Helen gave her the glass.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Let me look?” said Dorothy Coombs, eagerly.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ““Let me look?” said Dorothy Coombs, eagerly.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “He’s mine.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “You can look, Dot, but that’s all.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You can look, Dot, but that’s all.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You can look, Dot, but that’s all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let me look?” said Dorothy Coombs, eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let me look?” said Dorothy Coombs, eagerly.
a very small circular shape
From this reading “You can look, Dot, but that’s all.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “Let me look?” said Dorothy Coombs, eagerly.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I saw him first.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Helen gave her the glass.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Helen gave her the glass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s mine.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Helen gave her the glass.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen gave her the glass.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I saw him first.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw him first.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me look?” said Dorothy Coombs, eagerly.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Let me look?” said Dorothy Coombs, eagerly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let me look?” said Dorothy Coombs, eagerly.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He’s mine.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Let me look?” said Dorothy Coombs, eagerly.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw him first.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You can look, Dot, but that’s all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Helen gave her the glass.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can look, Dot, but that’s all.
Chapter 20 of The Light of the Western Stars by Zane Grey holds 237 sentences, grouped into 48 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 20 holds 237 sentences of The Light of the Western Stars, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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