Chapter 32 of The Light of the Western Stars is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of The Light of the Western Stars is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Once in the trail, Stewart’s horse broke into a gallop. Majesty changed his gait and kept at the black’s heels. Stewart called back a warning. The low, wide-spreading branches of trees might brush Madeline out of the saddle. Fast riding through the forest along a crooked, obstructed trail called forth all her alertness.
Chapter 32 of The Light of the Western Stars is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the process of paying close and continuous attention
From this reading “Fast riding through the forest along a crooked, obstructed trail called forth all her alertness.”
possessive form of “black” — the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
From this reading “Fast riding through the forest along a crooked, obstructed trail called forth all her alertness.”
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “Majesty changed his gait and kept at the black’s heels.”
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading “Once in the trail, Stewart’s horse broke into a gallop.”
shut off to passage or view or hindered from action
From this reading “Fast riding through the forest along a crooked, obstructed trail called forth all her alertness.”
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading “Once in the trail, Stewart’s horse broke into a gallop.”
possessive form of “stewart” — United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
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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 Once in the trail, Stewart’s horse broke into a gallop.
the process of paying close and continuous attention
From this reading Fast riding through the forest along a crooked, obstructed trail called forth all her alertness.
(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 Fast riding through the forest along a crooked, obstructed trail called forth all her alertness.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Fast riding through the forest along a crooked, obstructed trail called forth all her alertness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Majesty changed his gait and kept at the black’s heels.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Majesty changed his gait and kept at the black’s heels.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Stewart called back a warning.
possessive form of “black” — the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading Majesty changed his gait and kept at the black’s heels.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading The low, wide-spreading branches of trees might brush Madeline out of the saddle.
lacking funds
From this reading Once in the trail, Stewart’s horse broke into a gallop.
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading The low, wide-spreading branches of trees might brush Madeline out of the saddle.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Stewart called back a warning.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Majesty changed his gait and kept at the black’s heels.
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
From this reading Fast riding through the forest along a crooked, obstructed trail called forth all her alertness.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Fast riding through the forest along a crooked, obstructed trail called forth all her alertness.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Fast riding through the forest along a crooked, obstructed trail called forth all her alertness.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Fast riding through the forest along a crooked, obstructed trail called forth all her alertness.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading Majesty changed his gait and kept at the black’s heels.
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading Once in the trail, Stewart’s horse broke into a gallop.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading Majesty changed his gait and kept at the black’s heels.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fast riding through the forest along a crooked, obstructed trail called forth all her alertness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Majesty changed his gait and kept at the black’s heels.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Once in the trail, Stewart’s horse broke into a gallop.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once in the trail, Stewart’s horse broke into a gallop.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Once in the trail, Stewart’s horse broke into a gallop.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Majesty changed his gait and kept at the black’s heels.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The low, wide-spreading branches of trees might brush Madeline out of the saddle.
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From this reading The low, wide-spreading branches of trees might brush Madeline out of the saddle.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading Majesty changed his gait and kept at the black’s heels.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The low, wide-spreading branches of trees might brush Madeline out of the saddle.
shut off to passage or view or hindered from action
From this reading Fast riding through the forest along a crooked, obstructed trail called forth all her alertness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The low, wide-spreading branches of trees might brush Madeline out of the saddle.
on one occasion
From this reading Once in the trail, Stewart’s horse broke into a gallop.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The low, wide-spreading branches of trees might brush Madeline out of the saddle.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Fast riding through the forest along a crooked, obstructed trail called forth all her alertness.
put a saddle on
From this reading The low, wide-spreading branches of trees might brush Madeline out of the saddle.
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading Stewart called back a warning.
possessive form of “stewart” — United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading Once in the trail, Stewart’s horse broke into a gallop.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once in the trail, Stewart’s horse broke into a gallop.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Fast riding through the forest along a crooked, obstructed trail called forth all her alertness.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Once in the trail, Stewart’s horse broke into a gallop.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The low, wide-spreading branches of trees might brush Madeline out of the saddle.
a message informing of danger
From this reading Stewart called back a warning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The low, wide-spreading branches of trees might brush Madeline out of the saddle.
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