Chapter 3 of The Little Lady of Lagunitas is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Little Lady of Lagunitas is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HELD BY THE ENEMY.--"THE BEAR FLAG." The padre bends searching eyes on the youth as the door opens. The priest's serious face heightens his thirty-five years. He is worn by toil as a missionary among the tribes of the Gila--the Apaches and the wild and brutal Mojaves. Here, among the Piute hill dwellers, his task is hopeless.
Chapter 3 of The Little Lady of Lagunitas is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “apache” — any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
From this reading “He is worn by toil as a missionary among the tribes of the Gila--the Apaches and the wild and brutal Mojaves.”
pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
From this reading “The padre bends searching eyes on the youth as the door opens.”
plural of “dweller” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading “Here, among the Piute hill dwellers, his task is hopeless.”
a river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River
From this reading “He is worn by toil as a missionary among the tribes of the Gila--the Apaches and the wild and brutal Mojaves.”
third-person singular of “heighten” — become more extreme
From this reading “The priest's serious face heightens his thirty-five years.”
a chaplain in one of the military services
From this reading “The padre bends searching eyes on the youth as the door opens.”
possessive form of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “The priest's serious face heightens his thirty-five years.”
being five more than thirty
From this reading “The priest's serious face heightens his thirty-five years.”
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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 He is worn by toil as a missionary among the tribes of the Gila--the Apaches and the wild and brutal Mojaves.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He is worn by toil as a missionary among the tribes of the Gila--the Apaches and the wild and brutal Mojaves.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is worn by toil as a missionary among the tribes of the Gila--the Apaches and the wild and brutal Mojaves.
plural of “apache” — any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
From this reading He is worn by toil as a missionary among the tribes of the Gila--the Apaches and the wild and brutal Mojaves.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The padre bends searching eyes on the youth as the door opens.
have
From this reading HELD BY THE ENEMY.--"THE BEAR FLAG."
pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
From this reading The padre bends searching eyes on the youth as the door opens.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading He is worn by toil as a missionary among the tribes of the Gila--the Apaches and the wild and brutal Mojaves.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HELD BY THE ENEMY.--"THE BEAR FLAG."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The padre bends searching eyes on the youth as the door opens.
plural of “dweller” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading Here, among the Piute hill dwellers, his task is hopeless.
an opposing military force
From this reading HELD BY THE ENEMY.--"THE BEAR FLAG."
opinion or judgment
From this reading The padre bends searching eyes on the youth as the door opens.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The priest's serious face heightens his thirty-five years.
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading HELD BY THE ENEMY.--"THE BEAR FLAG."
a river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River
From this reading He is worn by toil as a missionary among the tribes of the Gila--the Apaches and the wild and brutal Mojaves.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is worn by toil as a missionary among the tribes of the Gila--the Apaches and the wild and brutal Mojaves.
third-person singular of “heighten” — become more extreme
From this reading The priest's serious face heightens his thirty-five years.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading HELD BY THE ENEMY.--"THE BEAR FLAG."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, among the Piute hill dwellers, his task is hopeless.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Here, among the Piute hill dwellers, his task is hopeless.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The priest's serious face heightens his thirty-five years.
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading Here, among the Piute hill dwellers, his task is hopeless.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is worn by toil as a missionary among the tribes of the Gila--the Apaches and the wild and brutal Mojaves.
someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
From this reading He is worn by toil as a missionary among the tribes of the Gila--the Apaches and the wild and brutal Mojaves.
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From this reading He is worn by toil as a missionary among the tribes of the Gila--the Apaches and the wild and brutal Mojaves.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He is worn by toil as a missionary among the tribes of the Gila--the Apaches and the wild and brutal Mojaves.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The padre bends searching eyes on the youth as the door opens.
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading The padre bends searching eyes on the youth as the door opens.
a chaplain in one of the military services
From this reading The padre bends searching eyes on the youth as the door opens.
a member of either of two Shoshonean peoples (northern Paiute and southern Paiute) related to the Aztecs and living in the southwestern United States
From this reading Here, among the Piute hill dwellers, his task is hopeless.
possessive form of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading The priest's serious face heightens his thirty-five years.
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading The padre bends searching eyes on the youth as the door opens.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading The priest's serious face heightens his thirty-five years.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Here, among the Piute hill dwellers, his task is hopeless.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HELD BY THE ENEMY.--"THE BEAR FLAG."
being five more than thirty
From this reading The priest's serious face heightens his thirty-five years.
work hard
From this reading He is worn by toil as a missionary among the tribes of the Gila--the Apaches and the wild and brutal Mojaves.
plural of “tribe” — a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading He is worn by toil as a missionary among the tribes of the Gila--the Apaches and the wild and brutal Mojaves.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading He is worn by toil as a missionary among the tribes of the Gila--the Apaches and the wild and brutal Mojaves.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading He is worn by toil as a missionary among the tribes of the Gila--the Apaches and the wild and brutal Mojaves.
a late time of life
From this reading The priest's serious face heightens his thirty-five years.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading The padre bends searching eyes on the youth as the door opens.
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