Chapter XVII of The Morgan trail, “Buzzards,” is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVII
Chapter XVII of The Morgan trail, “Buzzards,” is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That night was years long to Nan and Rex. She slept fitfully, but Rex did not sleep at all. Briggs had not moved. At times he groaned softly, and several times he babbled incoherently. There was plenty of wood, and Rex kept the fire going briskly.
Chapter XVII of The Morgan trail, “Buzzards,” is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “babble” — utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
From this reading “At times he groaned softly, and several times he babbled incoherently.”
in a brisk manner
From this reading “There was plenty of wood, and Rex kept the fire going briskly.”
in a fitful manner
From this reading “She slept fitfully, but Rex did not sleep at all.”
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “At times he groaned softly, and several times he babbled incoherently.”
in an incoherent manner
From this reading “At times he groaned softly, and several times he babbled incoherently.”
your grandmother
From this reading “That night was years long to Nan and Rex.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “That night was years long to Nan and Rex.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “She slept fitfully, but Rex did not sleep at all.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “At times he groaned softly, and several times he babbled incoherently.”
sporadically and infrequently
In this reading “At times he groaned softly, and several times he babbled incoherently.”
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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 She slept fitfully, but Rex did not sleep at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That night was years long to Nan and Rex.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She slept fitfully, but Rex did not sleep at all.
past form of “babble” — utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
From this reading At times he groaned softly, and several times he babbled incoherently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Briggs had not moved.
in a brisk manner
From this reading There was plenty of wood, and Rex kept the fire going briskly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She slept fitfully, but Rex did not sleep at all.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She slept fitfully, but Rex did not sleep at all.
start firing a weapon
From this reading There was plenty of wood, and Rex kept the fire going briskly.
in a fitful manner
From this reading She slept fitfully, but Rex did not sleep at all.
the act of departing
From this reading There was plenty of wood, and Rex kept the fire going briskly.
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading At times he groaned softly, and several times he babbled incoherently.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Briggs had not moved.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At times he groaned softly, and several times he babbled incoherently.
in an incoherent manner
From this reading At times he groaned softly, and several times he babbled incoherently.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading There was plenty of wood, and Rex kept the fire going briskly.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading That night was years long to Nan and Rex.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Briggs had not moved.
your grandmother
From this reading That night was years long to Nan and Rex.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night was years long to Nan and Rex.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She slept fitfully, but Rex did not sleep at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was plenty of wood, and Rex kept the fire going briskly.
a full supply
From this reading There was plenty of wood, and Rex kept the fire going briskly.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading That night was years long to Nan and Rex.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading At times he groaned softly, and several times he babbled incoherently.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She slept fitfully, but Rex did not sleep at all.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading She slept fitfully, but Rex did not sleep at all.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading She slept fitfully, but Rex did not sleep at all.
with low volume
From this reading At times he groaned softly, and several times he babbled incoherently.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night was years long to Nan and Rex.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was plenty of wood, and Rex kept the fire going briskly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was plenty of wood, and Rex kept the fire going briskly.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading At times he groaned softly, and several times he babbled incoherently.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That night was years long to Nan and Rex.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That night was years long to Nan and Rex.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading There was plenty of wood, and Rex kept the fire going briskly.
a late time of life
From this reading That night was years long to Nan and Rex.
Chapter 17 of The Morgan trail by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle holds 217 sentences, grouped into 44 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 17 holds 217 sentences of The Morgan trail, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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