Chapter 12 of The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail is here in full — 492 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail is here in full — 492 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night. “Help! Help! Murder! Help!
Chapter 12 of The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail is here in full — 492 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading “IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.”
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading “IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “Murder!”
having a hole cut through
From this reading “IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.”
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading “IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.”
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading “IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.”
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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 IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Help!
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading Murder!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
go across or through
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
having a hole cut through
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
but in spite of that
From this reading IN THE SUN DANCE CANYON But they were not yet done with Smith, for as they turned to pass into the house a series of shrill cries from the bluff behind pierced the stillness of the night.
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