Chapter 3 of The Pearl of the Andes is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Pearl of the Andes is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PURSUIT. We will return to Curumilla. The night was gloomy--the darkness profound. Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe. A leaden silence brooded over the desert.
Chapter 3 of The Pearl of the Andes is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “brood” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading “A leaden silence brooded over the desert.”
plural of “fugitive” — someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading “Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.”
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading “Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.”
depressingly dark
From this reading “The night was gloomy--the darkness profound.”
darkened with overcast
From this reading “A leaden silence brooded over the desert.”
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
From this reading “The night was gloomy--the darkness profound.”
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading “THE PURSUIT.”
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading “Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.”
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.
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In this reading “A leaden silence brooded over the desert.”
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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 Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.
past form of “brood” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading A leaden silence brooded over the desert.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will return to Curumilla.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The night was gloomy--the darkness profound.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading A leaden silence brooded over the desert.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.
plural of “fugitive” — someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.
depressingly dark
From this reading The night was gloomy--the darkness profound.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.
darkened with overcast
From this reading A leaden silence brooded over the desert.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night was gloomy--the darkness profound.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.
above and across; more than
From this reading A leaden silence brooded over the desert.
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
From this reading The night was gloomy--the darkness profound.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading THE PURSUIT.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We will return to Curumilla.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A leaden silence brooded over the desert.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PURSUIT.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We will return to Curumilla.
in the direction of
From this reading Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was gloomy--the darkness profound.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will return to Curumilla.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will return to Curumilla.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Urging their horses on with voice and gesture, the fugitives made the best of their way towards a forest which, if they could but reach, they would be safe.
Chapter 3 of The Pearl of the Andes by Gustave Aimard holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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.
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