Chapter 19 of The Quadroon: Adventures in the Far West is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Quadroon: Adventures in the Far West is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The rencontre with this ruffian had been altogether unfortunate. It had changed the face of affairs. Blood had been spilt _in defence of a runaway_. The news would return rapidly to the town. It would spread through the plantations with lightning-speed.
Chapter 19 of The Quadroon: Adventures in the Far West is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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matters of personal concern
From this reading “It had changed the face of affairs.”
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading “Blood had been spilt _in defence of a runaway_.”
plural of “plantation” — an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading “It would spread through the plantations with lightning-speed.”
with speed
From this reading “The news would return rapidly to the town.”
an easy victory
inflected form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
From this reading “Blood had been spilt _in defence of a runaway_.”
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading “It would spread through the plantations with lightning-speed.”
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading “The rencontre with this ruffian had been altogether unfortunate.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Blood had been spilt _in defence of a runaway_.
matters of personal concern
From this reading It had changed the face of affairs.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The rencontre with this ruffian had been altogether unfortunate.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The rencontre with this ruffian had been altogether unfortunate.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Blood had been spilt _in defence of a runaway_.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading It had changed the face of affairs.
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading Blood had been spilt _in defence of a runaway_.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It had changed the face of affairs.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rencontre with this ruffian had been altogether unfortunate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Blood had been spilt _in defence of a runaway_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had changed the face of affairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would spread through the plantations with lightning-speed.
information about recent and important events
From this reading The news would return rapidly to the town.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had changed the face of affairs.
plural of “plantation” — an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading It would spread through the plantations with lightning-speed.
with speed
From this reading The news would return rapidly to the town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rencontre with this ruffian had been altogether unfortunate.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The news would return rapidly to the town.
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading The rencontre with this ruffian had been altogether unfortunate.
an easy victory
From this reading Blood had been spilt _in defence of a runaway_.
inflected form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
From this reading Blood had been spilt _in defence of a runaway_.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading It would spread through the plantations with lightning-speed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rencontre with this ruffian had been altogether unfortunate.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The rencontre with this ruffian had been altogether unfortunate.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It would spread through the plantations with lightning-speed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The news would return rapidly to the town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The news would return rapidly to the town.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading The rencontre with this ruffian had been altogether unfortunate.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The rencontre with this ruffian had been altogether unfortunate.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The news would return rapidly to the town.
Chapter 19 of The Quadroon: Adventures in the Far West by Mayne Reid holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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 19 holds 391 sentences of The Quadroon: Adventures in the Far West, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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