Chapter 10 of The Quest of the Four is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Quest of the Four is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PHIL’S LETTER Now began the great march. The whole train was filled with an extraordinary animation. South to Taylor! South to the Rio Grande! South to join the forlorn hope against the Mexican masses!
Chapter 10 of The Quest of the Four is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/74 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the condition of living or the state of being alive
From this reading “The whole train was filled with an extraordinary animation.”
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading “The whole train was filled with an extraordinary animation.”
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading “South to join the forlorn hope against the Mexican masses!”
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading “South to join the forlorn hope against the Mexican masses!”
the common people generally
From this reading “South to join the forlorn hope against the Mexican masses!”
a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading “South to join the forlorn hope against the Mexican masses!”
the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
From this reading “South to the Rio Grande!”
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading “South to Taylor!”
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.
a hopeless or desperate enterprise
In this reading “South to join the forlorn hope against the Mexican masses!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading South to join the forlorn hope against the Mexican masses!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The whole train was filled with an extraordinary animation.
the condition of living or the state of being alive
From this reading The whole train was filled with an extraordinary animation.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading PHIL’S LETTER Now began the great march.
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading The whole train was filled with an extraordinary animation.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The whole train was filled with an extraordinary animation.
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading South to join the forlorn hope against the Mexican masses!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading South to the Rio Grande!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading PHIL’S LETTER Now began the great march.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading South to join the forlorn hope against the Mexican masses!
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading South to join the forlorn hope against the Mexican masses!
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading PHIL’S LETTER Now began the great march.
march in a procession
From this reading PHIL’S LETTER Now began the great march.
the common people generally
From this reading South to join the forlorn hope against the Mexican masses!
a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading South to join the forlorn hope against the Mexican masses!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading PHIL’S LETTER Now began the great march.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHIL’S LETTER Now began the great march.
the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
From this reading South to the Rio Grande!
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading South to Taylor!
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading South to Taylor!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PHIL’S LETTER Now began the great march.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading South to Taylor!
create by training and teaching
From this reading The whole train was filled with an extraordinary animation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whole train was filled with an extraordinary animation.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole train was filled with an extraordinary animation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The whole train was filled with an extraordinary animation.
Chapter 10 of The Quest of the Four by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler holds 370 sentences, grouped into 74 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 10 holds 370 sentences of The Quest of the Four, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Quest of the Four by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 370 sentences, grouped into 74 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 74 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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