Chapter 8 of The Rainbow Trail is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Rainbow Trail is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars. Night fell. The white stars blinked. The wind sighed in the cedars. The sheep bleated.
Chapter 8 of The Rainbow Trail is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading “The white stars blinked.”
plural of “cedar” — any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading “The wind sighed in the cedars.”
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.”
something acquired without compensation
From this reading “And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.”
plural of “peak” — the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading “And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.”
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading “The sheep bleated.”
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
move towards
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
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From this reading The sheep bleated.
past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading The white stars blinked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
plural of “cedar” — any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading The wind sighed in the cedars.
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Night fell.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
coins made of gold
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wind sighed in the cedars.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
come together
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
of an obscure nature
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
plural of “peak” — the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading The sheep bleated.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading The wind sighed in the cedars.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
a Caucasian
From this reading The white stars blinked.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind sighed in the cedars.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And he watched the sun go down and the gold sink from the peaks and the red die out of the west and the gray shadows creep out of the cañon to meet the twilight and the slow, silent, mysterious approach of night with its gift of stars.
Chapter 8 of The Rainbow Trail by Zane Grey holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 8 holds 419 sentences of The Rainbow Trail, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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