Chapter 15 of The Rainbow Trail is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of The Rainbow Trail is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“How soon do you expect any one here from Stonebridge?” “To-morrow, mebbe by noon.” “Meantime what's to be done with--this?” “Elder Smith thinks the body should stay right here where it fell till they come from Stonebridge.” “Waggoner was found here, then?”
Chapter 15 of The Rainbow Trail is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading ““Elder Smith thinks the body should stay right here where it fell till they come from Stonebridge.””
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading ““How soon do you expect any one here from Stonebridge?””
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading ““Meantime what's to be done with--this?””
the middle of the day
From this reading ““To-morrow, mebbe by noon.””
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading ““Elder Smith thinks the body should stay right here where it fell till they come from Stonebridge.””
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading ““Elder Smith thinks the body should stay right here where it fell till they come from Stonebridge.””
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading ““Elder Smith thinks the body should stay right here where it fell till they come from Stonebridge.””
the driver of a wagon
From this reading ““Waggoner was found here, then?””
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “How soon do you expect any one here from Stonebridge?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Meantime what's to be done with--this?”
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “Elder Smith thinks the body should stay right here where it fell till they come from Stonebridge.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “To-morrow, mebbe by noon.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Elder Smith thinks the body should stay right here where it fell till they come from Stonebridge.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “How soon do you expect any one here from Stonebridge?”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Meantime what's to be done with--this?”
a person who is older than you are
From this reading “Elder Smith thinks the body should stay right here where it fell till they come from Stonebridge.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “How soon do you expect any one here from Stonebridge?”
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading “Elder Smith thinks the body should stay right here where it fell till they come from Stonebridge.”
set up or found
From this reading “Waggoner was found here, then?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “How soon do you expect any one here from Stonebridge?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “How soon do you expect any one here from Stonebridge?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How soon do you expect any one here from Stonebridge?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Elder Smith thinks the body should stay right here where it fell till they come from Stonebridge.”
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading “Meantime what's to be done with--this?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To-morrow, mebbe by noon.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “To-morrow, mebbe by noon.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “How soon do you expect any one here from Stonebridge?”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Elder Smith thinks the body should stay right here where it fell till they come from Stonebridge.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Elder Smith thinks the body should stay right here where it fell till they come from Stonebridge.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “Elder Smith thinks the body should stay right here where it fell till they come from Stonebridge.”
in the near future
From this reading “How soon do you expect any one here from Stonebridge?”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Elder Smith thinks the body should stay right here where it fell till they come from Stonebridge.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How soon do you expect any one here from Stonebridge?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Elder Smith thinks the body should stay right here where it fell till they come from Stonebridge.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Waggoner was found here, then?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Elder Smith thinks the body should stay right here where it fell till they come from Stonebridge.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “Elder Smith thinks the body should stay right here where it fell till they come from Stonebridge.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Meantime what's to be done with--this?”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Elder Smith thinks the body should stay right here where it fell till they come from Stonebridge.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Meantime what's to be done with--this?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To-morrow, mebbe by noon.”
the driver of a wagon
From this reading “Waggoner was found here, then?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Waggoner was found here, then?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Meantime what's to be done with--this?”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Elder Smith thinks the body should stay right here where it fell till they come from Stonebridge.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Meantime what's to be done with--this?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How soon do you expect any one here from Stonebridge?”
Chapter 15 of The Rainbow Trail by Zane Grey holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 15 holds 410 sentences of The Rainbow Trail, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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