Chapter 19 of The Red River Half-Breed is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Red River Half-Breed is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEST OF TRAITORS. "Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs. At least, you know my meaning though the simile is bad." Rosario gave her a hug. "Eh, darling!" she whispered; and added with a fine smile.
Chapter 19 of The Red River Half-Breed is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading “"Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.”
plural of “centaur” — (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
From this reading “"Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.”
hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading “Rosario gave her a hug.”
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading “THE NEST OF TRAITORS.”
large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
From this reading “"Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.”
a port city on the Parana River in eastern central Argentina
From this reading “Rosario gave her a hug.”
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “"Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.”
plural of “traitor” — someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading “THE NEST OF TRAITORS.”
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.
anew
In this reading “"Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Rosario gave her a hug.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Eh, darling!" she whispered; and added with a fine smile.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading "Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Eh, darling!" she whispered; and added with a fine smile.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least, you know my meaning though the simile is bad."
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading At least, you know my meaning though the simile is bad."
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.
plural of “centaur” — (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
From this reading "Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading "Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.
a special loved one
From this reading "Eh, darling!" she whispered; and added with a fine smile.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Eh, darling!" she whispered; and added with a fine smile.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Eh, darling!" she whispered; and added with a fine smile.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Rosario gave her a hug.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rosario gave her a hug.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.
hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading Rosario gave her a hug.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At least, you know my meaning though the simile is bad."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading At least, you know my meaning though the simile is bad."
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least, you know my meaning though the simile is bad."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading At least, you know my meaning though the simile is bad."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At least, you know my meaning though the simile is bad."
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading THE NEST OF TRAITORS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NEST OF TRAITORS.
on one occasion
From this reading "Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.
large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
From this reading "Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.
a port city on the Parana River in eastern central Argentina
From this reading Rosario gave her a hug.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Eh, darling!" she whispered; and added with a fine smile.
a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with “like” or “as”)
From this reading At least, you know my meaning though the simile is bad."
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Eh, darling!" she whispered; and added with a fine smile.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading "Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEST OF TRAITORS.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading At least, you know my meaning though the simile is bad."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.
plural of “traitor” — someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading THE NEST OF TRAITORS.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Eh, darling!" she whispered; and added with a fine smile.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Eh, darling!" she whispered; and added with a fine smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear me, Rosa," exclaimed Miss Maclan, the tent being cleared once more, "I thought all you Southern Americans rode horses like centaurs.
Chapter 19 of The Red River Half-Breed by Gustave Aimard holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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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