Chapter 16 of The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE REBIRTH OF SIM GAGE Neither Sim Gage nor his neighbor slept to any worth that night. At times one would speak, but they held no discussion. Wid Gardner, in an iron wrath, was thinking much. Sim Gage lay with his eyes opened toward the rude ceiling. In his heart was something new.
Chapter 16 of The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading “Sim Gage lay with his eyes opened toward the rude ceiling.”
an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
From this reading “At times one would speak, but they held no discussion.”
street names for marijuana
From this reading “THE REBIRTH OF SIM GAGE Neither Sim Gage nor his neighbor slept to any worth that night.”
United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924)
From this reading “Wid Gardner, in an iron wrath, was thinking much.”
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “THE REBIRTH OF SIM GAGE Neither Sim Gage nor his neighbor slept to any worth that night.”
after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body
From this reading “THE REBIRTH OF SIM GAGE Neither Sim Gage nor his neighbor slept to any worth that night.”
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading “Sim Gage lay with his eyes opened toward the rude ceiling.”
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading “Wid Gardner, in an iron wrath, was thinking much.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Wid Gardner, in an iron wrath, was thinking much.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading THE REBIRTH OF SIM GAGE Neither Sim Gage nor his neighbor slept to any worth that night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At times one would speak, but they held no discussion.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At times one would speak, but they held no discussion.
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading Sim Gage lay with his eyes opened toward the rude ceiling.
an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
From this reading At times one would speak, but they held no discussion.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Sim Gage lay with his eyes opened toward the rude ceiling.
street names for marijuana
From this reading THE REBIRTH OF SIM GAGE Neither Sim Gage nor his neighbor slept to any worth that night.
United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924)
From this reading Wid Gardner, in an iron wrath, was thinking much.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading In his heart was something new.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading At times one would speak, but they held no discussion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE REBIRTH OF SIM GAGE Neither Sim Gage nor his neighbor slept to any worth that night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wid Gardner, in an iron wrath, was thinking much.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading Wid Gardner, in an iron wrath, was thinking much.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Sim Gage lay with his eyes opened toward the rude ceiling.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Wid Gardner, in an iron wrath, was thinking much.
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading THE REBIRTH OF SIM GAGE Neither Sim Gage nor his neighbor slept to any worth that night.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading THE REBIRTH OF SIM GAGE Neither Sim Gage nor his neighbor slept to any worth that night.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading In his heart was something new.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE REBIRTH OF SIM GAGE Neither Sim Gage nor his neighbor slept to any worth that night.
not any; not one
From this reading At times one would speak, but they held no discussion.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading THE REBIRTH OF SIM GAGE Neither Sim Gage nor his neighbor slept to any worth that night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REBIRTH OF SIM GAGE Neither Sim Gage nor his neighbor slept to any worth that night.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At times one would speak, but they held no discussion.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Sim Gage lay with his eyes opened toward the rude ceiling.
after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body
From this reading THE REBIRTH OF SIM GAGE Neither Sim Gage nor his neighbor slept to any worth that night.
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading Sim Gage lay with his eyes opened toward the rude ceiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE REBIRTH OF SIM GAGE Neither Sim Gage nor his neighbor slept to any worth that night.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading THE REBIRTH OF SIM GAGE Neither Sim Gage nor his neighbor slept to any worth that night.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In his heart was something new.
express in speech
From this reading At times one would speak, but they held no discussion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE REBIRTH OF SIM GAGE Neither Sim Gage nor his neighbor slept to any worth that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REBIRTH OF SIM GAGE Neither Sim Gage nor his neighbor slept to any worth that night.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At times one would speak, but they held no discussion.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Wid Gardner, in an iron wrath, was thinking much.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading At times one would speak, but they held no discussion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE REBIRTH OF SIM GAGE Neither Sim Gage nor his neighbor slept to any worth that night.
in the direction of
From this reading Sim Gage lay with his eyes opened toward the rude ceiling.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wid Gardner, in an iron wrath, was thinking much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wid Gardner, in an iron wrath, was thinking much.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sim Gage lay with his eyes opened toward the rude ceiling.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading THE REBIRTH OF SIM GAGE Neither Sim Gage nor his neighbor slept to any worth that night.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At times one would speak, but they held no discussion.
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading Wid Gardner, in an iron wrath, was thinking much.
Chapter 16 of The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West by Emerson Hough holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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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