Chapter 17 of The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight. His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke. "Find anything, up in?" He nodded quietly. "Doctor get to that sick man?"
Chapter 17 of The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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modernistic Danish writer (1873-1950)
From this reading “SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.”
the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands
From this reading “His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “He nodded quietly.”
with low volume
From this reading “He nodded quietly.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"Doctor get to that sick man?"”
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading “SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.”
under normal conditions
From this reading “SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.”
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
any thing at all
From this reading "Find anything, up in?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Doctor get to that sick man?"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Find anything, up in?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Doctor get to that sick man?"
death of a person
From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He nodded quietly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
modernistic Danish writer (1873-1950)
From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands
From this reading His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Doctor get to that sick man?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
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From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading He nodded quietly.
with low volume
From this reading He nodded quietly.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "Doctor get to that sick man?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Doctor get to that sick man?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Doctor get to that sick man?"
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Find anything, up in?"
under normal conditions
From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.
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