Chapter 34 of The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 34 of The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion. She let her heart go, let in the wilderness of primitive things again. She was alive! She could see! She could be as other women!
Chapter 34 of The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an overwhelming number or amount
From this reading “AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.”
relating to or being an element
From this reading “AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.”
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading “AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.”
street names for marijuana
From this reading “AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.”
past form of “loose” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.”
closely confined
From this reading “AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.”
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
From this reading “She let her heart go, let in the wilderness of primitive things again.”
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading “She let her heart go, let in the wilderness of primitive things again.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
anew
From this reading She let her heart go, let in the wilderness of primitive things again.
possessing life
From this reading She was alive!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She could be as other women!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She could be as other women!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could see!
an overwhelming number or amount
From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
relating to or being an element
From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
any strong feeling
From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
street names for marijuana
From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She let her heart go, let in the wilderness of primitive things again.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She let her heart go, let in the wilderness of primitive things again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She let her heart go, let in the wilderness of primitive things again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She let her heart go, let in the wilderness of primitive things again.
past form of “loose” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She could be as other women!
closely confined
From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
From this reading She let her heart go, let in the wilderness of primitive things again.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She could see!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She let her heart go, let in the wilderness of primitive things again.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
in or at that place or location
From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading She let her heart go, let in the wilderness of primitive things again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AFTER THE DELUGE In one elemental instant there was loosed in the soul of Mary Gage a pent flood of emotion.
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading She let her heart go, let in the wilderness of primitive things again.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She could be as other women!
Chapter 34 of The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West by Emerson Hough holds 45 sentences, grouped into 9 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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