Chapter 16 of The Sheriff's Son is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Sheriff's Son is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Bad Man The eyes of Beaudry, held in dreadful fascination, clung to the lupine face behind the revolver. To save his life he could have looked nowhere else except into those cold, narrow pupils where he read death. Little beads of sweat stood on his forehead. The tongue in his mouth was dry. His brain seemed paralyzed.
Chapter 16 of The Sheriff's Son is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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several beads threaded together on a string
From this reading “Little beads of sweat stood on his forehead.”
the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
From this reading “The Bad Man The eyes of Beaudry, held in dreadful fascination, clung to the lupine face behind the revolver.”
any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
From this reading “The Bad Man The eyes of Beaudry, held in dreadful fascination, clung to the lupine face behind the revolver.”
an insignificant place
From this reading “To save his life he could have looked nowhere else except into those cold, narrow pupils where he read death.”
affected with paralysis
From this reading “His brain seemed paralyzed.”
plural of “pupil” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “To save his life he could have looked nowhere else except into those cold, narrow pupils where he read death.”
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “The Bad Man The eyes of Beaudry, held in dreadful fascination, clung to the lupine face behind the revolver.”
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading “Little beads of sweat stood on his forehead.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The Bad Man The eyes of Beaudry, held in dreadful fascination, clung to the lupine face behind the revolver.
several beads threaded together on a string
From this reading Little beads of sweat stood on his forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Bad Man The eyes of Beaudry, held in dreadful fascination, clung to the lupine face behind the revolver.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The Bad Man The eyes of Beaudry, held in dreadful fascination, clung to the lupine face behind the revolver.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading His brain seemed paralyzed.
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading The Bad Man The eyes of Beaudry, held in dreadful fascination, clung to the lupine face behind the revolver.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading To save his life he could have looked nowhere else except into those cold, narrow pupils where he read death.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To save his life he could have looked nowhere else except into those cold, narrow pupils where he read death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading To save his life he could have looked nowhere else except into those cold, narrow pupils where he read death.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The Bad Man The eyes of Beaudry, held in dreadful fascination, clung to the lupine face behind the revolver.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading The tongue in his mouth was dry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To save his life he could have looked nowhere else except into those cold, narrow pupils where he read death.
apart from; not including
From this reading To save his life he could have looked nowhere else except into those cold, narrow pupils where he read death.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The Bad Man The eyes of Beaudry, held in dreadful fascination, clung to the lupine face behind the revolver.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The Bad Man The eyes of Beaudry, held in dreadful fascination, clung to the lupine face behind the revolver.
the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
From this reading The Bad Man The eyes of Beaudry, held in dreadful fascination, clung to the lupine face behind the revolver.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Little beads of sweat stood on his forehead.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To save his life he could have looked nowhere else except into those cold, narrow pupils where he read death.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To save his life he could have looked nowhere else except into those cold, narrow pupils where he read death.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The Bad Man The eyes of Beaudry, held in dreadful fascination, clung to the lupine face behind the revolver.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To save his life he could have looked nowhere else except into those cold, narrow pupils where he read death.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Bad Man The eyes of Beaudry, held in dreadful fascination, clung to the lupine face behind the revolver.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To save his life he could have looked nowhere else except into those cold, narrow pupils where he read death.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading To save his life he could have looked nowhere else except into those cold, narrow pupils where he read death.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little beads of sweat stood on his forehead.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading To save his life he could have looked nowhere else except into those cold, narrow pupils where he read death.
any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
From this reading The Bad Man The eyes of Beaudry, held in dreadful fascination, clung to the lupine face behind the revolver.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Bad Man The eyes of Beaudry, held in dreadful fascination, clung to the lupine face behind the revolver.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The tongue in his mouth was dry.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading To save his life he could have looked nowhere else except into those cold, narrow pupils where he read death.
an insignificant place
From this reading To save his life he could have looked nowhere else except into those cold, narrow pupils where he read death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Bad Man The eyes of Beaudry, held in dreadful fascination, clung to the lupine face behind the revolver.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Little beads of sweat stood on his forehead.
affected with paralysis
From this reading His brain seemed paralyzed.
plural of “pupil” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading To save his life he could have looked nowhere else except into those cold, narrow pupils where he read death.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading To save his life he could have looked nowhere else except into those cold, narrow pupils where he read death.
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading The Bad Man The eyes of Beaudry, held in dreadful fascination, clung to the lupine face behind the revolver.
except for; apart from
From this reading To save his life he could have looked nowhere else except into those cold, narrow pupils where he read death.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading His brain seemed paralyzed.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Little beads of sweat stood on his forehead.
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading Little beads of sweat stood on his forehead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Bad Man The eyes of Beaudry, held in dreadful fascination, clung to the lupine face behind the revolver.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading To save his life he could have looked nowhere else except into those cold, narrow pupils where he read death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Bad Man The eyes of Beaudry, held in dreadful fascination, clung to the lupine face behind the revolver.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading The tongue in his mouth was dry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tongue in his mouth was dry.
in or at the place that
From this reading To save his life he could have looked nowhere else except into those cold, narrow pupils where he read death.
Chapter 16 of The Sheriff's Son by William MacLeod Raine holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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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