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The sign of the prophet
The sign of the prophet

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of The sign of the prophet is here in full — 506 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 5 of The sign of the prophet by J. B. (James Ball) Naylor holds 506 sentences, grouped into 102 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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Chapter 5 holds 506 sentences of The sign of the prophet, unabridged, divided into 102 reading sections.

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On that fateful morning of the battle of Tippecanoe, Ross Douglas fought in the front ranks until the savages broke and fled.
Then he joined in the hot pursuit.
Duke kept close at his master’s side, growling and baying viciously.
In the charge Bright Wing got separated from his white comrade, and returned to camp.
Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.
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The sign of the prophet

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of The sign of the prophet is here in full — 506 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/102 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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On that fateful morning of the battle of Tippecanoe, Ross Douglas fought in the front ranks until the savages broke and fled.
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Then he joined in the hot pursuit.
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Duke kept close at his master’s side, growling and baying viciously.
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In the charge Bright Wing got separated from his white comrade, and returned to camp.
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Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.”

Neither determiner US /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading “Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “On that fateful morning of the battle of Tippecanoe, Ross Douglas fought in the front ranks until the savages broke and fled.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading On that fateful morning of the battle of Tippecanoe, Ross Douglas fought in the front ranks until the savages broke and fled.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Duke kept close at his master’s side, growling and baying viciously.

battle

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From this reading On that fateful morning of the battle of Tippecanoe, Ross Douglas fought in the front ranks until the savages broke and fled.

baying

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From this reading Duke kept close at his master’s side, growling and baying viciously.

Bright

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From this reading In the charge Bright Wing got separated from his white comrade, and returned to camp.

broke

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From this reading On that fateful morning of the battle of Tippecanoe, Ross Douglas fought in the front ranks until the savages broke and fled.

camp

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From this reading In the charge Bright Wing got separated from his white comrade, and returned to camp.

charge

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From this reading In the charge Bright Wing got separated from his white comrade, and returned to camp.

close

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From this reading Duke kept close at his master’s side, growling and baying viciously.

comrade

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From this reading In the charge Bright Wing got separated from his white comrade, and returned to camp.

Douglas

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From this reading On that fateful morning of the battle of Tippecanoe, Ross Douglas fought in the front ranks until the savages broke and fled.

Duke

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From this reading Duke kept close at his master’s side, growling and baying viciously.

eyes

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From this reading Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.

fateful

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From this reading On that fateful morning of the battle of Tippecanoe, Ross Douglas fought in the front ranks until the savages broke and fled.

fled

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From this reading On that fateful morning of the battle of Tippecanoe, Ross Douglas fought in the front ranks until the savages broke and fled.

flying

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From this reading Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.

foe

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From this reading Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.

foot

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From this reading Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.

fought

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From this reading On that fateful morning of the battle of Tippecanoe, Ross Douglas fought in the front ranks until the savages broke and fled.

found

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From this reading Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In the charge Bright Wing got separated from his white comrade, and returned to camp.

front

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From this reading On that fateful morning of the battle of Tippecanoe, Ross Douglas fought in the front ranks until the savages broke and fled.

glancing

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From this reading Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.

got

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From this reading In the charge Bright Wing got separated from his white comrade, and returned to camp.

growling

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From this reading Duke kept close at his master’s side, growling and baying viciously.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Then he joined in the hot pursuit.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Duke kept close at his master’s side, growling and baying viciously.

hot

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From this reading Then he joined in the hot pursuit.

impetuously

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From this reading Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading On that fateful morning of the battle of Tippecanoe, Ross Douglas fought in the front ranks until the savages broke and fled.

Indian

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From this reading Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.

joined

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From this reading Then he joined in the hot pursuit.

keeping

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From this reading Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.

kept

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From this reading Duke kept close at his master’s side, growling and baying viciously.

leading

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From this reading Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.

left

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From this reading Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.

master's

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From this reading Duke kept close at his master’s side, growling and baying viciously.

morning

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From this reading On that fateful morning of the battle of Tippecanoe, Ross Douglas fought in the front ranks until the savages broke and fled.

neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading On that fateful morning of the battle of Tippecanoe, Ross Douglas fought in the front ranks until the savages broke and fled.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On that fateful morning of the battle of Tippecanoe, Ross Douglas fought in the front ranks until the savages broke and fled.

onward

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From this reading Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.

pressed

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From this reading Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.

pursuit

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From this reading Then he joined in the hot pursuit.

ranks

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From this reading On that fateful morning of the battle of Tippecanoe, Ross Douglas fought in the front ranks until the savages broke and fled.

returned

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From this reading In the charge Bright Wing got separated from his white comrade, and returned to camp.

right

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From this reading Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.

Ross

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From this reading On that fateful morning of the battle of Tippecanoe, Ross Douglas fought in the front ranks until the savages broke and fled.

savages

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From this reading On that fateful morning of the battle of Tippecanoe, Ross Douglas fought in the front ranks until the savages broke and fled.

separated

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From this reading In the charge Bright Wing got separated from his white comrade, and returned to camp.

side

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From this reading Duke kept close at his master’s side, growling and baying viciously.

slope

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From this reading Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading On that fateful morning of the battle of Tippecanoe, Ross Douglas fought in the front ranks until the savages broke and fled.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading On that fateful morning of the battle of Tippecanoe, Ross Douglas fought in the front ranks until the savages broke and fled.

Then

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From this reading Then he joined in the hot pursuit.

Tippecanoe

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From this reading On that fateful morning of the battle of Tippecanoe, Ross Douglas fought in the front ranks until the savages broke and fled.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In the charge Bright Wing got separated from his white comrade, and returned to camp.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading On that fateful morning of the battle of Tippecanoe, Ross Douglas fought in the front ranks until the savages broke and fled.

up

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From this reading Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.

viciously

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From this reading Duke kept close at his master’s side, growling and baying viciously.

village

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From this reading Ross impetuously pressed onward, keeping his eyes upon the flying foe and glancing neither to the right nor the left, until he found himself at the foot of the slope leading up to the Indian village.

white

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From this reading In the charge Bright Wing got separated from his white comrade, and returned to camp.

Wing

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From this reading In the charge Bright Wing got separated from his white comrade, and returned to camp.