Chapter 6 of The Squaw Man: A Novel is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Squaw Man: A Novel is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She tightened her hold on her pony. She gave a curious low cry to the animal. His ears stood erect in answer as Nat-u-ritch flashed across the sand track. The man on the horse only vaguely saw Nat-u-ritch. His thoughts were busy with the wearying business of the day’s shipping of cattle.
Chapter 6 of The Squaw Man: A Novel is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
construct, build, or erect
From this reading “His ears stood erect in answer as Nat-u-ritch flashed across the sand track.”
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “His ears stood erect in answer as Nat-u-ritch flashed across the sand track.”
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “She tightened her hold on her pony.”
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
From this reading “His thoughts were busy with the wearying business of the day’s shipping of cattle.”
past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter
From this reading “She tightened her hold on her pony.”
in a vague way
From this reading “The man on the horse only vaguely saw Nat-u-ritch.”
producing exhaustion
From this reading “His thoughts were busy with the wearying business of the day’s shipping of cattle.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “His ears stood erect in answer as Nat-u-ritch flashed across the sand track.”
In this reading “His ears stood erect in answer as Nat-u-ritch flashed across the sand track.”
In this reading “His thoughts were busy with the wearying business of the day’s shipping of cattle.”
hold firmly
In this reading “She tightened her hold on her pony.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She gave a curious low cry to the animal.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading His ears stood erect in answer as Nat-u-ritch flashed across the sand track.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading She gave a curious low cry to the animal.
react verbally
From this reading His ears stood erect in answer as Nat-u-ritch flashed across the sand track.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His ears stood erect in answer as Nat-u-ritch flashed across the sand track.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading His thoughts were busy with the wearying business of the day’s shipping of cattle.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading His thoughts were busy with the wearying business of the day’s shipping of cattle.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading His thoughts were busy with the wearying business of the day’s shipping of cattle.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading She gave a curious low cry to the animal.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading She gave a curious low cry to the animal.
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading His thoughts were busy with the wearying business of the day’s shipping of cattle.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading His ears stood erect in answer as Nat-u-ritch flashed across the sand track.
construct, build, or erect
From this reading His ears stood erect in answer as Nat-u-ritch flashed across the sand track.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading His ears stood erect in answer as Nat-u-ritch flashed across the sand track.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She gave a curious low cry to the animal.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She tightened her hold on her pony.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His ears stood erect in answer as Nat-u-ritch flashed across the sand track.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading She tightened her hold on her pony.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The man on the horse only vaguely saw Nat-u-ritch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His ears stood erect in answer as Nat-u-ritch flashed across the sand track.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading She gave a curious low cry to the animal.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man on the horse only vaguely saw Nat-u-ritch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His ears stood erect in answer as Nat-u-ritch flashed across the sand track.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His thoughts were busy with the wearying business of the day’s shipping of cattle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She tightened her hold on her pony.
and nothing more
From this reading The man on the horse only vaguely saw Nat-u-ritch.
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading She tightened her hold on her pony.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading His ears stood erect in answer as Nat-u-ritch flashed across the sand track.
cut with a saw
From this reading The man on the horse only vaguely saw Nat-u-ritch.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She tightened her hold on her pony.
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
From this reading His thoughts were busy with the wearying business of the day’s shipping of cattle.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading His ears stood erect in answer as Nat-u-ritch flashed across the sand track.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She gave a curious low cry to the animal.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading His thoughts were busy with the wearying business of the day’s shipping of cattle.
past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter
From this reading She tightened her hold on her pony.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She gave a curious low cry to the animal.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading His ears stood erect in answer as Nat-u-ritch flashed across the sand track.
in a vague way
From this reading The man on the horse only vaguely saw Nat-u-ritch.
producing exhaustion
From this reading His thoughts were busy with the wearying business of the day’s shipping of cattle.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His thoughts were busy with the wearying business of the day’s shipping of cattle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His thoughts were busy with the wearying business of the day’s shipping of cattle.
Chapter 6 of The Squaw Man: A Novel by Julie Opp holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
Chapter 6 holds 434 sentences of The Squaw Man: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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