The Sun Maid: A Story of Fort Dearborn

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

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WESTWARD AND EASTWARD OVER THE PRAIRIE.

"Fast, Tempest, fast!"

The sunshine was in his eyes, and a warmer sunshine in his heart, as Gaspar urged the gelding forward.

Fast it was.

The faithful creature recognized the burden he carried, and his clean, small feet reeled off the distance like magic, till the village by the lake was left far behind, and only the limitless prairie stretched beyond.

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The Sun Maid: A Story of Fort Dearborn

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of The Sun Maid: A Story of Fort Dearborn is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

WESTWARD AND EASTWARD OVER THE PRAIRIE.

/ˈwestwərd ənd ˈiːstwərd ˈoʊvər ðə ˈpreri/

Line 2

"Fast, Tempest, fast!"

/fæst ˈtempəst fæst/

Line 3

The sunshine was in his eyes, and a warmer sunshine in his heart, as Gaspar urged the gelding forward.

Line 4

Fast it was.

/fæst ɪt wɑːz/

Line 5

/ðə ˈfeɪθfəl ˈkriːtʃər ˈrekəɡnaɪzd ðə ˈbɜːrdən hiː ˈkærid ənd hɪz kliːn smɔːl fiːt riːld ɔːf ðə ˈdɪstəns laɪk ˈmædʒɪk tɪl ðə ˈvɪlədʒ baɪ ðə leɪk wɑːz left fɑːr bɪˈhaɪnd ənd ˈoʊnli ðə ˈlɪmətləs ˈpreri stretʃt bɪˈɑːnd/

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eastward adjective US /ˈiːstwərd/

moving toward the east

From this reading “WESTWARD AND EASTWARD OVER THE PRAIRIE.”

Gaspar noun US /ˈɡæspər/

(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus

From this reading “The sunshine was in his eyes, and a warmer sunshine in his heart, as Gaspar urged the gelding forward.”

limitless adjective US /ˈlɪmətləs/

without limits in extent or size or quantity

From this reading “The faithful creature recognized the burden he carried, and his clean, small feet reeled off the distance like magic, till the village by the lake was left far behind, and only the limitless prairie stretched beyond.”

prairie noun US /ˈpreri/

a treeless grassy plain

From this reading “WESTWARD AND EASTWARD OVER THE PRAIRIE.”

reeled verb US /riːld/

past form of “reel” — walk as if unable to control one's movements

Tempest noun US /ˈtempəst/

a violent commotion or disturbance

From this reading “"Fast, Tempest, fast!"”

warmer noun US /ˈwɔːrmər/

device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room

From this reading “The sunshine was in his eyes, and a warmer sunshine in his heart, as Gaspar urged the gelding forward.”

westward adverb US /ˈwestwərd/

toward the west

From this reading “WESTWARD AND EASTWARD OVER THE PRAIRIE.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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faithful creature adjective + noun

In this reading “The faithful creature recognized the burden he carried, and his clean, small feet reeled off the distance like magic, till the village by the lake was left far behind, and only the limitless prairie stretched beyond.”

reeled off verb + particle counted as “reel off”

unwind from or as if from a reel

OVER THE PRAIRIE preposition + article + noun counted as “over … prairie”

In this reading “WESTWARD AND EASTWARD OVER THE PRAIRIE.”

like magic verb + noun

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The sunshine was in his eyes, and a warmer sunshine in his heart, as Gaspar urged the gelding forward.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading WESTWARD AND EASTWARD OVER THE PRAIRIE.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The sunshine was in his eyes, and a warmer sunshine in his heart, as Gaspar urged the gelding forward.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading The faithful creature recognized the burden he carried, and his clean, small feet reeled off the distance like magic, till the village by the lake was left far behind, and only the limitless prairie stretched beyond.

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

burdennounUS /ˈbɜːrdən/

an onerous or difficult concern

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

cleanadjectiveUS /kliːn/

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/

the property created by the space between two objects or points

EASTWARDadjectiveUS /ˈiːstwərd/

moving toward the east

From this reading WESTWARD AND EASTWARD OVER THE PRAIRIE.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading The sunshine was in his eyes, and a warmer sunshine in his heart, as Gaspar urged the gelding forward.

faithfuladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪθfəl/

steadfast in affection or allegiance

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

FastadverbUS /fæst/

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading "Fast, Tempest, fast!"

feetnounUS /fiːt/

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/

at or to or toward the front

From this reading The sunshine was in his eyes, and a warmer sunshine in his heart, as Gaspar urged the gelding forward.

GasparnounUS /ˈɡæspər/

(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus

From this reading The sunshine was in his eyes, and a warmer sunshine in his heart, as Gaspar urged the gelding forward.

geldingnoun

castrated male horse

From this reading The sunshine was in his eyes, and a warmer sunshine in his heart, as Gaspar urged the gelding forward.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading The sunshine was in his eyes, and a warmer sunshine in his heart, as Gaspar urged the gelding forward.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading The sunshine was in his eyes, and a warmer sunshine in his heart, as Gaspar urged the gelding forward.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The sunshine was in his eyes, and a warmer sunshine in his heart, as Gaspar urged the gelding forward.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Fast it was.

lakenounUS /leɪk/

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

limitlessadjectiveUS /ˈlɪmətləs/

without limits in extent or size or quantity

magicnounUS /ˈmædʒɪk/

any art that invokes supernatural powers

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading WESTWARD AND EASTWARD OVER THE PRAIRIE.

PRAIRIEnounUS /ˈpreri/

a treeless grassy plain

From this reading WESTWARD AND EASTWARD OVER THE PRAIRIE.

recognizedadjectiveUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzd/

generally approved or compelling recognition

reeledverbUS /riːld/

past form of “reel” — walk as if unable to control one's movements

smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

stretchedadjectiveUS /stretʃt/

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

sunshinenounUS /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/

the rays of the sun

From this reading The sunshine was in his eyes, and a warmer sunshine in his heart, as Gaspar urged the gelding forward.

TempestnounUS /ˈtempəst/

a violent commotion or disturbance

From this reading "Fast, Tempest, fast!"

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading WESTWARD AND EASTWARD OVER THE PRAIRIE.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

urgedverbUS /ɜːrdʒd/

past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction

From this reading The sunshine was in his eyes, and a warmer sunshine in his heart, as Gaspar urged the gelding forward.

villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/

a community of people smaller than a town

warmernounUS /ˈwɔːrmər/

device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room

From this reading The sunshine was in his eyes, and a warmer sunshine in his heart, as Gaspar urged the gelding forward.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The sunshine was in his eyes, and a warmer sunshine in his heart, as Gaspar urged the gelding forward.

WESTWARDadverbUS /ˈwestwərd/

toward the west

From this reading WESTWARD AND EASTWARD OVER THE PRAIRIE.

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