Chapter 5 of The trail of deception is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The trail of deception is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You’d do us more good right here,” said Dell. The three of them rode away in a cloud of dust. Jim wandered around the place, not knowing what to do. Dell Howard had tossed the ranch mail on the table, and Jim glanced at it. There was a paper from Phoenix, a small mail-order catalogue, and one letter in a plain brown envelope.
Chapter 5 of The trail of deception is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make an itemized list or catalog of; classify
From this reading “There was a paper from Phoenix, a small mail-order catalogue, and one letter in a plain brown envelope.”
a small wooded hollow
From this reading ““You’d do us more good right here,” said Dell.”
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading “There was a paper from Phoenix, a small mail-order catalogue, and one letter in a plain brown envelope.”
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading “Dell Howard had tossed the ranch mail on the table, and Jim glanced at it.”
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading “Dell Howard had tossed the ranch mail on the table, and Jim glanced at it.”
the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation
From this reading “There was a paper from Phoenix, a small mail-order catalogue, and one letter in a plain brown envelope.”
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “Dell Howard had tossed the ranch mail on the table, and Jim glanced at it.”
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “Dell Howard had tossed the ranch mail on the table, and Jim glanced at it.”
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In this reading “Dell Howard had tossed the ranch mail on the table, and Jim glanced at it.”
In this reading “Jim wandered around the place, not knowing what to do.”
ride away on a horse, for example
In this reading “The three of them rode away in a cloud of dust.”
able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise
In this reading “Dell Howard had tossed the ranch mail on the table, and Jim glanced at it.”
In this reading “The three of them rode away in a cloud of dust.”
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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 The three of them rode away in a cloud of dust.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dell Howard had tossed the ranch mail on the table, and Jim glanced at it.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Jim wandered around the place, not knowing what to do.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dell Howard had tossed the ranch mail on the table, and Jim glanced at it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The three of them rode away in a cloud of dust.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading There was a paper from Phoenix, a small mail-order catalogue, and one letter in a plain brown envelope.
make an itemized list or catalog of; classify
From this reading There was a paper from Phoenix, a small mail-order catalogue, and one letter in a plain brown envelope.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading The three of them rode away in a cloud of dust.
a small wooded hollow
From this reading “You’d do us more good right here,” said Dell.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You’d do us more good right here,” said Dell.
remove the dust from
From this reading The three of them rode away in a cloud of dust.
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading There was a paper from Phoenix, a small mail-order catalogue, and one letter in a plain brown envelope.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a paper from Phoenix, a small mail-order catalogue, and one letter in a plain brown envelope.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Dell Howard had tossed the ranch mail on the table, and Jim glanced at it.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “You’d do us more good right here,” said Dell.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dell Howard had tossed the ranch mail on the table, and Jim glanced at it.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “You’d do us more good right here,” said Dell.
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading Dell Howard had tossed the ranch mail on the table, and Jim glanced at it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The three of them rode away in a cloud of dust.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dell Howard had tossed the ranch mail on the table, and Jim glanced at it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim wandered around the place, not knowing what to do.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Jim wandered around the place, not knowing what to do.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading There was a paper from Phoenix, a small mail-order catalogue, and one letter in a plain brown envelope.
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading Dell Howard had tossed the ranch mail on the table, and Jim glanced at it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a paper from Phoenix, a small mail-order catalogue, and one letter in a plain brown envelope.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “You’d do us more good right here,” said Dell.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jim wandered around the place, not knowing what to do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The three of them rode away in a cloud of dust.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dell Howard had tossed the ranch mail on the table, and Jim glanced at it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a paper from Phoenix, a small mail-order catalogue, and one letter in a plain brown envelope.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading There was a paper from Phoenix, a small mail-order catalogue, and one letter in a plain brown envelope.
the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation
From this reading There was a paper from Phoenix, a small mail-order catalogue, and one letter in a plain brown envelope.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Jim wandered around the place, not knowing what to do.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading There was a paper from Phoenix, a small mail-order catalogue, and one letter in a plain brown envelope.
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading Dell Howard had tossed the ranch mail on the table, and Jim glanced at it.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “You’d do us more good right here,” said Dell.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading The three of them rode away in a cloud of dust.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You’d do us more good right here,” said Dell.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was a paper from Phoenix, a small mail-order catalogue, and one letter in a plain brown envelope.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Dell Howard had tossed the ranch mail on the table, and Jim glanced at it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The three of them rode away in a cloud of dust.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The three of them rode away in a cloud of dust.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a paper from Phoenix, a small mail-order catalogue, and one letter in a plain brown envelope.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The three of them rode away in a cloud of dust.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jim wandered around the place, not knowing what to do.
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading Dell Howard had tossed the ranch mail on the table, and Jim glanced at it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You’d do us more good right here,” said Dell.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading Jim wandered around the place, not knowing what to do.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a paper from Phoenix, a small mail-order catalogue, and one letter in a plain brown envelope.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Jim wandered around the place, not knowing what to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’d do us more good right here,” said Dell.
Chapter 5 of The trail of deception by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle holds 457 sentences, grouped into 92 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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