Chapter 15 of The Trail of the White Mule is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Trail of the White Mule is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Casey ate with less appetite after that. Making moonshine did not appeal to him at all. Given his choice, I think he would even prefer drinking it, unhappy as the effect had been on him. "We'll need a still, and we'll need the stuff. I'm going to leave you in charge of the camp, Ryan, while I make a trip to Needles.
Chapter 15 of The Trail of the White Mule is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading “Making moonshine did not appeal to him at all.”
a feeling of craving something
From this reading “Casey ate with less appetite after that.”
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading “Casey ate with less appetite after that.”
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading “Given his choice, I think he would even prefer drinking it, unhappy as the effect had been on him.”
the light of the Moon
From this reading “Making moonshine did not appeal to him at all.”
plural of “needle” — the leaf of a conifer
From this reading “I'm going to leave you in charge of the camp, Ryan, while I make a trip to Needles.”
like better; value more highly
From this reading “Given his choice, I think he would even prefer drinking it, unhappy as the effect had been on him.”
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “I'm going to leave you in charge of the camp, Ryan, while I make a trip to Needles.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "We'll need a still, and we'll need the stuff.
later than; following
From this reading Casey ate with less appetite after that.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Making moonshine did not appeal to him at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We'll need a still, and we'll need the stuff.
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading Making moonshine did not appeal to him at all.
a feeling of craving something
From this reading Casey ate with less appetite after that.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Given his choice, I think he would even prefer drinking it, unhappy as the effect had been on him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Making moonshine did not appeal to him at all.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading Casey ate with less appetite after that.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Given his choice, I think he would even prefer drinking it, unhappy as the effect had been on him.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading I'm going to leave you in charge of the camp, Ryan, while I make a trip to Needles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Casey ate with less appetite after that.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading I'm going to leave you in charge of the camp, Ryan, while I make a trip to Needles.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading Given his choice, I think he would even prefer drinking it, unhappy as the effect had been on him.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Making moonshine did not appeal to him at all.
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading Given his choice, I think he would even prefer drinking it, unhappy as the effect had been on him.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Given his choice, I think he would even prefer drinking it, unhappy as the effect had been on him.
divisible by two
From this reading Given his choice, I think he would even prefer drinking it, unhappy as the effect had been on him.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Given his choice, I think he would even prefer drinking it, unhappy as the effect had been on him.
the act of departing
From this reading I'm going to leave you in charge of the camp, Ryan, while I make a trip to Needles.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Given his choice, I think he would even prefer drinking it, unhappy as the effect had been on him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Given his choice, I think he would even prefer drinking it, unhappy as the effect had been on him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Making moonshine did not appeal to him at all.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Given his choice, I think he would even prefer drinking it, unhappy as the effect had been on him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Given his choice, I think he would even prefer drinking it, unhappy as the effect had been on him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm going to leave you in charge of the camp, Ryan, while I make a trip to Needles.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I'm going to leave you in charge of the camp, Ryan, while I make a trip to Needles.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Given his choice, I think he would even prefer drinking it, unhappy as the effect had been on him.
go away from a place
From this reading I'm going to leave you in charge of the camp, Ryan, while I make a trip to Needles.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Casey ate with less appetite after that.
engage in
From this reading I'm going to leave you in charge of the camp, Ryan, while I make a trip to Needles.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Making moonshine did not appeal to him at all.
the light of the Moon
From this reading Making moonshine did not appeal to him at all.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "We'll need a still, and we'll need the stuff.
plural of “needle” — the leaf of a conifer
From this reading I'm going to leave you in charge of the camp, Ryan, while I make a trip to Needles.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Making moonshine did not appeal to him at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'm going to leave you in charge of the camp, Ryan, while I make a trip to Needles.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Given his choice, I think he would even prefer drinking it, unhappy as the effect had been on him.
like better; value more highly
From this reading Given his choice, I think he would even prefer drinking it, unhappy as the effect had been on him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm going to leave you in charge of the camp, Ryan, while I make a trip to Needles.
not in physical motion
From this reading "We'll need a still, and we'll need the stuff.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading "We'll need a still, and we'll need the stuff.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Casey ate with less appetite after that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Given his choice, I think he would even prefer drinking it, unhappy as the effect had been on him.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Given his choice, I think he would even prefer drinking it, unhappy as the effect had been on him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Making moonshine did not appeal to him at all.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading I'm going to leave you in charge of the camp, Ryan, while I make a trip to Needles.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading Given his choice, I think he would even prefer drinking it, unhappy as the effect had been on him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll need a still, and we'll need the stuff.
during the time that
From this reading I'm going to leave you in charge of the camp, Ryan, while I make a trip to Needles.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Casey ate with less appetite after that.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Given his choice, I think he would even prefer drinking it, unhappy as the effect had been on him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm going to leave you in charge of the camp, Ryan, while I make a trip to Needles.
Chapter 15 of The Trail of the White Mule by B. M. Bower holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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