Chapter 36 of The Valley of the Moon is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of The Valley of the Moon is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
With Possum on the seat beside her, Saxon drove into the town of Roseburg. She drove at a walk. At the back of the wagon were tied two heavy young work-horses. Behind, half a dozen more marched free, and the rear was brought up by Billy, astride a ninth horse. All these he shipped from Roseburg to the West Oakland stables.
Chapter 36 of The Valley of the Moon is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with one leg on each side
From this reading “Behind, half a dozen more marched free, and the rear was brought up by Billy, astride a ninth horse.”
position nine in a countable series of things
From this reading “Behind, half a dozen more marched free, and the rear was brought up by Billy, astride a ninth horse.”
a city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco; primarily and industrial urban center
From this reading “All these he shipped from Roseburg to the West Oakland stables.”
nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
From this reading “With Possum on the seat beside her, Saxon drove into the town of Roseburg.”
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading “With Possum on the seat beside her, Saxon drove into the town of Roseburg.”
inflected form of “ship” — transport commercially
From this reading “All these he shipped from Roseburg to the West Oakland stables.”
plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading “All these he shipped from Roseburg to the West Oakland stables.”
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “At the back of the wagon were tied two heavy young work-horses.”
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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 She drove at a walk.
(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 All these he shipped from Roseburg to the West Oakland stables.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Behind, half a dozen more marched free, and the rear was brought up by Billy, astride a ninth horse.
with one leg on each side
From this reading Behind, half a dozen more marched free, and the rear was brought up by Billy, astride a ninth horse.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She drove at a walk.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading At the back of the wagon were tied two heavy young work-horses.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind, half a dozen more marched free, and the rear was brought up by Billy, astride a ninth horse.
next to; at the side of
From this reading With Possum on the seat beside her, Saxon drove into the town of Roseburg.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Behind, half a dozen more marched free, and the rear was brought up by Billy, astride a ninth horse.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Behind, half a dozen more marched free, and the rear was brought up by Billy, astride a ninth horse.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Behind, half a dozen more marched free, and the rear was brought up by Billy, astride a ninth horse.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Behind, half a dozen more marched free, and the rear was brought up by Billy, astride a ninth horse.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading With Possum on the seat beside her, Saxon drove into the town of Roseburg.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Behind, half a dozen more marched free, and the rear was brought up by Billy, astride a ninth horse.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All these he shipped from Roseburg to the West Oakland stables.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Behind, half a dozen more marched free, and the rear was brought up by Billy, astride a ninth horse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All these he shipped from Roseburg to the West Oakland stables.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading At the back of the wagon were tied two heavy young work-horses.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With Possum on the seat beside her, Saxon drove into the town of Roseburg.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Behind, half a dozen more marched free, and the rear was brought up by Billy, astride a ninth horse.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With Possum on the seat beside her, Saxon drove into the town of Roseburg.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading Behind, half a dozen more marched free, and the rear was brought up by Billy, astride a ninth horse.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Behind, half a dozen more marched free, and the rear was brought up by Billy, astride a ninth horse.
position nine in a countable series of things
From this reading Behind, half a dozen more marched free, and the rear was brought up by Billy, astride a ninth horse.
a city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco; primarily and industrial urban center
From this reading All these he shipped from Roseburg to the West Oakland stables.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With Possum on the seat beside her, Saxon drove into the town of Roseburg.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With Possum on the seat beside her, Saxon drove into the town of Roseburg.
nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
From this reading With Possum on the seat beside her, Saxon drove into the town of Roseburg.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading Behind, half a dozen more marched free, and the rear was brought up by Billy, astride a ninth horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With Possum on the seat beside her, Saxon drove into the town of Roseburg.
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading With Possum on the seat beside her, Saxon drove into the town of Roseburg.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading With Possum on the seat beside her, Saxon drove into the town of Roseburg.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She drove at a walk.
inflected form of “ship” — transport commercially
From this reading All these he shipped from Roseburg to the West Oakland stables.
plural of “stable” — a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading All these he shipped from Roseburg to the West Oakland stables.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With Possum on the seat beside her, Saxon drove into the town of Roseburg.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All these he shipped from Roseburg to the West Oakland stables.
bound or secured closely
From this reading At the back of the wagon were tied two heavy young work-horses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All these he shipped from Roseburg to the West Oakland stables.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading With Possum on the seat beside her, Saxon drove into the town of Roseburg.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading At the back of the wagon were tied two heavy young work-horses.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Behind, half a dozen more marched free, and the rear was brought up by Billy, astride a ninth horse.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading At the back of the wagon were tied two heavy young work-horses.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading She drove at a walk.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Behind, half a dozen more marched free, and the rear was brought up by Billy, astride a ninth horse.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the back of the wagon were tied two heavy young work-horses.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading All these he shipped from Roseburg to the West Oakland stables.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Possum on the seat beside her, Saxon drove into the town of Roseburg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the back of the wagon were tied two heavy young work-horses.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading At the back of the wagon were tied two heavy young work-horses.
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