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The wagon rattled down a short incline to the broad, shallow bed of the Cheyenne. Molly turned it aside into a little grass plat. "We'll camp here to-night," she announced. "There is better water two mile further, on the trail, on Fall River," said Lafond, without moving. "I said we'd camp here!" repeated the girl sharply.
Chapter 5 of The Westerners is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “"We'll camp here to-night," she announced.”
the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the southeastern corner of the state
From this reading “The wagon rattled down a short incline to the broad, shallow bed of the Cheyenne.”
an elevated geological formation
From this reading “The wagon rattled down a short incline to the broad, shallow bed of the Cheyenne.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “Molly turned it aside into a little grass plat.”
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading “The wagon rattled down a short incline to the broad, shallow bed of the Cheyenne.”
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading “The wagon rattled down a short incline to the broad, shallow bed of the Cheyenne.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “"I said we'd camp here!" repeated the girl sharply.”
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “The wagon rattled down a short incline to the broad, shallow bed of the Cheyenne.”
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In this reading “"There is better water two mile further, on the trail, on Fall River," said Lafond, without moving.”
In this reading “"There is better water two mile further, on the trail, on Fall River," said Lafond, without moving.”
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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 wagon rattled down a short incline to the broad, shallow bed of the Cheyenne.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "We'll camp here to-night," she announced.
on or to one side
From this reading Molly turned it aside into a little grass plat.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The wagon rattled down a short incline to the broad, shallow bed of the Cheyenne.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "There is better water two mile further, on the trail, on Fall River," said Lafond, without moving.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The wagon rattled down a short incline to the broad, shallow bed of the Cheyenne.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading "We'll camp here to-night," she announced.
the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the southeastern corner of the state
From this reading The wagon rattled down a short incline to the broad, shallow bed of the Cheyenne.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The wagon rattled down a short incline to the broad, shallow bed of the Cheyenne.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading "There is better water two mile further, on the trail, on Fall River," said Lafond, without moving.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading "There is better water two mile further, on the trail, on Fall River," said Lafond, without moving.
a young female
From this reading "I said we'd camp here!" repeated the girl sharply.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Molly turned it aside into a little grass plat.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "We'll camp here to-night," she announced.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I said we'd camp here!" repeated the girl sharply.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading The wagon rattled down a short incline to the broad, shallow bed of the Cheyenne.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Molly turned it aside into a little grass plat.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is better water two mile further, on the trail, on Fall River," said Lafond, without moving.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Molly turned it aside into a little grass plat.
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From this reading "There is better water two mile further, on the trail, on Fall River," said Lafond, without moving.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Molly turned it aside into a little grass plat.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "There is better water two mile further, on the trail, on Fall River," said Lafond, without moving.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading Molly turned it aside into a little grass plat.
in motion
From this reading "There is better water two mile further, on the trail, on Fall River," said Lafond, without moving.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wagon rattled down a short incline to the broad, shallow bed of the Cheyenne.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There is better water two mile further, on the trail, on Fall River," said Lafond, without moving.
make a plat of
From this reading Molly turned it aside into a little grass plat.
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading The wagon rattled down a short incline to the broad, shallow bed of the Cheyenne.
recurring again and again
From this reading "I said we'd camp here!" repeated the girl sharply.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading "There is better water two mile further, on the trail, on Fall River," said Lafond, without moving.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There is better water two mile further, on the trail, on Fall River," said Lafond, without moving.
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading The wagon rattled down a short incline to the broad, shallow bed of the Cheyenne.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading "I said we'd camp here!" repeated the girl sharply.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We'll camp here to-night," she announced.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The wagon rattled down a short incline to the broad, shallow bed of the Cheyenne.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wagon rattled down a short incline to the broad, shallow bed of the Cheyenne.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is better water two mile further, on the trail, on Fall River," said Lafond, without moving.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wagon rattled down a short incline to the broad, shallow bed of the Cheyenne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll camp here to-night," she announced.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading "There is better water two mile further, on the trail, on Fall River," said Lafond, without moving.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Molly turned it aside into a little grass plat.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "There is better water two mile further, on the trail, on Fall River," said Lafond, without moving.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading The wagon rattled down a short incline to the broad, shallow bed of the Cheyenne.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "There is better water two mile further, on the trail, on Fall River," said Lafond, without moving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I said we'd camp here!" repeated the girl sharply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll camp here to-night," she announced.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "There is better water two mile further, on the trail, on Fall River," said Lafond, without moving.
Chapter 5 of The Westerners by Stewart Edward White holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 5 holds 407 sentences of The Westerners, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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