Chapter 10 of The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Och! now I comprehend. Arrah! an' wasn't it a quare thrick? Be my sowl, it bates Bannagher all to paces! Ha, ha, haw!" Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.
Chapter 10 of The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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third-person singular of “bate” — moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
From this reading “Be my sowl, it bates Bannagher all to paces!”
get the meaning of something
From this reading “"Och! now I comprehend.”
plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading “Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.”
a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
From this reading “Ha, ha, haw!"”
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
From this reading “Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.”
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.”
plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “Be my sowl, it bates Bannagher all to paces!”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.”
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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 Arrah! an' wasn't it a quare thrick?
(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 Be my sowl, it bates Bannagher all to paces!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Arrah! an' wasn't it a quare thrick?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arrah! an' wasn't it a quare thrick?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Be my sowl, it bates Bannagher all to paces!
third-person singular of “bate” — moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
From this reading Be my sowl, it bates Bannagher all to paces!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be my sowl, it bates Bannagher all to paces!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.
loud convulsive laughter
From this reading Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.
get the meaning of something
From this reading "Och! now I comprehend.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.
plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Ha, ha, haw!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.
a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
From this reading Ha, ha, haw!"
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Och! now I comprehend.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Arrah! an' wasn't it a quare thrick?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
From this reading Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.
for more time
From this reading Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Be my sowl, it bates Bannagher all to paces!
not any; not one
From this reading Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Och! now I comprehend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Och! now I comprehend.
plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading Be my sowl, it bates Bannagher all to paces!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arrah! an' wasn't it a quare thrick?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Be my sowl, it bates Bannagher all to paces!
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arrah! an' wasn't it a quare thrick?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Be my sowl, it bates Bannagher all to paces!
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From this reading Arrah! an' wasn't it a quare thrick?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wingrove and I could hold in no longer, but joining in the loud cachinnation--as if we had been its echoes--sprang forward to the front.
Chapter 10 of The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness by Mayne Reid holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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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