Chapter 15 of The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Tell me how." "You say you intend returning to the States. I may have a commission for you; and you shall then hear my story. It is not much. Only a simple maiden, whose lover has been faithless--her father untrue to his paternal trust--her husband a cheat, a perjured villain."
Chapter 15 of The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading “Only a simple maiden, whose lover has been faithless--her father untrue to his paternal trust--her husband a cheat, a perjured villain."”
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading “I may have a commission for you; and you shall then hear my story.”
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading “"You say you intend returning to the States.”
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading “Only a simple maiden, whose lover has been faithless--her father untrue to his paternal trust--her husband a cheat, a perjured villain."”
belonging to or inherited from one's father
From this reading “Only a simple maiden, whose lover has been faithless--her father untrue to his paternal trust--her husband a cheat, a perjured villain."”
past form of “perjure” — knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury
From this reading “Only a simple maiden, whose lover has been faithless--her father untrue to his paternal trust--her husband a cheat, a perjured villain."”
not according with the facts
From this reading “Only a simple maiden, whose lover has been faithless--her father untrue to his paternal trust--her husband a cheat, a perjured villain."”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “Only a simple maiden, whose lover has been faithless--her father untrue to his paternal trust--her husband a cheat, a perjured villain."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I may have a commission for you; and you shall then hear my story.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I may have a commission for you; and you shall then hear my story.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Only a simple maiden, whose lover has been faithless--her father untrue to his paternal trust--her husband a cheat, a perjured villain."
deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading Only a simple maiden, whose lover has been faithless--her father untrue to his paternal trust--her husband a cheat, a perjured villain."
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading I may have a commission for you; and you shall then hear my story.
having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor
From this reading Only a simple maiden, whose lover has been faithless--her father untrue to his paternal trust--her husband a cheat, a perjured villain."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Only a simple maiden, whose lover has been faithless--her father untrue to his paternal trust--her husband a cheat, a perjured villain."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I may have a commission for you; and you shall then hear my story.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only a simple maiden, whose lover has been faithless--her father untrue to his paternal trust--her husband a cheat, a perjured villain."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I may have a commission for you; and you shall then hear my story.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I may have a commission for you; and you shall then hear my story.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Only a simple maiden, whose lover has been faithless--her father untrue to his paternal trust--her husband a cheat, a perjured villain."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Only a simple maiden, whose lover has been faithless--her father untrue to his paternal trust--her husband a cheat, a perjured villain."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tell me how."
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Only a simple maiden, whose lover has been faithless--her father untrue to his paternal trust--her husband a cheat, a perjured villain."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I may have a commission for you; and you shall then hear my story.
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading "You say you intend returning to the States.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not much.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not much.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Only a simple maiden, whose lover has been faithless--her father untrue to his paternal trust--her husband a cheat, a perjured villain."
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading Only a simple maiden, whose lover has been faithless--her father untrue to his paternal trust--her husband a cheat, a perjured villain."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I may have a commission for you; and you shall then hear my story.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me how."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It is not much.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I may have a commission for you; and you shall then hear my story.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not much.
and nothing more
From this reading Only a simple maiden, whose lover has been faithless--her father untrue to his paternal trust--her husband a cheat, a perjured villain."
belonging to or inherited from one's father
From this reading Only a simple maiden, whose lover has been faithless--her father untrue to his paternal trust--her husband a cheat, a perjured villain."
past form of “perjure” — knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury
From this reading Only a simple maiden, whose lover has been faithless--her father untrue to his paternal trust--her husband a cheat, a perjured villain."
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading "You say you intend returning to the States.
express in words
From this reading "You say you intend returning to the States.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I may have a commission for you; and you shall then hear my story.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Only a simple maiden, whose lover has been faithless--her father untrue to his paternal trust--her husband a cheat, a perjured villain."
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading "You say you intend returning to the States.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading I may have a commission for you; and you shall then hear my story.
express in words
From this reading "Tell me how."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You say you intend returning to the States.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I may have a commission for you; and you shall then hear my story.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You say you intend returning to the States.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading Only a simple maiden, whose lover has been faithless--her father untrue to his paternal trust--her husband a cheat, a perjured villain."
not according with the facts
From this reading Only a simple maiden, whose lover has been faithless--her father untrue to his paternal trust--her husband a cheat, a perjured villain."
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading Only a simple maiden, whose lover has been faithless--her father untrue to his paternal trust--her husband a cheat, a perjured villain."
belonging to which person
From this reading Only a simple maiden, whose lover has been faithless--her father untrue to his paternal trust--her husband a cheat, a perjured villain."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You say you intend returning to the States.
Chapter 15 of The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness by Mayne Reid holds 409 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 15 holds 409 sentences of The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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