Chapter 16 of The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A brave deed! But how did she chance to be there? Since Bent's Port was abandoned, there is no white settlement near the Big Timbers." "Ah! _senor_! that is the strangest part of the whole story.
Chapter 16 of The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “Since Bent's Port was abandoned, there is no white settlement near the Big Timbers."”
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “"A brave deed!”
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading “"A brave deed!”
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading “Since Bent's Port was abandoned, there is no white settlement near the Big Timbers."”
a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English “Mr” or “sir”
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading “Since Bent's Port was abandoned, there is no white settlement near the Big Timbers."”
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “_senor_! that is the strangest part of the whole story.”
plural of “timber” — the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading “Since Bent's Port was abandoned, there is no white settlement near the Big Timbers."”
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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 "A brave deed!
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Since Bent's Port was abandoned, there is no white settlement near the Big Timbers."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But how did she chance to be there?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since Bent's Port was abandoned, there is no white settlement near the Big Timbers."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Since Bent's Port was abandoned, there is no white settlement near the Big Timbers."
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading "A brave deed!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how did she chance to be there?
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading But how did she chance to be there?
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading "A brave deed!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But how did she chance to be there?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But how did she chance to be there?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since Bent's Port was abandoned, there is no white settlement near the Big Timbers."
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Since Bent's Port was abandoned, there is no white settlement near the Big Timbers."
not any; not one
From this reading Since Bent's Port was abandoned, there is no white settlement near the Big Timbers."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _senor_! that is the strangest part of the whole story.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading _senor_! that is the strangest part of the whole story.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading Since Bent's Port was abandoned, there is no white settlement near the Big Timbers."
a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English “Mr” or “sir”
From this reading _senor_! that is the strangest part of the whole story.
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading Since Bent's Port was abandoned, there is no white settlement near the Big Timbers."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But how did she chance to be there?
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since Bent's Port was abandoned, there is no white settlement near the Big Timbers."
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 _senor_! that is the strangest part of the whole story.
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading _senor_! that is the strangest part of the whole story.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _senor_! that is the strangest part of the whole story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Since Bent's Port was abandoned, there is no white settlement near the Big Timbers."
in or at that place or location
From this reading But how did she chance to be there?
plural of “timber” — the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading Since Bent's Port was abandoned, there is no white settlement near the Big Timbers."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But how did she chance to be there?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since Bent's Port was abandoned, there is no white settlement near the Big Timbers."
a Caucasian
From this reading Since Bent's Port was abandoned, there is no white settlement near the Big Timbers."
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading _senor_! that is the strangest part of the whole story.
Chapter 16 of The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness by Mayne Reid holds 382 sentences, grouped into 77 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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