Chapter 21 of The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Say, gal! wha you doin' dar, anyhow? You fill dat pail double-quick, or, golly, you catch it!" A threat! Lilian listens to it, and obeys! "I am coming, Aunt Lucy!" replied the girl, in a trembling voice, at the same time hastening to fill the water-can.
Chapter 21 of The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “"Say, gal! wha you doin' dar, anyhow?”
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading “You fill dat pail double-quick, or, golly, you catch it!"”
United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
From this reading “"Say, gal! wha you doin' dar, anyhow?”
-ing form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading “"I am coming, Aunt Lucy!" replied the girl, in a trembling voice, at the same time hastening to fill the water-can.”
third-person singular of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “Lilian listens to it, and obeys!”
third-person singular of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading “Lilian listens to it, and obeys!”
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading “You fill dat pail double-quick, or, golly, you catch it!"”
something that is a source of danger
From this reading “A threat!”
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 A threat!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am coming, Aunt Lucy!" replied the girl, in a trembling voice, at the same time hastening to fill the water-can.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lilian listens to it, and obeys!
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading "Say, gal! wha you doin' dar, anyhow?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I am coming, Aunt Lucy!" replied the girl, in a trembling voice, at the same time hastening to fill the water-can.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "I am coming, Aunt Lucy!" replied the girl, in a trembling voice, at the same time hastening to fill the water-can.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading You fill dat pail double-quick, or, golly, you catch it!"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "I am coming, Aunt Lucy!" replied the girl, in a trembling voice, at the same time hastening to fill the water-can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, gal! wha you doin' dar, anyhow?
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading You fill dat pail double-quick, or, golly, you catch it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, gal! wha you doin' dar, anyhow?
(of a marching cadence) very quick
From this reading You fill dat pail double-quick, or, golly, you catch it!"
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading You fill dat pail double-quick, or, golly, you catch it!"
United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
From this reading "Say, gal! wha you doin' dar, anyhow?
a young female
From this reading "I am coming, Aunt Lucy!" replied the girl, in a trembling voice, at the same time hastening to fill the water-can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You fill dat pail double-quick, or, golly, you catch it!"
-ing form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading "I am coming, Aunt Lucy!" replied the girl, in a trembling voice, at the same time hastening to fill the water-can.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am coming, Aunt Lucy!" replied the girl, in a trembling voice, at the same time hastening to fill the water-can.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I am coming, Aunt Lucy!" replied the girl, in a trembling voice, at the same time hastening to fill the water-can.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You fill dat pail double-quick, or, golly, you catch it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lilian listens to it, and obeys!
third-person singular of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Lilian listens to it, and obeys!
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading "I am coming, Aunt Lucy!" replied the girl, in a trembling voice, at the same time hastening to fill the water-can.
third-person singular of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading Lilian listens to it, and obeys!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You fill dat pail double-quick, or, golly, you catch it!"
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading You fill dat pail double-quick, or, golly, you catch it!"
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I am coming, Aunt Lucy!" replied the girl, in a trembling voice, at the same time hastening to fill the water-can.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "I am coming, Aunt Lucy!" replied the girl, in a trembling voice, at the same time hastening to fill the water-can.
express in words
From this reading "Say, gal! wha you doin' dar, anyhow?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I am coming, Aunt Lucy!" replied the girl, in a trembling voice, at the same time hastening to fill the water-can.
something that is a source of danger
From this reading A threat!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I am coming, Aunt Lucy!" replied the girl, in a trembling voice, at the same time hastening to fill the water-can.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lilian listens to it, and obeys!
a shaky motion
From this reading "I am coming, Aunt Lucy!" replied the girl, in a trembling voice, at the same time hastening to fill the water-can.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "I am coming, Aunt Lucy!" replied the girl, in a trembling voice, at the same time hastening to fill the water-can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am coming, Aunt Lucy!" replied the girl, in a trembling voice, at the same time hastening to fill the water-can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, gal! wha you doin' dar, anyhow?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Say, gal! wha you doin' dar, anyhow?
Chapter 21 of The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness by Mayne Reid holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 21 holds 400 sentences of The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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