Chapter 29 of The Winning of Barbara Worth is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Winning of Barbara Worth is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MANANA! MANANA! TO-MORROW! TO-MORROW! The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.
Chapter 29 of The Winning of Barbara Worth is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.”
with low volume
From this reading “The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.”
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
From this reading “The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.”
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From this reading The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.
an indefinite time in the future
From this reading MANANA!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.
with low volume
From this reading The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
From this reading The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.
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From this reading TO-MORROW!
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.
at the time that
From this reading The night when Abe Lee started on his ride from Republic to San Felipe passed quietly in the little desert town.
Chapter 29 of The Winning of Barbara Worth by Harold Bell Wright holds 312 sentences, grouped into 63 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 29 holds 312 sentences of The Winning of Barbara Worth, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.
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