Chapter 7 of The Woman in the Alcove is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Woman in the Alcove is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Follow the trail and ask your way from time to time. All the goatherds know where the Placide mine is.” Such were his simple instructions as he headed my horse toward the canyon. But as I drew off, he shouted out: “If you get stuck, leave it to the horse.
Chapter 7 of The Woman in the Alcove is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading “Such were his simple instructions as he headed my horse toward the canyon.”
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading ““Follow the trail and ask your way from time to time.”
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading “Such were his simple instructions as he headed my horse toward the canyon.”
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading “Such were his simple instructions as he headed my horse toward the canyon.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “But as I drew off, he shouted out:”
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading “Such were his simple instructions as he headed my horse toward the canyon.”
caught or fixed
From this reading ““If you get stuck, leave it to the horse.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading ““Follow the trail and ask your way from time to time.”
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(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 All the goatherds know where the Placide mine is.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Follow the trail and ask your way from time to time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such were his simple instructions as he headed my horse toward the canyon.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Follow the trail and ask your way from time to time.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as I drew off, he shouted out:
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading Such were his simple instructions as he headed my horse toward the canyon.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading But as I drew off, he shouted out:
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “Follow the trail and ask your way from time to time.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Follow the trail and ask your way from time to time.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “If you get stuck, leave it to the horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the goatherds know where the Placide mine is.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such were his simple instructions as he headed my horse toward the canyon.
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading Such were his simple instructions as he headed my horse toward the canyon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Such were his simple instructions as he headed my horse toward the canyon.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Such were his simple instructions as he headed my horse toward the canyon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But as I drew off, he shouted out:
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you get stuck, leave it to the horse.
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading Such were his simple instructions as he headed my horse toward the canyon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the goatherds know where the Placide mine is.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If you get stuck, leave it to the horse.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading All the goatherds know where the Placide mine is.”
go away from a place
From this reading “If you get stuck, leave it to the horse.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading All the goatherds know where the Placide mine is.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Such were his simple instructions as he headed my horse toward the canyon.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But as I drew off, he shouted out:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But as I drew off, he shouted out:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the goatherds know where the Placide mine is.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading But as I drew off, he shouted out:
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Such were his simple instructions as he headed my horse toward the canyon.
caught or fixed
From this reading “If you get stuck, leave it to the horse.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such were his simple instructions as he headed my horse toward the canyon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Follow the trail and ask your way from time to time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Follow the trail and ask your way from time to time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Follow the trail and ask your way from time to time.
in the direction of
From this reading Such were his simple instructions as he headed my horse toward the canyon.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “Follow the trail and ask your way from time to time.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Follow the trail and ask your way from time to time.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such were his simple instructions as he headed my horse toward the canyon.
in or at the place that
From this reading All the goatherds know where the Placide mine is.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you get stuck, leave it to the horse.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Follow the trail and ask your way from time to time.
Chapter 7 of The Woman in the Alcove by Anna Katharine Green holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 7 holds 191 sentences of The Woman in the Alcove, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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