Chapter 3 of Treasure of the Brasada is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Treasure of the Brasada is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"_You_ haven't broken him," said Crawford. Quartel flushed. "I will. There isn't any horse I can't break." "He would have rolled you if you'd been a second later with that _mangana_ yesterday."
Chapter 3 of Treasure of the Brasada is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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terminate
From this reading “There isn't any horse I can't break."”
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “"_You_ haven't broken him," said Crawford.”
United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading “"_You_ haven't broken him," said Crawford.”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading “Quartel flushed.”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “There isn't any horse I can't break."”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “"He would have rolled you if you'd been a second later with that _mangana_ yesterday."”
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading “"He would have rolled you if you'd been a second later with that _mangana_ yesterday."”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “"He would have rolled you if you'd been a second later with that _mangana_ yesterday."”
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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 "He would have rolled you if you'd been a second later with that _mangana_ yesterday."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There isn't any horse I can't break."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "He would have rolled you if you'd been a second later with that _mangana_ yesterday."
terminate
From this reading There isn't any horse I can't break."
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading "_You_ haven't broken him," said Crawford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There isn't any horse I can't break."
United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading "_You_ haven't broken him," said Crawford.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading Quartel flushed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He would have rolled you if you'd been a second later with that _mangana_ yesterday."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_You_ haven't broken him," said Crawford.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He would have rolled you if you'd been a second later with that _mangana_ yesterday."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "_You_ haven't broken him," said Crawford.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading There isn't any horse I can't break."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "He would have rolled you if you'd been a second later with that _mangana_ yesterday."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There isn't any horse I can't break."
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "He would have rolled you if you'd been a second later with that _mangana_ yesterday."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He would have rolled you if you'd been a second later with that _mangana_ yesterday."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quartel flushed.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading "He would have rolled you if you'd been a second later with that _mangana_ yesterday."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "_You_ haven't broken him," said Crawford.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "He would have rolled you if you'd been a second later with that _mangana_ yesterday."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He would have rolled you if you'd been a second later with that _mangana_ yesterday."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There isn't any horse I can't break."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He would have rolled you if you'd been a second later with that _mangana_ yesterday."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "He would have rolled you if you'd been a second later with that _mangana_ yesterday."
the day immediately before today
From this reading "He would have rolled you if you'd been a second later with that _mangana_ yesterday."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_You_ haven't broken him," said Crawford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He would have rolled you if you'd been a second later with that _mangana_ yesterday."
Chapter 3 of Treasure of the Brasada by Les Savage holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 3 holds 432 sentences of Treasure of the Brasada, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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