Chapter X of Treve, “The Rustlers,” is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter X of Treve, “The Rustlers,” is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Three miles to eastward of the Dos Hermanos ranch runs the Black Angel Trail. Far to northward it has its beginning. It cuts the state from top to bottom, like a jaggèd swordstroke. Up above the Peixoto Range it starts; and it runs almost due south across the Mexican border. Nearly a century ago this trail was blazed.
Chapter X of Treve, “The Rustlers,” is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading “Nearly a century ago this trail was blazed.”
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading “Up above the Peixoto Range it starts; and it runs almost due south across the Mexican border.”
plural of “cut” — a share of the profits
From this reading “It cuts the state from top to bottom, like a jaggèd swordstroke.”
the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies
From this reading “Three miles to eastward of the Dos Hermanos ranch runs the Black Angel Trail.”
moving toward the east
From this reading “Three miles to eastward of the Dos Hermanos ranch runs the Black Angel Trail.”
a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading “Up above the Peixoto Range it starts; and it runs almost due south across the Mexican border.”
in a northern direction
From this reading “Far to northward it has its beginning.”
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading “Up above the Peixoto Range it starts; and it runs almost due south across the Mexican border.”
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the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
In this reading “Up above the Peixoto Range it starts; and it runs almost due south across the Mexican border.”
In this reading “Three miles to eastward of the Dos Hermanos ranch runs the Black Angel Trail.”
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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 It cuts the state from top to bottom, like a jaggèd swordstroke.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Up above the Peixoto Range it starts; and it runs almost due south across the Mexican border.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Up above the Peixoto Range it starts; and it runs almost due south across the Mexican border.
in the past
From this reading Nearly a century ago this trail was blazed.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Up above the Peixoto Range it starts; and it runs almost due south across the Mexican border.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Up above the Peixoto Range it starts; and it runs almost due south across the Mexican border.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Three miles to eastward of the Dos Hermanos ranch runs the Black Angel Trail.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Far to northward it has its beginning.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Three miles to eastward of the Dos Hermanos ranch runs the Black Angel Trail.
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading Nearly a century ago this trail was blazed.
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading Up above the Peixoto Range it starts; and it runs almost due south across the Mexican border.
the lower side of anything
From this reading It cuts the state from top to bottom, like a jaggèd swordstroke.
a period of 100 years
From this reading Nearly a century ago this trail was blazed.
plural of “cut” — a share of the profits
From this reading It cuts the state from top to bottom, like a jaggèd swordstroke.
the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies
From this reading Three miles to eastward of the Dos Hermanos ranch runs the Black Angel Trail.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading Up above the Peixoto Range it starts; and it runs almost due south across the Mexican border.
moving toward the east
From this reading Three miles to eastward of the Dos Hermanos ranch runs the Black Angel Trail.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far to northward it has its beginning.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It cuts the state from top to bottom, like a jaggèd swordstroke.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Far to northward it has its beginning.
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From this reading Three miles to eastward of the Dos Hermanos ranch runs the Black Angel Trail.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Far to northward it has its beginning.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Far to northward it has its beginning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It cuts the state from top to bottom, like a jaggèd swordstroke.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It cuts the state from top to bottom, like a jaggèd swordstroke.
a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading Up above the Peixoto Range it starts; and it runs almost due south across the Mexican border.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Three miles to eastward of the Dos Hermanos ranch runs the Black Angel Trail.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Nearly a century ago this trail was blazed.
in a northern direction
From this reading Far to northward it has its beginning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three miles to eastward of the Dos Hermanos ranch runs the Black Angel Trail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Up above the Peixoto Range it starts; and it runs almost due south across the Mexican border.
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading Three miles to eastward of the Dos Hermanos ranch runs the Black Angel Trail.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading Up above the Peixoto Range it starts; and it runs almost due south across the Mexican border.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading Three miles to eastward of the Dos Hermanos ranch runs the Black Angel Trail.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Up above the Peixoto Range it starts; and it runs almost due south across the Mexican border.
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading Up above the Peixoto Range it starts; and it runs almost due south across the Mexican border.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading It cuts the state from top to bottom, like a jaggèd swordstroke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It cuts the state from top to bottom, like a jaggèd swordstroke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three miles to eastward of the Dos Hermanos ranch runs the Black Angel Trail.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nearly a century ago this trail was blazed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three miles to eastward of the Dos Hermanos ranch runs the Black Angel Trail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Three miles to eastward of the Dos Hermanos ranch runs the Black Angel Trail.
the upper part of anything
From this reading It cuts the state from top to bottom, like a jaggèd swordstroke.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Three miles to eastward of the Dos Hermanos ranch runs the Black Angel Trail.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up above the Peixoto Range it starts; and it runs almost due south across the Mexican border.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nearly a century ago this trail was blazed.
Chapter 10 of Treve by Albert Payson Terhune holds 317 sentences, grouped into 64 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 10 holds 317 sentences of Treve, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.
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