Chapter 14 of Wild west is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Wild west is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dark had fallen. The winter night was setting its teeth hard when Robin dismounted in the Mayne yard. He had forgotten about being tired. His brain had kept a strange sort of time to the drum of hoofs on the frozen ground. He couldn’t make a decision.
Chapter 14 of Wild west is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “His brain had kept a strange sort of time to the drum of hoofs on the frozen ground.”
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “He couldn’t make a decision.”
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading “His brain had kept a strange sort of time to the drum of hoofs on the frozen ground.”
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading “His brain had kept a strange sort of time to the drum of hoofs on the frozen ground.”
plural of “hoof” — the foot of an ungulate mammal
From this reading “His brain had kept a strange sort of time to the drum of hoofs on the frozen ground.”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading “The winter night was setting its teeth hard when Robin dismounted in the Mayne yard.”
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading “The winter night was setting its teeth hard when Robin dismounted in the Mayne yard.”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “The winter night was setting its teeth hard when Robin dismounted in the Mayne yard.”
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In this reading “His brain had kept a strange sort of time to the drum of hoofs on the frozen ground.”
In this reading “The winter night was setting its teeth hard when Robin dismounted in the Mayne yard.”
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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 His brain had kept a strange sort of time to the drum of hoofs on the frozen ground.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had forgotten about being tired.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He had forgotten about being tired.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading His brain had kept a strange sort of time to the drum of hoofs on the frozen ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He couldn’t make a decision.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Dark had fallen.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading He couldn’t make a decision.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The winter night was setting its teeth hard when Robin dismounted in the Mayne yard.
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading His brain had kept a strange sort of time to the drum of hoofs on the frozen ground.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Dark had fallen.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading He had forgotten about being tired.
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading His brain had kept a strange sort of time to the drum of hoofs on the frozen ground.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading His brain had kept a strange sort of time to the drum of hoofs on the frozen ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dark had fallen.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The winter night was setting its teeth hard when Robin dismounted in the Mayne yard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had forgotten about being tired.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His brain had kept a strange sort of time to the drum of hoofs on the frozen ground.
plural of “hoof” — the foot of an ungulate mammal
From this reading His brain had kept a strange sort of time to the drum of hoofs on the frozen ground.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The winter night was setting its teeth hard when Robin dismounted in the Mayne yard.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The winter night was setting its teeth hard when Robin dismounted in the Mayne yard.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading His brain had kept a strange sort of time to the drum of hoofs on the frozen ground.
engage in
From this reading He couldn’t make a decision.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The winter night was setting its teeth hard when Robin dismounted in the Mayne yard.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The winter night was setting its teeth hard when Robin dismounted in the Mayne yard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His brain had kept a strange sort of time to the drum of hoofs on the frozen ground.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His brain had kept a strange sort of time to the drum of hoofs on the frozen ground.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading The winter night was setting its teeth hard when Robin dismounted in the Mayne yard.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading The winter night was setting its teeth hard when Robin dismounted in the Mayne yard.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading His brain had kept a strange sort of time to the drum of hoofs on the frozen ground.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading His brain had kept a strange sort of time to the drum of hoofs on the frozen ground.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading The winter night was setting its teeth hard when Robin dismounted in the Mayne yard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The winter night was setting its teeth hard when Robin dismounted in the Mayne yard.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading His brain had kept a strange sort of time to the drum of hoofs on the frozen ground.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading He had forgotten about being tired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His brain had kept a strange sort of time to the drum of hoofs on the frozen ground.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The winter night was setting its teeth hard when Robin dismounted in the Mayne yard.
at the time that
From this reading The winter night was setting its teeth hard when Robin dismounted in the Mayne yard.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The winter night was setting its teeth hard when Robin dismounted in the Mayne yard.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading The winter night was setting its teeth hard when Robin dismounted in the Mayne yard.
Chapter 14 of Wild west by Bertrand W. Sinclair holds 382 sentences, grouped into 77 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 14 holds 382 sentences of Wild west, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of Wild west by Bertrand W. Sinclair exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 382 sentences, grouped into 77 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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