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Winnetou, the Apache Knight
Winnetou, the Apache Knight

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of Winnetou, the Apache Knight is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Marion Ames Taggart • Curated US English Learning Edition
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_NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.
Sam took both my hands in his, pushed away the forest of beard where his mouth should be, and said: “Do you know how long you have lain here?”
I answered only with a shake of the head.
“Three weeks; three whole weeks.
You have had a frightful fever, and became rigid—to all appearance dead.
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Winnetou, the Apache Knight

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of Winnetou, the Apache Knight is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.
/nɜːrst tuː helθ fɔːr ə ˈkruːəl feɪt æz aɪ ˈoʊpənd maɪ aɪz əˈɡen əˈpɑːn ðɪs wɜːrld aɪ sɔː sæm ˈhɔːkɪnz ˈbendɪŋ ˈoʊvər miː hɪz feɪs ˈreɪdiːənt wɪð dʒɔɪ ənd ə ˈlɪtəl bɪˈhaɪnd hɪm wɜːr dɪk stoʊn ənd wɪl ˈpɑːrkər terz ʌv ˈhæpinəs ɪn ðer ˈɑːnəst aɪz/
Line 2
Sam took both my hands in his, pushed away the forest of beard where his mouth should be, and said: “Do you know how long you have lain here?”
Line 3
I answered only with a shake of the head.
/aɪ ˈænsərd ˈoʊnli wɪð ə ʃeɪk ʌv ðə hed/
Line 4
“Three weeks; three whole weeks.
/θriː wiːks θriː hoʊl wiːks/
Line 5
You have had a frightful fever, and became rigid—to all appearance dead.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bending noun US /ˈbendɪŋ/

movement that causes the formation of a curve

From this reading “_NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
frightful adjective US /ˈfraɪtfəl/

provoking horror

From this reading “You have had a frightful fever, and became rigid—to all appearance dead.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Hawkins noun US /ˈhɔːkɪnz/

English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)

From this reading “_NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lain verb US /leɪn/

inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading “Sam took both my hands in his, pushed away the forest of beard where his mouth should be, and said: “Do you know how long you have lain here?””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nursed adjective US /nɜːrst/

(of an infant) breast-fed

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Parker noun US /ˈpɑːrkər/

United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)

From this reading “_NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
radiant adjective US /ˈreɪdiːənt/

radiating or as if radiating light

From this reading “_NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rigid adjective US /ˈrɪdʒəd/

incapable of or resistant to bending

From this reading “You have had a frightful fever, and became rigid—to all appearance dead.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

CRUEL FATE adjective + noun

In this reading “_NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.”

522 times in 426,211 chapters
Three weeks noun + noun counted as “three week”

In this reading ““Three weeks; three whole weeks.”

13,168 times in 426,211 chapters
became rigid verb + adjective counted as “become rigid”

In this reading “You have had a frightful fever, and became rigid—to all appearance dead.”

226 times in 426,211 chapters
whole weeks adjective + noun counted as “whole week”

In this reading ““Three weeks; three whole weeks.”

2,170 times in 426,211 chapters
with joy preposition + noun

In this reading “_NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.”

12,312 times in 426,211 chapters
lain here verb + particle counted as “lie here”

In this reading “Sam took both my hands in his, pushed away the forest of beard where his mouth should be, and said: “Do you know how long you have lain here?””

1,959 times in 426,211 chapters
all appearance adjective + noun

In this reading “You have had a frightful fever, and became rigid—to all appearance dead.”

3,575 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 78

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 You have had a frightful fever, and became rigid—to all appearance dead.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading I answered only with a shake of the head.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading You have had a frightful fever, and became rigid—to all appearance dead.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ASconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Sam took both my hands in his, pushed away the forest of beard where his mouth should be, and said: “Do you know how long you have lain here?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Sam took both my hands in his, pushed away the forest of beard where his mouth should be, and said: “Do you know how long you have lain here?”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beardnounUS /bɪrd/

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading Sam took both my hands in his, pushed away the forest of beard where his mouth should be, and said: “Do you know how long you have lain here?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading You have had a frightful fever, and became rigid—to all appearance dead.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/

movement that causes the formation of a curve

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading Sam took both my hands in his, pushed away the forest of beard where his mouth should be, and said: “Do you know how long you have lain here?”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
CRUELadjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading You have had a frightful fever, and became rigid—to all appearance dead.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
DicknounUS /dɪk/

someone who is a detective

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Sam took both my hands in his, pushed away the forest of beard where his mouth should be, and said: “Do you know how long you have lain here?”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
FATEnounUS /feɪt/

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fevernounUS /ˈfiːvər/

a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

From this reading You have had a frightful fever, and became rigid—to all appearance dead.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
forestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading Sam took both my hands in his, pushed away the forest of beard where his mouth should be, and said: “Do you know how long you have lain here?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
frightfuladjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtfəl/

provoking horror

From this reading You have had a frightful fever, and became rigid—to all appearance dead.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading You have had a frightful fever, and became rigid—to all appearance dead.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Sam took both my hands in his, pushed away the forest of beard where his mouth should be, and said: “Do you know how long you have lain here?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
happinessnounUS /ˈhæpinəs/

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Sam took both my hands in his, pushed away the forest of beard where his mouth should be, and said: “Do you know how long you have lain here?”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
HawkinsnounUS /ˈhɔːkɪnz/

English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading I answered only with a shake of the head.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
HEALTHnounUS /helθ/

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Sam took both my hands in his, pushed away the forest of beard where his mouth should be, and said: “Do you know how long you have lain here?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnəst/

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
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From this reading Sam took both my hands in his, pushed away the forest of beard where his mouth should be, and said: “Do you know how long you have lain here?”

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Sam took both my hands in his, pushed away the forest of beard where his mouth should be, and said: “Do you know how long you have lain here?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lainverbUS /leɪn/

inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading Sam took both my hands in his, pushed away the forest of beard where his mouth should be, and said: “Do you know how long you have lain here?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Sam took both my hands in his, pushed away the forest of beard where his mouth should be, and said: “Do you know how long you have lain here?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
mouthnounUS /maʊθ/

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading Sam took both my hands in his, pushed away the forest of beard where his mouth should be, and said: “Do you know how long you have lain here?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
NURSEDadjectiveUS /nɜːrst/

(of an infant) breast-fed

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading I answered only with a shake of the head.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ParkernounUS /ˈpɑːrkər/

United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pushedverbUS /pʊʃt/

past form of “push” — move with force

From this reading Sam took both my hands in his, pushed away the forest of beard where his mouth should be, and said: “Do you know how long you have lain here?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiːənt/

radiating or as if radiating light

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rigidadjectiveUS /ˈrɪdʒəd/

incapable of or resistant to bending

From this reading You have had a frightful fever, and became rigid—to all appearance dead.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Sam took both my hands in his, pushed away the forest of beard where his mouth should be, and said: “Do you know how long you have lain here?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SamnounUS /sæm/

a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shakeverbUS /ʃeɪk/

move or cause to move back and forth

From this reading I answered only with a shake of the head.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Sam took both my hands in his, pushed away the forest of beard where his mouth should be, and said: “Do you know how long you have lain here?”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
StonenounUS /stoʊn/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tearsnounUS /terz/

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Sam took both my hands in his, pushed away the forest of beard where his mouth should be, and said: “Do you know how long you have lain here?”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

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ThreenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading “Three weeks; three whole weeks.

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TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

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tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Sam took both my hands in his, pushed away the forest of beard where his mouth should be, and said: “Do you know how long you have lain here?”

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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

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weeksnounUS /wiːks/

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading “Three weeks; three whole weeks.

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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

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whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Sam took both my hands in his, pushed away the forest of beard where his mouth should be, and said: “Do you know how long you have lain here?”

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wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading “Three weeks; three whole weeks.

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Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

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worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading _NURSED TO HEALTH FOR A CRUEL FATE._ AS I opened my eyes again upon this world I saw Sam Hawkins bending over me, his face radiant with joy, and a little behind him were Dick Stone and Will Parker, tears of happiness in their honest eyes.

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youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Sam took both my hands in his, pushed away the forest of beard where his mouth should be, and said: “Do you know how long you have lain here?”

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Chapter 13 of Winnetou, the Apache Knight by Marion Ames Taggart holds 256 sentences, grouped into 52 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.

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Toward
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