Chapter 17 of Winnetou, the Apache Knight is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Winnetou, the Apache Knight is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture. When we had gone beyond their hearing, Winnetou asked me gravely why I had left the pueblo. “We came back because we heard that Rattler was soon to die; is that so?” I asked. “Yes.”
Chapter 17 of Winnetou, the Apache Knight is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of gathering something together
From this reading “_THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading ““We came back because we heard that Rattler was soon to die; is that so?””
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “When we had gone beyond their hearing, Winnetou asked me gravely why I had left the pueblo.”
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading “When we had gone beyond their hearing, Winnetou asked me gravely why I had left the pueblo.”
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading “_THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.”
a member of any of about two dozen Native American peoples called “Pueblos” by the Spanish because they live in pueblos (villages built of adobe and rock)
From this reading “When we had gone beyond their hearing, Winnetou asked me gravely why I had left the pueblo.”
pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
From this reading “_THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.”
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading “_THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.”
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be restored
In this reading ““We came back because we heard that Rattler was soon to die; is that so?””
In this reading “_THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.”
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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 _THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading When we had gone beyond their hearing, Winnetou asked me gravely why I had left the pueblo.
the act of gathering something together
From this reading _THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “We came back because we heard that Rattler was soon to die; is that so?”
for the reason that
From this reading “We came back because we heard that Rattler was soon to die; is that so?”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading When we had gone beyond their hearing, Winnetou asked me gravely why I had left the pueblo.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “We came back because we heard that Rattler was soon to die; is that so?”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “We came back because we heard that Rattler was soon to die; is that so?”
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading _THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading _THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.
destroyed or killed
From this reading When we had gone beyond their hearing, Winnetou asked me gravely why I had left the pueblo.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading When we had gone beyond their hearing, Winnetou asked me gravely why I had left the pueblo.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When we had gone beyond their hearing, Winnetou asked me gravely why I had left the pueblo.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “We came back because we heard that Rattler was soon to die; is that so?”
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading When we had gone beyond their hearing, Winnetou asked me gravely why I had left the pueblo.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading _THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We came back because we heard that Rattler was soon to die; is that so?”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When we had gone beyond their hearing, Winnetou asked me gravely why I had left the pueblo.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When we had gone beyond their hearing, Winnetou asked me gravely why I had left the pueblo.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.
a member of any of about two dozen Native American peoples called “Pueblos” by the Spanish because they live in pueblos (villages built of adobe and rock)
From this reading When we had gone beyond their hearing, Winnetou asked me gravely why I had left the pueblo.
pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
From this reading _THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “We came back because we heard that Rattler was soon to die; is that so?”
in the near future
From this reading “We came back because we heard that Rattler was soon to die; is that so?”
not in physical motion
From this reading _THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We came back because we heard that Rattler was soon to die; is that so?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When we had gone beyond their hearing, Winnetou asked me gravely why I had left the pueblo.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading _THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading _THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We came back because we heard that Rattler was soon to die; is that so?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we had gone beyond their hearing, Winnetou asked me gravely why I had left the pueblo.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.
at the time that
From this reading When we had gone beyond their hearing, Winnetou asked me gravely why I had left the pueblo.
which person or people
From this reading _THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading When we had gone beyond their hearing, Winnetou asked me gravely why I had left the pueblo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE END OF RATTLER._ WINNETOU and I walked a little distance away from the Indians who were still assembling to see Rattler’s torture.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
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