Chapter 3 of A Knight of the Cumberland is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A Knight of the Cumberland is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IV. CLOSE QUARTERS Two hours up the river we struck Buck. Buck was sitting on the fence by the roadside, barefooted and hatless. “How-dye-do?” I said.
Chapter 3 of A Knight of the Cumberland is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to strive with determination
From this reading “CLOSE QUARTERS Two hours up the river we struck Buck.”
enclose with a fence
From this reading “Buck was sitting on the fence by the roadside, barefooted and hatless.”
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “CLOSE QUARTERS Two hours up the river we struck Buck.”
housing available for people to live in
From this reading “CLOSE QUARTERS Two hours up the river we struck Buck.”
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “CLOSE QUARTERS Two hours up the river we struck Buck.”
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading “Buck was sitting on the fence by the roadside, barefooted and hatless.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “Buck was sitting on the fence by the roadside, barefooted and hatless.”
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “CLOSE QUARTERS Two hours up the river we struck Buck.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Buck was sitting on the fence by the roadside, barefooted and hatless.
without shoes
From this reading Buck was sitting on the fence by the roadside, barefooted and hatless.
to strive with determination
From this reading CLOSE QUARTERS Two hours up the river we struck Buck.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Buck was sitting on the fence by the roadside, barefooted and hatless.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading CLOSE QUARTERS Two hours up the river we struck Buck.
enclose with a fence
From this reading Buck was sitting on the fence by the roadside, barefooted and hatless.
not wearing a hat
From this reading Buck was sitting on the fence by the roadside, barefooted and hatless.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading CLOSE QUARTERS Two hours up the river we struck Buck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How-dye-do?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading IV.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Buck was sitting on the fence by the roadside, barefooted and hatless.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading CLOSE QUARTERS Two hours up the river we struck Buck.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading CLOSE QUARTERS Two hours up the river we struck Buck.
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading Buck was sitting on the fence by the roadside, barefooted and hatless.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Buck was sitting on the fence by the roadside, barefooted and hatless.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading CLOSE QUARTERS Two hours up the river we struck Buck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CLOSE QUARTERS Two hours up the river we struck Buck.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading CLOSE QUARTERS Two hours up the river we struck Buck.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading CLOSE QUARTERS Two hours up the river we struck Buck.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Buck was sitting on the fence by the roadside, barefooted and hatless.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading CLOSE QUARTERS Two hours up the river we struck Buck.
Chapter 3 of A Knight of the Cumberland by John, Jr. Fox holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 207 sentences of A Knight of the Cumberland, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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