Chapter VIII of A Sagebrush Cinderella, “The Three Musketeers,” is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter VIII of A Sagebrush Cinderella, “The Three Musketeers,” is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Gordon,” he said, “you need a lesson yourself.” Maurie stepped back. “What’s eatin’ you?” he frowned. “You hit him when he couldn’t hardly raise a hand,” snapped Carrigan. There was no mistaking it.
Chapter VIII of A Sagebrush Cinderella, “The Three Musketeers,” is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading ““What’s eatin’ you?” he frowned.”
only a very short time before
From this reading ““You hit him when he couldn’t hardly raise a hand,” snapped Carrigan.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading ““You hit him when he couldn’t hardly raise a hand,” snapped Carrigan.”
a unit of instruction
From this reading ““Gordon,” he said, “you need a lesson yourself.””
putting the wrong interpretation on
From this reading “There was no mistaking it.”
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading ““You hit him when he couldn’t hardly raise a hand,” snapped Carrigan.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading ““You hit him when he couldn’t hardly raise a hand,” snapped Carrigan.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “Maurie stepped back.”
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.
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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 “Gordon,” he said, “you need a lesson yourself.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Maurie stepped back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You hit him when he couldn’t hardly raise a hand,” snapped Carrigan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You hit him when he couldn’t hardly raise a hand,” snapped Carrigan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s eatin’ you?” he frowned.
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading “What’s eatin’ you?” he frowned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gordon,” he said, “you need a lesson yourself.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “You hit him when he couldn’t hardly raise a hand,” snapped Carrigan.
only a very short time before
From this reading “You hit him when he couldn’t hardly raise a hand,” snapped Carrigan.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Gordon,” he said, “you need a lesson yourself.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You hit him when he couldn’t hardly raise a hand,” snapped Carrigan.
cause to move by striking
From this reading “You hit him when he couldn’t hardly raise a hand,” snapped Carrigan.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was no mistaking it.
a unit of instruction
From this reading “Gordon,” he said, “you need a lesson yourself.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maurie stepped back.
putting the wrong interpretation on
From this reading There was no mistaking it.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “Gordon,” he said, “you need a lesson yourself.”
not any; not one
From this reading There was no mistaking it.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading “You hit him when he couldn’t hardly raise a hand,” snapped Carrigan.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Gordon,” he said, “you need a lesson yourself.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “You hit him when he couldn’t hardly raise a hand,” snapped Carrigan.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Maurie stepped back.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no mistaking it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no mistaking it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s eatin’ you?” he frowned.
at the time that
From this reading “You hit him when he couldn’t hardly raise a hand,” snapped Carrigan.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Gordon,” he said, “you need a lesson yourself.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Gordon,” he said, “you need a lesson yourself.”
Chapter 8 of A Sagebrush Cinderella by Max Brand holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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 8 holds 192 sentences of A Sagebrush Cinderella, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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