Chapter 4 of A Texas Cow Boy is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Texas Cow Boy is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MY FIRST LESSON IN COW PUNCHING. The next day after arriving in town, Mr. Faldien sent me out to his ranch, twenty miles, on Big Boggy. I rode out on the "grub" wagon with the colored cook. That night, after arriving at the ranch, there being several men already there, we went out wild boar hunting. We got back about midnight very tired and almost used up.
Chapter 4 of A Texas Cow Boy is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “The next day after arriving in town, Mr. Faldien sent me out to his ranch, twenty miles, on Big Boggy.”
Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
From this reading “That night, after arriving at the ranch, there being several men already there, we went out wild boar hunting.”
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “I rode out on the "grub" wagon with the colored cook.”
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading “MY FIRST LESSON IN COW PUNCHING.”
informal terms for a meal
From this reading “I rode out on the "grub" wagon with the colored cook.”
-ing form of “punch” — deliver a quick blow to
From this reading “MY FIRST LESSON IN COW PUNCHING.”
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “The next day after arriving in town, Mr. Faldien sent me out to his ranch, twenty miles, on Big Boggy.”
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “I rode out on the "grub" wagon with the colored cook.”
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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Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
In this reading “That night, after arriving at the ranch, there being several men already there, we went out wild boar hunting.”
In this reading “The next day after arriving in town, Mr. Faldien sent me out to his ranch, twenty miles, on Big Boggy.”
In this reading “The next day after arriving in town, Mr. Faldien sent me out to his ranch, twenty miles, on Big Boggy.”
reach a destination, either real or abstract
In this reading “That night, after arriving at the ranch, there being several men already there, we went out wild boar hunting.”
In this reading “We got back about midnight very tired and almost used up.”
In this reading “MY FIRST LESSON IN COW PUNCHING.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “That night, after arriving at the ranch, there being several men already there, we went out wild boar hunting.”
recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading “We got back about midnight very tired and almost used up.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We got back about midnight very tired and almost used up.
later than; following
From this reading The next day after arriving in town, Mr. Faldien sent me out to his ranch, twenty miles, on Big Boggy.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading We got back about midnight very tired and almost used up.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading That night, after arriving at the ranch, there being several men already there, we went out wild boar hunting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We got back about midnight very tired and almost used up.
-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The next day after arriving in town, Mr. Faldien sent me out to his ranch, twenty miles, on Big Boggy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That night, after arriving at the ranch, there being several men already there, we went out wild boar hunting.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We got back about midnight very tired and almost used up.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading That night, after arriving at the ranch, there being several men already there, we went out wild boar hunting.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The next day after arriving in town, Mr. Faldien sent me out to his ranch, twenty miles, on Big Boggy.
Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
From this reading That night, after arriving at the ranch, there being several men already there, we went out wild boar hunting.
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading The next day after arriving in town, Mr. Faldien sent me out to his ranch, twenty miles, on Big Boggy.
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading I rode out on the "grub" wagon with the colored cook.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading I rode out on the "grub" wagon with the colored cook.
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading MY FIRST LESSON IN COW PUNCHING.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day after arriving in town, Mr. Faldien sent me out to his ranch, twenty miles, on Big Boggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day after arriving in town, Mr. Faldien sent me out to his ranch, twenty miles, on Big Boggy.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading MY FIRST LESSON IN COW PUNCHING.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We got back about midnight very tired and almost used up.
informal terms for a meal
From this reading I rode out on the "grub" wagon with the colored cook.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next day after arriving in town, Mr. Faldien sent me out to his ranch, twenty miles, on Big Boggy.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading That night, after arriving at the ranch, there being several men already there, we went out wild boar hunting.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I rode out on the "grub" wagon with the colored cook.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY FIRST LESSON IN COW PUNCHING.
a unit of instruction
From this reading MY FIRST LESSON IN COW PUNCHING.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next day after arriving in town, Mr. Faldien sent me out to his ranch, twenty miles, on Big Boggy.
the force of workers available
From this reading That night, after arriving at the ranch, there being several men already there, we went out wild boar hunting.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading We got back about midnight very tired and almost used up.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The next day after arriving in town, Mr. Faldien sent me out to his ranch, twenty miles, on Big Boggy.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The next day after arriving in town, Mr. Faldien sent me out to his ranch, twenty miles, on Big Boggy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY FIRST LESSON IN COW PUNCHING.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day after arriving in town, Mr. Faldien sent me out to his ranch, twenty miles, on Big Boggy.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night, after arriving at the ranch, there being several men already there, we went out wild boar hunting.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next day after arriving in town, Mr. Faldien sent me out to his ranch, twenty miles, on Big Boggy.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The next day after arriving in town, Mr. Faldien sent me out to his ranch, twenty miles, on Big Boggy.
-ing form of “punch” — deliver a quick blow to
From this reading MY FIRST LESSON IN COW PUNCHING.
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading The next day after arriving in town, Mr. Faldien sent me out to his ranch, twenty miles, on Big Boggy.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading I rode out on the "grub" wagon with the colored cook.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The next day after arriving in town, Mr. Faldien sent me out to his ranch, twenty miles, on Big Boggy.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading That night, after arriving at the ranch, there being several men already there, we went out wild boar hunting.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night, after arriving at the ranch, there being several men already there, we went out wild boar hunting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day after arriving in town, Mr. Faldien sent me out to his ranch, twenty miles, on Big Boggy.
in or at that place or location
From this reading That night, after arriving at the ranch, there being several men already there, we went out wild boar hunting.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading We got back about midnight very tired and almost used up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day after arriving in town, Mr. Faldien sent me out to his ranch, twenty miles, on Big Boggy.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The next day after arriving in town, Mr. Faldien sent me out to his ranch, twenty miles, on Big Boggy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The next day after arriving in town, Mr. Faldien sent me out to his ranch, twenty miles, on Big Boggy.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We got back about midnight very tired and almost used up.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading We got back about midnight very tired and almost used up.
precisely as stated
From this reading We got back about midnight very tired and almost used up.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading I rode out on the "grub" wagon with the colored cook.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That night, after arriving at the ranch, there being several men already there, we went out wild boar hunting.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading That night, after arriving at the ranch, there being several men already there, we went out wild boar hunting.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading That night, after arriving at the ranch, there being several men already there, we went out wild boar hunting.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I rode out on the "grub" wagon with the colored cook.
Chapter 4 of A Texas Cow Boy by Charles A. Siringo holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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 4 holds 112 sentences of A Texas Cow Boy, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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