Chapter 14 of A Texas Cow Boy is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of A Texas Cow Boy is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MOTHER AND I MEET AT LAST. After spending a week with aunt Mary, I grew restless and pulled for Galveston to visit my uncle "Nick." I went by way of steamboat down Buffalo bayou, leaving my horse and saddle in Houston. I landed in the "Island City" one evening about dark. The first man I met, I inquired of him, if he knew where Mr. Nicholas White lived?
Chapter 14 of A Texas Cow Boy is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)
From this reading “I went by way of steamboat down Buffalo bayou, leaving my horse and saddle in Houston.”
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading “I went by way of steamboat down Buffalo bayou, leaving my horse and saddle in Houston.”
a town in southeast Texas on Galveston Island
From this reading “After spending a week with aunt Mary, I grew restless and pulled for Galveston to visit my uncle "Nick."”
the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
From this reading “I went by way of steamboat down Buffalo bayou, leaving my horse and saddle in Houston.”
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading “The first man I met, I inquired of him, if he knew where Mr. Nicholas White lived?”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “After spending a week with aunt Mary, I grew restless and pulled for Galveston to visit my uncle "Nick."”
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading “After spending a week with aunt Mary, I grew restless and pulled for Galveston to visit my uncle "Nick."”
a boat propelled by a steam engine
From this reading “I went by way of steamboat down Buffalo bayou, leaving my horse and saddle in Houston.”
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In this reading “After spending a week with aunt Mary, I grew restless and pulled for Galveston to visit my uncle "Nick."”
In this reading “After spending a week with aunt Mary, I grew restless and pulled for Galveston to visit my uncle "Nick."”
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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 After spending a week with aunt Mary, I grew restless and pulled for Galveston to visit my uncle "Nick."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I landed in the "Island City" one evening about dark.
later than; following
From this reading After spending a week with aunt Mary, I grew restless and pulled for Galveston to visit my uncle "Nick."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MOTHER AND I MEET AT LAST.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MOTHER AND I MEET AT LAST.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading After spending a week with aunt Mary, I grew restless and pulled for Galveston to visit my uncle "Nick."
a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)
From this reading I went by way of steamboat down Buffalo bayou, leaving my horse and saddle in Houston.
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading I went by way of steamboat down Buffalo bayou, leaving my horse and saddle in Houston.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I went by way of steamboat down Buffalo bayou, leaving my horse and saddle in Houston.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading I landed in the "Island City" one evening about dark.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading I landed in the "Island City" one evening about dark.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I went by way of steamboat down Buffalo bayou, leaving my horse and saddle in Houston.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading I landed in the "Island City" one evening about dark.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first man I met, I inquired of him, if he knew where Mr. Nicholas White lived?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After spending a week with aunt Mary, I grew restless and pulled for Galveston to visit my uncle "Nick."
a town in southeast Texas on Galveston Island
From this reading After spending a week with aunt Mary, I grew restless and pulled for Galveston to visit my uncle "Nick."
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading After spending a week with aunt Mary, I grew restless and pulled for Galveston to visit my uncle "Nick."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first man I met, I inquired of him, if he knew where Mr. Nicholas White lived?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The first man I met, I inquired of him, if he knew where Mr. Nicholas White lived?
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I went by way of steamboat down Buffalo bayou, leaving my horse and saddle in Houston.
the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
From this reading I went by way of steamboat down Buffalo bayou, leaving my horse and saddle in Houston.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MOTHER AND I MEET AT LAST.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The first man I met, I inquired of him, if he knew where Mr. Nicholas White lived?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I went by way of steamboat down Buffalo bayou, leaving my horse and saddle in Houston.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading The first man I met, I inquired of him, if he knew where Mr. Nicholas White lived?
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading I landed in the "Island City" one evening about dark.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The first man I met, I inquired of him, if he knew where Mr. Nicholas White lived?
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading I landed in the "Island City" one evening about dark.
immediately past
From this reading MOTHER AND I MEET AT LAST.
the act of departing
From this reading I went by way of steamboat down Buffalo bayou, leaving my horse and saddle in Houston.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The first man I met, I inquired of him, if he knew where Mr. Nicholas White lived?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The first man I met, I inquired of him, if he knew where Mr. Nicholas White lived?
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading After spending a week with aunt Mary, I grew restless and pulled for Galveston to visit my uncle "Nick."
come together
From this reading MOTHER AND I MEET AT LAST.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The first man I met, I inquired of him, if he knew where Mr. Nicholas White lived?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading MOTHER AND I MEET AT LAST.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The first man I met, I inquired of him, if he knew where Mr. Nicholas White lived?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After spending a week with aunt Mary, I grew restless and pulled for Galveston to visit my uncle "Nick."
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading The first man I met, I inquired of him, if he knew where Mr. Nicholas White lived?
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading After spending a week with aunt Mary, I grew restless and pulled for Galveston to visit my uncle "Nick."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I went by way of steamboat down Buffalo bayou, leaving my horse and saddle in Houston.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I landed in the "Island City" one evening about dark.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading After spending a week with aunt Mary, I grew restless and pulled for Galveston to visit my uncle "Nick."
worried and uneasy
From this reading After spending a week with aunt Mary, I grew restless and pulled for Galveston to visit my uncle "Nick."
put a saddle on
From this reading I went by way of steamboat down Buffalo bayou, leaving my horse and saddle in Houston.
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading After spending a week with aunt Mary, I grew restless and pulled for Galveston to visit my uncle "Nick."
a boat propelled by a steam engine
From this reading I went by way of steamboat down Buffalo bayou, leaving my horse and saddle in Houston.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I landed in the "Island City" one evening about dark.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After spending a week with aunt Mary, I grew restless and pulled for Galveston to visit my uncle "Nick."
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading After spending a week with aunt Mary, I grew restless and pulled for Galveston to visit my uncle "Nick."
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading After spending a week with aunt Mary, I grew restless and pulled for Galveston to visit my uncle "Nick."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I went by way of steamboat down Buffalo bayou, leaving my horse and saddle in Houston.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading After spending a week with aunt Mary, I grew restless and pulled for Galveston to visit my uncle "Nick."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went by way of steamboat down Buffalo bayou, leaving my horse and saddle in Houston.
in or at the place that
From this reading The first man I met, I inquired of him, if he knew where Mr. Nicholas White lived?
a Caucasian
From this reading The first man I met, I inquired of him, if he knew where Mr. Nicholas White lived?
in the company of; together with
From this reading After spending a week with aunt Mary, I grew restless and pulled for Galveston to visit my uncle "Nick."
Chapter 14 of A Texas Cow Boy by Charles A. Siringo holds 86 sentences, grouped into 18 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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