Chapter 5 of Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Aw," she says, plumb relieved. And I left things that-a-way--t' sprout. Walkin' up the track afterwards, I remarked, casual like, that they wasn't _many_ women nicer 'n Mrs. Bridger. "They's _one_ thing I like about her," says the sheriff, "--she's got eyes like the kid." (Dang the kid!)
Chapter 5 of Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by blithe unconcern
From this reading “Walkin' up the track afterwards, I remarked, casual like, that they wasn't _many_ women nicer 'n Mrs. Bridger.”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “"They's _one_ thing I like about her," says the sheriff, "--she's got eyes like the kid."”
comparative of “nice” — pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “Walkin' up the track afterwards, I remarked, casual like, that they wasn't _many_ women nicer 'n Mrs. Bridger.”
measure the depth of something
From this reading “"Aw," she says, plumb relieved.”
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading “"Aw," she says, plumb relieved.”
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “"They's _one_ thing I like about her," says the sheriff, "--she's got eyes like the kid."”
produce buds, branches, or germinate
From this reading “And I left things that-a-way--t' sprout.”
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “Walkin' up the track afterwards, I remarked, casual like, that they wasn't _many_ women nicer 'n Mrs. Bridger.”
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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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "They's _one_ thing I like about her," says the sheriff, "--she's got eyes like the kid."
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Walkin' up the track afterwards, I remarked, casual like, that they wasn't _many_ women nicer 'n Mrs. Bridger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I left things that-a-way--t' sprout.
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From this reading "Aw," she says, plumb relieved.
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From this reading Walkin' up the track afterwards, I remarked, casual like, that they wasn't _many_ women nicer 'n Mrs. Bridger.
marked by blithe unconcern
From this reading Walkin' up the track afterwards, I remarked, casual like, that they wasn't _many_ women nicer 'n Mrs. Bridger.
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From this reading (Dang the kid!)
opinion or judgment
From this reading "They's _one_ thing I like about her," says the sheriff, "--she's got eyes like the kid."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "They's _one_ thing I like about her," says the sheriff, "--she's got eyes like the kid."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "They's _one_ thing I like about her," says the sheriff, "--she's got eyes like the kid."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I left things that-a-way--t' sprout.
tell false information to for fun
From this reading "They's _one_ thing I like about her," says the sheriff, "--she's got eyes like the kid."
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 And I left things that-a-way--t' sprout.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Walkin' up the track afterwards, I remarked, casual like, that they wasn't _many_ women nicer 'n Mrs. Bridger.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Walkin' up the track afterwards, I remarked, casual like, that they wasn't _many_ women nicer 'n Mrs. Bridger.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Walkin' up the track afterwards, I remarked, casual like, that they wasn't _many_ women nicer 'n Mrs. Bridger.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading Walkin' up the track afterwards, I remarked, casual like, that they wasn't _many_ women nicer 'n Mrs. Bridger.
comparative of “nice” — pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Walkin' up the track afterwards, I remarked, casual like, that they wasn't _many_ women nicer 'n Mrs. Bridger.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "They's _one_ thing I like about her," says the sheriff, "--she's got eyes like the kid."
measure the depth of something
From this reading "Aw," she says, plumb relieved.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading "Aw," she says, plumb relieved.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading Walkin' up the track afterwards, I remarked, casual like, that they wasn't _many_ women nicer 'n Mrs. Bridger.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Aw," she says, plumb relieved.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Aw," she says, plumb relieved.
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From this reading "They's _one_ thing I like about her," says the sheriff, "--she's got eyes like the kid."
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading "They's _one_ thing I like about her," says the sheriff, "--she's got eyes like the kid."
produce buds, branches, or germinate
From this reading And I left things that-a-way--t' sprout.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading And I left things that-a-way--t' sprout.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Walkin' up the track afterwards, I remarked, casual like, that they wasn't _many_ women nicer 'n Mrs. Bridger.
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From this reading And I left things that-a-way--t' sprout.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Walkin' up the track afterwards, I remarked, casual like, that they wasn't _many_ women nicer 'n Mrs. Bridger.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Walkin' up the track afterwards, I remarked, casual like, that they wasn't _many_ women nicer 'n Mrs. Bridger.
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From this reading "They's _one_ thing I like about her," says the sheriff, "--she's got eyes like the kid."
a special situation
From this reading "They's _one_ thing I like about her," says the sheriff, "--she's got eyes like the kid."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading And I left things that-a-way--t' sprout.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Walkin' up the track afterwards, I remarked, casual like, that they wasn't _many_ women nicer 'n Mrs. Bridger.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Walkin' up the track afterwards, I remarked, casual like, that they wasn't _many_ women nicer 'n Mrs. Bridger.
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From this reading Walkin' up the track afterwards, I remarked, casual like, that they wasn't _many_ women nicer 'n Mrs. Bridger.
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From this reading Walkin' up the track afterwards, I remarked, casual like, that they wasn't _many_ women nicer 'n Mrs. Bridger.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Walkin' up the track afterwards, I remarked, casual like, that they wasn't _many_ women nicer 'n Mrs. Bridger.
Chapter 5 of Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher by Eleanor Gates holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 5 holds 410 sentences of Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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