Chapter 8 of Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Next, and whilst Mace was standin' not ten feet back of him, he seen me. He spit on his pistol hand, and started my way. "You blamed polecat," he hollered, "_I'll_ learn you t' shoot off you' mouth when it ain't loaded! You' hands ain't mates and you' feet don't track, and I'm a-goin' t' plumb lay you out!" I just stayed where I was.
Chapter 8 of Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"You blamed polecat," he hollered, "_I'll_ learn you t' shoot off you' mouth when it ain't loaded!”
past form of “holler” — shout out
From this reading “"You blamed polecat," he hollered, "_I'll_ learn you t' shoot off you' mouth when it ain't loaded!”
filled with a great quantity
From this reading “"You blamed polecat," he hollered, "_I'll_ learn you t' shoot off you' mouth when it ain't loaded!”
(trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
From this reading “Next, and whilst Mace was standin' not ten feet back of him, he seen me.”
a pair of people who live together
From this reading “You' hands ain't mates and you' feet don't track, and I'm a-goin' t' plumb lay you out!"”
measure the depth of something
From this reading “You' hands ain't mates and you' feet don't track, and I'm a-goin' t' plumb lay you out!"”
American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
From this reading “"You blamed polecat," he hollered, "_I'll_ learn you t' shoot off you' mouth when it ain't loaded!”
expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
From this reading “He spit on his pistol hand, and started my way.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Next, and whilst Mace was standin' not ten feet back of him, he seen me.”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You' hands ain't mates and you' feet don't track, and I'm a-goin' t' plumb lay you out!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You blamed polecat," he hollered, "_I'll_ learn you t' shoot off you' mouth when it ain't loaded!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next, and whilst Mace was standin' not ten feet back of him, he seen me.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Next, and whilst Mace was standin' not ten feet back of him, he seen me.
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "You blamed polecat," he hollered, "_I'll_ learn you t' shoot off you' mouth when it ain't loaded!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You' hands ain't mates and you' feet don't track, and I'm a-goin' t' plumb lay you out!"
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Next, and whilst Mace was standin' not ten feet back of him, he seen me.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He spit on his pistol hand, and started my way.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading You' hands ain't mates and you' feet don't track, and I'm a-goin' t' plumb lay you out!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next, and whilst Mace was standin' not ten feet back of him, he seen me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Next, and whilst Mace was standin' not ten feet back of him, he seen me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He spit on his pistol hand, and started my way.
past form of “holler” — shout out
From this reading "You blamed polecat," he hollered, "_I'll_ learn you t' shoot off you' mouth when it ain't loaded!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I just stayed where I was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You blamed polecat," he hollered, "_I'll_ learn you t' shoot off you' mouth when it ain't loaded!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You' hands ain't mates and you' feet don't track, and I'm a-goin' t' plumb lay you out!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You blamed polecat," he hollered, "_I'll_ learn you t' shoot off you' mouth when it ain't loaded!
and nothing more
From this reading I just stayed where I was.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading You' hands ain't mates and you' feet don't track, and I'm a-goin' t' plumb lay you out!"
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading "You blamed polecat," he hollered, "_I'll_ learn you t' shoot off you' mouth when it ain't loaded!
filled with a great quantity
From this reading "You blamed polecat," he hollered, "_I'll_ learn you t' shoot off you' mouth when it ain't loaded!
(trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
From this reading Next, and whilst Mace was standin' not ten feet back of him, he seen me.
a pair of people who live together
From this reading You' hands ain't mates and you' feet don't track, and I'm a-goin' t' plumb lay you out!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Next, and whilst Mace was standin' not ten feet back of him, he seen me.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading "You blamed polecat," he hollered, "_I'll_ learn you t' shoot off you' mouth when it ain't loaded!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He spit on his pistol hand, and started my way.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next, and whilst Mace was standin' not ten feet back of him, he seen me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Next, and whilst Mace was standin' not ten feet back of him, he seen me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next, and whilst Mace was standin' not ten feet back of him, he seen me.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "You blamed polecat," he hollered, "_I'll_ learn you t' shoot off you' mouth when it ain't loaded!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He spit on his pistol hand, and started my way.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You' hands ain't mates and you' feet don't track, and I'm a-goin' t' plumb lay you out!"
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading He spit on his pistol hand, and started my way.
measure the depth of something
From this reading You' hands ain't mates and you' feet don't track, and I'm a-goin' t' plumb lay you out!"
American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
From this reading "You blamed polecat," he hollered, "_I'll_ learn you t' shoot off you' mouth when it ain't loaded!
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Next, and whilst Mace was standin' not ten feet back of him, he seen me.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading "You blamed polecat," he hollered, "_I'll_ learn you t' shoot off you' mouth when it ain't loaded!
expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
From this reading He spit on his pistol hand, and started my way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next, and whilst Mace was standin' not ten feet back of him, he seen me.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He spit on his pistol hand, and started my way.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I just stayed where I was.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading "You blamed polecat," he hollered, "_I'll_ learn you t' shoot off you' mouth when it ain't loaded!
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Next, and whilst Mace was standin' not ten feet back of him, he seen me.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading You' hands ain't mates and you' feet don't track, and I'm a-goin' t' plumb lay you out!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next, and whilst Mace was standin' not ten feet back of him, he seen me.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He spit on his pistol hand, and started my way.
at the time that
From this reading "You blamed polecat," he hollered, "_I'll_ learn you t' shoot off you' mouth when it ain't loaded!
in or at the place that
From this reading I just stayed where I was.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Next, and whilst Mace was standin' not ten feet back of him, he seen me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You blamed polecat," he hollered, "_I'll_ learn you t' shoot off you' mouth when it ain't loaded!
Chapter 8 of Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher by Eleanor Gates holds 382 sentences, grouped into 77 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 382 sentences of Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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