Chapter 10 of Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The boys got down offen the platform and we moseyed over t' where the end car allus stopped. _Too-oo-oot!_ Shackleton reached out fer my hand. "Good-bye, Cupid, you ole son-of-a-gun," he says almost squeezin' the paw offen me. "Take keer of you'self," says the sheriff. "Don't let them fly Noo York dudes git you scairt none" (this was Chub).
Chapter 10 of Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
From this reading “"Good-bye, Cupid, you ole son-of-a-gun," he says almost squeezin' the paw offen me.”
plural of “dude” — an informal form of address for a man
From this reading “"Don't let them fly Noo York dudes git you scairt none" (this was Chub).”
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “"Don't let them fly Noo York dudes git you scairt none" (this was Chub).”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “"Don't let them fly Noo York dudes git you scairt none" (this was Chub).”
a farewell remark
From this reading “"Good-bye, Cupid, you ole son-of-a-gun," he says almost squeezin' the paw offen me.”
scrape with the paws
From this reading “"Good-bye, Cupid, you ole son-of-a-gun," he says almost squeezin' the paw offen me.”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading “The boys got down offen the platform and we moseyed over t' where the end car allus stopped.”
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “"Take keer of you'self," says the sheriff.”
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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move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense
In this reading “_Too-oo-oot!_ Shackleton reached out fer my hand.”
lower (one's body) as by kneeling
In this reading “The boys got down offen the platform and we moseyed over t' where the end car allus stopped.”
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From this reading The boys got down offen the platform and we moseyed over t' where the end car allus stopped.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Good-bye, Cupid, you ole son-of-a-gun," he says almost squeezin' the paw offen me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boys got down offen the platform and we moseyed over t' where the end car allus stopped.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys got down offen the platform and we moseyed over t' where the end car allus stopped.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The boys got down offen the platform and we moseyed over t' where the end car allus stopped.
European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body
From this reading "Don't let them fly Noo York dudes git you scairt none" (this was Chub).
(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
From this reading "Good-bye, Cupid, you ole son-of-a-gun," he says almost squeezin' the paw offen me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't let them fly Noo York dudes git you scairt none" (this was Chub).
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The boys got down offen the platform and we moseyed over t' where the end car allus stopped.
plural of “dude” — an informal form of address for a man
From this reading "Don't let them fly Noo York dudes git you scairt none" (this was Chub).
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The boys got down offen the platform and we moseyed over t' where the end car allus stopped.
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From this reading _Too-oo-oot!_ Shackleton reached out fer my hand.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading "Don't let them fly Noo York dudes git you scairt none" (this was Chub).
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading "Don't let them fly Noo York dudes git you scairt none" (this was Chub).
a farewell remark
From this reading "Good-bye, Cupid, you ole son-of-a-gun," he says almost squeezin' the paw offen me.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The boys got down offen the platform and we moseyed over t' where the end car allus stopped.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading _Too-oo-oot!_ Shackleton reached out fer my hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Good-bye, Cupid, you ole son-of-a-gun," he says almost squeezin' the paw offen me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Take keer of you'self," says the sheriff.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Don't let them fly Noo York dudes git you scairt none" (this was Chub).
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Good-bye, Cupid, you ole son-of-a-gun," he says almost squeezin' the paw offen me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys got down offen the platform and we moseyed over t' where the end car allus stopped.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Too-oo-oot!_ Shackleton reached out fer my hand.
not one, and not any
From this reading "Don't let them fly Noo York dudes git you scairt none" (this was Chub).
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From this reading "Don't let them fly Noo York dudes git you scairt none" (this was Chub).
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Take keer of you'self," says the sheriff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boys got down offen the platform and we moseyed over t' where the end car allus stopped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-bye, Cupid, you ole son-of-a-gun," he says almost squeezin' the paw offen me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _Too-oo-oot!_ Shackleton reached out fer my hand.
above and across; more than
From this reading The boys got down offen the platform and we moseyed over t' where the end car allus stopped.
scrape with the paws
From this reading "Good-bye, Cupid, you ole son-of-a-gun," he says almost squeezin' the paw offen me.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading The boys got down offen the platform and we moseyed over t' where the end car allus stopped.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading _Too-oo-oot!_ Shackleton reached out fer my hand.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Good-bye, Cupid, you ole son-of-a-gun," he says almost squeezin' the paw offen me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't let them fly Noo York dudes git you scairt none" (this was Chub).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Too-oo-oot!_ Shackleton reached out fer my hand.
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading "Take keer of you'self," says the sheriff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-bye, Cupid, you ole son-of-a-gun," he says almost squeezin' the paw offen me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-bye, Cupid, you ole son-of-a-gun," he says almost squeezin' the paw offen me.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The boys got down offen the platform and we moseyed over t' where the end car allus stopped.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading The boys got down offen the platform and we moseyed over t' where the end car allus stopped.
carry out
From this reading "Take keer of you'self," says the sheriff.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boys got down offen the platform and we moseyed over t' where the end car allus stopped.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Don't let them fly Noo York dudes git you scairt none" (this was Chub).
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Don't let them fly Noo York dudes git you scairt none" (this was Chub).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Too-oo-oot!_ Shackleton reached out fer my hand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Don't let them fly Noo York dudes git you scairt none" (this was Chub).
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The boys got down offen the platform and we moseyed over t' where the end car allus stopped.
in or at the place that
From this reading The boys got down offen the platform and we moseyed over t' where the end car allus stopped.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading "Don't let them fly Noo York dudes git you scairt none" (this was Chub).
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Good-bye, Cupid, you ole son-of-a-gun," he says almost squeezin' the paw offen me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Take keer of you'self," says the sheriff.
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