Chapter 24 of An Outback Marriage is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of An Outback Marriage is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE BUFFALO CAMP. “You’re just the man I was looking for,” said Hugh, taking in the stranger with his eyes. “I want to get out to Reeves’s buffalo camp, and I hear you’re the only man who knows that country at all. Can you get time to come down with me? I’ll make it worth your while.”
Chapter 24 of An Outback Marriage is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading “IN THE BUFFALO CAMP.”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “IN THE BUFFALO CAMP.”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading ““I want to get out to Reeves’s buffalo camp, and I hear you’re the only man who knows that country at all.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading ““I want to get out to Reeves’s buffalo camp, and I hear you’re the only man who knows that country at all.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading ““You’re just the man I was looking for,” said Hugh, taking in the stranger with his eyes.”
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading ““You’re just the man I was looking for,” said Hugh, taking in the stranger with his eyes.”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading ““You’re just the man I was looking for,” said Hugh, taking in the stranger with his eyes.”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “I’ll make it worth your while.””
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “I want to get out to Reeves’s buffalo camp, and I hear you’re the only man who knows that country at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I want to get out to Reeves’s buffalo camp, and I hear you’re the only man who knows that country at all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I want to get out to Reeves’s buffalo camp, and I hear you’re the only man who knows that country at all.
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading IN THE BUFFALO CAMP.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading IN THE BUFFALO CAMP.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you get time to come down with me?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Can you get time to come down with me?
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “I want to get out to Reeves’s buffalo camp, and I hear you’re the only man who knows that country at all.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Can you get time to come down with me?
opinion or judgment
From this reading “You’re just the man I was looking for,” said Hugh, taking in the stranger with his eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You’re just the man I was looking for,” said Hugh, taking in the stranger with his eyes.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I want to get out to Reeves’s buffalo camp, and I hear you’re the only man who knows that country at all.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “I want to get out to Reeves’s buffalo camp, and I hear you’re the only man who knows that country at all.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “You’re just the man I was looking for,” said Hugh, taking in the stranger with his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re just the man I was looking for,” said Hugh, taking in the stranger with his eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You’re just the man I was looking for,” said Hugh, taking in the stranger with his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll make it worth your while.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE BUFFALO CAMP.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I’ll make it worth your while.”
and nothing more
From this reading “You’re just the man I was looking for,” said Hugh, taking in the stranger with his eyes.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “I want to get out to Reeves’s buffalo camp, and I hear you’re the only man who knows that country at all.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “You’re just the man I was looking for,” said Hugh, taking in the stranger with his eyes.
engage in
From this reading I’ll make it worth your while.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “You’re just the man I was looking for,” said Hugh, taking in the stranger with his eyes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Can you get time to come down with me?
and nothing more
From this reading “I want to get out to Reeves’s buffalo camp, and I hear you’re the only man who knows that country at all.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I want to get out to Reeves’s buffalo camp, and I hear you’re the only man who knows that country at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want to get out to Reeves’s buffalo camp, and I hear you’re the only man who knows that country at all.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You’re just the man I was looking for,” said Hugh, taking in the stranger with his eyes.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “You’re just the man I was looking for,” said Hugh, taking in the stranger with his eyes.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “You’re just the man I was looking for,” said Hugh, taking in the stranger with his eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I want to get out to Reeves’s buffalo camp, and I hear you’re the only man who knows that country at all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE BUFFALO CAMP.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Can you get time to come down with me?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I want to get out to Reeves’s buffalo camp, and I hear you’re the only man who knows that country at all.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want to get out to Reeves’s buffalo camp, and I hear you’re the only man who knows that country at all.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You’re just the man I was looking for,” said Hugh, taking in the stranger with his eyes.
during the time that
From this reading I’ll make it worth your while.”
which person or people
From this reading “I want to get out to Reeves’s buffalo camp, and I hear you’re the only man who knows that country at all.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You’re just the man I was looking for,” said Hugh, taking in the stranger with his eyes.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading I’ll make it worth your while.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you get time to come down with me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re just the man I was looking for,” said Hugh, taking in the stranger with his eyes.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I’ll make it worth your while.”
Chapter 24 of An Outback Marriage by A. B. (Andrew Barton) Paterson holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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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