Chapter 21 of Brand Blotters is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Brand Blotters is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"TRAPPED!" Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw. "I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc. The way I figure it Lee's posse must be somewhere over there. Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."
Chapter 21 of Brand Blotters is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading “Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw.”
possessive form of “lee” — United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “The way I figure it Lee's posse must be somewhere over there.”
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading “Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw.”
a temporary police force
From this reading “The way I figure it Lee's posse must be somewhere over there.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.”
put a saddle on
From this reading “"I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.”
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading “Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."”
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading “"TRAPPED!"”
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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 Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The way I figure it Lee's posse must be somewhere over there.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The way I figure it Lee's posse must be somewhere over there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The way I figure it Lee's posse must be somewhere over there.
possessive form of “lee” — United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading The way I figure it Lee's posse must be somewhere over there.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The way I figure it Lee's posse must be somewhere over there.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw.
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw.
above and across; more than
From this reading "I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.
a temporary police force
From this reading The way I figure it Lee's posse must be somewhere over there.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw.
put a saddle on
From this reading "I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw.
express in words
From this reading Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."
in or at or to some place
From this reading The way I figure it Lee's posse must be somewhere over there.
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."
carry out
From this reading "I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The way I figure it Lee's posse must be somewhere over there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."
in the direction of
From this reading Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw.
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading "TRAPPED!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The way I figure it Lee's posse must be somewhere over there.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.
Chapter 21 of Brand Blotters by William MacLeod Raine holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 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 21 holds 225 sentences of Brand Blotters, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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