Chapter 21 of Bucky O'Connor: A Tale of the Unfenced Border is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Bucky O'Connor: A Tale of the Unfenced Border is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WOLF PACK “Good evening, gentlemen. Hope I don’t intrude on the festivities.” Leroy smiled down ironically on the four flushed, startled faces that looked up at him. Suspicion was alive in every rustle of the men’s clothes. It breathed from the lowering countenances.
Chapter 21 of Bucky O'Connor: A Tale of the Unfenced Border is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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uttered without voice
From this reading “It breathed from the lowering countenances.”
plural of “countenance” — the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading “It breathed from the lowering countenances.”
plural of “festivity” — any joyous diversion
From this reading “Hope I don’t intrude on the festivities.””
enter uninvited
From this reading “Hope I don’t intrude on the festivities.””
contrary to plan or expectation
From this reading “Leroy smiled down ironically on the four flushed, startled faces that looked up at him.”
darkened by clouds
From this reading “It breathed from the lowering countenances.”
a public toilet for men
make a dry crackling sound
From this reading “Suspicion was alive in every rustle of the men’s clothes.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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possessing life
From this reading Suspicion was alive in every rustle of the men’s clothes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Leroy smiled down ironically on the four flushed, startled faces that looked up at him.
uttered without voice
From this reading It breathed from the lowering countenances.
clothing in general
From this reading Suspicion was alive in every rustle of the men’s clothes.
plural of “countenance” — the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading It breathed from the lowering countenances.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hope I don’t intrude on the festivities.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Leroy smiled down ironically on the four flushed, startled faces that looked up at him.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading THE WOLF PACK “Good evening, gentlemen.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Suspicion was alive in every rustle of the men’s clothes.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Leroy smiled down ironically on the four flushed, startled faces that looked up at him.
plural of “festivity” — any joyous diversion
From this reading Hope I don’t intrude on the festivities.”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading Leroy smiled down ironically on the four flushed, startled faces that looked up at him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Leroy smiled down ironically on the four flushed, startled faces that looked up at him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It breathed from the lowering countenances.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading THE WOLF PACK “Good evening, gentlemen.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE WOLF PACK “Good evening, gentlemen.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Leroy smiled down ironically on the four flushed, startled faces that looked up at him.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Hope I don’t intrude on the festivities.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Hope I don’t intrude on the festivities.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Suspicion was alive in every rustle of the men’s clothes.
enter uninvited
From this reading Hope I don’t intrude on the festivities.”
contrary to plan or expectation
From this reading Leroy smiled down ironically on the four flushed, startled faces that looked up at him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It breathed from the lowering countenances.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leroy smiled down ironically on the four flushed, startled faces that looked up at him.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Leroy smiled down ironically on the four flushed, startled faces that looked up at him.
darkened by clouds
From this reading It breathed from the lowering countenances.
a public toilet for men
From this reading Suspicion was alive in every rustle of the men’s clothes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Suspicion was alive in every rustle of the men’s clothes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hope I don’t intrude on the festivities.”
arrange in a container
From this reading THE WOLF PACK “Good evening, gentlemen.
make a dry crackling sound
From this reading Suspicion was alive in every rustle of the men’s clothes.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Leroy smiled down ironically on the four flushed, startled faces that looked up at him.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading Leroy smiled down ironically on the four flushed, startled faces that looked up at him.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading Suspicion was alive in every rustle of the men’s clothes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Leroy smiled down ironically on the four flushed, startled faces that looked up at him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOLF PACK “Good evening, gentlemen.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Leroy smiled down ironically on the four flushed, startled faces that looked up at him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Suspicion was alive in every rustle of the men’s clothes.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading THE WOLF PACK “Good evening, gentlemen.
Chapter 21 of Bucky O'Connor: A Tale of the Unfenced Border by William MacLeod Raine holds 303 sentences, grouped into 61 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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