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Chapter 10 of Buffalo Bill Among the Sioux is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STRANGE STORY. Buffalo Bill and Red Cloud lived together, by the side of the stream, for several days. The border king constructed a hut of wattled branches, in which he put the Indian. There he tended him until his injuries were healed. It was some time, however, before he was able to totter out into the sunlight again.
Chapter 10 of Buffalo Bill Among the Sioux is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading “The border king constructed a hut of wattled branches, in which he put the Indian.”
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading “Buffalo Bill and Red Cloud lived together, by the side of the stream, for several days.”
past form of “construct” — make by combining materials and parts
From this reading “The border king constructed a hut of wattled branches, in which he put the Indian.”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “There he tended him until his injuries were healed.”
plural of “injury” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “There he tended him until his injuries were healed.”
past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading “There he tended him until his injuries were healed.”
move without being stable, as if threatening to fall
From this reading “It was some time, however, before he was able to totter out into the sunlight again.”
past form of “wattle” — build of or with wattle
From this reading “The border king constructed a hut of wattled branches, in which he put the Indian.”
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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In this reading “Buffalo Bill and Red Cloud lived together, by the side of the stream, for several days.”
share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple
In this reading “Buffalo Bill and Red Cloud lived together, by the side of the stream, for several days.”
In this reading “It was some time, however, before he was able to totter out into the sunlight again.”
In this reading “A STRANGE STORY.”
In this reading “Buffalo Bill and Red Cloud lived together, by the side of the stream, for several days.”
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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 A STRANGE STORY.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading It was some time, however, before he was able to totter out into the sunlight again.
anew
From this reading It was some time, however, before he was able to totter out into the sunlight again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Buffalo Bill and Red Cloud lived together, by the side of the stream, for several days.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was some time, however, before he was able to totter out into the sunlight again.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Buffalo Bill and Red Cloud lived together, by the side of the stream, for several days.
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading The border king constructed a hut of wattled branches, in which he put the Indian.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading The border king constructed a hut of wattled branches, in which he put the Indian.
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading Buffalo Bill and Red Cloud lived together, by the side of the stream, for several days.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Buffalo Bill and Red Cloud lived together, by the side of the stream, for several days.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Buffalo Bill and Red Cloud lived together, by the side of the stream, for several days.
past form of “construct” — make by combining materials and parts
From this reading The border king constructed a hut of wattled branches, in which he put the Indian.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Buffalo Bill and Red Cloud lived together, by the side of the stream, for several days.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Buffalo Bill and Red Cloud lived together, by the side of the stream, for several days.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The border king constructed a hut of wattled branches, in which he put the Indian.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading There he tended him until his injuries were healed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There he tended him until his injuries were healed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There he tended him until his injuries were healed.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was some time, however, before he was able to totter out into the sunlight again.
temporary military shelter
From this reading The border king constructed a hut of wattled branches, in which he put the Indian.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The border king constructed a hut of wattled branches, in which he put the Indian.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading The border king constructed a hut of wattled branches, in which he put the Indian.
plural of “injury” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading There he tended him until his injuries were healed.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was some time, however, before he was able to totter out into the sunlight again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some time, however, before he was able to totter out into the sunlight again.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The border king constructed a hut of wattled branches, in which he put the Indian.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Buffalo Bill and Red Cloud lived together, by the side of the stream, for several days.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Buffalo Bill and Red Cloud lived together, by the side of the stream, for several days.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was some time, however, before he was able to totter out into the sunlight again.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The border king constructed a hut of wattled branches, in which he put the Indian.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Buffalo Bill and Red Cloud lived together, by the side of the stream, for several days.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Buffalo Bill and Red Cloud lived together, by the side of the stream, for several days.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Buffalo Bill and Red Cloud lived together, by the side of the stream, for several days.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was some time, however, before he was able to totter out into the sunlight again.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A STRANGE STORY.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A STRANGE STORY.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Buffalo Bill and Red Cloud lived together, by the side of the stream, for several days.
the rays of the sun
From this reading It was some time, however, before he was able to totter out into the sunlight again.
past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading There he tended him until his injuries were healed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Buffalo Bill and Red Cloud lived together, by the side of the stream, for several days.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There he tended him until his injuries were healed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was some time, however, before he was able to totter out into the sunlight again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was some time, however, before he was able to totter out into the sunlight again.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Buffalo Bill and Red Cloud lived together, by the side of the stream, for several days.
move without being stable, as if threatening to fall
From this reading It was some time, however, before he was able to totter out into the sunlight again.
up to a particular time
From this reading There he tended him until his injuries were healed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was some time, however, before he was able to totter out into the sunlight again.
past form of “wattle” — build of or with wattle
From this reading The border king constructed a hut of wattled branches, in which he put the Indian.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There he tended him until his injuries were healed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The border king constructed a hut of wattled branches, in which he put the Indian.
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