Chapter 24 of Buffalo Bill Among the Sioux is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Buffalo Bill Among the Sioux is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PALAVER. Buffalo Bill opened the palaver. “I have not come to smoke the peace pipe, but to talk,” he said. “If the talk of the Ute is good then we may smoke the peace pipe. If not, the soldiers and the scouts are ready for battle.
Chapter 24 of Buffalo Bill Among the Sioux is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “If not, the soldiers and the scouts are ready for battle.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “Buffalo Bill opened the palaver.”
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading “Buffalo Bill opened the palaver.”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading ““I have not come to smoke the peace pipe, but to talk,” he said.”
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading ““I have not come to smoke the peace pipe, but to talk,” he said.”
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “If not, the soldiers and the scouts are ready for battle.”
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading ““I have not come to smoke the peace pipe, but to talk,” he said.”
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “If not, the soldiers and the scouts are ready for battle.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PALAVER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If not, the soldiers and the scouts are ready for battle.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If not, the soldiers and the scouts are ready for battle.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading If not, the soldiers and the scouts are ready for battle.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Buffalo Bill opened the palaver.
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading Buffalo Bill opened the palaver.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I have not come to smoke the peace pipe, but to talk,” he said.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I have not come to smoke the peace pipe, but to talk,” he said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If not, the soldiers and the scouts are ready for battle.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “If the talk of the Ute is good then we may smoke the peace pipe.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have not come to smoke the peace pipe, but to talk,” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I have not come to smoke the peace pipe, but to talk,” he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have not come to smoke the peace pipe, but to talk,” he said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If the talk of the Ute is good then we may smoke the peace pipe.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If the talk of the Ute is good then we may smoke the peace pipe.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “If the talk of the Ute is good then we may smoke the peace pipe.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I have not come to smoke the peace pipe, but to talk,” he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “If the talk of the Ute is good then we may smoke the peace pipe.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Buffalo Bill opened the palaver.
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
From this reading A PALAVER.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “I have not come to smoke the peace pipe, but to talk,” he said.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “I have not come to smoke the peace pipe, but to talk,” he said.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading If not, the soldiers and the scouts are ready for battle.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I have not come to smoke the peace pipe, but to talk,” he said.
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading If not, the soldiers and the scouts are ready for battle.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “I have not come to smoke the peace pipe, but to talk,” he said.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading If not, the soldiers and the scouts are ready for battle.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “I have not come to smoke the peace pipe, but to talk,” he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Buffalo Bill opened the palaver.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “If the talk of the Ute is good then we may smoke the peace pipe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I have not come to smoke the peace pipe, but to talk,” he said.
a member of the Shoshonean people of Utah and Colorado and New Mexico
From this reading “If the talk of the Ute is good then we may smoke the peace pipe.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “If the talk of the Ute is good then we may smoke the peace pipe.
Chapter 24 of Buffalo Bill Among the Sioux by Prentiss Ingraham holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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 24 holds 166 sentences of Buffalo Bill Among the Sioux, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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