Chapter 4 of Buffalo Bill and the Overland Trail is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Buffalo Bill and the Overland Trail is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes, Mr. Majors,” answered the book-keeper, opening a large book. “Come over here, boy.” Davy thought this rather sudden, but made no comment. He walked boldly over to the book-keeper. “Sign here,” bade Mr. Meyers, indicating with his finger.
Chapter 4 of Buffalo Bill and the Overland Trail is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading ““Sign here,” bade Mr. Meyers, indicating with his finger.”
with boldness, in a bold manner
From this reading “He walked boldly over to the book-keeper.”
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “Davy thought this rather sudden, but made no comment.”
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading “Davy thought this rather sudden, but made no comment.”
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading ““Sign here,” bade Mr. Meyers, indicating with his finger.”
-ing form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading ““Sign here,” bade Mr. Meyers, indicating with his finger.”
the most important league in any sport (especially baseball)
From this reading ““Yes, Mr. Majors,” answered the book-keeper, opening a large book.”
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading ““Yes, Mr. Majors,” answered the book-keeper, opening a large book.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading ““Come over here, boy.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Yes, Mr. Majors,” answered the book-keeper, opening a large book.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Yes, Mr. Majors,” answered the book-keeper, opening a large book.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading “Sign here,” bade Mr. Meyers, indicating with his finger.
with boldness, in a bold manner
From this reading He walked boldly over to the book-keeper.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “Yes, Mr. Majors,” answered the book-keeper, opening a large book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, Mr. Majors,” answered the book-keeper, opening a large book.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Come over here, boy.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Davy thought this rather sudden, but made no comment.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come over here, boy.”
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading Davy thought this rather sudden, but made no comment.
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading Davy thought this rather sudden, but made no comment.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading “Sign here,” bade Mr. Meyers, indicating with his finger.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He walked boldly over to the book-keeper.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Come over here, boy.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Sign here,” bade Mr. Meyers, indicating with his finger.
-ing form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading “Sign here,” bade Mr. Meyers, indicating with his finger.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Yes, Mr. Majors,” answered the book-keeper, opening a large book.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Davy thought this rather sudden, but made no comment.
the most important league in any sport (especially baseball)
From this reading “Yes, Mr. Majors,” answered the book-keeper, opening a large book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sign here,” bade Mr. Meyers, indicating with his finger.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Yes, Mr. Majors,” answered the book-keeper, opening a large book.
not any; not one
From this reading Davy thought this rather sudden, but made no comment.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “Yes, Mr. Majors,” answered the book-keeper, opening a large book.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Come over here, boy.”
on the contrary
From this reading Davy thought this rather sudden, but made no comment.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “Sign here,” bade Mr. Meyers, indicating with his finger.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Davy thought this rather sudden, but made no comment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yes, Mr. Majors,” answered the book-keeper, opening a large book.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Davy thought this rather sudden, but made no comment.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Davy thought this rather sudden, but made no comment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He walked boldly over to the book-keeper.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He walked boldly over to the book-keeper.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Sign here,” bade Mr. Meyers, indicating with his finger.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, Mr. Majors,” answered the book-keeper, opening a large book.
Chapter 4 of Buffalo Bill and the Overland Trail by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 4 holds 408 sentences of Buffalo Bill and the Overland Trail, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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