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Chapter 5 of Buffalo Bill and the Overland Trail is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Reverend Mr. Baxter came on herd soon; and Davy told him about the Indians. “You might have let them go, Davy,” said Mr. Baxter, “and nobody would have blamed you.” “Yes, sir; but I couldn’t,” answered Davy. “Well,” mused Mr. Baxter, gazing at him with a rueful smile, “I don’t believe I could either. But lots of fellows would.
Chapter 5 of Buffalo Bill and the Overland Trail is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading ““You might have let them go, Davy,” said Mr. Baxter, “and nobody would have blamed you.””
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 “The Reverend Mr. Baxter came on herd soon; and Davy told him about the Indians.”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading ““Well,” mused Mr. Baxter, gazing at him with a rueful smile, “I don’t believe I could either.”
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading “The Reverend Mr. Baxter came on herd soon; and Davy told him about the Indians.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “But lots of fellows would.”
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading ““Well,” mused Mr. Baxter, gazing at him with a rueful smile, “I don’t believe I could either.”
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading “The Reverend Mr. Baxter came on herd soon; and Davy told him about the Indians.”
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
From this reading ““Well,” mused Mr. Baxter, gazing at him with a rueful smile, “I don’t believe I could either.”
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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 “Well,” mused Mr. Baxter, gazing at him with a rueful smile, “I don’t believe I could either.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Reverend Mr. Baxter came on herd soon; and Davy told him about the Indians.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Reverend Mr. Baxter came on herd soon; and Davy told him about the Indians.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Yes, sir; but I couldn’t,” answered Davy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Well,” mused Mr. Baxter, gazing at him with a rueful smile, “I don’t believe I could either.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Reverend Mr. Baxter came on herd soon; and Davy told him about the Indians.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “Well,” mused Mr. Baxter, gazing at him with a rueful smile, “I don’t believe I could either.
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “You might have let them go, Davy,” said Mr. Baxter, “and nobody would have blamed you.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes, sir; but I couldn’t,” answered Davy.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Reverend Mr. Baxter came on herd soon; and Davy told him about the Indians.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Well,” mused Mr. Baxter, gazing at him with a rueful smile, “I don’t believe I could either.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, sir; but I couldn’t,” answered Davy.
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 The Reverend Mr. Baxter came on herd soon; and Davy told him about the Indians.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well,” mused Mr. Baxter, gazing at him with a rueful smile, “I don’t believe I could either.
one or the other of two
From this reading “Well,” mused Mr. Baxter, gazing at him with a rueful smile, “I don’t believe I could either.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading But lots of fellows would.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Well,” mused Mr. Baxter, gazing at him with a rueful smile, “I don’t believe I could either.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “You might have let them go, Davy,” said Mr. Baxter, “and nobody would have blamed you.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You might have let them go, Davy,” said Mr. Baxter, “and nobody would have blamed you.”
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading The Reverend Mr. Baxter came on herd soon; and Davy told him about the Indians.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Reverend Mr. Baxter came on herd soon; and Davy told him about the Indians.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, sir; but I couldn’t,” answered Davy.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading The Reverend Mr. Baxter came on herd soon; and Davy told him about the Indians.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “You might have let them go, Davy,” said Mr. Baxter, “and nobody would have blamed you.”
a large number or amount
From this reading But lots of fellows would.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “You might have let them go, Davy,” said Mr. Baxter, “and nobody would have blamed you.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading The Reverend Mr. Baxter came on herd soon; and Davy told him about the Indians.
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “Well,” mused Mr. Baxter, gazing at him with a rueful smile, “I don’t believe I could either.
no person; not anyone
From this reading “You might have let them go, Davy,” said Mr. Baxter, “and nobody would have blamed you.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But lots of fellows would.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Reverend Mr. Baxter came on herd soon; and Davy told him about the Indians.
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading The Reverend Mr. Baxter came on herd soon; and Davy told him about the Indians.
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
From this reading “Well,” mused Mr. Baxter, gazing at him with a rueful smile, “I don’t believe I could either.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You might have let them go, Davy,” said Mr. Baxter, “and nobody would have blamed you.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Yes, sir; but I couldn’t,” answered Davy.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Well,” mused Mr. Baxter, gazing at him with a rueful smile, “I don’t believe I could either.
in the near future
From this reading The Reverend Mr. Baxter came on herd soon; and Davy told him about the Indians.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Reverend Mr. Baxter came on herd soon; and Davy told him about the Indians.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “You might have let them go, Davy,” said Mr. Baxter, “and nobody would have blamed you.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The Reverend Mr. Baxter came on herd soon; and Davy told him about the Indians.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well,” mused Mr. Baxter, gazing at him with a rueful smile, “I don’t believe I could either.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well,” mused Mr. Baxter, gazing at him with a rueful smile, “I don’t believe I could either.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You might have let them go, Davy,” said Mr. Baxter, “and nobody would have blamed you.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, sir; but I couldn’t,” answered Davy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You might have let them go, Davy,” said Mr. Baxter, “and nobody would have blamed you.”
Chapter 5 of Buffalo Bill and the Overland Trail by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin holds 410 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.
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