Chapter XXXIV of Buffalo Bill, the Border King, ““On Guard!”,” is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXXIV
Chapter XXXIV of Buffalo Bill, the Border King, ““On Guard!”,” is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“First of all,” said the captain of the freighters, “I want you to take command, Cody, as I said.” “No, no!” the scout hastened to reply. “I would not take that upon myself.” “I insist.” “No. I must be free myself to act in this other matter I speak of.
Chapter XXXIV of Buffalo Bill, the Border King, ““On Guard!”,” is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ““No. I must be free myself to act in this other matter I speak of.”
United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)
From this reading ““First of all,” said the captain of the freighters, “I want you to take command, Cody, as I said.””
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading ““First of all,” said the captain of the freighters, “I want you to take command, Cody, as I said.””
plural of “freighter” — a cargo ship
From this reading ““First of all,” said the captain of the freighters, “I want you to take command, Cody, as I said.””
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading ““No, no!” the scout hastened to reply.”
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading ““I insist.””
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading ““No, no!” the scout hastened to reply.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading ““No, no!” the scout hastened to reply.”
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In this reading ““No. I must be free myself to act in this other matter I speak of.”
In this reading ““First of all,” said the captain of the freighters, “I want you to take command, Cody, as I said.””
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.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “No. I must be free myself to act in this other matter I speak of.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “First of all,” said the captain of the freighters, “I want you to take command, Cody, as I said.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “First of all,” said the captain of the freighters, “I want you to take command, Cody, as I said.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “No. I must be free myself to act in this other matter I speak of.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “First of all,” said the captain of the freighters, “I want you to take command, Cody, as I said.”
United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)
From this reading “First of all,” said the captain of the freighters, “I want you to take command, Cody, as I said.”
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “First of all,” said the captain of the freighters, “I want you to take command, Cody, as I said.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “First of all,” said the captain of the freighters, “I want you to take command, Cody, as I said.”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “No. I must be free myself to act in this other matter I speak of.
plural of “freighter” — a cargo ship
From this reading “First of all,” said the captain of the freighters, “I want you to take command, Cody, as I said.”
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading “No, no!” the scout hastened to reply.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “First of all,” said the captain of the freighters, “I want you to take command, Cody, as I said.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “No. I must be free myself to act in this other matter I speak of.
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “I insist.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “No. I must be free myself to act in this other matter I speak of.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “No. I must be free myself to act in this other matter I speak of.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I would not take that upon myself.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, no!” the scout hastened to reply.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I would not take that upon myself.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “First of all,” said the captain of the freighters, “I want you to take command, Cody, as I said.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “No. I must be free myself to act in this other matter I speak of.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “No, no!” the scout hastened to reply.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “First of all,” said the captain of the freighters, “I want you to take command, Cody, as I said.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “No, no!” the scout hastened to reply.
express in speech
From this reading “No. I must be free myself to act in this other matter I speak of.
carry out
From this reading “First of all,” said the captain of the freighters, “I want you to take command, Cody, as I said.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I would not take that upon myself.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “First of all,” said the captain of the freighters, “I want you to take command, Cody, as I said.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “No. I must be free myself to act in this other matter I speak of.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “First of all,” said the captain of the freighters, “I want you to take command, Cody, as I said.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I would not take that upon myself.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “First of all,” said the captain of the freighters, “I want you to take command, Cody, as I said.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would not take that upon myself.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “First of all,” said the captain of the freighters, “I want you to take command, Cody, as I said.”
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