Chapter XL of Buffalo Bill, the Border King, “Conclusion,” is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XL
Chapter XL of Buffalo Bill, the Border King, “Conclusion,” is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The wondering Indians allowed the White Antelope and Long Hair to pass. Inside the teepee an old woman kept watch and guard. A figure lay upon a heap of furs. It moved as the scout entered, raised on its elbow, and a weak voice exclaimed: “By the nine gods of war!
Chapter XL of Buffalo Bill, the Border King, “Conclusion,” is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
From this reading “The wondering Indians allowed the White Antelope and Long Hair to pass.”
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading “It moved as the scout entered, raised on its elbow, and a weak voice exclaimed:”
plural of “fur” — the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “A figure lay upon a heap of furs.”
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading ““By the nine gods of war!”
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading “A figure lay upon a heap of furs.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading ““By the nine gods of war!”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “It moved as the scout entered, raised on its elbow, and a weak voice exclaimed:”
showing curiosity
From this reading “The wondering Indians allowed the White Antelope and Long Hair to pass.”
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.
a woman who is old
In this reading “Inside the teepee an old woman kept watch and guard.”
In this reading “It moved as the scout entered, raised on its elbow, and a weak voice exclaimed:”
In this reading “The wondering Indians allowed the White Antelope and Long Hair to pass.”
In this reading “A figure lay upon a heap of furs.”
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 A figure lay upon a heap of furs.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading The wondering Indians allowed the White Antelope and Long Hair to pass.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Inside the teepee an old woman kept watch and guard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wondering Indians allowed the White Antelope and Long Hair to pass.
graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
From this reading The wondering Indians allowed the White Antelope and Long Hair to pass.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It moved as the scout entered, raised on its elbow, and a weak voice exclaimed:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By the nine gods of war!
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading It moved as the scout entered, raised on its elbow, and a weak voice exclaimed:
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading It moved as the scout entered, raised on its elbow, and a weak voice exclaimed:
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading It moved as the scout entered, raised on its elbow, and a weak voice exclaimed:
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading A figure lay upon a heap of furs.
plural of “fur” — the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading A figure lay upon a heap of furs.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “By the nine gods of war!
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Inside the teepee an old woman kept watch and guard.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The wondering Indians allowed the White Antelope and Long Hair to pass.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading A figure lay upon a heap of furs.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading The wondering Indians allowed the White Antelope and Long Hair to pass.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Inside the teepee an old woman kept watch and guard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It moved as the scout entered, raised on its elbow, and a weak voice exclaimed:
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It moved as the scout entered, raised on its elbow, and a weak voice exclaimed:
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Inside the teepee an old woman kept watch and guard.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A figure lay upon a heap of furs.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The wondering Indians allowed the White Antelope and Long Hair to pass.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading It moved as the scout entered, raised on its elbow, and a weak voice exclaimed:
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “By the nine gods of war!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A figure lay upon a heap of furs.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Inside the teepee an old woman kept watch and guard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It moved as the scout entered, raised on its elbow, and a weak voice exclaimed:
go across or through
From this reading The wondering Indians allowed the White Antelope and Long Hair to pass.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading It moved as the scout entered, raised on its elbow, and a weak voice exclaimed:
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading It moved as the scout entered, raised on its elbow, and a weak voice exclaimed:
a Native American tent; usually of conical shape
From this reading Inside the teepee an old woman kept watch and guard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wondering Indians allowed the White Antelope and Long Hair to pass.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wondering Indians allowed the White Antelope and Long Hair to pass.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A figure lay upon a heap of furs.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading It moved as the scout entered, raised on its elbow, and a weak voice exclaimed:
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “By the nine gods of war!
look attentively
From this reading Inside the teepee an old woman kept watch and guard.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading It moved as the scout entered, raised on its elbow, and a weak voice exclaimed:
a Caucasian
From this reading The wondering Indians allowed the White Antelope and Long Hair to pass.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Inside the teepee an old woman kept watch and guard.
showing curiosity
From this reading The wondering Indians allowed the White Antelope and Long Hair to pass.
Chapter 40 of Buffalo Bill, the Border King by Prentiss Ingraham holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 40 holds 178 sentences of Buffalo Bill, the Border King, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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