Chapter 2 of Buffalo Bill's Best Bet is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Buffalo Bill's Best Bet is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TEMPTED. “One thousand dollars for my life.” “You holds it cheap, pard.” “It is all I have with me.” “Guess not, fer men say as how you hes dimints ’bout yer clothes, ef yer goes broke with gold dust.”
Chapter 2 of Buffalo Bill's Best Bet is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading ““Guess not, fer men say as how you hes dimints ’bout yer clothes, ef yer goes broke with gold dust.””
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading ““You holds it cheap, pard.””
clothing in general
From this reading ““Guess not, fer men say as how you hes dimints ’bout yer clothes, ef yer goes broke with gold dust.””
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading ““One thousand dollars for my life.””
remove the dust from
From this reading ““Guess not, fer men say as how you hes dimints ’bout yer clothes, ef yer goes broke with gold dust.””
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading ““Guess not, fer men say as how you hes dimints ’bout yer clothes, ef yer goes broke with gold dust.””
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading ““You holds it cheap, pard.””
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading “TEMPTED.”
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.
In this reading ““One thousand dollars for my life.””
In this reading ““Guess not, fer men say as how you hes dimints ’bout yer clothes, ef yer goes broke with gold dust.””
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.
(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 “It is all I have with me.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Guess not, fer men say as how you hes dimints ’bout yer clothes, ef yer goes broke with gold dust.”
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading “Guess not, fer men say as how you hes dimints ’bout yer clothes, ef yer goes broke with gold dust.”
lacking funds
From this reading “Guess not, fer men say as how you hes dimints ’bout yer clothes, ef yer goes broke with gold dust.”
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading “You holds it cheap, pard.”
clothing in general
From this reading “Guess not, fer men say as how you hes dimints ’bout yer clothes, ef yer goes broke with gold dust.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Guess not, fer men say as how you hes dimints ’bout yer clothes, ef yer goes broke with gold dust.”
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “One thousand dollars for my life.”
remove the dust from
From this reading “Guess not, fer men say as how you hes dimints ’bout yer clothes, ef yer goes broke with gold dust.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Guess not, fer men say as how you hes dimints ’bout yer clothes, ef yer goes broke with gold dust.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Guess not, fer men say as how you hes dimints ’bout yer clothes, ef yer goes broke with gold dust.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “One thousand dollars for my life.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “Guess not, fer men say as how you hes dimints ’bout yer clothes, ef yer goes broke with gold dust.”
coins made of gold
From this reading “Guess not, fer men say as how you hes dimints ’bout yer clothes, ef yer goes broke with gold dust.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Guess not, fer men say as how you hes dimints ’bout yer clothes, ef yer goes broke with gold dust.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It is all I have with me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Guess not, fer men say as how you hes dimints ’bout yer clothes, ef yer goes broke with gold dust.”
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading “You holds it cheap, pard.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Guess not, fer men say as how you hes dimints ’bout yer clothes, ef yer goes broke with gold dust.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It is all I have with me.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is all I have with me.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You holds it cheap, pard.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “One thousand dollars for my life.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It is all I have with me.”
the force of workers available
From this reading “Guess not, fer men say as how you hes dimints ’bout yer clothes, ef yer goes broke with gold dust.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “One thousand dollars for my life.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Guess not, fer men say as how you hes dimints ’bout yer clothes, ef yer goes broke with gold dust.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One thousand dollars for my life.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You holds it cheap, pard.”
express in words
From this reading “Guess not, fer men say as how you hes dimints ’bout yer clothes, ef yer goes broke with gold dust.”
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading TEMPTED.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “One thousand dollars for my life.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It is all I have with me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Guess not, fer men say as how you hes dimints ’bout yer clothes, ef yer goes broke with gold dust.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You holds it cheap, pard.”
Chapter 2 of Buffalo Bill's Best Bet by Prentiss Ingraham holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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 2 holds 95 sentences of Buffalo Bill's Best Bet, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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