Chapter 7 of Buffalo Bill's Big Surprise is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Buffalo Bill's Big Surprise is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FLIGHT. The outlaw chief placed himself by the side of Lucille as they started away, and she said quickly: “There is no possible chance of my escape, so ride on ahead and I will follow you.” “You do not wish me by your side?” “I do not.”
Chapter 7 of Buffalo Bill's Big Surprise is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in the front
From this reading ““There is no possible chance of my escape, so ride on ahead and I will follow you.””
a person who is in charge
From this reading “The outlaw chief placed himself by the side of Lucille as they started away, and she said quickly:”
the act of escaping physically
From this reading ““There is no possible chance of my escape, so ride on ahead and I will follow you.””
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “THE FLIGHT.”
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading ““There is no possible chance of my escape, so ride on ahead and I will follow you.””
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading “The outlaw chief placed himself by the side of Lucille as they started away, and she said quickly:”
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading “The outlaw chief placed himself by the side of Lucille as they started away, and she said quickly:”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading ““There is no possible chance of my escape, so ride on ahead and I will follow you.””
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In this reading ““There is no possible chance of my escape, so ride on ahead and I will follow you.””
In this reading “The outlaw chief placed himself by the side of Lucille as they started away, and she said quickly:”
In this reading ““There is no possible chance of my escape, so ride on ahead and I will follow you.””
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.
at or in the front
From this reading “There is no possible chance of my escape, so ride on ahead and I will follow you.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The outlaw chief placed himself by the side of Lucille as they started away, and she said quickly:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The outlaw chief placed himself by the side of Lucille as they started away, and she said quickly:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The outlaw chief placed himself by the side of Lucille as they started away, and she said quickly:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The outlaw chief placed himself by the side of Lucille as they started away, and she said quickly:
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “There is no possible chance of my escape, so ride on ahead and I will follow you.”
a person who is in charge
From this reading The outlaw chief placed himself by the side of Lucille as they started away, and she said quickly:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You do not wish me by your side?”
the act of escaping physically
From this reading “There is no possible chance of my escape, so ride on ahead and I will follow you.”
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading THE FLIGHT.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “There is no possible chance of my escape, so ride on ahead and I will follow you.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The outlaw chief placed himself by the side of Lucille as they started away, and she said quickly:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “There is no possible chance of my escape, so ride on ahead and I will follow you.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is no possible chance of my escape, so ride on ahead and I will follow you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The outlaw chief placed himself by the side of Lucille as they started away, and she said quickly:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You do not wish me by your side?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “There is no possible chance of my escape, so ride on ahead and I will follow you.”
not any; not one
From this reading “There is no possible chance of my escape, so ride on ahead and I will follow you.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You do not wish me by your side?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The outlaw chief placed himself by the side of Lucille as they started away, and she said quickly:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “There is no possible chance of my escape, so ride on ahead and I will follow you.”
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading The outlaw chief placed himself by the side of Lucille as they started away, and she said quickly:
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading The outlaw chief placed himself by the side of Lucille as they started away, and she said quickly:
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “There is no possible chance of my escape, so ride on ahead and I will follow you.”
with speed
From this reading The outlaw chief placed himself by the side of Lucille as they started away, and she said quickly:
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “There is no possible chance of my escape, so ride on ahead and I will follow you.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The outlaw chief placed himself by the side of Lucille as they started away, and she said quickly:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The outlaw chief placed himself by the side of Lucille as they started away, and she said quickly:
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The outlaw chief placed himself by the side of Lucille as they started away, and she said quickly:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “There is no possible chance of my escape, so ride on ahead and I will follow you.”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The outlaw chief placed himself by the side of Lucille as they started away, and she said quickly:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLIGHT.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is no possible chance of my escape, so ride on ahead and I will follow you.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The outlaw chief placed himself by the side of Lucille as they started away, and she said quickly:
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “There is no possible chance of my escape, so ride on ahead and I will follow you.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “You do not wish me by your side?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There is no possible chance of my escape, so ride on ahead and I will follow you.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You do not wish me by your side?”
Chapter 7 of Buffalo Bill's Big Surprise by Prentiss Ingraham holds 103 sentences, grouped into 21 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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