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Buffalo Bill's Bold Play
Buffalo Bill's Bold Play

Chapter XXVII

Chapter 27 of Buffalo Bill's Bold Play is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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IN THE UTE VILLAGES.
Having made their successful getaway, Tim Benson and Gorilla Jake covered the distance to the whisky cache in record time.
The whisky was in flat, pint bottles, and it was vile stuff.
Still, Gorilla Jake celebrated the opening of the cache by swallowing the contents of one of the bottles.
Only about half the bottles were removed, the others being carefully concealed again.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Buffalo Bill's Bold Play

Chapter XXVII

Chapter 27 of Buffalo Bill's Bold Play is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
IN THE UTE VILLAGES.
Line 2
Having made their successful getaway, Tim Benson and Gorilla Jake covered the distance to the whisky cache in record time.
Line 3
The whisky was in flat, pint bottles, and it was vile stuff.
/ðə ˈwɪski wɑːz ɪn flæt paɪnt ˈbɑːtəlz ənd ɪt wɑːz vaɪl stʌf/
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Still, Gorilla Jake celebrated the opening of the cache by swallowing the contents of one of the bottles.
Line 5
Only about half the bottles were removed, the others being carefully concealed again.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bottles noun US /ˈbɑːtəlz/

plural of “bottle” — a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped

From this reading “The whisky was in flat, pint bottles, and it was vile stuff.”

cache noun US /kæʃ/

a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)

From this reading “Having made their successful getaway, Tim Benson and Gorilla Jake covered the distance to the whisky cache in record time.”

getaway noun US /ˈɡetəweɪ/

the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration

From this reading “Having made their successful getaway, Tim Benson and Gorilla Jake covered the distance to the whisky cache in record time.”

Gorilla noun US /ɡərˈɪlə/

largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa

From this reading “Having made their successful getaway, Tim Benson and Gorilla Jake covered the distance to the whisky cache in record time.”

pint noun US /paɪnt/

a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters

From this reading “The whisky was in flat, pint bottles, and it was vile stuff.”

swallowing verb US /ˈswɑːloʊɪŋ/

-ing form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

From this reading “Still, Gorilla Jake celebrated the opening of the cache by swallowing the contents of one of the bottles.”

vile adjective US /vaɪl/

morally reprehensible

From this reading “The whisky was in flat, pint bottles, and it was vile stuff.”

whisky noun US /ˈwɪski/

a liquor made from fermented mash of grain

From this reading “Having made their successful getaway, Tim Benson and Gorilla Jake covered the distance to the whisky cache in record time.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

pint bottles noun + noun counted as “pint bottle”

In this reading “The whisky was in flat, pint bottles, and it was vile stuff.”

carefully concealed adverb + adjective

In this reading “Only about half the bottles were removed, the others being carefully concealed again.”

All words in this reading · 46

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.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Only about half the bottles were removed, the others being carefully concealed again.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading Only about half the bottles were removed, the others being carefully concealed again.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Having made their successful getaway, Tim Benson and Gorilla Jake covered the distance to the whisky cache in record time.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Only about half the bottles were removed, the others being carefully concealed again.

Benson

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Having made their successful getaway, Tim Benson and Gorilla Jake covered the distance to the whisky cache in record time.

bottlesnounUS /ˈbɑːtəlz/

plural of “bottle” — a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped

From this reading The whisky was in flat, pint bottles, and it was vile stuff.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Still, Gorilla Jake celebrated the opening of the cache by swallowing the contents of one of the bottles.

cachenounUS /kæʃ/

a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)

From this reading Having made their successful getaway, Tim Benson and Gorilla Jake covered the distance to the whisky cache in record time.

carefullyadverbUS /ˈkerfəli/

taking care or paying attention

From this reading Only about half the bottles were removed, the others being carefully concealed again.

celebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/

widely known and esteemed

From this reading Still, Gorilla Jake celebrated the opening of the cache by swallowing the contents of one of the bottles.

concealedadjectiveUS /kənˈsiːld/

not accessible to view

From this reading Only about half the bottles were removed, the others being carefully concealed again.

contentsnounUS /ˈkɑːntents/

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading Still, Gorilla Jake celebrated the opening of the cache by swallowing the contents of one of the bottles.

coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading Having made their successful getaway, Tim Benson and Gorilla Jake covered the distance to the whisky cache in record time.

distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading Having made their successful getaway, Tim Benson and Gorilla Jake covered the distance to the whisky cache in record time.

flatadjectiveUS /flæt/

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading The whisky was in flat, pint bottles, and it was vile stuff.

getawaynounUS /ˈɡetəweɪ/

the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration

From this reading Having made their successful getaway, Tim Benson and Gorilla Jake covered the distance to the whisky cache in record time.

GorillanounUS /ɡərˈɪlə/

largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa

From this reading Having made their successful getaway, Tim Benson and Gorilla Jake covered the distance to the whisky cache in record time.

halfadjectiveUS /hæf/

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Only about half the bottles were removed, the others being carefully concealed again.

Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Having made their successful getaway, Tim Benson and Gorilla Jake covered the distance to the whisky cache in record time.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN THE UTE VILLAGES.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The whisky was in flat, pint bottles, and it was vile stuff.

Jake

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Having made their successful getaway, Tim Benson and Gorilla Jake covered the distance to the whisky cache in record time.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Having made their successful getaway, Tim Benson and Gorilla Jake covered the distance to the whisky cache in record time.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Still, Gorilla Jake celebrated the opening of the cache by swallowing the contents of one of the bottles.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Still, Gorilla Jake celebrated the opening of the cache by swallowing the contents of one of the bottles.

OnlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Only about half the bottles were removed, the others being carefully concealed again.

openingnounUS /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading Still, Gorilla Jake celebrated the opening of the cache by swallowing the contents of one of the bottles.

others

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Only about half the bottles were removed, the others being carefully concealed again.

pintnounUS /paɪnt/

a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters

From this reading The whisky was in flat, pint bottles, and it was vile stuff.

recordnounUS /rəˈkɔːrd/

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading Having made their successful getaway, Tim Benson and Gorilla Jake covered the distance to the whisky cache in record time.

removedadjectiveUS /riˈmuːvd/

separated in relationship by a given degree of descent

From this reading Only about half the bottles were removed, the others being carefully concealed again.

StilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading Still, Gorilla Jake celebrated the opening of the cache by swallowing the contents of one of the bottles.

stuffnounUS /stʌf/

the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

From this reading The whisky was in flat, pint bottles, and it was vile stuff.

successfuladjectiveUS /səkˈsesfəl/

having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome

From this reading Having made their successful getaway, Tim Benson and Gorilla Jake covered the distance to the whisky cache in record time.

swallowingverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊɪŋ/

-ing form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

From this reading Still, Gorilla Jake celebrated the opening of the cache by swallowing the contents of one of the bottles.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading IN THE UTE VILLAGES.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Having made their successful getaway, Tim Benson and Gorilla Jake covered the distance to the whisky cache in record time.

Tim

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Having made their successful getaway, Tim Benson and Gorilla Jake covered the distance to the whisky cache in record time.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Having made their successful getaway, Tim Benson and Gorilla Jake covered the distance to the whisky cache in record time.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Having made their successful getaway, Tim Benson and Gorilla Jake covered the distance to the whisky cache in record time.

UTEnoun

a member of the Shoshonean people of Utah and Colorado and New Mexico

From this reading IN THE UTE VILLAGES.

vileadjectiveUS /vaɪl/

morally reprehensible

From this reading The whisky was in flat, pint bottles, and it was vile stuff.

VILLAGESnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/

plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading IN THE UTE VILLAGES.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The whisky was in flat, pint bottles, and it was vile stuff.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Only about half the bottles were removed, the others being carefully concealed again.

whiskynounUS /ˈwɪski/

a liquor made from fermented mash of grain

From this reading Having made their successful getaway, Tim Benson and Gorilla Jake covered the distance to the whisky cache in record time.

Chapter 27 of Buffalo Bill's Bold Play by Prentiss Ingraham holds 56 sentences, grouped into 12 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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Chapter 27 holds 56 sentences of Buffalo Bill's Bold Play, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in Buffalo Bill's Bold Play

Words and structures a reader meets early in Buffalo Bill's Bold Play, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Author
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Buffalo Bill's Bold Play; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Celebrated
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Buffalo
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Stories
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