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Chapter 2 of Buffalo Bill's Boy Bugler is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BAD MAN. The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town. With the scout were Hickok, Little Cayuse, and Skibo, the giant negro. Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour. The scout’s orders were direct from the secretary of the interior at Washington.
Chapter 2 of Buffalo Bill's Boy Bugler is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading “The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.”
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading “The scout’s orders were direct from the secretary of the interior at Washington.”
having relatively few calories
From this reading “Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.”
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading “With the scout were Hickok, Little Cayuse, and Skibo, the giant negro.”
a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
From this reading “Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “With the scout were Hickok, Little Cayuse, and Skibo, the giant negro.”
possessive form of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading “The scout’s orders were direct from the secretary of the interior at Washington.”
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 “THE BAD MAN.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading THE BAD MAN.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
a small native range horse
From this reading With the scout were Hickok, Little Cayuse, and Skibo, the giant negro.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
someone who is a detective
From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
command with authority
From this reading The scout’s orders were direct from the secretary of the interior at Washington.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The scout’s orders were direct from the secretary of the interior at Washington.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading With the scout were Hickok, Little Cayuse, and Skibo, the giant negro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the scout were Hickok, Little Cayuse, and Skibo, the giant negro.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading The scout’s orders were direct from the secretary of the interior at Washington.
having relatively few calories
From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading With the scout were Hickok, Little Cayuse, and Skibo, the giant negro.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE BAD MAN.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading With the scout were Hickok, Little Cayuse, and Skibo, the giant negro.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading The scout’s orders were direct from the secretary of the interior at Washington.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading With the scout were Hickok, Little Cayuse, and Skibo, the giant negro.
possessive form of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading The scout’s orders were direct from the secretary of the interior at Washington.
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading The scout’s orders were direct from the secretary of the interior at Washington.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the scout were Hickok, Little Cayuse, and Skibo, the giant negro.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BAD MAN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
the act of testing something
From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading The scout’s orders were direct from the secretary of the interior at Washington.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With the scout were Hickok, Little Cayuse, and Skibo, the giant negro.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the scout were Hickok, Little Cayuse, and Skibo, the giant negro.
Chapter 2 of Buffalo Bill's Boy Bugler by Prentiss Ingraham holds 85 sentences, grouped into 17 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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