Chapter 17 of Buffalo Bill's Boy Bugler is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Buffalo Bill's Boy Bugler is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MYSTERY OF THE GULCH. “Waugh! What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?” Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone. “I say, Buffler, hain’t sumpin ’bout due ter drap?
Chapter 17 of Buffalo Bill's Boy Bugler is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 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 ““I say, Buffler, hain’t sumpin ’bout due ter drap?”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?””
a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
From this reading “THE MYSTERY OF THE GULCH.”
a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
From this reading “Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.”
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
From this reading “What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?””
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading “Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.”
English author of satirical novels (1903-1966)
From this reading ““Waugh!”
a tributary of the Missouri River that flows through the Yellowstone National Park
From this reading “Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.”
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In this reading “Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.”
In this reading “Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
later than; following
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading “I say, Buffler, hain’t sumpin ’bout due ter drap?
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
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From this reading “I say, Buffler, hain’t sumpin ’bout due ter drap?
traveling across
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
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From this reading “I say, Buffler, hain’t sumpin ’bout due ter drap?
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading “I say, Buffler, hain’t sumpin ’bout due ter drap?
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
death of a person
From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE GULCH.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
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From this reading “I say, Buffler, hain’t sumpin ’bout due ter drap?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
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From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I say, Buffler, hain’t sumpin ’bout due ter drap?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
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 Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
march in a procession
From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
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From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE GULCH.
a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE GULCH.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
express in words
From this reading “I say, Buffler, hain’t sumpin ’bout due ter drap?
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I say, Buffler, hain’t sumpin ’bout due ter drap?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE GULCH.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
English author of satirical novels (1903-1966)
From this reading “Waugh!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
a tributary of the Missouri River that flows through the Yellowstone National Park
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
Chapter 17 of Buffalo Bill's Boy Bugler by Prentiss Ingraham holds 77 sentences, grouped into 16 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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