Chapter 25 of Buffalo Bill's Girl Pard is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Buffalo Bill's Girl Pard is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OFF FOR TONIO PASS. “Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away. “Did you ever know me to be that?” the girl countered. “I don’t think any one ever knew you to say so. Go to the cook’s hang-out and get something to eat, you and Cayuse.
Chapter 25 of Buffalo Bill's Girl Pard is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading ““Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.”
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading ““Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.”
possessive form of “cook” — someone who cooks food
past form of “counter” — speak in response
From this reading ““Did you ever know me to be that?” the girl countered.”
a small wooded hollow
From this reading ““Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.”
avoiding emotional involvement
From this reading ““Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.”
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading ““Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.”
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
From this reading ““Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.”
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ride away on a horse, for example
In this reading ““Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I don’t think any one ever knew you to say so.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Did you ever know me to be that?” the girl countered.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading “Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.
a small native range horse
From this reading Go to the cook’s hang-out and get something to eat, you and Cayuse.
possessive form of “cook” — someone who cooks food
From this reading Go to the cook’s hang-out and get something to eat, you and Cayuse.
past form of “counter” — speak in response
From this reading “Did you ever know me to be that?” the girl countered.
a small wooded hollow
From this reading “Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.
avoiding emotional involvement
From this reading “Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you ever know me to be that?” the girl countered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t think any one ever knew you to say so.
take in solid food
From this reading Go to the cook’s hang-out and get something to eat, you and Cayuse.
at any time
From this reading “Did you ever know me to be that?” the girl countered.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OFF FOR TONIO PASS.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Go to the cook’s hang-out and get something to eat, you and Cayuse.
a young female
From this reading “Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go to the cook’s hang-out and get something to eat, you and Cayuse.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go to the cook’s hang-out and get something to eat, you and Cayuse.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t think any one ever knew you to say so.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don’t think any one ever knew you to say so.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Did you ever know me to be that?” the girl countered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Did you ever know me to be that?” the girl countered.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF FOR TONIO PASS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I don’t think any one ever knew you to say so.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.
go across or through
From this reading OFF FOR TONIO PASS.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.
express in words
From this reading “I don’t think any one ever knew you to say so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I don’t think any one ever knew you to say so.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Go to the cook’s hang-out and get something to eat, you and Cayuse.
in the near future
From this reading “Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Did you ever know me to be that?” the girl countered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I don’t think any one ever knew you to say so.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Did you ever know me to be that?” the girl countered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OFF FOR TONIO PASS.
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
From this reading “Tired out, Dell?” asked Buffalo Bill, whirling on the girl as soon as Markham and his detachment had ridden away.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you ever know me to be that?” the girl countered.
Chapter 25 of Buffalo Bill's Girl Pard by Prentiss Ingraham holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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 25 holds 114 sentences of Buffalo Bill's Girl Pard, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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