Chapter 18 of Buffalo Bill's pursuit is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Buffalo Bill's pursuit is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN AMAZING DISAPPEARANCE. Lena Forest came out of the cabin when she heard Pawnee Bill talking with the scouts and the trapper. She recognized the scout, for once he had called on her father, and she ran toward him. “Oh, if you had but been here sooner!” she wailed. Buffalo Bill dismounted, and Nomad did the same.
Chapter 18 of Buffalo Bill's pursuit is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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surprising greatly
From this reading “AN AMAZING DISAPPEARANCE.”
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading “AN AMAZING DISAPPEARANCE.”
a Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev Sea
From this reading “Lena Forest came out of the cabin when she heard Pawnee Bill talking with the scouts and the trapper.”
a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
From this reading “Buffalo Bill dismounted, and Nomad did the same.”
a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma
From this reading “Lena Forest came out of the cabin when she heard Pawnee Bill talking with the scouts and the trapper.”
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “Lena Forest came out of the cabin when she heard Pawnee Bill talking with the scouts and the trapper.”
someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)
From this reading “Lena Forest came out of the cabin when she heard Pawnee Bill talking with the scouts and the trapper.”
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading ““Oh, if you had but been here sooner!” she wailed.”
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.
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In this reading “She recognized the scout, for once he had called on her father, and she ran toward him.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “Lena Forest came out of the cabin when she heard Pawnee Bill talking with the scouts and the trapper.”
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.
surprising greatly
From this reading AN AMAZING DISAPPEARANCE.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AMAZING DISAPPEARANCE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lena Forest came out of the cabin when she heard Pawnee Bill talking with the scouts and the trapper.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Oh, if you had but been here sooner!” she wailed.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Lena Forest came out of the cabin when she heard Pawnee Bill talking with the scouts and the trapper.
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading Buffalo Bill dismounted, and Nomad did the same.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Oh, if you had but been here sooner!” she wailed.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Lena Forest came out of the cabin when she heard Pawnee Bill talking with the scouts and the trapper.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She recognized the scout, for once he had called on her father, and she ran toward him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Lena Forest came out of the cabin when she heard Pawnee Bill talking with the scouts and the trapper.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Buffalo Bill dismounted, and Nomad did the same.
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading AN AMAZING DISAPPEARANCE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Buffalo Bill dismounted, and Nomad did the same.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She recognized the scout, for once he had called on her father, and she ran toward him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She recognized the scout, for once he had called on her father, and she ran toward him.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Lena Forest came out of the cabin when she heard Pawnee Bill talking with the scouts and the trapper.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She recognized the scout, for once he had called on her father, and she ran toward him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She recognized the scout, for once he had called on her father, and she ran toward him.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Lena Forest came out of the cabin when she heard Pawnee Bill talking with the scouts and the trapper.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She recognized the scout, for once he had called on her father, and she ran toward him.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Oh, if you had but been here sooner!” she wailed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She recognized the scout, for once he had called on her father, and she ran toward him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Oh, if you had but been here sooner!” she wailed.
a Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev Sea
From this reading Lena Forest came out of the cabin when she heard Pawnee Bill talking with the scouts and the trapper.
a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
From this reading Buffalo Bill dismounted, and Nomad did the same.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lena Forest came out of the cabin when she heard Pawnee Bill talking with the scouts and the trapper.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, if you had but been here sooner!” she wailed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She recognized the scout, for once he had called on her father, and she ran toward him.
on one occasion
From this reading She recognized the scout, for once he had called on her father, and she ran toward him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Lena Forest came out of the cabin when she heard Pawnee Bill talking with the scouts and the trapper.
a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma
From this reading Lena Forest came out of the cabin when she heard Pawnee Bill talking with the scouts and the trapper.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She recognized the scout, for once he had called on her father, and she ran toward him.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading She recognized the scout, for once he had called on her father, and she ran toward him.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Buffalo Bill dismounted, and Nomad did the same.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading She recognized the scout, for once he had called on her father, and she ran toward him.
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Lena Forest came out of the cabin when she heard Pawnee Bill talking with the scouts and the trapper.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lena Forest came out of the cabin when she heard Pawnee Bill talking with the scouts and the trapper.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “Oh, if you had but been here sooner!” she wailed.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Lena Forest came out of the cabin when she heard Pawnee Bill talking with the scouts and the trapper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lena Forest came out of the cabin when she heard Pawnee Bill talking with the scouts and the trapper.
in the direction of
From this reading She recognized the scout, for once he had called on her father, and she ran toward him.
someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)
From this reading Lena Forest came out of the cabin when she heard Pawnee Bill talking with the scouts and the trapper.
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “Oh, if you had but been here sooner!” she wailed.
at the time that
From this reading Lena Forest came out of the cabin when she heard Pawnee Bill talking with the scouts and the trapper.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lena Forest came out of the cabin when she heard Pawnee Bill talking with the scouts and the trapper.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, if you had but been here sooner!” she wailed.
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