Chapter 32 of Buffalo Bill's pursuit is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Buffalo Bill's pursuit is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SETTING A TRAP. While they were still talking, Black John made his appearance, riding up in such furious haste that his horse was white with foam. He had circled the pursuers and got ahead of them. “Git a move on ye!” he commanded. “But, see here,” said Toby Sam, “does you understand ther situation?
Chapter 32 of Buffalo Bill's pursuit is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “circle” — travel around something
From this reading “He had circled the pursuers and got ahead of them.”
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading ““Git a move on ye!” he commanded.”
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading “While they were still talking, Black John made his appearance, riding up in such furious haste that his horse was white with foam.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “While they were still talking, Black John made his appearance, riding up in such furious haste that his horse was white with foam.”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading ““Git a move on ye!” he commanded.”
plural of “pursuer” — a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
From this reading “He had circled the pursuers and got ahead of them.”
a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
From this reading ““But, see here,” said Toby Sam, “does you understand ther situation?”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “SETTING A TRAP.”
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.
obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
In this reading “He had circled the pursuers and got ahead of them.”
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
In this reading ““Git a move on ye!” he commanded.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SETTING A TRAP.
at or in the front
From this reading He had circled the pursuers and got ahead of them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had circled the pursuers and got ahead of them.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading While they were still talking, Black John made his appearance, riding up in such furious haste that his horse was white with foam.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading While they were still talking, Black John made his appearance, riding up in such furious haste that his horse was white with foam.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But, see here,” said Toby Sam, “does you understand ther situation?
past form of “circle” — travel around something
From this reading He had circled the pursuers and got ahead of them.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading “Git a move on ye!” he commanded.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But, see here,” said Toby Sam, “does you understand ther situation?
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading While they were still talking, Black John made his appearance, riding up in such furious haste that his horse was white with foam.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading While they were still talking, Black John made his appearance, riding up in such furious haste that his horse was white with foam.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “Git a move on ye!” he commanded.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He had circled the pursuers and got ahead of them.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had circled the pursuers and got ahead of them.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading While they were still talking, Black John made his appearance, riding up in such furious haste that his horse was white with foam.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had circled the pursuers and got ahead of them.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “But, see here,” said Toby Sam, “does you understand ther situation?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While they were still talking, Black John made his appearance, riding up in such furious haste that his horse was white with foam.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading While they were still talking, Black John made his appearance, riding up in such furious haste that his horse was white with foam.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While they were still talking, Black John made his appearance, riding up in such furious haste that his horse was white with foam.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading While they were still talking, Black John made his appearance, riding up in such furious haste that his horse was white with foam.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading While they were still talking, Black John made his appearance, riding up in such furious haste that his horse was white with foam.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Git a move on ye!” he commanded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had circled the pursuers and got ahead of them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Git a move on ye!” he commanded.
plural of “pursuer” — a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
From this reading He had circled the pursuers and got ahead of them.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading While they were still talking, Black John made his appearance, riding up in such furious haste that his horse was white with foam.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “But, see here,” said Toby Sam, “does you understand ther situation?
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “But, see here,” said Toby Sam, “does you understand ther situation?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “But, see here,” said Toby Sam, “does you understand ther situation?
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading SETTING A TRAP.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading “But, see here,” said Toby Sam, “does you understand ther situation?
not in physical motion
From this reading While they were still talking, Black John made his appearance, riding up in such furious haste that his horse was white with foam.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading While they were still talking, Black John made his appearance, riding up in such furious haste that his horse was white with foam.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading While they were still talking, Black John made his appearance, riding up in such furious haste that his horse was white with foam.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While they were still talking, Black John made his appearance, riding up in such furious haste that his horse was white with foam.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had circled the pursuers and got ahead of them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had circled the pursuers and got ahead of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But, see here,” said Toby Sam, “does you understand ther situation?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While they were still talking, Black John made his appearance, riding up in such furious haste that his horse was white with foam.
a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
From this reading “But, see here,” said Toby Sam, “does you understand ther situation?
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading SETTING A TRAP.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “But, see here,” said Toby Sam, “does you understand ther situation?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading While they were still talking, Black John made his appearance, riding up in such furious haste that his horse was white with foam.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While they were still talking, Black John made his appearance, riding up in such furious haste that his horse was white with foam.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While they were still talking, Black John made his appearance, riding up in such furious haste that his horse was white with foam.
during the time that
From this reading While they were still talking, Black John made his appearance, riding up in such furious haste that his horse was white with foam.
a Caucasian
From this reading While they were still talking, Black John made his appearance, riding up in such furious haste that his horse was white with foam.
in the company of; together with
From this reading While they were still talking, Black John made his appearance, riding up in such furious haste that his horse was white with foam.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Git a move on ye!” he commanded.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But, see here,” said Toby Sam, “does you understand ther situation?
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