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Chapter 40 of Buffalo Bill's pursuit is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT BAY--AT PEACE. Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender. “Come and git me!” yelled the desperate man. “But recklect when you do I’ll shoot the girl.” “We want to have a talk with you,” said Buffalo Bill.
Chapter 40 of Buffalo Bill's pursuit is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “announce” — make known; make an announcement
From this reading “Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.”
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading “Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.”
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading “Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.”
requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill
From this reading “Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading ““Come and git me!” yelled the desperate man.”
past form of “reign” — have sovereign power
From this reading “Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.”
acceptance of despair
From this reading “Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading ““Come and git me!” yelled the desperate man.”
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In this reading ““We want to have a talk with you,” said Buffalo Bill.”
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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 “We want to have a talk with you,” said Buffalo Bill.
later than; following
From this reading Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.
anew
From this reading Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.
-ing form of “announce” — make known; make an announcement
From this reading Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT BAY--AT PEACE.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading AT BAY--AT PEACE.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But recklect when you do I’ll shoot the girl.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come and git me!” yelled the desperate man.
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.
requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill
From this reading Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading “Come and git me!” yelled the desperate man.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “But recklect when you do I’ll shoot the girl.”
a young female
From this reading “But recklect when you do I’ll shoot the girl.”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “Come and git me!” yelled the desperate man.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We want to have a talk with you,” said Buffalo Bill.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But recklect when you do I’ll shoot the girl.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Come and git me!” yelled the desperate man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Come and git me!” yelled the desperate man.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading AT BAY--AT PEACE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But recklect when you do I’ll shoot the girl.”
past form of “reign” — have sovereign power
From this reading Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We want to have a talk with you,” said Buffalo Bill.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “But recklect when you do I’ll shoot the girl.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.
acceptance of despair
From this reading Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “We want to have a talk with you,” said Buffalo Bill.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Come and git me!” yelled the desperate man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.
up to a particular time
From this reading Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “We want to have a talk with you,” said Buffalo Bill.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Silence reigned after that until Buffalo Bill spoke again, announcing to Black John that he was cornered, and demanding his surrender.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We want to have a talk with you,” said Buffalo Bill.
at the time that
From this reading “But recklect when you do I’ll shoot the girl.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “We want to have a talk with you,” said Buffalo Bill.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Come and git me!” yelled the desperate man.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But recklect when you do I’ll shoot the girl.”
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