Chapter 29 of Buffalo Bill's ruse is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Buffalo Bill's ruse is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALCOHOL AND ELOQUENCE. “There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later. “Chief of them is his youth. I really felt sorry for him when he told me about his difficulties.” “Well, you certainly helped his case as far as possible,” Wild Bill replied.
Chapter 29 of Buffalo Bill's ruse is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
From this reading “ALCOHOL AND ELOQUENCE.”
United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)
From this reading ““There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.”
-ing form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading ““There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.”
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading “I really felt sorry for him when he told me about his difficulties.””
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading “ALCOHOL AND ELOQUENCE.”
partially excusing or justifying
From this reading ““There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.”
the act of testing something
From this reading ““There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.”
United States civil rights leader (1901-1981)
From this reading ““There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.”
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.
In this reading ““There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.”
In this reading ““There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.”
In this reading “I really felt sorry for him when he told me about his difficulties.””
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 “There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I really felt sorry for him when he told me about his difficulties.”
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
From this reading ALCOHOL AND ELOQUENCE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALCOHOL AND ELOQUENCE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well, you certainly helped his case as far as possible,” Wild Bill replied.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.
an occurrence of something
From this reading “Well, you certainly helped his case as far as possible,” Wild Bill replied.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Well, you certainly helped his case as far as possible,” Wild Bill replied.
a person who is in charge
From this reading “Chief of them is his youth.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.
United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)
From this reading “There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.
-ing form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading “There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading I really felt sorry for him when he told me about his difficulties.”
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading ALCOHOL AND ELOQUENCE.
partially excusing or justifying
From this reading “There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “Well, you certainly helped his case as far as possible,” Wild Bill replied.
a boy or man
From this reading “There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I really felt sorry for him when he told me about his difficulties.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I really felt sorry for him when he told me about his difficulties.”
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Well, you certainly helped his case as far as possible,” Wild Bill replied.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I really felt sorry for him when he told me about his difficulties.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Chief of them is his youth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I really felt sorry for him when he told me about his difficulties.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Chief of them is his youth.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I really felt sorry for him when he told me about his difficulties.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “Well, you certainly helped his case as far as possible,” Wild Bill replied.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I really felt sorry for him when he told me about his difficulties.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Well, you certainly helped his case as far as possible,” Wild Bill replied.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I really felt sorry for him when he told me about his difficulties.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Chief of them is his youth.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I really felt sorry for him when he told me about his difficulties.”
the act of testing something
From this reading “There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, you certainly helped his case as far as possible,” Wild Bill replied.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.
at the time that
From this reading I really felt sorry for him when he told me about his difficulties.”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.
United States civil rights leader (1901-1981)
From this reading “There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, you certainly helped his case as far as possible,” Wild Bill replied.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “There were extenuating circumstances for the young fellow,” remarked Cody to Wild Bill, commenting on the trial of Wilkins, a few days later.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “Chief of them is his youth.
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