Chapter 6 of Buffalo Bill's weird warning is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Buffalo Bill's weird warning is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WAH-COO-TAH AGAIN. “Oh, he did, eh?” queried the scout. “Do you happen to know, Mr. Smith, where Wild Bill is now?” “Why,” fluttered Smith, “isn’t he here?” “No. He left here last night, right after supper, and hasn’t been back since.”
Chapter 6 of Buffalo Bill's weird warning is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading ““Do you happen to know, Mr. Smith, where Wild Bill is now?””
past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading ““Why,” fluttered Smith, “isn’t he here?””
come to pass
From this reading ““Do you happen to know, Mr. Smith, where Wild Bill is now?””
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading ““Oh, he did, eh?” queried the scout.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading ““Oh, he did, eh?” queried the scout.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading ““Do you happen to know, Mr. Smith, where Wild Bill is now?””
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading ““No. He left here last night, right after supper, and hasn’t been back since.””
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading ““Do you happen to know, Mr. Smith, where Wild Bill is now?””
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In this reading ““No. He left here last night, right after supper, and hasn’t been back since.””
In this reading ““No. He left here last night, right after supper, and hasn’t been back since.””
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later than; following
From this reading “No. He left here last night, right after supper, and hasn’t been back since.”
anew
From this reading WAH-COO-TAH AGAIN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “No. He left here last night, right after supper, and hasn’t been back since.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “No. He left here last night, right after supper, and hasn’t been back since.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “No. He left here last night, right after supper, and hasn’t been back since.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “Do you happen to know, Mr. Smith, where Wild Bill is now?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Oh, he did, eh?” queried the scout.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you happen to know, Mr. Smith, where Wild Bill is now?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, he did, eh?” queried the scout.
past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “Why,” fluttered Smith, “isn’t he here?”
come to pass
From this reading “Do you happen to know, Mr. Smith, where Wild Bill is now?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No. He left here last night, right after supper, and hasn’t been back since.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, he did, eh?” queried the scout.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Why,” fluttered Smith, “isn’t he here?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Do you happen to know, Mr. Smith, where Wild Bill is now?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why,” fluttered Smith, “isn’t he here?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Do you happen to know, Mr. Smith, where Wild Bill is now?”
immediately past
From this reading “No. He left here last night, right after supper, and hasn’t been back since.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “No. He left here last night, right after supper, and hasn’t been back since.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Do you happen to know, Mr. Smith, where Wild Bill is now?”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “No. He left here last night, right after supper, and hasn’t been back since.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No. He left here last night, right after supper, and hasn’t been back since.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Do you happen to know, Mr. Smith, where Wild Bill is now?”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, he did, eh?” queried the scout.
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “Oh, he did, eh?” queried the scout.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “No. He left here last night, right after supper, and hasn’t been back since.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “Oh, he did, eh?” queried the scout.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “No. He left here last night, right after supper, and hasn’t been back since.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “Do you happen to know, Mr. Smith, where Wild Bill is now?”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “No. He left here last night, right after supper, and hasn’t been back since.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, he did, eh?” queried the scout.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Do you happen to know, Mr. Smith, where Wild Bill is now?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WAH-COO-TAH AGAIN.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Do you happen to know, Mr. Smith, where Wild Bill is now?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why,” fluttered Smith, “isn’t he here?”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “Do you happen to know, Mr. Smith, where Wild Bill is now?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you happen to know, Mr. Smith, where Wild Bill is now?”
Chapter 6 of Buffalo Bill's weird warning by Prentiss Ingraham holds 270 sentences, grouped into 54 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.
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