Chapter 3 of Bull Hunter is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Bull Hunter is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The tale halted. To be defeated is one thing; to be forced to confess defeat is another. Uncle Bill determined on the bitterer alternative. "He made a clean fight," declared Uncle Bill. "First he cussed me out proper.
Chapter 3 of Bull Hunter is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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serving or used in place of another
From this reading “Uncle Bill determined on the bitterer alternative.”
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading “"He made a clean fight," declared Uncle Bill.”
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “To be defeated is one thing; to be forced to confess defeat is another.”
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
From this reading “"First he cussed me out proper.”
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading “To be defeated is one thing; to be forced to confess defeat is another.”
beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading “To be defeated is one thing; to be forced to confess defeat is another.”
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading “The tale halted.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “The tale halted.”
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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 "He made a clean fight," declared Uncle Bill.
serving or used in place of another
From this reading Uncle Bill determined on the bitterer alternative.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading To be defeated is one thing; to be forced to confess defeat is another.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be defeated is one thing; to be forced to confess defeat is another.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Uncle Bill determined on the bitterer alternative.
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From this reading Uncle Bill determined on the bitterer alternative.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading "He made a clean fight," declared Uncle Bill.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading To be defeated is one thing; to be forced to confess defeat is another.
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
From this reading "First he cussed me out proper.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "He made a clean fight," declared Uncle Bill.
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading To be defeated is one thing; to be forced to confess defeat is another.
beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading To be defeated is one thing; to be forced to confess defeat is another.
characterized by great determination
From this reading Uncle Bill determined on the bitterer alternative.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "He made a clean fight," declared Uncle Bill.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "First he cussed me out proper.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading To be defeated is one thing; to be forced to confess defeat is another.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading The tale halted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He made a clean fight," declared Uncle Bill.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To be defeated is one thing; to be forced to confess defeat is another.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "He made a clean fight," declared Uncle Bill.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "First he cussed me out proper.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Uncle Bill determined on the bitterer alternative.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To be defeated is one thing; to be forced to confess defeat is another.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "First he cussed me out proper.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading "First he cussed me out proper.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The tale halted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tale halted.
a special situation
From this reading To be defeated is one thing; to be forced to confess defeat is another.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be defeated is one thing; to be forced to confess defeat is another.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Uncle Bill determined on the bitterer alternative.
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Chapter 3 holds 186 sentences of Bull Hunter, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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