Chapter 16 of Bull Hunter is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Bull Hunter is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The cut proved, as he had said, to be a small thing; but it turned out that Diablo was far from won. He was haltered and he would carry Bull bareback. The saddle was quite another affair. So Bull returned to the idea of the barley sack, with gradual additions. On each side of the sack he attached hanging straps.
Chapter 16 of Bull Hunter is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “addition” — a component that is added to something to improve it
From this reading “So Bull returned to the idea of the barley sack, with gradual additions.”
being joined in close association
From this reading “On each side of the sack he attached hanging straps.”
a grain of barley
From this reading “So Bull returned to the idea of the barley sack, with gradual additions.”
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading “He was haltered and he would carry Bull bareback.”
proceeding in small stages
From this reading “So Bull returned to the idea of the barley sack, with gradual additions.”
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading “So Bull returned to the idea of the barley sack, with gradual additions.”
put a saddle on
From this reading “The saddle was quite another affair.”
plural of “strap” — an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
From this reading “On each side of the sack he attached hanging straps.”
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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 The cut proved, as he had said, to be a small thing; but it turned out that Diablo was far from won.
plural of “addition” — a component that is added to something to improve it
From this reading So Bull returned to the idea of the barley sack, with gradual additions.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The saddle was quite another affair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was haltered and he would carry Bull bareback.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The saddle was quite another affair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The cut proved, as he had said, to be a small thing; but it turned out that Diablo was far from won.
being joined in close association
From this reading On each side of the sack he attached hanging straps.
riding without a saddle
From this reading He was haltered and he would carry Bull bareback.
a grain of barley
From this reading So Bull returned to the idea of the barley sack, with gradual additions.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The cut proved, as he had said, to be a small thing; but it turned out that Diablo was far from won.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading He was haltered and he would carry Bull bareback.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The cut proved, as he had said, to be a small thing; but it turned out that Diablo was far from won.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He was haltered and he would carry Bull bareback.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The cut proved, as he had said, to be a small thing; but it turned out that Diablo was far from won.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cut proved, as he had said, to be a small thing; but it turned out that Diablo was far from won.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading On each side of the sack he attached hanging straps.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The cut proved, as he had said, to be a small thing; but it turned out that Diablo was far from won.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The cut proved, as he had said, to be a small thing; but it turned out that Diablo was far from won.
proceeding in small stages
From this reading So Bull returned to the idea of the barley sack, with gradual additions.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The cut proved, as he had said, to be a small thing; but it turned out that Diablo was far from won.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was haltered and he would carry Bull bareback.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading On each side of the sack he attached hanging straps.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The cut proved, as he had said, to be a small thing; but it turned out that Diablo was far from won.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading So Bull returned to the idea of the barley sack, with gradual additions.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The cut proved, as he had said, to be a small thing; but it turned out that Diablo was far from won.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So Bull returned to the idea of the barley sack, with gradual additions.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On each side of the sack he attached hanging straps.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The cut proved, as he had said, to be a small thing; but it turned out that Diablo was far from won.
established beyond doubt
From this reading The cut proved, as he had said, to be a small thing; but it turned out that Diablo was far from won.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The saddle was quite another affair.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading So Bull returned to the idea of the barley sack, with gradual additions.
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading So Bull returned to the idea of the barley sack, with gradual additions.
put a saddle on
From this reading The saddle was quite another affair.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The cut proved, as he had said, to be a small thing; but it turned out that Diablo was far from won.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On each side of the sack he attached hanging straps.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The cut proved, as he had said, to be a small thing; but it turned out that Diablo was far from won.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Bull returned to the idea of the barley sack, with gradual additions.
plural of “strap” — an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
From this reading On each side of the sack he attached hanging straps.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The cut proved, as he had said, to be a small thing; but it turned out that Diablo was far from won.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cut proved, as he had said, to be a small thing; but it turned out that Diablo was far from won.
a special situation
From this reading The cut proved, as he had said, to be a small thing; but it turned out that Diablo was far from won.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cut proved, as he had said, to be a small thing; but it turned out that Diablo was far from won.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The cut proved, as he had said, to be a small thing; but it turned out that Diablo was far from won.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cut proved, as he had said, to be a small thing; but it turned out that Diablo was far from won.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So Bull returned to the idea of the barley sack, with gradual additions.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading The cut proved, as he had said, to be a small thing; but it turned out that Diablo was far from won.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was haltered and he would carry Bull bareback.
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