Chapter 2 of Bunch Grass is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Bunch Grass is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We kin ride him down," he muttered. "Yes," said Ajax. We looked to our girths and our pistols. It was unlikely that the thief would show fight, but--he might. Then we mounted, and galloped ahead.
Chapter 2 of Bunch Grass is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad
From this reading “"Yes," said Ajax.”
past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading “Then we mounted, and galloped ahead.”
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading “"We kin ride him down," he muttered.”
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading “Then we mounted, and galloped ahead.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"We kin ride him down," he muttered.”
plural of “pistol” — a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading “We looked to our girths and our pistols.”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “It was unlikely that the thief would show fight, but--he might.”
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
From this reading “It was unlikely that the thief would show fight, but--he might.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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at or in the front
From this reading Then we mounted, and galloped ahead.
a mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad
From this reading "Yes," said Ajax.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We looked to our girths and our pistols.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was unlikely that the thief would show fight, but--he might.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "We kin ride him down," he muttered.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading It was unlikely that the thief would show fight, but--he might.
past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading Then we mounted, and galloped ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We looked to our girths and our pistols.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We kin ride him down," he muttered.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We kin ride him down," he muttered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was unlikely that the thief would show fight, but--he might.
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading "We kin ride him down," he muttered.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading We looked to our girths and our pistols.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was unlikely that the thief would show fight, but--he might.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading Then we mounted, and galloped ahead.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "We kin ride him down," he muttered.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We looked to our girths and our pistols.
plural of “pistol” — a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading We looked to our girths and our pistols.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "We kin ride him down," he muttered.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," said Ajax.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading It was unlikely that the thief would show fight, but--he might.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was unlikely that the thief would show fight, but--he might.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was unlikely that the thief would show fight, but--he might.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then we mounted, and galloped ahead.
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading It was unlikely that the thief would show fight, but--he might.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We looked to our girths and our pistols.
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
From this reading It was unlikely that the thief would show fight, but--he might.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was unlikely that the thief would show fight, but--he might.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We kin ride him down," he muttered.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was unlikely that the thief would show fight, but--he might.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," said Ajax.
Chapter 2 of Bunch Grass by Horace Annesley Vachell holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Chapter 2 holds 407 sentences of Bunch Grass, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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