Chapter 17 of Bunch Grass is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Bunch Grass is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't think you'll squeeze through without me. I reckon you've a springboard and a buckskin in the barn over there?" "Maybe." "The officers are looking for that buckskin in every little burg between Santa Cruz and San Diego. You can't pack your grub and blankets a-foot.
Chapter 17 of Bunch Grass is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “I reckon you've a springboard and a buckskin in the barn over there?"”
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “You can't pack your grub and blankets a-foot.”
horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
From this reading “I reckon you've a springboard and a buckskin in the barn over there?"”
colloquial American term for a town
From this reading “"The officers are looking for that buckskin in every little burg between Santa Cruz and San Diego.”
informal terms for a meal
From this reading “You can't pack your grub and blankets a-foot.”
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading “"The officers are looking for that buckskin in every little burg between Santa Cruz and San Diego.”
a flexible board for jumping upward
From this reading “I reckon you've a springboard and a buckskin in the barn over there?"”
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading “"Don't think you'll squeeze through without me.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I reckon you've a springboard and a buckskin in the barn over there?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can't pack your grub and blankets a-foot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I reckon you've a springboard and a buckskin in the barn over there?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The officers are looking for that buckskin in every little burg between Santa Cruz and San Diego.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading I reckon you've a springboard and a buckskin in the barn over there?"
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "The officers are looking for that buckskin in every little burg between Santa Cruz and San Diego.
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading You can't pack your grub and blankets a-foot.
horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
From this reading I reckon you've a springboard and a buckskin in the barn over there?"
colloquial American term for a town
From this reading "The officers are looking for that buckskin in every little burg between Santa Cruz and San Diego.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can't pack your grub and blankets a-foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The officers are looking for that buckskin in every little burg between Santa Cruz and San Diego.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The officers are looking for that buckskin in every little burg between Santa Cruz and San Diego.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't think you'll squeeze through without me.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "The officers are looking for that buckskin in every little burg between Santa Cruz and San Diego.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The officers are looking for that buckskin in every little burg between Santa Cruz and San Diego.
informal terms for a meal
From this reading You can't pack your grub and blankets a-foot.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I reckon you've a springboard and a buckskin in the barn over there?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I reckon you've a springboard and a buckskin in the barn over there?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "The officers are looking for that buckskin in every little burg between Santa Cruz and San Diego.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "The officers are looking for that buckskin in every little burg between Santa Cruz and San Diego.
by chance
From this reading "Maybe."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't think you'll squeeze through without me.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading "The officers are looking for that buckskin in every little burg between Santa Cruz and San Diego.
above and across; more than
From this reading I reckon you've a springboard and a buckskin in the barn over there?"
arrange in a container
From this reading You can't pack your grub and blankets a-foot.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I reckon you've a springboard and a buckskin in the barn over there?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The officers are looking for that buckskin in every little burg between Santa Cruz and San Diego.
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading "The officers are looking for that buckskin in every little burg between Santa Cruz and San Diego.
a flexible board for jumping upward
From this reading I reckon you've a springboard and a buckskin in the barn over there?"
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading "Don't think you'll squeeze through without me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The officers are looking for that buckskin in every little burg between Santa Cruz and San Diego.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I reckon you've a springboard and a buckskin in the barn over there?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading I reckon you've a springboard and a buckskin in the barn over there?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Don't think you'll squeeze through without me.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Don't think you'll squeeze through without me.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Don't think you'll squeeze through without me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can't pack your grub and blankets a-foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't think you'll squeeze through without me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon you've a springboard and a buckskin in the barn over there?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can't pack your grub and blankets a-foot.
Chapter 17 of Bunch Grass by Horace Annesley Vachell holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 17 holds 412 sentences of Bunch Grass, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of Bunch Grass by Horace Annesley Vachell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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