Chapter 7 of Cabin Fever is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Cabin Fever is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well--aw, there comes that durn colt, bringing up the drag. Say Cash, that colt's just about all in. Cora's nothing but a bag of bones, too. They'll never winter--not on this range, they won't.” Cash got up and went to the doorway, looking out over Bud's shoulder at the spiritless donkeys trailing in to water.
Chapter 7 of Cabin Fever is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “bud” — a partially opened flower
From this reading “Cash got up and went to the doorway, looking out over Bud's shoulder at the spiritless donkeys trailing in to water.”
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading “Say Cash, that colt's just about all in.”
a young male horse under the age of four
From this reading ““Well--aw, there comes that durn colt, bringing up the drag.”
possessive form of “colt” — a young male horse under the age of four
From this reading “Say Cash, that colt's just about all in.”
possessive form of “cora” — (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading “Cora's nothing but a bag of bones, too.”
plural of “donkey” — the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading “Cash got up and went to the doorway, looking out over Bud's shoulder at the spiritless donkeys trailing in to water.”
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading ““Well--aw, there comes that durn colt, bringing up the drag.”
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading “Cash got up and went to the doorway, looking out over Bud's shoulder at the spiritless donkeys trailing in to water.”
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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 Cora's nothing but a bag of bones, too.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Say Cash, that colt's just about all in.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Say Cash, that colt's just about all in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cash got up and went to the doorway, looking out over Bud's shoulder at the spiritless donkeys trailing in to water.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cash got up and went to the doorway, looking out over Bud's shoulder at the spiritless donkeys trailing in to water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well--aw, there comes that durn colt, bringing up the drag.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Cora's nothing but a bag of bones, too.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading Cora's nothing but a bag of bones, too.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading “Well--aw, there comes that durn colt, bringing up the drag.
possessive form of “bud” — a partially opened flower
From this reading Cash got up and went to the doorway, looking out over Bud's shoulder at the spiritless donkeys trailing in to water.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Cora's nothing but a bag of bones, too.
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading Say Cash, that colt's just about all in.
a young male horse under the age of four
From this reading “Well--aw, there comes that durn colt, bringing up the drag.
possessive form of “colt” — a young male horse under the age of four
From this reading Say Cash, that colt's just about all in.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Well--aw, there comes that durn colt, bringing up the drag.
possessive form of “cora” — (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading Cora's nothing but a bag of bones, too.
plural of “donkey” — the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading Cash got up and went to the doorway, looking out over Bud's shoulder at the spiritless donkeys trailing in to water.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading Cash got up and went to the doorway, looking out over Bud's shoulder at the spiritless donkeys trailing in to water.
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “Well--aw, there comes that durn colt, bringing up the drag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well--aw, there comes that durn colt, bringing up the drag.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Cash got up and went to the doorway, looking out over Bud's shoulder at the spiritless donkeys trailing in to water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Say Cash, that colt's just about all in.
and nothing more
From this reading Say Cash, that colt's just about all in.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Cash got up and went to the doorway, looking out over Bud's shoulder at the spiritless donkeys trailing in to water.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading They'll never winter--not on this range, they won't.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They'll never winter--not on this range, they won't.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Cora's nothing but a bag of bones, too.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cora's nothing but a bag of bones, too.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They'll never winter--not on this range, they won't.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Cash got up and went to the doorway, looking out over Bud's shoulder at the spiritless donkeys trailing in to water.
above and across; more than
From this reading Cash got up and went to the doorway, looking out over Bud's shoulder at the spiritless donkeys trailing in to water.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading They'll never winter--not on this range, they won't.”
express in words
From this reading Say Cash, that colt's just about all in.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Cash got up and went to the doorway, looking out over Bud's shoulder at the spiritless donkeys trailing in to water.
lacking ardor or vigor or energy
From this reading Cash got up and went to the doorway, looking out over Bud's shoulder at the spiritless donkeys trailing in to water.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well--aw, there comes that durn colt, bringing up the drag.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well--aw, there comes that durn colt, bringing up the drag.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Well--aw, there comes that durn colt, bringing up the drag.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They'll never winter--not on this range, they won't.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'll never winter--not on this range, they won't.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They'll never winter--not on this range, they won't.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cash got up and went to the doorway, looking out over Bud's shoulder at the spiritless donkeys trailing in to water.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Cora's nothing but a bag of bones, too.
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading Cash got up and went to the doorway, looking out over Bud's shoulder at the spiritless donkeys trailing in to water.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Well--aw, there comes that durn colt, bringing up the drag.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Cash got up and went to the doorway, looking out over Bud's shoulder at the spiritless donkeys trailing in to water.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well--aw, there comes that durn colt, bringing up the drag.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Cash got up and went to the doorway, looking out over Bud's shoulder at the spiritless donkeys trailing in to water.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading They'll never winter--not on this range, they won't.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'll never winter--not on this range, they won't.”
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