Chapter 12 of Colonel Crockett, the Texan trailer is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of Colonel Crockett, the Texan trailer is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE. The Texan having rendered his report, the party made ready to move on again, when a rather alarming discovery was made. Hans Bungslager was nowhere to be found! There stood his horse, as quiet and unconcerned as though nothing extraordinary had happened, but his rider was missing. What did it mean?
Chapter 12 of Colonel Crockett, the Texan trailer is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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frightening because of an awareness of danger
From this reading “The Texan having rendered his report, the party made ready to move on again, when a rather alarming discovery was made.”
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading “A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE.”
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading “Hans Bungslager was nowhere to be found!”
not able to be found
From this reading “There stood his horse, as quiet and unconcerned as though nothing extraordinary had happened, but his rider was missing.”
an insignificant place
From this reading “Hans Bungslager was nowhere to be found!”
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading “There stood his horse, as quiet and unconcerned as though nothing extraordinary had happened, but his rider was missing.”
a native or resident of Texas
From this reading “The Texan having rendered his report, the party made ready to move on again, when a rather alarming discovery was made.”
lacking in interest or care or feeling
From this reading “There stood his horse, as quiet and unconcerned as though nothing extraordinary had happened, but his rider was missing.”
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In this reading “A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE.”
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
In this reading “The Texan having rendered his report, the party made ready to move on again, when a rather alarming discovery was made.”
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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 A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE.
anew
From this reading The Texan having rendered his report, the party made ready to move on again, when a rather alarming discovery was made.
frightening because of an awareness of danger
From this reading The Texan having rendered his report, the party made ready to move on again, when a rather alarming discovery was made.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There stood his horse, as quiet and unconcerned as though nothing extraordinary had happened, but his rider was missing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There stood his horse, as quiet and unconcerned as though nothing extraordinary had happened, but his rider was missing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hans Bungslager was nowhere to be found!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hans Bungslager was nowhere to be found!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There stood his horse, as quiet and unconcerned as though nothing extraordinary had happened, but his rider was missing.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did it mean?
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE.
the act of discovering something
From this reading The Texan having rendered his report, the party made ready to move on again, when a rather alarming discovery was made.
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading There stood his horse, as quiet and unconcerned as though nothing extraordinary had happened, but his rider was missing.
set up or found
From this reading Hans Bungslager was nowhere to be found!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There stood his horse, as quiet and unconcerned as though nothing extraordinary had happened, but his rider was missing.
plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading Hans Bungslager was nowhere to be found!
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading There stood his horse, as quiet and unconcerned as though nothing extraordinary had happened, but his rider was missing.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The Texan having rendered his report, the party made ready to move on again, when a rather alarming discovery was made.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Texan having rendered his report, the party made ready to move on again, when a rather alarming discovery was made.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading There stood his horse, as quiet and unconcerned as though nothing extraordinary had happened, but his rider was missing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What did it mean?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Texan having rendered his report, the party made ready to move on again, when a rather alarming discovery was made.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What did it mean?
not able to be found
From this reading There stood his horse, as quiet and unconcerned as though nothing extraordinary had happened, but his rider was missing.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Texan having rendered his report, the party made ready to move on again, when a rather alarming discovery was made.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There stood his horse, as quiet and unconcerned as though nothing extraordinary had happened, but his rider was missing.
an insignificant place
From this reading Hans Bungslager was nowhere to be found!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Texan having rendered his report, the party made ready to move on again, when a rather alarming discovery was made.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The Texan having rendered his report, the party made ready to move on again, when a rather alarming discovery was made.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading There stood his horse, as quiet and unconcerned as though nothing extraordinary had happened, but his rider was missing.
on the contrary
From this reading The Texan having rendered his report, the party made ready to move on again, when a rather alarming discovery was made.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The Texan having rendered his report, the party made ready to move on again, when a rather alarming discovery was made.
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading The Texan having rendered his report, the party made ready to move on again, when a rather alarming discovery was made.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading The Texan having rendered his report, the party made ready to move on again, when a rather alarming discovery was made.
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading There stood his horse, as quiet and unconcerned as though nothing extraordinary had happened, but his rider was missing.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading There stood his horse, as quiet and unconcerned as though nothing extraordinary had happened, but his rider was missing.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE.
a native or resident of Texas
From this reading The Texan having rendered his report, the party made ready to move on again, when a rather alarming discovery was made.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Texan having rendered his report, the party made ready to move on again, when a rather alarming discovery was made.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There stood his horse, as quiet and unconcerned as though nothing extraordinary had happened, but his rider was missing.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There stood his horse, as quiet and unconcerned as though nothing extraordinary had happened, but his rider was missing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Texan having rendered his report, the party made ready to move on again, when a rather alarming discovery was made.
lacking in interest or care or feeling
From this reading There stood his horse, as quiet and unconcerned as though nothing extraordinary had happened, but his rider was missing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Texan having rendered his report, the party made ready to move on again, when a rather alarming discovery was made.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did it mean?
at the time that
From this reading The Texan having rendered his report, the party made ready to move on again, when a rather alarming discovery was made.
Chapter 12 of Colonel Crockett, the Texan trailer by Edward Sylvester Ellis holds 79 sentences, grouped into 16 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 12 holds 79 sentences of Colonel Crockett, the Texan trailer, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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