Chapter 10 of Cow-Country is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Cow-Country is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jeff's jaw dropped a little, with surprise. “What fer horse is this here Smoky horse of yourn?” he wanted to know. Bud winked at the group, which cackled gleeful!, “I love the sport of kings,” he said. “I love it so well I don't have to see your Skeeter horse till Sunday. From the way these boys sidestep him, I guess he's a sure-enough running horse.
Chapter 10 of Cow-Country is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a partially opened flower
From this reading “Bud winked at the group, which cackled gleeful!, “I love the sport of kings,” he said.”
full of high-spirited delight
From this reading “Bud winked at the group, which cackled gleeful!, “I love the sport of kings,” he said.”
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading “Jeff's jaw dropped a little, with surprise.”
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Bud winked at the group, which cackled gleeful!, “I love the sport of kings,” he said.”
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading “From the way these boys sidestep him, I guess he's a sure-enough running horse.”
marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
From this reading ““What fer horse is this here Smoky horse of yourn?” he wanted to know.”
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “Bud winked at the group, which cackled gleeful!, “I love the sport of kings,” he said.”
past form of “wink” — signal by winking
From this reading “Bud winked at the group, which cackled gleeful!, “I love the sport of kings,” he said.”
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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 Jeff's jaw dropped a little, with surprise.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bud winked at the group, which cackled gleeful!, “I love the sport of kings,” he said.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading From the way these boys sidestep him, I guess he's a sure-enough running horse.
a partially opened flower
From this reading Bud winked at the group, which cackled gleeful!, “I love the sport of kings,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bud winked at the group, which cackled gleeful!, “I love the sport of kings,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I love it so well I don't have to see your Skeeter horse till Sunday.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Jeff's jaw dropped a little, with surprise.
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From this reading “What fer horse is this here Smoky horse of yourn?” he wanted to know.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the way these boys sidestep him, I guess he's a sure-enough running horse.
full of high-spirited delight
From this reading Bud winked at the group, which cackled gleeful!, “I love the sport of kings,” he said.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading Bud winked at the group, which cackled gleeful!, “I love the sport of kings,” he said.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading From the way these boys sidestep him, I guess he's a sure-enough running horse.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I love it so well I don't have to see your Skeeter horse till Sunday.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What fer horse is this here Smoky horse of yourn?” he wanted to know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the way these boys sidestep him, I guess he's a sure-enough running horse.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “What fer horse is this here Smoky horse of yourn?” he wanted to know.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From the way these boys sidestep him, I guess he's a sure-enough running horse.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “What fer horse is this here Smoky horse of yourn?” he wanted to know.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Bud winked at the group, which cackled gleeful!, “I love the sport of kings,” he said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What fer horse is this here Smoky horse of yourn?” he wanted to know.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I love it so well I don't have to see your Skeeter horse till Sunday.
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading Jeff's jaw dropped a little, with surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jeff's jaw dropped a little, with surprise.
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Bud winked at the group, which cackled gleeful!, “I love the sport of kings,” he said.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “What fer horse is this here Smoky horse of yourn?” he wanted to know.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Jeff's jaw dropped a little, with surprise.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Bud winked at the group, which cackled gleeful!, “I love the sport of kings,” he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What fer horse is this here Smoky horse of yourn?” he wanted to know.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading From the way these boys sidestep him, I guess he's a sure-enough running horse.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Bud winked at the group, which cackled gleeful!, “I love the sport of kings,” he said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I love it so well I don't have to see your Skeeter horse till Sunday.
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading From the way these boys sidestep him, I guess he's a sure-enough running horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I love it so well I don't have to see your Skeeter horse till Sunday.
marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
From this reading “What fer horse is this here Smoky horse of yourn?” he wanted to know.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I love it so well I don't have to see your Skeeter horse till Sunday.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading Bud winked at the group, which cackled gleeful!, “I love the sport of kings,” he said.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “I love it so well I don't have to see your Skeeter horse till Sunday.
(used informally especially for emphasis) real or genuine
From this reading From the way these boys sidestep him, I guess he's a sure-enough running horse.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Jeff's jaw dropped a little, with surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bud winked at the group, which cackled gleeful!, “I love the sport of kings,” he said.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading From the way these boys sidestep him, I guess he's a sure-enough running horse.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What fer horse is this here Smoky horse of yourn?” he wanted to know.
up to a particular time
From this reading “I love it so well I don't have to see your Skeeter horse till Sunday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What fer horse is this here Smoky horse of yourn?” he wanted to know.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “What fer horse is this here Smoky horse of yourn?” he wanted to know.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading From the way these boys sidestep him, I guess he's a sure-enough running horse.
(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 “I love it so well I don't have to see your Skeeter horse till Sunday.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What fer horse is this here Smoky horse of yourn?” he wanted to know.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Bud winked at the group, which cackled gleeful!, “I love the sport of kings,” he said.
past form of “wink” — signal by winking
From this reading Bud winked at the group, which cackled gleeful!, “I love the sport of kings,” he said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jeff's jaw dropped a little, with surprise.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I love it so well I don't have to see your Skeeter horse till Sunday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What fer horse is this here Smoky horse of yourn?” he wanted to know.
Chapter 10 of Cow-Country by B. M. Bower holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 10 holds 199 sentences of Cow-Country, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Cow-Country by B. M. Bower exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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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