Chapter 11 of Cow-Country is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Cow-Country is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bud pulled himself together and reined closer. “Don't bet anything on this race, Jerry,” he advised “Or if you do, don't bet on Skeeter. But--well, I'll just trade you a little advice for all you've given me. Don't bet!” “What the hell!” surprise jolted out of Jerry.
Chapter 11 of Cow-Country is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading ““Don't bet anything on this race, Jerry,” he advised “Or if you do, don't bet on Skeeter.”
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading ““Don't bet anything on this race, Jerry,” he advised “Or if you do, don't bet on Skeeter.”
a partially opened flower
From this reading “Bud pulled himself together and reined closer.”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “Bud pulled himself together and reined closer.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading ““What the hell!” surprise jolted out of Jerry.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading ““Don't bet anything on this race, Jerry,” he advised “Or if you do, don't bet on Skeeter.”
bumped or shaken jerkily
From this reading ““What the hell!” surprise jolted out of Jerry.”
past form of “rein” — control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading “Bud pulled himself together and reined closer.”
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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 But--well, I'll just trade you a little advice for all you've given me.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading But--well, I'll just trade you a little advice for all you've given me.
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading “Don't bet anything on this race, Jerry,” he advised “Or if you do, don't bet on Skeeter.
(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 But--well, I'll just trade you a little advice for all you've given me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bud pulled himself together and reined closer.
any thing at all
From this reading “Don't bet anything on this race, Jerry,” he advised “Or if you do, don't bet on Skeeter.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “Don't bet anything on this race, Jerry,” he advised “Or if you do, don't bet on Skeeter.
a partially opened flower
From this reading Bud pulled himself together and reined closer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But--well, I'll just trade you a little advice for all you've given me.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading Bud pulled himself together and reined closer.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Don't bet anything on this race, Jerry,” he advised “Or if you do, don't bet on Skeeter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don't bet anything on this race, Jerry,” he advised “Or if you do, don't bet on Skeeter.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But--well, I'll just trade you a little advice for all you've given me.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading But--well, I'll just trade you a little advice for all you've given me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Don't bet anything on this race, Jerry,” he advised “Or if you do, don't bet on Skeeter.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “What the hell!” surprise jolted out of Jerry.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Bud pulled himself together and reined closer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But--well, I'll just trade you a little advice for all you've given me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Don't bet anything on this race, Jerry,” he advised “Or if you do, don't bet on Skeeter.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Don't bet anything on this race, Jerry,” he advised “Or if you do, don't bet on Skeeter.
bumped or shaken jerkily
From this reading “What the hell!” surprise jolted out of Jerry.
and nothing more
From this reading But--well, I'll just trade you a little advice for all you've given me.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But--well, I'll just trade you a little advice for all you've given me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But--well, I'll just trade you a little advice for all you've given me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What the hell!” surprise jolted out of Jerry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Don't bet anything on this race, Jerry,” he advised “Or if you do, don't bet on Skeeter.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Don't bet anything on this race, Jerry,” he advised “Or if you do, don't bet on Skeeter.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “What the hell!” surprise jolted out of Jerry.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Bud pulled himself together and reined closer.
any competition
From this reading “Don't bet anything on this race, Jerry,” he advised “Or if you do, don't bet on Skeeter.
past form of “rein” — control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading Bud pulled himself together and reined closer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don't bet anything on this race, Jerry,” he advised “Or if you do, don't bet on Skeeter.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “What the hell!” surprise jolted out of Jerry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What the hell!” surprise jolted out of Jerry.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Don't bet anything on this race, Jerry,” he advised “Or if you do, don't bet on Skeeter.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Bud pulled himself together and reined closer.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading But--well, I'll just trade you a little advice for all you've given me.
(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 But--well, I'll just trade you a little advice for all you've given me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What the hell!” surprise jolted out of Jerry.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don't bet anything on this race, Jerry,” he advised “Or if you do, don't bet on Skeeter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But--well, I'll just trade you a little advice for all you've given me.
Chapter 11 of Cow-Country by B. M. Bower holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 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 11 holds 195 sentences of Cow-Country, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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