Chapter 12 of Cow-Country is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Cow-Country is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, why not, if we have time?” Bud rode up alongside her. “Is it far?” Honey looked at him searchingly. “You must be stranger to these parts,” she said disbelievingly.
Chapter 12 of Cow-Country is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/40 · 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.
side by side
From this reading “Bud rode up alongside her.”
a partially opened flower
From this reading “Bud rode up alongside her.”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading ““Is it far?””
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading “Honey looked at him searchingly.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Honey looked at him searchingly.”
the local environment
From this reading ““You must be stranger to these parts,” she said disbelievingly.”
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “Bud rode up alongside her.”
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading ““You must be stranger to these parts,” she said disbelievingly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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side by side
From this reading Bud rode up alongside her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Honey looked at him searchingly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You must be stranger to these parts,” she said disbelievingly.
a partially opened flower
From this reading Bud rode up alongside her.
in an incredulous manner
From this reading “You must be stranger to these parts,” she said disbelievingly.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “Is it far?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, why not, if we have time?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bud rode up alongside her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Honey looked at him searchingly.
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading Honey looked at him searchingly.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Well, why not, if we have time?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is it far?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Is it far?”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Honey looked at him searchingly.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must be stranger to these parts,” she said disbelievingly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Well, why not, if we have time?”
the local environment
From this reading “You must be stranger to these parts,” she said disbelievingly.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Bud rode up alongside her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You must be stranger to these parts,” she said disbelievingly.
in a searching manner
From this reading Honey looked at him searchingly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You must be stranger to these parts,” she said disbelievingly.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “You must be stranger to these parts,” she said disbelievingly.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “You must be stranger to these parts,” she said disbelievingly.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Well, why not, if we have time?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You must be stranger to these parts,” she said disbelievingly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Bud rode up alongside her.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Well, why not, if we have time?”
(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, why not, if we have time?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Well, why not, if we have time?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You must be stranger to these parts,” she said disbelievingly.
Chapter 12 of Cow-Country by B. M. Bower holds 203 sentences, grouped into 41 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 12 holds 203 sentences of Cow-Country, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Cow-Country by B. M. Bower exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 203 sentences, grouped into 41 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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