Chapter 17 of Cow-Country is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Cow-Country is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“He likely's give us the slip outside of town, some place,” one man concluded. “We'll ride back and see. If he shows up, he'll likely want to eat... And send Dick out to the Stivers place. We'll come a-running.”
Chapter 17 of Cow-Country is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading ““He likely's give us the slip outside of town, some place,” one man concluded.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “And send Dick out to the Stivers place.”
take in solid food
From this reading “If he shows up, he'll likely want to eat...”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading ““He likely's give us the slip outside of town, some place,” one man concluded.”
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading ““He likely's give us the slip outside of town, some place,” one man concluded.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading ““We'll ride back and see.”
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading “If he shows up, he'll likely want to eat...”
move stealthily
From this reading ““He likely's give us the slip outside of town, some place,” one man concluded.”
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From this reading We'll come a-running.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We'll ride back and see.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “We'll ride back and see.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We'll come a-running.”
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “He likely's give us the slip outside of town, some place,” one man concluded.
someone who is a detective
From this reading And send Dick out to the Stivers place.
take in solid food
From this reading If he shows up, he'll likely want to eat...
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “He likely's give us the slip outside of town, some place,” one man concluded.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He likely's give us the slip outside of town, some place,” one man concluded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he shows up, he'll likely want to eat...
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he shows up, he'll likely want to eat...
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading If he shows up, he'll likely want to eat...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He likely's give us the slip outside of town, some place,” one man concluded.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “He likely's give us the slip outside of town, some place,” one man concluded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He likely's give us the slip outside of town, some place,” one man concluded.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He likely's give us the slip outside of town, some place,” one man concluded.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And send Dick out to the Stivers place.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “He likely's give us the slip outside of town, some place,” one man concluded.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “He likely's give us the slip outside of town, some place,” one man concluded.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “We'll ride back and see.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “We'll ride back and see.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading And send Dick out to the Stivers place.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading If he shows up, he'll likely want to eat...
move stealthily
From this reading “He likely's give us the slip outside of town, some place,” one man concluded.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “He likely's give us the slip outside of town, some place,” one man concluded.
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From this reading And send Dick out to the Stivers place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He likely's give us the slip outside of town, some place,” one man concluded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If he shows up, he'll likely want to eat...
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “He likely's give us the slip outside of town, some place,” one man concluded.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading If he shows up, he'll likely want to eat...
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He likely's give us the slip outside of town, some place,” one man concluded.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading If he shows up, he'll likely want to eat...
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From this reading “We'll ride back and see.
Chapter 17 of Cow-Country by B. M. Bower holds 192 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 17 holds 192 sentences of Cow-Country, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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