Chapter 18 of Cow-Country is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of Cow-Country is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes, you bet I remember. Jesse Cummings is your name. I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect. I thought I'd seen you before, when you made me deputy. How about the kid?
Chapter 18 of Cow-Country is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/41 · 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.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading ““Yes, you bet I remember.”
United States writer noted for his typographically eccentric poetry (1894-1962)
From this reading “Jesse Cummings is your name.”
someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
From this reading “I thought I'd seen you before, when you made me deputy.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “How about the kid?”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.”
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.”
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading “I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How about the kid?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I thought I'd seen you before, when you made me deputy.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “Yes, you bet I remember.
United States writer noted for his typographically eccentric poetry (1894-1962)
From this reading Jesse Cummings is your name.
someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
From this reading I thought I'd seen you before, when you made me deputy.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How about the kid?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, you bet I remember.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought I'd seen you before, when you made me deputy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jesse Cummings is your name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jesse Cummings is your name.
tell false information to for fun
From this reading How about the kid?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I thought I'd seen you before, when you made me deputy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I thought I'd seen you before, when you made me deputy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Jesse Cummings is your name.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Yes, you bet I remember.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I thought I'd seen you before, when you made me deputy.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How about the kid?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought I'd seen you before, when you made me deputy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.
at the time that
From this reading I thought I'd seen you before, when you made me deputy.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, you bet I remember.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes, you bet I remember.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Jesse Cummings is your name.
Chapter 18 of Cow-Country by B. M. Bower holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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 18 holds 208 sentences of Cow-Country, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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