Chapter 2 of Dancing Devil range is here in full — 511 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Dancing Devil range is here in full — 511 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You name ’em,” replied the sheriff. “They came in on the freight-train, got off at Northgate, just before Oren climbed on and got shot. They had their saddles along with ’em, and I know they bought two horses at the feed corral.” “Well,” yawned Hack, “we’ve got to be driftin’, Nick. When is the inquest?”
Chapter 2 of Dancing Devil range is here in full — 511 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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enclose in a corral
From this reading “They had their saddles along with ’em, and I know they bought two horses at the feed corral.””
provide as food
From this reading “They had their saddles along with ’em, and I know they bought two horses at the feed corral.””
one who works hard at boring tasks
From this reading ““Well,” yawned Hack, “we’ve got to be driftin’, Nick.”
an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
From this reading “When is the inquest?””
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading ““Well,” yawned Hack, “we’ve got to be driftin’, Nick.”
plural of “saddle” — a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal
From this reading “They had their saddles along with ’em, and I know they bought two horses at the feed corral.””
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading ““You name ’em,” replied the sheriff.”
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading ““Well,” yawned Hack, “we’ve got to be driftin’, Nick.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.
In this reading ““They came in on the freight-train, got off at Northgate, just before Oren climbed on and got shot.”
In this reading “They had their saddles along with ’em, and I know they bought two horses at the feed corral.””
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.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They had their saddles along with ’em, and I know they bought two horses at the feed corral.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “They came in on the freight-train, got off at Northgate, just before Oren climbed on and got shot.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “They came in on the freight-train, got off at Northgate, just before Oren climbed on and got shot.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Well,” yawned Hack, “we’ve got to be driftin’, Nick.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “They came in on the freight-train, got off at Northgate, just before Oren climbed on and got shot.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading They had their saddles along with ’em, and I know they bought two horses at the feed corral.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “They came in on the freight-train, got off at Northgate, just before Oren climbed on and got shot.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “They came in on the freight-train, got off at Northgate, just before Oren climbed on and got shot.
enclose in a corral
From this reading They had their saddles along with ’em, and I know they bought two horses at the feed corral.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well,” yawned Hack, “we’ve got to be driftin’, Nick.
a quad with a square body
From this reading “You name ’em,” replied the sheriff.
provide as food
From this reading They had their saddles along with ’em, and I know they bought two horses at the feed corral.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They came in on the freight-train, got off at Northgate, just before Oren climbed on and got shot.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “They came in on the freight-train, got off at Northgate, just before Oren climbed on and got shot.
one who works hard at boring tasks
From this reading “Well,” yawned Hack, “we’ve got to be driftin’, Nick.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had their saddles along with ’em, and I know they bought two horses at the feed corral.”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading They had their saddles along with ’em, and I know they bought two horses at the feed corral.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They had their saddles along with ’em, and I know they bought two horses at the feed corral.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “They came in on the freight-train, got off at Northgate, just before Oren climbed on and got shot.
an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
From this reading When is the inquest?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When is the inquest?”
and nothing more
From this reading “They came in on the freight-train, got off at Northgate, just before Oren climbed on and got shot.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They had their saddles along with ’em, and I know they bought two horses at the feed corral.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “You name ’em,” replied the sheriff.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “Well,” yawned Hack, “we’ve got to be driftin’, Nick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They came in on the freight-train, got off at Northgate, just before Oren climbed on and got shot.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “They came in on the freight-train, got off at Northgate, just before Oren climbed on and got shot.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “They came in on the freight-train, got off at Northgate, just before Oren climbed on and got shot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They came in on the freight-train, got off at Northgate, just before Oren climbed on and got shot.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “You name ’em,” replied the sheriff.
plural of “saddle” — a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal
From this reading They had their saddles along with ’em, and I know they bought two horses at the feed corral.”
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “You name ’em,” replied the sheriff.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “They came in on the freight-train, got off at Northgate, just before Oren climbed on and got shot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You name ’em,” replied the sheriff.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had their saddles along with ’em, and I know they bought two horses at the feed corral.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They came in on the freight-train, got off at Northgate, just before Oren climbed on and got shot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well,” yawned Hack, “we’ve got to be driftin’, Nick.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They had their saddles along with ’em, and I know they bought two horses at the feed corral.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well,” yawned Hack, “we’ve got to be driftin’, Nick.
(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,” yawned Hack, “we’ve got to be driftin’, Nick.
at the time that
From this reading When is the inquest?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had their saddles along with ’em, and I know they bought two horses at the feed corral.”
past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading “Well,” yawned Hack, “we’ve got to be driftin’, Nick.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You name ’em,” replied the sheriff.
Chapter 2 of Dancing Devil range by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle holds 511 sentences, grouped into 103 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 2 holds 511 sentences of Dancing Devil range, unabridged, divided into 103 reading sections.
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