Chapter 7 of Dead Man's Land is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Dead Man's Land is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ah, that is a bit of a loss, sir, but it's only nature. Bullocks is animals as was made to be eaten, and the lions are always on the look out for their share. Well, gentlemen, I am ready. It's getting broad daylight now. We are all loaded up.
Chapter 7 of Dead Man's Land is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “Bullocks is animals as was made to be eaten, and the lions are always on the look out for their share.”
plural of “bullock” — young bull
From this reading “Bullocks is animals as was made to be eaten, and the lions are always on the look out for their share.”
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “It's getting broad daylight now.”
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading “Bullocks is animals as was made to be eaten, and the lions are always on the look out for their share.”
plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “Bullocks is animals as was made to be eaten, and the lions are always on the look out for their share.”
filled with a great quantity
From this reading “We are all loaded up.”
something that is lost
From this reading “"Ah, that is a bit of a loss, sir, but it's only nature.”
have in common
From this reading “Bullocks is animals as was made to be eaten, and the lions are always on the look out for their share.”
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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 "Ah, that is a bit of a loss, sir, but it's only nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, that is a bit of a loss, sir, but it's only nature.
(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 We are all loaded up.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Bullocks is animals as was made to be eaten, and the lions are always on the look out for their share.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Well, gentlemen, I am ready.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bullocks is animals as was made to be eaten, and the lions are always on the look out for their share.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Bullocks is animals as was made to be eaten, and the lions are always on the look out for their share.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bullocks is animals as was made to be eaten, and the lions are always on the look out for their share.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bullocks is animals as was made to be eaten, and the lions are always on the look out for their share.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Bullocks is animals as was made to be eaten, and the lions are always on the look out for their share.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Ah, that is a bit of a loss, sir, but it's only nature.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It's getting broad daylight now.
plural of “bullock” — young bull
From this reading Bullocks is animals as was made to be eaten, and the lions are always on the look out for their share.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Ah, that is a bit of a loss, sir, but it's only nature.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading It's getting broad daylight now.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading Bullocks is animals as was made to be eaten, and the lions are always on the look out for their share.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bullocks is animals as was made to be eaten, and the lions are always on the look out for their share.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading Well, gentlemen, I am ready.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading It's getting broad daylight now.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, gentlemen, I am ready.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah, that is a bit of a loss, sir, but it's only nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, that is a bit of a loss, sir, but it's only nature.
plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading Bullocks is animals as was made to be eaten, and the lions are always on the look out for their share.
filled with a great quantity
From this reading We are all loaded up.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Bullocks is animals as was made to be eaten, and the lions are always on the look out for their share.
something that is lost
From this reading "Ah, that is a bit of a loss, sir, but it's only nature.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Bullocks is animals as was made to be eaten, and the lions are always on the look out for their share.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading "Ah, that is a bit of a loss, sir, but it's only nature.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It's getting broad daylight now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ah, that is a bit of a loss, sir, but it's only nature.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bullocks is animals as was made to be eaten, and the lions are always on the look out for their share.
and nothing more
From this reading "Ah, that is a bit of a loss, sir, but it's only nature.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Bullocks is animals as was made to be eaten, and the lions are always on the look out for their share.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Well, gentlemen, I am ready.
have in common
From this reading Bullocks is animals as was made to be eaten, and the lions are always on the look out for their share.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Ah, that is a bit of a loss, sir, but it's only nature.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ah, that is a bit of a loss, sir, but it's only nature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bullocks is animals as was made to be eaten, and the lions are always on the look out for their share.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Bullocks is animals as was made to be eaten, and the lions are always on the look out for their share.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bullocks is animals as was made to be eaten, and the lions are always on the look out for their share.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We are all loaded up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bullocks is animals as was made to be eaten, and the lions are always on the look out for their share.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are all loaded up.
(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, gentlemen, I am ready.
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