Chapter 7 of Deadwood Dick Jr. Branded is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Deadwood Dick Jr. Branded is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SECRET SHOT. Deadwood Dick smiled too, in a grim fashion. While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again. It was a trying moment for both men. With Dick it was like bantering Providence, while with the Red Rover it was a last desperate chance, like one in a thousand.
Chapter 7 of Deadwood Dick Jr. Branded is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cleverly amusing in tone
From this reading “With Dick it was like bantering Providence, while with the Red Rover it was a last desperate chance, like one in a thousand.”
a branch or a part of a tree that is dead
From this reading “Deadwood Dick smiled too, in a grim fashion.”
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading “With Dick it was like bantering Providence, while with the Red Rover it was a last desperate chance, like one in a thousand.”
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading “Deadwood Dick smiled too, in a grim fashion.”
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading “While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again.”
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading “With Dick it was like bantering Providence, while with the Red Rover it was a last desperate chance, like one in a thousand.”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “With Dick it was like bantering Providence, while with the Red Rover it was a last desperate chance, like one in a thousand.”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again.”
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In this reading “With Dick it was like bantering Providence, while with the Red Rover it was a last desperate chance, like one in a thousand.”
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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 Deadwood Dick smiled too, in a grim fashion.
anew
From this reading While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again.
cleverly amusing in tone
From this reading With Dick it was like bantering Providence, while with the Red Rover it was a last desperate chance, like one in a thousand.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again.
the two together, not just one
From this reading It was a trying moment for both men.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading With Dick it was like bantering Providence, while with the Red Rover it was a last desperate chance, like one in a thousand.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again.
a branch or a part of a tree that is dead
From this reading Deadwood Dick smiled too, in a grim fashion.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading With Dick it was like bantering Providence, while with the Red Rover it was a last desperate chance, like one in a thousand.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Deadwood Dick smiled too, in a grim fashion.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Deadwood Dick smiled too, in a grim fashion.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a trying moment for both men.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading Deadwood Dick smiled too, in a grim fashion.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Deadwood Dick smiled too, in a grim fashion.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again.
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From this reading While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again.
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again.
immediately past
From this reading With Dick it was like bantering Providence, while with the Red Rover it was a last desperate chance, like one in a thousand.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading With Dick it was like bantering Providence, while with the Red Rover it was a last desperate chance, like one in a thousand.
the force of workers available
From this reading It was a trying moment for both men.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again.
a particular point in time
From this reading It was a trying moment for both men.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With Dick it was like bantering Providence, while with the Red Rover it was a last desperate chance, like one in a thousand.
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading With Dick it was like bantering Providence, while with the Red Rover it was a last desperate chance, like one in a thousand.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading With Dick it was like bantering Providence, while with the Red Rover it was a last desperate chance, like one in a thousand.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading With Dick it was like bantering Providence, while with the Red Rover it was a last desperate chance, like one in a thousand.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE SECRET SHOT.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading THE SECRET SHOT.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Deadwood Dick smiled too, in a grim fashion.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECRET SHOT.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading With Dick it was like bantering Providence, while with the Red Rover it was a last desperate chance, like one in a thousand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Deadwood Dick smiled too, in a grim fashion.
hard to endure
From this reading It was a trying moment for both men.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again.
during the time that
From this reading While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Dick it was like bantering Providence, while with the Red Rover it was a last desperate chance, like one in a thousand.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again.
but in spite of that
From this reading While fate might be against him, yet it was his intention to shoot Captain Joaquin so dead that he would never kick again.
Chapter 7 of Deadwood Dick Jr. Branded by Edward L. (Edward Lytton) Wheeler holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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 7 holds 111 sentences of Deadwood Dick Jr. Branded, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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