Chapter 10 of Farmer Bluff's dog Blazer is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Farmer Bluff's dog Blazer is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE INQUEST. "THAT'S two geese lost this spring," observed one of the men next morning, as the injured bird breathed her last under his hand. "Warn't the governor mad!" And so he was. He cursed, he swore, he raged; he would have stamped, had not his infirmity prevented it.
Chapter 10 of Farmer Bluff's dog Blazer is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading “He cursed, he swore, he raged; he would have stamped, had not his infirmity prevented it.”
plural of “goose” — web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading “"THAT'S two geese lost this spring," observed one of the men next morning, as the injured bird breathed her last under his hand.”
the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
From this reading “He cursed, he swore, he raged; he would have stamped, had not his infirmity prevented it.”
harmed
From this reading “"THAT'S two geese lost this spring," observed one of the men next morning, as the injured bird breathed her last under his hand.”
an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
From this reading “THE INQUEST.”
past form of “rage” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “He cursed, he swore, he raged; he would have stamped, had not his infirmity prevented it.”
past form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading “He cursed, he swore, he raged; he would have stamped, had not his infirmity prevented it.”
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “He cursed, he swore, he raged; he would have stamped, had not his infirmity prevented it.”
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In this reading “"THAT'S two geese lost this spring," observed one of the men next morning, as the injured bird breathed her last under his hand.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so he was.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "THAT'S two geese lost this spring," observed one of the men next morning, as the injured bird breathed her last under his hand.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "THAT'S two geese lost this spring," observed one of the men next morning, as the injured bird breathed her last under his hand.
uttered without voice
From this reading "THAT'S two geese lost this spring," observed one of the men next morning, as the injured bird breathed her last under his hand.
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading He cursed, he swore, he raged; he would have stamped, had not his infirmity prevented it.
plural of “goose” — web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading "THAT'S two geese lost this spring," observed one of the men next morning, as the injured bird breathed her last under his hand.
the head of a state government
From this reading "Warn't the governor mad!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He cursed, he swore, he raged; he would have stamped, had not his infirmity prevented it.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "THAT'S two geese lost this spring," observed one of the men next morning, as the injured bird breathed her last under his hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He cursed, he swore, he raged; he would have stamped, had not his infirmity prevented it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And so he was.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "THAT'S two geese lost this spring," observed one of the men next morning, as the injured bird breathed her last under his hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "THAT'S two geese lost this spring," observed one of the men next morning, as the injured bird breathed her last under his hand.
the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
From this reading He cursed, he swore, he raged; he would have stamped, had not his infirmity prevented it.
harmed
From this reading "THAT'S two geese lost this spring," observed one of the men next morning, as the injured bird breathed her last under his hand.
an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
From this reading THE INQUEST.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He cursed, he swore, he raged; he would have stamped, had not his infirmity prevented it.
immediately past
From this reading "THAT'S two geese lost this spring," observed one of the men next morning, as the injured bird breathed her last under his hand.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "THAT'S two geese lost this spring," observed one of the men next morning, as the injured bird breathed her last under his hand.
roused to anger
From this reading "Warn't the governor mad!"
the force of workers available
From this reading "THAT'S two geese lost this spring," observed one of the men next morning, as the injured bird breathed her last under his hand.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "THAT'S two geese lost this spring," observed one of the men next morning, as the injured bird breathed her last under his hand.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "THAT'S two geese lost this spring," observed one of the men next morning, as the injured bird breathed her last under his hand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He cursed, he swore, he raged; he would have stamped, had not his infirmity prevented it.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "THAT'S two geese lost this spring," observed one of the men next morning, as the injured bird breathed her last under his hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "THAT'S two geese lost this spring," observed one of the men next morning, as the injured bird breathed her last under his hand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "THAT'S two geese lost this spring," observed one of the men next morning, as the injured bird breathed her last under his hand.
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading He cursed, he swore, he raged; he would have stamped, had not his infirmity prevented it.
past form of “rage” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading He cursed, he swore, he raged; he would have stamped, had not his infirmity prevented it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so he was.
the season of growth
From this reading "THAT'S two geese lost this spring," observed one of the men next morning, as the injured bird breathed her last under his hand.
past form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading He cursed, he swore, he raged; he would have stamped, had not his infirmity prevented it.
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading He cursed, he swore, he raged; he would have stamped, had not his infirmity prevented it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "THAT'S two geese lost this spring," observed one of the men next morning, as the injured bird breathed her last under his hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INQUEST.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "THAT'S two geese lost this spring," observed one of the men next morning, as the injured bird breathed her last under his hand.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "THAT'S two geese lost this spring," observed one of the men next morning, as the injured bird breathed her last under his hand.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "THAT'S two geese lost this spring," observed one of the men next morning, as the injured bird breathed her last under his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Warn't the governor mad!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And so he was.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He cursed, he swore, he raged; he would have stamped, had not his infirmity prevented it.
Chapter 10 of Farmer Bluff's dog Blazer by Florence E. Burch holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
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