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Chapter 12 of General Crook and the Fighting Apaches Treating Also of the Part Borne is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lieutenant Maus arrived, panting. “Head off those fellows on the right,” he rasped, to Lieutenant Shipp. Away darted stripling Shipp, to prevent the flank attack. “Crawford’s dead――shot in the brain!” gasped the lieutenant to Jimmie. “He’s yonder, behind a rock. Horn’s shot in the arm.
Chapter 12 of General Crook and the Fighting Apaches Treating Also of the Part Borne is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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possessive form of “crawford” — United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading ““Head off those fellows on the right,” he rasped, to Lieutenant Shipp. Away darted stripling Shipp, to prevent the flank attack.”
the side of military or naval formation
From this reading ““Head off those fellows on the right,” he rasped, to Lieutenant Shipp. Away darted stripling Shipp, to prevent the flank attack.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““Crawford’s dead――shot in the brain!” gasped the lieutenant to Jimmie.”
possessive form of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading “Lieutenant Maus arrived, panting.”
past form of “rasp” — scrape with a rasp
From this reading ““Head off those fellows on the right,” he rasped, to Lieutenant Shipp. Away darted stripling Shipp, to prevent the flank attack.”
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
From this reading ““Head off those fellows on the right,” he rasped, to Lieutenant Shipp. Away darted stripling Shipp, to prevent the flank attack.”
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.
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In this reading ““He’s yonder, behind a rock.”
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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 “He’s yonder, behind a rock.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Horn’s shot in the arm.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Lieutenant Maus arrived, panting.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading “Head off those fellows on the right,” he rasped, to Lieutenant Shipp. Away darted stripling Shipp, to prevent the flank attack.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Head off those fellows on the right,” he rasped, to Lieutenant Shipp. Away darted stripling Shipp, to prevent the flank attack.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “He’s yonder, behind a rock.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “Crawford’s dead――shot in the brain!” gasped the lieutenant to Jimmie.
possessive form of “crawford” — United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading “Crawford’s dead――shot in the brain!” gasped the lieutenant to Jimmie.
past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “Head off those fellows on the right,” he rasped, to Lieutenant Shipp. Away darted stripling Shipp, to prevent the flank attack.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “Crawford’s dead――shot in the brain!” gasped the lieutenant to Jimmie.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “Head off those fellows on the right,” he rasped, to Lieutenant Shipp. Away darted stripling Shipp, to prevent the flank attack.
the side of military or naval formation
From this reading “Head off those fellows on the right,” he rasped, to Lieutenant Shipp. Away darted stripling Shipp, to prevent the flank attack.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Crawford’s dead――shot in the brain!” gasped the lieutenant to Jimmie.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Head off those fellows on the right,” he rasped, to Lieutenant Shipp. Away darted stripling Shipp, to prevent the flank attack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s yonder, behind a rock.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Head off those fellows on the right,” he rasped, to Lieutenant Shipp. Away darted stripling Shipp, to prevent the flank attack.
possessive form of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading Horn’s shot in the arm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Crawford’s dead――shot in the brain!” gasped the lieutenant to Jimmie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Crawford’s dead――shot in the brain!” gasped the lieutenant to Jimmie.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading Lieutenant Maus arrived, panting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lieutenant Maus arrived, panting.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Head off those fellows on the right,” he rasped, to Lieutenant Shipp. Away darted stripling Shipp, to prevent the flank attack.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Head off those fellows on the right,” he rasped, to Lieutenant Shipp. Away darted stripling Shipp, to prevent the flank attack.
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading Lieutenant Maus arrived, panting.
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading “Head off those fellows on the right,” he rasped, to Lieutenant Shipp. Away darted stripling Shipp, to prevent the flank attack.
past form of “rasp” — scrape with a rasp
From this reading “Head off those fellows on the right,” he rasped, to Lieutenant Shipp. Away darted stripling Shipp, to prevent the flank attack.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Head off those fellows on the right,” he rasped, to Lieutenant Shipp. Away darted stripling Shipp, to prevent the flank attack.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “He’s yonder, behind a rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Head off those fellows on the right,” he rasped, to Lieutenant Shipp. Away darted stripling Shipp, to prevent the flank attack.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “Crawford’s dead――shot in the brain!” gasped the lieutenant to Jimmie.
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
From this reading “Head off those fellows on the right,” he rasped, to Lieutenant Shipp. Away darted stripling Shipp, to prevent the flank attack.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Head off those fellows on the right,” he rasped, to Lieutenant Shipp. Away darted stripling Shipp, to prevent the flank attack.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Head off those fellows on the right,” he rasped, to Lieutenant Shipp. Away darted stripling Shipp, to prevent the flank attack.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Head off those fellows on the right,” he rasped, to Lieutenant Shipp. Away darted stripling Shipp, to prevent the flank attack.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “He’s yonder, behind a rock.
Chapter 12 of General Crook and the Fighting Apaches Treating Also of the Part Borne by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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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