Chapter 12 of Horse-Shoe Robinson is here in full — 468 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Horse-Shoe Robinson is here in full — 468 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TORY TROOPERS, A DARK ROAD AND A FRAY. "By the whiskers of the Grand Turk, I have got the four points on you, bully Buff! High, low, jack and the game!" exclaimed Peppercorn. "You have luck enough to worry out the nine lives of a cat. That's an end to Backbiter, the best horse 'twixt Pedee and the Savannah.
Chapter 12 of Horse-Shoe Robinson is here in full — 468 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an ardent follower and admirer
From this reading “"By the whiskers of the Grand Turk, I have got the four points on you, bully Buff!”
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “"By the whiskers of the Grand Turk, I have got the four points on you, bully Buff!”
wear away by rubbing
From this reading “TORY TROOPERS, A DARK ROAD AND A FRAY.”
a port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah river
From this reading “That's an end to Backbiter, the best horse 'twixt Pedee and the Savannah.”
an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
From this reading “TORY TROOPERS, A DARK ROAD AND A FRAY.”
plural of “trooper” — a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading “TORY TROOPERS, A DARK ROAD AND A FRAY.”
a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading “"By the whiskers of the Grand Turk, I have got the four points on you, bully Buff!”
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “"By the whiskers of the Grand Turk, I have got the four points on you, bully Buff!”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TORY TROOPERS, A DARK ROAD AND A FRAY.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That's an end to Backbiter, the best horse 'twixt Pedee and the Savannah.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TORY TROOPERS, A DARK ROAD AND A FRAY.
one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
From this reading That's an end to Backbiter, the best horse 'twixt Pedee and the Savannah.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading That's an end to Backbiter, the best horse 'twixt Pedee and the Savannah.
an ardent follower and admirer
From this reading "By the whiskers of the Grand Turk, I have got the four points on you, bully Buff!
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading "By the whiskers of the Grand Turk, I have got the four points on you, bully Buff!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By the whiskers of the Grand Turk, I have got the four points on you, bully Buff!
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading "You have luck enough to worry out the nine lives of a cat.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading TORY TROOPERS, A DARK ROAD AND A FRAY.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading That's an end to Backbiter, the best horse 'twixt Pedee and the Savannah.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "You have luck enough to worry out the nine lives of a cat.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading High, low, jack and the game!" exclaimed Peppercorn.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "By the whiskers of the Grand Turk, I have got the four points on you, bully Buff!
wear away by rubbing
From this reading TORY TROOPERS, A DARK ROAD AND A FRAY.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading High, low, jack and the game!" exclaimed Peppercorn.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "By the whiskers of the Grand Turk, I have got the four points on you, bully Buff!
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading "By the whiskers of the Grand Turk, I have got the four points on you, bully Buff!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "By the whiskers of the Grand Turk, I have got the four points on you, bully Buff!
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading High, low, jack and the game!" exclaimed Peppercorn.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading That's an end to Backbiter, the best horse 'twixt Pedee and the Savannah.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "By the whiskers of the Grand Turk, I have got the four points on you, bully Buff!
a small worthless amount
From this reading High, low, jack and the game!" exclaimed Peppercorn.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "You have luck enough to worry out the nine lives of a cat.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading High, low, jack and the game!" exclaimed Peppercorn.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "You have luck enough to worry out the nine lives of a cat.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading "You have luck enough to worry out the nine lives of a cat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "By the whiskers of the Grand Turk, I have got the four points on you, bully Buff!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "By the whiskers of the Grand Turk, I have got the four points on you, bully Buff!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "You have luck enough to worry out the nine lives of a cat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's an end to Backbiter, the best horse 'twixt Pedee and the Savannah.
pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground
From this reading High, low, jack and the game!" exclaimed Peppercorn.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "By the whiskers of the Grand Turk, I have got the four points on you, bully Buff!
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading TORY TROOPERS, A DARK ROAD AND A FRAY.
a port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah river
From this reading That's an end to Backbiter, the best horse 'twixt Pedee and the Savannah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's an end to Backbiter, the best horse 'twixt Pedee and the Savannah.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "By the whiskers of the Grand Turk, I have got the four points on you, bully Buff!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You have luck enough to worry out the nine lives of a cat.
an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
From this reading TORY TROOPERS, A DARK ROAD AND A FRAY.
plural of “trooper” — a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading TORY TROOPERS, A DARK ROAD AND A FRAY.
a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading "By the whiskers of the Grand Turk, I have got the four points on you, bully Buff!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's an end to Backbiter, the best horse 'twixt Pedee and the Savannah.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading "By the whiskers of the Grand Turk, I have got the four points on you, bully Buff!
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading "You have luck enough to worry out the nine lives of a cat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "By the whiskers of the Grand Turk, I have got the four points on you, bully Buff!
Chapter 12 of Horse-Shoe Robinson by John Pendleton Kennedy holds 468 sentences, grouped into 94 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 12 holds 468 sentences of Horse-Shoe Robinson, unabridged, divided into 94 reading sections.
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