Chapter 3 of In Texas with Davy Crockett is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of In Texas with Davy Crockett is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching. “Take care,” said Ned, warningly, but with his blue eyes snapping. “Don’t get yourself hurt. But if they crowd trouble on you, don’t step back. Give them all they want.”
Chapter 3 of In Texas with Davy Crockett is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading “THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.”
someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers
From this reading “THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.”
United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)
From this reading “THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.”
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “But if they crowd trouble on you, don’t step back.”
be the source of pain
From this reading ““Don’t get yourself hurt.”
past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading “THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.”
an angry dispute
From this reading “THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading ““Take care,” said Ned, warningly, but with his blue eyes snapping.”
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 ““Take care,” said Ned, warningly, but with his blue eyes snapping.”
be careful, prudent, or watchful
In this reading ““Take care,” said Ned, warningly, but with his blue eyes snapping.”
as supposed or expected
In this reading “THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.”
In this reading “THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.”
In this reading “THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.”
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(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 Give them all they want.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But if they crowd trouble on you, don’t step back.
someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers
From this reading THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “Take care,” said Ned, warningly, but with his blue eyes snapping.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Take care,” said Ned, warningly, but with his blue eyes snapping.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Take care,” said Ned, warningly, but with his blue eyes snapping.
United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)
From this reading THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading But if they crowd trouble on you, don’t step back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t get yourself hurt.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Take care,” said Ned, warningly, but with his blue eyes snapping.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Don’t get yourself hurt.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give them all they want.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.
be the source of pain
From this reading “Don’t get yourself hurt.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if they crowd trouble on you, don’t step back.
past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But if they crowd trouble on you, don’t step back.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.
an angry dispute
From this reading THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Take care,” said Ned, warningly, but with his blue eyes snapping.
cut with a saw
From this reading THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “Take care,” said Ned, warningly, but with his blue eyes snapping.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading But if they crowd trouble on you, don’t step back.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.
carry out
From this reading “Take care,” said Ned, warningly, but with his blue eyes snapping.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Give them all they want.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But if they crowd trouble on you, don’t step back.
in the direction of
From this reading THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching.
a source of difficulty
From this reading But if they crowd trouble on you, don’t step back.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Give them all they want.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take care,” said Ned, warningly, but with his blue eyes snapping.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Take care,” said Ned, warningly, but with his blue eyes snapping.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But if they crowd trouble on you, don’t step back.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Don’t get yourself hurt.
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