Chapter 17 of Jesse James' Bold Stroke is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Jesse James' Bold Stroke is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DOUBLE BANK ROBBERY. For a moment the sheriff stood like a man stricken suddenly dumb. Jesse faced him with a mocking smile on his face. "You--you are--Get out of here! Vamoose quicker'n a streak of greased lightning.
Chapter 17 of Jesse James' Bold Stroke is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading “For a moment the sheriff stood like a man stricken suddenly dumb.”
smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction
From this reading “Vamoose quicker'n a streak of greased lightning.”
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading “Vamoose quicker'n a streak of greased lightning.”
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading “Jesse faced him with a mocking smile on his face.”
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading “THE DOUBLE BANK ROBBERY.”
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “For a moment the sheriff stood like a man stricken suddenly dumb.”
an unbroken series of events
From this reading “Vamoose quicker'n a streak of greased lightning.”
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading “For a moment the sheriff stood like a man stricken suddenly dumb.”
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temporarily
In this reading “For a moment the sheriff stood like a man stricken suddenly dumb.”
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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 For a moment the sheriff stood like a man stricken suddenly dumb.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You--you are--Get out of here!
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading THE DOUBLE BANK ROBBERY.
increase twofold
From this reading THE DOUBLE BANK ROBBERY.
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading For a moment the sheriff stood like a man stricken suddenly dumb.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Jesse faced him with a mocking smile on his face.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading Jesse faced him with a mocking smile on his face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment the sheriff stood like a man stricken suddenly dumb.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You--you are--Get out of here!
smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction
From this reading Vamoose quicker'n a streak of greased lightning.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "You--you are--Get out of here!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jesse faced him with a mocking smile on his face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jesse faced him with a mocking smile on his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jesse faced him with a mocking smile on his face.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading Vamoose quicker'n a streak of greased lightning.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading For a moment the sheriff stood like a man stricken suddenly dumb.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading For a moment the sheriff stood like a man stricken suddenly dumb.
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading Jesse faced him with a mocking smile on his face.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment the sheriff stood like a man stricken suddenly dumb.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You--you are--Get out of here!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jesse faced him with a mocking smile on his face.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "You--you are--Get out of here!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vamoose quicker'n a streak of greased lightning.
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading THE DOUBLE BANK ROBBERY.
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading For a moment the sheriff stood like a man stricken suddenly dumb.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Jesse faced him with a mocking smile on his face.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading For a moment the sheriff stood like a man stricken suddenly dumb.
an unbroken series of events
From this reading Vamoose quicker'n a streak of greased lightning.
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading For a moment the sheriff stood like a man stricken suddenly dumb.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading For a moment the sheriff stood like a man stricken suddenly dumb.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DOUBLE BANK ROBBERY.
leave suddenly
From this reading Vamoose quicker'n a streak of greased lightning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jesse faced him with a mocking smile on his face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You--you are--Get out of here!
Chapter 17 of Jesse James' Bold Stroke by William (Author at Arthur Westbrook Co. (Cleveland, Ohio)) Ward holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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 17 holds 105 sentences of Jesse James' Bold Stroke, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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