Chapter 10 of Kid Wolf of Texas A Western Story is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Kid Wolf of Texas A Western Story is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BUCKSHOT GREETING "Oh, the cows stampede on the Rio Grande! The Rio! The sands do blow, and the winds do wail, But I want to be wheah the cactus stands! And the rattlah shakes his ornery tail!" Kid Wolf sang his favorite verse to his favorite tune, and was happy.
Chapter 10 of Kid Wolf of Texas A Western Story is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small lead shot for shotgun shells
From this reading “A BUCKSHOT GREETING "Oh, the cows stampede on the Rio Grande!”
any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
From this reading “The sands do blow, and the winds do wail, But I want to be wheah the cactus stands!”
having a difficult and contrary disposition
From this reading “And the rattlah shakes his ornery tail!"”
the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
From this reading “A BUCKSHOT GREETING "Oh, the cows stampede on the Rio Grande!”
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading “The sands do blow, and the winds do wail, But I want to be wheah the cactus stands!”
plural of “shake” — building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading “And the rattlah shakes his ornery tail!"”
cause to run in panic
From this reading “A BUCKSHOT GREETING "Oh, the cows stampede on the Rio Grande!”
emit long loud cries
From this reading “The sands do blow, and the winds do wail, But I want to be wheah the cactus stands!”
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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 A BUCKSHOT GREETING "Oh, the cows stampede on the Rio Grande!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sands do blow, and the winds do wail, But I want to be wheah the cactus stands!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The sands do blow, and the winds do wail, But I want to be wheah the cactus stands!
exhale hard
From this reading The sands do blow, and the winds do wail, But I want to be wheah the cactus stands!
small lead shot for shotgun shells
From this reading A BUCKSHOT GREETING "Oh, the cows stampede on the Rio Grande!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sands do blow, and the winds do wail, But I want to be wheah the cactus stands!
any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
From this reading The sands do blow, and the winds do wail, But I want to be wheah the cactus stands!
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading A BUCKSHOT GREETING "Oh, the cows stampede on the Rio Grande!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The sands do blow, and the winds do wail, But I want to be wheah the cactus stands!
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading Kid Wolf sang his favorite verse to his favorite tune, and was happy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BUCKSHOT GREETING "Oh, the cows stampede on the Rio Grande!
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading A BUCKSHOT GREETING "Oh, the cows stampede on the Rio Grande!
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Kid Wolf sang his favorite verse to his favorite tune, and was happy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And the rattlah shakes his ornery tail!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The sands do blow, and the winds do wail, But I want to be wheah the cactus stands!
tell false information to for fun
From this reading Kid Wolf sang his favorite verse to his favorite tune, and was happy.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading A BUCKSHOT GREETING "Oh, the cows stampede on the Rio Grande!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A BUCKSHOT GREETING "Oh, the cows stampede on the Rio Grande!
having a difficult and contrary disposition
From this reading And the rattlah shakes his ornery tail!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the rattlah shakes his ornery tail!"
the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
From this reading A BUCKSHOT GREETING "Oh, the cows stampede on the Rio Grande!
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading The sands do blow, and the winds do wail, But I want to be wheah the cactus stands!
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading Kid Wolf sang his favorite verse to his favorite tune, and was happy.
plural of “shake” — building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading And the rattlah shakes his ornery tail!"
cause to run in panic
From this reading A BUCKSHOT GREETING "Oh, the cows stampede on the Rio Grande!
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading The sands do blow, and the winds do wail, But I want to be wheah the cactus stands!
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading And the rattlah shakes his ornery tail!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BUCKSHOT GREETING "Oh, the cows stampede on the Rio Grande!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sands do blow, and the winds do wail, But I want to be wheah the cactus stands!
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading Kid Wolf sang his favorite verse to his favorite tune, and was happy.
literature in metrical form
From this reading Kid Wolf sang his favorite verse to his favorite tune, and was happy.
emit long loud cries
From this reading The sands do blow, and the winds do wail, But I want to be wheah the cactus stands!
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading The sands do blow, and the winds do wail, But I want to be wheah the cactus stands!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kid Wolf sang his favorite verse to his favorite tune, and was happy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sands do blow, and the winds do wail, But I want to be wheah the cactus stands!
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The sands do blow, and the winds do wail, But I want to be wheah the cactus stands!
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading Kid Wolf sang his favorite verse to his favorite tune, and was happy.
Chapter 10 of Kid Wolf of Texas A Western Story by Paul S. (Paul Sylvester) Powers holds 234 sentences, grouped into 47 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 10 holds 234 sentences of Kid Wolf of Texas A Western Story, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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