Chapter 14 of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'Yes, pretty sick. And you, what are you doing?' "'I do what the rest do,' said he. 'Nothing! I have some horses and a few head of cattle, that is all.'
Chapter 14 of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “I have some horses and a few head of cattle, that is all.'”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “And you, what are you doing?'”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “I have some horses and a few head of cattle, that is all.'”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “I have some horses and a few head of cattle, that is all.'”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “"'Yes, pretty sick.”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “"'I do what the rest do,' said he.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"'Yes, pretty sick.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"'Yes, pretty sick.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have some horses and a few head of cattle, that is all.'
(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 I have some horses and a few head of cattle, that is all.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you, what are you doing?'
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And you, what are you doing?'
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading I have some horses and a few head of cattle, that is all.'
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "'I do what the rest do,' said he.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading And you, what are you doing?'
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I have some horses and a few head of cattle, that is all.'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have some horses and a few head of cattle, that is all.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'I do what the rest do,' said he.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I have some horses and a few head of cattle, that is all.'
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I have some horses and a few head of cattle, that is all.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'I do what the rest do,' said he.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have some horses and a few head of cattle, that is all.'
not one thing; not anything
From this reading 'Nothing!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have some horses and a few head of cattle, that is all.'
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "'Yes, pretty sick.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "'I do what the rest do,' said he.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "'I do what the rest do,' said he.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "'Yes, pretty sick.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I have some horses and a few head of cattle, that is all.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have some horses and a few head of cattle, that is all.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'I do what the rest do,' said he.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And you, what are you doing?'
an affirmative
From this reading "'Yes, pretty sick.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you, what are you doing?'
Chapter 14 of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories by Rex Beach holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 14 holds 418 sentences of Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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