Chapter 3 of Law-star for an outlaw is here in full — 504 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Law-star for an outlaw is here in full — 504 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What kind of a horse did Irish ride, Johnny?” “That long-legged sorrel, branded with a Three X Bar. It’s out at the saloon hitchrack, along with our two.” “Much obliged, Johnny.” The sheriff found Shorty Long, and they went out to the hitchrack, but the long-legged sorrel was gone.
Chapter 3 of Law-star for an outlaw is here in full — 504 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading ““That long-legged sorrel, branded with a Three X Bar.”
(of goods and merchandise) marked or labeled by a distinctive word or symbol indicating exclusive rights
From this reading ““That long-legged sorrel, branded with a Three X Bar.”
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading ““What kind of a horse did Irish ride, Johnny?””
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading ““What kind of a horse did Irish ride, Johnny?””
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading ““Much obliged, Johnny.””
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “It’s out at the saloon hitchrack, along with our two.””
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “The sheriff found Shorty Long, and they went out to the hitchrack, but the long-legged sorrel was gone.”
of a light brownish color
From this reading ““That long-legged sorrel, branded with a Three X Bar.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““Much obliged, Johnny.””
move out of or depart from
In this reading “The sheriff found Shorty Long, and they went out to the hitchrack, but the long-legged sorrel was gone.”
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 “What kind of a horse did Irish ride, Johnny?”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It’s out at the saloon hitchrack, along with our two.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sheriff found Shorty Long, and they went out to the hitchrack, but the long-legged sorrel was gone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It’s out at the saloon hitchrack, along with our two.”
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “That long-legged sorrel, branded with a Three X Bar.
(of goods and merchandise) marked or labeled by a distinctive word or symbol indicating exclusive rights
From this reading “That long-legged sorrel, branded with a Three X Bar.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sheriff found Shorty Long, and they went out to the hitchrack, but the long-legged sorrel was gone.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “What kind of a horse did Irish ride, Johnny?”
set up or found
From this reading The sheriff found Shorty Long, and they went out to the hitchrack, but the long-legged sorrel was gone.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The sheriff found Shorty Long, and they went out to the hitchrack, but the long-legged sorrel was gone.
a fixed horizontal rail to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying
From this reading It’s out at the saloon hitchrack, along with our two.”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “What kind of a horse did Irish ride, Johnny?”
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading “What kind of a horse did Irish ride, Johnny?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s out at the saloon hitchrack, along with our two.”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “What kind of a horse did Irish ride, Johnny?”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “What kind of a horse did Irish ride, Johnny?”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The sheriff found Shorty Long, and they went out to the hitchrack, but the long-legged sorrel was gone.
having long legs
From this reading “That long-legged sorrel, branded with a Three X Bar.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Much obliged, Johnny.”
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “Much obliged, Johnny.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What kind of a horse did Irish ride, Johnny?”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It’s out at the saloon hitchrack, along with our two.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It’s out at the saloon hitchrack, along with our two.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “What kind of a horse did Irish ride, Johnny?”
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading It’s out at the saloon hitchrack, along with our two.”
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading The sheriff found Shorty Long, and they went out to the hitchrack, but the long-legged sorrel was gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sheriff found Shorty Long, and they went out to the hitchrack, but the long-legged sorrel was gone.
of a light brownish color
From this reading “That long-legged sorrel, branded with a Three X Bar.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That long-legged sorrel, branded with a Three X Bar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It’s out at the saloon hitchrack, along with our two.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sheriff found Shorty Long, and they went out to the hitchrack, but the long-legged sorrel was gone.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “That long-legged sorrel, branded with a Three X Bar.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sheriff found Shorty Long, and they went out to the hitchrack, but the long-legged sorrel was gone.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It’s out at the saloon hitchrack, along with our two.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sheriff found Shorty Long, and they went out to the hitchrack, but the long-legged sorrel was gone.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The sheriff found Shorty Long, and they went out to the hitchrack, but the long-legged sorrel was gone.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What kind of a horse did Irish ride, Johnny?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “That long-legged sorrel, branded with a Three X Bar.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “That long-legged sorrel, branded with a Three X Bar.
Chapter 3 of Law-star for an outlaw by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle holds 504 sentences, grouped into 101 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 3 holds 504 sentences of Law-star for an outlaw, unabridged, divided into 101 reading sections.
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