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Chapter 1 of Life and Marvelous Adventures of Wild Bill, the Scout is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SCOUT. BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUT AND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED. BY J. W. BUEL, OF THE ST. LOUIS PRESS. _ILLUSTRATED._ CHICAGO: BELFORD, CLARKE & CO.
Chapter 1 of Life and Marvelous Adventures of Wild Bill, the Scout is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “_ILLUSTRATED._ CHICAGO: BELFORD, CLARKE & CO.”
plural of “combat” — an engagement fought between two military forces
From this reading “BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUT AND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.”
plural of “escape” — the act of escaping physically
From this reading “BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUT AND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.”
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading “BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUT AND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “LOUIS PRESS.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “THE SCOUT.”
catch sight of
From this reading “BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUT AND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.”
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 “BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUT AND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUT AND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.
(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 BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUT AND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUT AND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUT AND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUT AND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _ILLUSTRATED._ CHICAGO: BELFORD, CLARKE & CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY J. W. BUEL, OF THE ST.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY J. W. BUEL, OF THE ST.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading _ILLUSTRATED._ CHICAGO: BELFORD, CLARKE & CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _ILLUSTRATED._ CHICAGO: BELFORD, CLARKE & CO.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading _ILLUSTRATED._ CHICAGO: BELFORD, CLARKE & CO.
plural of “combat” — an engagement fought between two military forces
From this reading BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUT AND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.
plural of “escape” — the act of escaping physically
From this reading BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUT AND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.
at any time
From this reading BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUT AND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUT AND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUT AND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUT AND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUT AND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading _ILLUSTRATED._ CHICAGO: BELFORD, CLARKE & CO.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading BY J. W. BUEL, OF THE ST.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading LOUIS PRESS.
used to form the superlative
From this reading BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUT AND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUT AND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading LOUIS PRESS.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUT AND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.
accompanied by bloodshed
From this reading BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUT AND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading THE SCOUT.
catch sight of
From this reading BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUT AND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY J. W. BUEL, OF THE ST.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SCOUT.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUT AND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading BY J. W. BUEL, OF THE ST.
Chapter 1 of Life and Marvelous Adventures of Wild Bill, the Scout by James W. (James William) Buel holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 1 holds 403 sentences of Life and Marvelous Adventures of Wild Bill, the Scout, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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