Chapter XXII of Lonesome Town, “Beef on the Hoof,” is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXII
Chapter XXII of Lonesome Town, “Beef on the Hoof,” is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Often the entrances to Central Park had spanned a couple of thousand miles for Peter Pape and his “Friend Equus.” Now it seemed to do as much for the Montana bovine. In the expanses he sighted freedom. Off the spring breeze he breathed the joy of life. More riotously tossed his horns.
Chapter XXII of Lonesome Town, “Beef on the Hoof,” is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos
From this reading “Now it seemed to do as much for the Montana bovine.”
serving as an essential component
From this reading “Often the entrances to Central Park had spanned a couple of thousand miles for Peter Pape and his “Friend Equus.””
plural of “entrance” — something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading “Often the entrances to Central Park had spanned a couple of thousand miles for Peter Pape and his “Friend Equus.””
plural of “expanse” — a wide scope
From this reading “In the expanses he sighted freedom.”
plural of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading “More riotously tossed his horns.”
a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border
From this reading “Now it seemed to do as much for the Montana bovine.”
able to see
From this reading “In the expanses he sighted freedom.”
inflected form of “span” — to cover or extend over an area or time period
From this reading “Often the entrances to Central Park had spanned a couple of thousand miles for Peter Pape and his “Friend Equus.””
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.
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In this reading “Often the entrances to Central Park had spanned a couple of thousand miles for Peter Pape and his “Friend Equus.””
In this reading “Off the spring breeze he breathed the joy of life.”
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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 Often the entrances to Central Park had spanned a couple of thousand miles for Peter Pape and his “Friend Equus.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Often the entrances to Central Park had spanned a couple of thousand miles for Peter Pape and his “Friend Equus.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now it seemed to do as much for the Montana bovine.
of or relating to or belonging to the genus Bos
From this reading Now it seemed to do as much for the Montana bovine.
uttered without voice
From this reading Off the spring breeze he breathed the joy of life.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading Off the spring breeze he breathed the joy of life.
serving as an essential component
From this reading Often the entrances to Central Park had spanned a couple of thousand miles for Peter Pape and his “Friend Equus.”
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading Often the entrances to Central Park had spanned a couple of thousand miles for Peter Pape and his “Friend Equus.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now it seemed to do as much for the Montana bovine.
plural of “entrance” — something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading Often the entrances to Central Park had spanned a couple of thousand miles for Peter Pape and his “Friend Equus.”
type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae
From this reading Often the entrances to Central Park had spanned a couple of thousand miles for Peter Pape and his “Friend Equus.”
plural of “expanse” — a wide scope
From this reading In the expanses he sighted freedom.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Often the entrances to Central Park had spanned a couple of thousand miles for Peter Pape and his “Friend Equus.”
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading In the expanses he sighted freedom.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Often the entrances to Central Park had spanned a couple of thousand miles for Peter Pape and his “Friend Equus.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Often the entrances to Central Park had spanned a couple of thousand miles for Peter Pape and his “Friend Equus.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the expanses he sighted freedom.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Often the entrances to Central Park had spanned a couple of thousand miles for Peter Pape and his “Friend Equus.”
plural of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading More riotously tossed his horns.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the expanses he sighted freedom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now it seemed to do as much for the Montana bovine.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Off the spring breeze he breathed the joy of life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Off the spring breeze he breathed the joy of life.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Often the entrances to Central Park had spanned a couple of thousand miles for Peter Pape and his “Friend Equus.”
a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border
From this reading Now it seemed to do as much for the Montana bovine.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More riotously tossed his horns.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Now it seemed to do as much for the Montana bovine.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now it seemed to do as much for the Montana bovine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Often the entrances to Central Park had spanned a couple of thousand miles for Peter Pape and his “Friend Equus.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Off the spring breeze he breathed the joy of life.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Often the entrances to Central Park had spanned a couple of thousand miles for Peter Pape and his “Friend Equus.”
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From this reading Often the entrances to Central Park had spanned a couple of thousand miles for Peter Pape and his “Friend Equus.”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Often the entrances to Central Park had spanned a couple of thousand miles for Peter Pape and his “Friend Equus.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Often the entrances to Central Park had spanned a couple of thousand miles for Peter Pape and his “Friend Equus.”
in a tumultuous and riotous manner
From this reading More riotously tossed his horns.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Now it seemed to do as much for the Montana bovine.
able to see
From this reading In the expanses he sighted freedom.
inflected form of “span” — to cover or extend over an area or time period
From this reading Often the entrances to Central Park had spanned a couple of thousand miles for Peter Pape and his “Friend Equus.”
the season of growth
From this reading Off the spring breeze he breathed the joy of life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Often the entrances to Central Park had spanned a couple of thousand miles for Peter Pape and his “Friend Equus.”
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Often the entrances to Central Park had spanned a couple of thousand miles for Peter Pape and his “Friend Equus.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Often the entrances to Central Park had spanned a couple of thousand miles for Peter Pape and his “Friend Equus.”
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading More riotously tossed his horns.
Chapter 22 of Lonesome Town by E. S. (Ethel Smith) Dorrance holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
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