Chapter 4 of Mavericks is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Mavericks is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'M A RUSTLER AND A THIEF, AM I?" Jim swept the cabin with a gesture. "Where can I hide you? Anyhow, there are the horses in plain sight." Phyllis took imperious control.
Chapter 4 of Mavericks is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “Anyhow, there are the horses in plain sight."”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “Jim swept the cabin with a gesture.”
power to direct or determine
From this reading “Phyllis took imperious control.”
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading “Jim swept the cabin with a gesture.”
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)
From this reading “Phyllis took imperious control.”
someone who steals livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “"I'M A RUSTLER AND A THIEF, AM I?"”
possessing sweep
From this reading “Jim swept the cabin with a gesture.”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “"I'M A RUSTLER AND A THIEF, AM I?"”
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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 "I'M A RUSTLER AND A THIEF, AM I?"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I'M A RUSTLER AND A THIEF, AM I?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'M A RUSTLER AND A THIEF, AM I?"
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Anyhow, there are the horses in plain sight."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Anyhow, there are the horses in plain sight."
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Jim swept the cabin with a gesture.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Where can I hide you?
power to direct or determine
From this reading Phyllis took imperious control.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading Jim swept the cabin with a gesture.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading "Where can I hide you?
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Anyhow, there are the horses in plain sight."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'M A RUSTLER AND A THIEF, AM I?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'M A RUSTLER AND A THIEF, AM I?"
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)
From this reading Phyllis took imperious control.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anyhow, there are the horses in plain sight."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim swept the cabin with a gesture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Phyllis took imperious control.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Anyhow, there are the horses in plain sight."
someone who steals livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading "I'M A RUSTLER AND A THIEF, AM I?"
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Anyhow, there are the horses in plain sight."
possessing sweep
From this reading Jim swept the cabin with a gesture.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jim swept the cabin with a gesture.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Anyhow, there are the horses in plain sight."
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading "I'M A RUSTLER AND A THIEF, AM I?"
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Phyllis took imperious control.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where can I hide you?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jim swept the cabin with a gesture.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where can I hide you?
Chapter 4 of Mavericks by William MacLeod Raine holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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 4 holds 223 sentences of Mavericks, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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