Chapter 8 of North of 36 is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of North of 36 is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men. “Keep ’em moving! Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good. Look at them long shanks walk! I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
Chapter 8 of North of 36 is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.”
a resident of a coastal area
From this reading “I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.”
horse of a dull brownish grey color
From this reading “I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.”
subject to popular election
From this reading “I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.”
plural of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading “I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.”
move with force
From this reading “Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.”
plural of “shank” — a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
From this reading “Look at them long shanks walk!”
possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
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 “I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Look at them long shanks walk!”
In this reading “I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.”
In this reading “Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.”
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 I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at them long shanks walk!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
a resident of a coastal area
From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
horse of a dull brownish grey color
From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
subject to popular election
From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
a quad with a square body
From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
the act of departing
From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
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’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
plural of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Keep ’em moving!
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
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 Look at them long shanks walk!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at them long shanks walk!
the force of workers available
From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
in motion
From this reading “Keep ’em moving!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
move with force
From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
plural of “shank” — a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
From this reading Look at them long shanks walk!
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Look at them long shanks walk!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Look at them long shanks walk!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
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