Chapter 12 of On the Iron at Big Cloud is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of On the Iron at Big Cloud is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dutchy was bellowing like a mad bull. “Say it! Shusht say it. Oh! py golly!” Here followed a volcanic eruption of guttural German with one or two words common to all languages intermingled.
Chapter 12 of On the Iron at Big Cloud is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
From this reading “Dutchy was bellowing like a mad bull.”
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading “Dutchy was bellowing like a mad bull.”
the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
From this reading “Here followed a volcanic eruption of guttural German with one or two words common to all languages intermingled.”
a person of German nationality
From this reading “Here followed a volcanic eruption of guttural German with one or two words common to all languages intermingled.”
like the sounds of frogs and crows
From this reading “Here followed a volcanic eruption of guttural German with one or two words common to all languages intermingled.”
past form of “intermingle” — combine into one
From this reading “Here followed a volcanic eruption of guttural German with one or two words common to all languages intermingled.”
plural of “language” — a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading “Here followed a volcanic eruption of guttural German with one or two words common to all languages intermingled.”
relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes
From this reading “Here followed a volcanic eruption of guttural German with one or two words common to all languages intermingled.”
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 “Dutchy was bellowing like a mad bull.”
In this reading “Here followed a volcanic eruption of guttural German with one or two words common to all languages intermingled.”
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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 Dutchy was bellowing like a mad bull.
(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 Here followed a volcanic eruption of guttural German with one or two words common to all languages intermingled.
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
From this reading Dutchy was bellowing like a mad bull.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading Dutchy was bellowing like a mad bull.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Here followed a volcanic eruption of guttural German with one or two words common to all languages intermingled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dutchy was bellowing like a mad bull.
the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
From this reading Here followed a volcanic eruption of guttural German with one or two words common to all languages intermingled.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Here followed a volcanic eruption of guttural German with one or two words common to all languages intermingled.
a person of German nationality
From this reading Here followed a volcanic eruption of guttural German with one or two words common to all languages intermingled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh! py golly!”
like the sounds of frogs and crows
From this reading Here followed a volcanic eruption of guttural German with one or two words common to all languages intermingled.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here followed a volcanic eruption of guttural German with one or two words common to all languages intermingled.
past form of “intermingle” — combine into one
From this reading Here followed a volcanic eruption of guttural German with one or two words common to all languages intermingled.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Say it!
plural of “language” — a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Here followed a volcanic eruption of guttural German with one or two words common to all languages intermingled.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Dutchy was bellowing like a mad bull.
roused to anger
From this reading Dutchy was bellowing like a mad bull.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here followed a volcanic eruption of guttural German with one or two words common to all languages intermingled.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! py golly!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Here followed a volcanic eruption of guttural German with one or two words common to all languages intermingled.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Here followed a volcanic eruption of guttural German with one or two words common to all languages intermingled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh! py golly!”
express in words
From this reading “Say it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shusht say it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here followed a volcanic eruption of guttural German with one or two words common to all languages intermingled.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Here followed a volcanic eruption of guttural German with one or two words common to all languages intermingled.
relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes
From this reading Here followed a volcanic eruption of guttural German with one or two words common to all languages intermingled.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dutchy was bellowing like a mad bull.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here followed a volcanic eruption of guttural German with one or two words common to all languages intermingled.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Here followed a volcanic eruption of guttural German with one or two words common to all languages intermingled.
Chapter 12 of On the Iron at Big Cloud by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 12 holds 397 sentences of On the Iron at Big Cloud, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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