Chapter 6 of Over the Border: A Novel is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Over the Border: A Novel is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A _ho_-tel clerk, an' some bell-hops!" Sliver sneered. "Why, a good cowman 'u'd jest about as soon think of hitting a lady. 'Fore I allow him even a look-in with Lady-girl, he's gotter show me. If you-all ain't afraid he'll spoil, jest send him an' me out together to-morrow."
Chapter 6 of Over the Border: A Novel is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “"A _ho_-tel clerk, an' some bell-hops!"”
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading “"Why, a good cowman 'u'd jest about as soon think of hitting a lady.”
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading “'Fore I allow him even a look-in with Lady-girl, he's gotter show me.”
the act of contacting one thing with another
From this reading “"Why, a good cowman 'u'd jest about as soon think of hitting a lady.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “"Why, a good cowman 'u'd jest about as soon think of hitting a lady.”
divide into slivers or splinters
From this reading “Sliver sneered.”
past form of “sneer” — express through a scornful smile
From this reading “Sliver sneered.”
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading “If you-all ain't afraid he'll spoil, jest send him an' me out together to-morrow."”
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.
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “"Why, a good cowman 'u'd jest about as soon think of hitting a lady.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A _ho_-tel clerk, an' some bell-hops!"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Why, a good cowman 'u'd jest about as soon think of hitting a lady.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading If you-all ain't afraid he'll spoil, jest send him an' me out together to-morrow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you-all ain't afraid he'll spoil, jest send him an' me out together to-morrow."
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading 'Fore I allow him even a look-in with Lady-girl, he's gotter show me.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "A _ho_-tel clerk, an' some bell-hops!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Why, a good cowman 'u'd jest about as soon think of hitting a lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A _ho_-tel clerk, an' some bell-hops!"
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading "A _ho_-tel clerk, an' some bell-hops!"
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading "Why, a good cowman 'u'd jest about as soon think of hitting a lady.
divisible by two
From this reading 'Fore I allow him even a look-in with Lady-girl, he's gotter show me.
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading 'Fore I allow him even a look-in with Lady-girl, he's gotter show me.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Why, a good cowman 'u'd jest about as soon think of hitting a lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Fore I allow him even a look-in with Lady-girl, he's gotter show me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you-all ain't afraid he'll spoil, jest send him an' me out together to-morrow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Fore I allow him even a look-in with Lady-girl, he's gotter show me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Fore I allow him even a look-in with Lady-girl, he's gotter show me.
the act of contacting one thing with another
From this reading "Why, a good cowman 'u'd jest about as soon think of hitting a lady.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading "A _ho_-tel clerk, an' some bell-hops!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Fore I allow him even a look-in with Lady-girl, he's gotter show me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you-all ain't afraid he'll spoil, jest send him an' me out together to-morrow."
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading "Why, a good cowman 'u'd jest about as soon think of hitting a lady.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Why, a good cowman 'u'd jest about as soon think of hitting a lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Fore I allow him even a look-in with Lady-girl, he's gotter show me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Fore I allow him even a look-in with Lady-girl, he's gotter show me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Fore I allow him even a look-in with Lady-girl, he's gotter show me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why, a good cowman 'u'd jest about as soon think of hitting a lady.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If you-all ain't afraid he'll spoil, jest send him an' me out together to-morrow."
cause to go somewhere
From this reading If you-all ain't afraid he'll spoil, jest send him an' me out together to-morrow."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading 'Fore I allow him even a look-in with Lady-girl, he's gotter show me.
divide into slivers or splinters
From this reading Sliver sneered.
past form of “sneer” — express through a scornful smile
From this reading Sliver sneered.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "A _ho_-tel clerk, an' some bell-hops!"
in the near future
From this reading "Why, a good cowman 'u'd jest about as soon think of hitting a lady.
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading If you-all ain't afraid he'll spoil, jest send him an' me out together to-morrow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A _ho_-tel clerk, an' some bell-hops!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Why, a good cowman 'u'd jest about as soon think of hitting a lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you-all ain't afraid he'll spoil, jest send him an' me out together to-morrow."
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading If you-all ain't afraid he'll spoil, jest send him an' me out together to-morrow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, a good cowman 'u'd jest about as soon think of hitting a lady.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, a good cowman 'u'd jest about as soon think of hitting a lady.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Fore I allow him even a look-in with Lady-girl, he's gotter show me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you-all ain't afraid he'll spoil, jest send him an' me out together to-morrow."
Chapter 6 of Over the Border: A Novel by Herman Whitaker 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 6 holds 403 sentences of Over the Border: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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