Chapter 5 of Overland Red is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Overland Red is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"CAN HE RIDE?" The tramp glanced up, addressing the deputy. "Yes, even now there is something to hinder, if I was to get busy." Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance. "But I'm game to take what's comin'.
Chapter 5 of Overland Red is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading “The tramp glanced up, addressing the deputy.”
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading “Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.”
someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
From this reading “The tramp glanced up, addressing the deputy.”
a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
From this reading “Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.”
be a hindrance or obstacle to
From this reading “"Yes, even now there is something to hinder, if I was to get busy."”
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading “Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.”
manifest or bring back
From this reading “Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.”
a vagrant
From this reading “The tramp glanced up, addressing the deputy.”
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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 Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading The tramp glanced up, addressing the deputy.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading "Yes, even now there is something to hinder, if I was to get busy."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I'm game to take what's comin'.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "CAN HE RIDE?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I'm game to take what's comin'.
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.
placed crosswise
From this reading Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.
someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
From this reading The tramp glanced up, addressing the deputy.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.
move gently or carefully
From this reading Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.
a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
From this reading Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.
divisible by two
From this reading "Yes, even now there is something to hinder, if I was to get busy."
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading "But I'm game to take what's comin'.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Yes, even now there is something to hinder, if I was to get busy."
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading The tramp glanced up, addressing the deputy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "CAN HE RIDE?"
be a hindrance or obstacle to
From this reading "Yes, even now there is something to hinder, if I was to get busy."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, even now there is something to hinder, if I was to get busy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I'm game to take what's comin'.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Yes, even now there is something to hinder, if I was to get busy."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, even now there is something to hinder, if I was to get busy."
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Yes, even now there is something to hinder, if I was to get busy."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.
manifest or bring back
From this reading Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "CAN HE RIDE?"
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Yes, even now there is something to hinder, if I was to get busy."
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.
required or under orders
From this reading Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.
carry out
From this reading "But I'm game to take what's comin'.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tramp glanced up, addressing the deputy.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Yes, even now there is something to hinder, if I was to get busy."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, even now there is something to hinder, if I was to get busy."
a vagrant
From this reading The tramp glanced up, addressing the deputy.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The tramp glanced up, addressing the deputy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, even now there is something to hinder, if I was to get busy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I'm game to take what's comin'.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he coolly dropped his arms and leaned against the rock with one leg crossed before the other in a manner sometimes supposed to reflect social ease and elegance.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, even now there is something to hinder, if I was to get busy."
Chapter 5 of Overland Red by Henry Herbert Knibbs holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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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