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Paradise Bend

Chapter XXII

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UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.
Hockling and Red Kane were unsaddling.
"Hello, rustler!" bawled Red Kane.
"Don't yuh know no better'n to come fussin' round me when I'm broke?
There's two hundred dollars reward for yuh."
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Paradise Bend

Chapter XXII

Chapter 22 of Paradise Bend is here in full — 553 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/110 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.
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Hockling and Red Kane were unsaddling.
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"Hello, rustler!" bawled Red Kane.
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"Don't yuh know no better'n to come fussin' round me when I'm broke?
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There's two hundred dollars reward for yuh."

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bawled verb US /bɔːld/

past form of “bawl” — shout loudly and without restraint

From this reading “"Hello, rustler!" bawled Red Kane.”

Chuck verb US /tʃʌk/

throw carelessly

From this reading “UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.”

day's noun US /deɪz/

possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading “UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.”

Hello noun US /həˈloʊ/

an expression of greeting

From this reading “"Hello, rustler!" bawled Red Kane.”

Morgan noun US /ˈmɔːrɡən/

United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)

From this reading “UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.”

parting noun US /ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/

the act of departing politely

From this reading “UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.”

ridge noun US /rɪdʒ/

a long narrow natural elevation or striation

From this reading “UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.”

rustler noun US /ˈrʌslər/

someone who steals livestock (especially cattle)

From this reading “"Hello, rustler!" bawled Red Kane.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

forty-eight hours adjective + noun

In this reading “UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.”

hundred dollars noun + noun counted as “hundred dollar”

In this reading “There's two hundred dollars reward for yuh."”

two hundred noun + noun

being ten more than one hundred ninety

In this reading “There's two hundred dollars reward for yuh."”

dollars reward noun + noun counted as “dollar reward”

In this reading “There's two hundred dollars reward for yuh."”

rode up verb + adjective counted as “ride up”

In this reading “UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

BarnounUS /bɑːr/

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

bawledverbUS /bɔːld/

past form of “bawl” — shout loudly and without restraint

From this reading "Hello, rustler!" bawled Red Kane.

better'n

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Don't yuh know no better'n to come fussin' round me when I'm broke?

brokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/

lacking funds

From this reading "Don't yuh know no better'n to come fussin' round me when I'm broke?

ChuckverbUS /tʃʌk/

throw carelessly

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "Don't yuh know no better'n to come fussin' round me when I'm broke?

CreeknounUS /kriːk/

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

day'snounUS /deɪz/

possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

dollarsnounUS /ˈdɑːlərz/

plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

From this reading There's two hundred dollars reward for yuh."

Don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Don't yuh know no better'n to come fussin' round me when I'm broke?

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There's two hundred dollars reward for yuh."

forty-eightadjective

being eight more than forty

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

fussin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Don't yuh know no better'n to come fussin' round me when I'm broke?

HellonounUS /həˈloʊ/

an expression of greeting

From this reading "Hello, rustler!" bawled Red Kane.

Hockling

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Hockling and Red Kane were unsaddling.

hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading There's two hundred dollars reward for yuh."

I'm

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Don't yuh know no better'n to come fussin' round me when I'm broke?

JohnnynounUS /ˈdʒɑːni/

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

Kane

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Hockling and Red Kane were unsaddling.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "Don't yuh know no better'n to come fussin' round me when I'm broke?

Laguerre

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

line-camp

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

Loudon

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Don't yuh know no better'n to come fussin' round me when I'm broke?

MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/

United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "Don't yuh know no better'n to come fussin' round me when I'm broke?

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

Pack-saddle

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

partingnounUS /ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/

the act of departing politely

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

Ramsay

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

RednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading Hockling and Red Kane were unsaddling.

rewardnounUS /rɪˈwɔːrd/

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

From this reading There's two hundred dollars reward for yuh."

RIDGEnounUS /rɪdʒ/

a long narrow natural elevation or striation

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

rodeverbUS /roʊd/

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

roundnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading "Don't yuh know no better'n to come fussin' round me when I'm broke?

rustlernounUS /ˈrʌslər/

someone who steals livestock (especially cattle)

From this reading "Hello, rustler!" bawled Red Kane.

SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

There's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There's two hundred dollars reward for yuh."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading There's two hundred dollars reward for yuh."

UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

unsaddling

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Hockling and Red Kane were unsaddling.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Hockling and Red Kane were unsaddling.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "Don't yuh know no better'n to come fussin' round me when I'm broke?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading UNDER THE RIDGE At day's end, some forty-eight hours after parting with Johnny Ramsay and Chuck Morgan, Loudon and Laguerre rode up to the Bar S line-camp on Pack-saddle Creek.

yuh

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Don't yuh know no better'n to come fussin' round me when I'm broke?

Chapter 22 of Paradise Bend by William Patterson White holds 553 sentences, grouped into 111 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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Chapter 22 holds 553 sentences of Paradise Bend, unabridged, divided into 111 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 22 of Paradise Bend by William Patterson White exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 553 sentences, grouped into 111 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Vocabulary met early in Paradise Bend

Words and structures a reader meets early in Paradise Bend, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Hidden
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Paradise Bend; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Trails
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Paradise Bend; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Owner
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Lynch
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