Chapter 16 of Partners of Chance is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of Partners of Chance is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THAT MESCAL "The man who had your horses?" queried Bartley. Cheyenne nodded. "The one at the end of the bar. The hombre next to him is Lawson, who claims he bought my hosses from a Mexican, down here. Lawson is the one that is huntin' trouble.
Chapter 16 of Partners of Chance is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “"The one at the end of the bar.”
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “The hombre next to him is Lawson, who claims he bought my hosses from a Mexican, down here.”
the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the southeastern corner of the state
From this reading “Cheyenne nodded.”
plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading “The hombre next to him is Lawson, who claims he bought my hosses from a Mexican, down here.”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “The hombre next to him is Lawson, who claims he bought my hosses from a Mexican, down here.”
a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading “The hombre next to him is Lawson, who claims he bought my hosses from a Mexican, down here.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Cheyenne nodded.”
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “THAT MESCAL "The man who had your horses?" queried Bartley.”
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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 The hombre next to him is Lawson, who claims he bought my hosses from a Mexican, down here.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The one at the end of the bar.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading "The one at the end of the bar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THAT MESCAL "The man who had your horses?" queried Bartley.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading The hombre next to him is Lawson, who claims he bought my hosses from a Mexican, down here.
the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the southeastern corner of the state
From this reading Cheyenne nodded.
plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading The hombre next to him is Lawson, who claims he bought my hosses from a Mexican, down here.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The hombre next to him is Lawson, who claims he bought my hosses from a Mexican, down here.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "The one at the end of the bar.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The hombre next to him is Lawson, who claims he bought my hosses from a Mexican, down here.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THAT MESCAL "The man who had your horses?" queried Bartley.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The hombre next to him is Lawson, who claims he bought my hosses from a Mexican, down here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The hombre next to him is Lawson, who claims he bought my hosses from a Mexican, down here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The hombre next to him is Lawson, who claims he bought my hosses from a Mexican, down here.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading The hombre next to him is Lawson, who claims he bought my hosses from a Mexican, down here.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading THAT MESCAL "The man who had your horses?" queried Bartley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hombre next to him is Lawson, who claims he bought my hosses from a Mexican, down here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lawson is the one that is huntin' trouble.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hombre next to him is Lawson, who claims he bought my hosses from a Mexican, down here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hombre next to him is Lawson, who claims he bought my hosses from a Mexican, down here.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THAT MESCAL "The man who had your horses?" queried Bartley.
a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons
From this reading THAT MESCAL "The man who had your horses?" queried Bartley.
a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading The hombre next to him is Lawson, who claims he bought my hosses from a Mexican, down here.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The hombre next to him is Lawson, who claims he bought my hosses from a Mexican, down here.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The hombre next to him is Lawson, who claims he bought my hosses from a Mexican, down here.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Cheyenne nodded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The one at the end of the bar.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The one at the end of the bar.
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading THAT MESCAL "The man who had your horses?" queried Bartley.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAT MESCAL "The man who had your horses?" queried Bartley.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THAT MESCAL "The man who had your horses?" queried Bartley.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hombre next to him is Lawson, who claims he bought my hosses from a Mexican, down here.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Lawson is the one that is huntin' trouble.
which person or people
From this reading THAT MESCAL "The man who had your horses?" queried Bartley.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THAT MESCAL "The man who had your horses?" queried Bartley.
Chapter 16 of Partners of Chance by Henry Herbert Knibbs holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 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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