Chapter 16 of Prentice Mulford's story is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Prentice Mulford's story is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COW FEVER. About this time (1861) a cow fever began to rage throughout the State. It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle. The cow fever reached the seclusion of Swett’s Bar. We invested all our spare cash in cows and waited for results.
Chapter 16 of Prentice Mulford's story is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading “We invested all our spare cash in cows and waited for results.”
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading “THE COW FEVER.”
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “We invested all our spare cash in cows and waited for results.”
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.”
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading “It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.”
past form of “invest” — make an investment
From this reading “We invested all our spare cash in cows and waited for results.”
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “We invested all our spare cash in cows and waited for results.”
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading “The cow fever reached the seclusion of Swett’s Bar.”
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In this reading “We invested all our spare cash in cows and waited for results.”
In this reading “It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.”
In this reading “It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.”
keep or lay aside for future use
In this reading “It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.”
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From this reading About this time (1861) a cow fever began to rage throughout the State.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading About this time (1861) a cow fever began to rage throughout the State.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About this time (1861) a cow fever began to rage throughout the State.
(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 We invested all our spare cash in cows and waited for results.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading The cow fever reached the seclusion of Swett’s Bar.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading About this time (1861) a cow fever began to rage throughout the State.
the act of burning something
From this reading It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading We invested all our spare cash in cows and waited for results.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading THE COW FEVER.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading We invested all our spare cash in cows and waited for results.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading THE COW FEVER.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We invested all our spare cash in cows and waited for results.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.
past form of “invest” — make an investment
From this reading We invested all our spare cash in cows and waited for results.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.
conformity or harmony
From this reading It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We invested all our spare cash in cows and waited for results.
a course of conduct
From this reading It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading About this time (1861) a cow fever began to rage throughout the State.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The cow fever reached the seclusion of Swett’s Bar.
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading We invested all our spare cash in cows and waited for results.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading The cow fever reached the seclusion of Swett’s Bar.
refrain from harming
From this reading We invested all our spare cash in cows and waited for results.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading About this time (1861) a cow fever began to rage throughout the State.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cow fever reached the seclusion of Swett’s Bar.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COW FEVER.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading About this time (1861) a cow fever began to rage throughout the State.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading About this time (1861) a cow fever began to rage throughout the State.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading About this time (1861) a cow fever began to rage throughout the State.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About this time (1861) a cow fever began to rage throughout the State.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading We invested all our spare cash in cows and waited for results.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We invested all our spare cash in cows and waited for results.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It got hold of people, and impressed them with a burning idea that the road to fortune was a cow path, and that fortunes lay in keeping cattle.
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