Chapter 2 of Random Shots from a Rifleman is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Random Shots from a Rifleman is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PAGE Family Pictures, with select Views of the Estate, fenced with distant Prospects 1 CHAP. II. "No man can tether time or tide, The hour approaches Tam maun ride." And he takes one side step and two front ones on the road to glory 11 CHAP. III.
Chapter 2 of Random Shots from a Rifleman is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “approach” — ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
From this reading “"No man can tether time or tide, The hour approaches Tam maun ride."”
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading “PAGE Family Pictures, with select Views of the Estate, fenced with distant Prospects 1 CHAP.”
past form of “fence” — enclose with a fence
From this reading “PAGE Family Pictures, with select Views of the Estate, fenced with distant Prospects 1 CHAP.”
plural of “prospect” — the possibility of future success
From this reading “PAGE Family Pictures, with select Views of the Estate, fenced with distant Prospects 1 CHAP.”
of superior grade
From this reading “PAGE Family Pictures, with select Views of the Estate, fenced with distant Prospects 1 CHAP.”
a woolen cap of Scottish origin
From this reading “"No man can tether time or tide, The hour approaches Tam maun ride."”
tie with a tether
From this reading “"No man can tether time or tide, The hour approaches Tam maun ride."”
plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “PAGE Family Pictures, with select Views of the Estate, fenced with distant Prospects 1 CHAP.”
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.
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In this reading “PAGE Family Pictures, with select Views of the Estate, fenced with distant Prospects 1 CHAP.”
travelling about
In this reading “And he takes one side step and two front ones on the road to glory 11 CHAP.”
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From this reading PAGE Family Pictures, with select Views of the Estate, fenced with distant Prospects 1 CHAP.
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From this reading And he takes one side step and two front ones on the road to glory 11 CHAP.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he takes one side step and two front ones on the road to glory 11 CHAP.
plural of “approach” — ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
From this reading "No man can tether time or tide, The hour approaches Tam maun ride."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "No man can tether time or tide, The hour approaches Tam maun ride."
a boy or man
From this reading PAGE Family Pictures, with select Views of the Estate, fenced with distant Prospects 1 CHAP.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading PAGE Family Pictures, with select Views of the Estate, fenced with distant Prospects 1 CHAP.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading PAGE Family Pictures, with select Views of the Estate, fenced with distant Prospects 1 CHAP.
a social unit living together
From this reading PAGE Family Pictures, with select Views of the Estate, fenced with distant Prospects 1 CHAP.
past form of “fence” — enclose with a fence
From this reading PAGE Family Pictures, with select Views of the Estate, fenced with distant Prospects 1 CHAP.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading And he takes one side step and two front ones on the road to glory 11 CHAP.
a state of high honor
From this reading And he takes one side step and two front ones on the road to glory 11 CHAP.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he takes one side step and two front ones on the road to glory 11 CHAP.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "No man can tether time or tide, The hour approaches Tam maun ride."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading III.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "No man can tether time or tide, The hour approaches Tam maun ride."
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From this reading "No man can tether time or tide, The hour approaches Tam maun ride."
not any; not one
From this reading "No man can tether time or tide, The hour approaches Tam maun ride."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PAGE Family Pictures, with select Views of the Estate, fenced with distant Prospects 1 CHAP.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And he takes one side step and two front ones on the road to glory 11 CHAP.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And he takes one side step and two front ones on the road to glory 11 CHAP.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading And he takes one side step and two front ones on the road to glory 11 CHAP.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "No man can tether time or tide, The hour approaches Tam maun ride."
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading PAGE Family Pictures, with select Views of the Estate, fenced with distant Prospects 1 CHAP.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading PAGE Family Pictures, with select Views of the Estate, fenced with distant Prospects 1 CHAP.
plural of “prospect” — the possibility of future success
From this reading PAGE Family Pictures, with select Views of the Estate, fenced with distant Prospects 1 CHAP.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "No man can tether time or tide, The hour approaches Tam maun ride."
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading And he takes one side step and two front ones on the road to glory 11 CHAP.
of superior grade
From this reading PAGE Family Pictures, with select Views of the Estate, fenced with distant Prospects 1 CHAP.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading And he takes one side step and two front ones on the road to glory 11 CHAP.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading And he takes one side step and two front ones on the road to glory 11 CHAP.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading And he takes one side step and two front ones on the road to glory 11 CHAP.
a woolen cap of Scottish origin
From this reading "No man can tether time or tide, The hour approaches Tam maun ride."
tie with a tether
From this reading "No man can tether time or tide, The hour approaches Tam maun ride."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PAGE Family Pictures, with select Views of the Estate, fenced with distant Prospects 1 CHAP.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading "No man can tether time or tide, The hour approaches Tam maun ride."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "No man can tether time or tide, The hour approaches Tam maun ride."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And he takes one side step and two front ones on the road to glory 11 CHAP.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading And he takes one side step and two front ones on the road to glory 11 CHAP.
plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading PAGE Family Pictures, with select Views of the Estate, fenced with distant Prospects 1 CHAP.
in the company of; together with
From this reading PAGE Family Pictures, with select Views of the Estate, fenced with distant Prospects 1 CHAP.
Chapter 2 of Random Shots from a Rifleman by J. (John) Kincaid holds 46 sentences, grouped into 10 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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