Chapter 5 of Rebel Spurs is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Rebel Spurs is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Any chance they’ll push a star after you here?" "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones. They’s sittin’ tight an’ gittin’ fat right there." "Then it’s all set." Drew tossed Anse a towel.
Chapter 5 of Rebel Spurs is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading “"No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.”
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading “"No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.”
plural of “buzzard” — a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States
From this reading “"No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “"No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.”
move with force
From this reading “"Any chance they’ll push a star after you here?"”
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading “They’s sittin’ tight an’ gittin’ fat right there."”
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “Drew tossed Anse a towel.”
a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
From this reading “Drew tossed Anse a towel.”
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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 "Any chance they’ll push a star after you here?"
later than; following
From this reading "Any chance they’ll push a star after you here?"
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From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
(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 "Then it’s all set."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They’s sittin’ tight an’ gittin’ fat right there."
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From this reading Drew tossed Anse a towel.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Any chance they’ll push a star after you here?"
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From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
plural of “buzzard” — a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "Any chance they’ll push a star after you here?"
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Drew tossed Anse a towel.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading They’s sittin’ tight an’ gittin’ fat right there."
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From this reading They’s sittin’ tight an’ gittin’ fat right there."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Any chance they’ll push a star after you here?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then it’s all set."
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From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
not any; not one
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
select carefully from a group
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
move with force
From this reading "Any chance they’ll push a star after you here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
precisely, exactly
From this reading They’s sittin’ tight an’ gittin’ fat right there."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Then it’s all set."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’s sittin’ tight an’ gittin’ fat right there."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading "Any chance they’ll push a star after you here?"
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then it’s all set."
in or at that place or location
From this reading They’s sittin’ tight an’ gittin’ fat right there."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Any chance they’ll push a star after you here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’s sittin’ tight an’ gittin’ fat right there."
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading They’s sittin’ tight an’ gittin’ fat right there."
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading Drew tossed Anse a towel.
a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
From this reading Drew tossed Anse a towel.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "No. I’m jus’ small stuff, not worth botherin’ ’bout by their reckonin’, now I ain’t got anythin’ left them buzzards can pick offen m’ bones.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Any chance they’ll push a star after you here?"
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