Chapter 10 of Red Men and White is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Red Men and White is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Cinco dragones y un cabo, Y un gato de sacristan." That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it. Liked it. Now American songs had some sense: "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
Chapter 10 of Red Men and White is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body
From this reading “"They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."”
the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
From this reading “"They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."”
plural of “drive” — the act of applying force to propel something
From this reading “"They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."”
plural of “mexican” — a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading “That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.”
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading “"They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."”
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading “Now American songs had some sense:”
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading “"They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."”
sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative
From this reading “"They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."”
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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 "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Now American songs had some sense:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cinco dragones y un cabo, Y un gato de sacristan."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cinco dragones y un cabo, Y un gato de sacristan."
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Cinco dragones y un cabo, Y un gato de sacristan."
the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cinco dragones y un cabo, Y un gato de sacristan."
plural of “drive” — the act of applying force to propel something
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
one or the other of two
From this reading That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
set up or found
From this reading That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cinco dragones y un cabo, Y un gato de sacristan."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now American songs had some sense:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Liked it.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.
plural of “mexican” — a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
not any; not one
From this reading That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now American songs had some sense:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
From this reading "Cinco dragones y un cabo, Y un gato de sacristan."
a general conscious awareness
From this reading That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Now American songs had some sense:
a thing, without saying which
From this reading That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading Now American songs had some sense:
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That made no sense either; but Mexicans found something in it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading "Cinco dragones y un cabo, Y un gato de sacristan."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative
From this reading "They bathed his head in vinegar To fetch him up to time, And now he drives a mule team on The Denver City line."
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading "Cinco dragones y un cabo, Y un gato de sacristan."
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