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Chapter 21 of Redskin and Cow-Boy is here in full — 1382 sentences across 277 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE AVENGER. Hugh told the coachman to go back to the hacienda, and to return for him late in the afternoon, and then went in with Sim. The doctor smiled faintly as Hugh sat down beside him and asked how he was getting on. "I am getting on, lad," he said. "I reckon I shall be there before long."
Chapter 21 of Redskin and Cow-Boy is here in full — 1382 sentences across 277 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “Hugh told the coachman to go back to the hacienda, and to return for him late in the afternoon, and then went in with Sim.”
someone who takes vengeance
From this reading “THE AVENGER.”
a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
From this reading “Hugh told the coachman to go back to the hacienda, and to return for him late in the afternoon, and then went in with Sim.”
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading “The doctor smiled faintly as Hugh sat down beside him and asked how he was getting on.”
a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries
From this reading “Hugh told the coachman to go back to the hacienda, and to return for him late in the afternoon, and then went in with Sim.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"I am getting on, lad," he said.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"I reckon I shall be there before long."”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “The doctor smiled faintly as Hugh sat down beside him and asked how he was getting on.”
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In this reading “The doctor smiled faintly as Hugh sat down beside him and asked how he was getting on.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “Hugh told the coachman to go back to the hacienda, and to return for him late in the afternoon, and then went in with Sim.”
In this reading “Hugh told the coachman to go back to the hacienda, and to return for him late in the afternoon, and then went in with Sim.”
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Hugh told the coachman to go back to the hacienda, and to return for him late in the afternoon, and then went in with Sim.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am getting on, lad," he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hugh told the coachman to go back to the hacienda, and to return for him late in the afternoon, and then went in with Sim.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The doctor smiled faintly as Hugh sat down beside him and asked how he was getting on.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The doctor smiled faintly as Hugh sat down beside him and asked how he was getting on.
someone who takes vengeance
From this reading THE AVENGER.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Hugh told the coachman to go back to the hacienda, and to return for him late in the afternoon, and then went in with Sim.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I reckon I shall be there before long."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I reckon I shall be there before long."
next to; at the side of
From this reading The doctor smiled faintly as Hugh sat down beside him and asked how he was getting on.
a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
From this reading Hugh told the coachman to go back to the hacienda, and to return for him late in the afternoon, and then went in with Sim.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor smiled faintly as Hugh sat down beside him and asked how he was getting on.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The doctor smiled faintly as Hugh sat down beside him and asked how he was getting on.
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading The doctor smiled faintly as Hugh sat down beside him and asked how he was getting on.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hugh told the coachman to go back to the hacienda, and to return for him late in the afternoon, and then went in with Sim.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading The doctor smiled faintly as Hugh sat down beside him and asked how he was getting on.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Hugh told the coachman to go back to the hacienda, and to return for him late in the afternoon, and then went in with Sim.
a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries
From this reading Hugh told the coachman to go back to the hacienda, and to return for him late in the afternoon, and then went in with Sim.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The doctor smiled faintly as Hugh sat down beside him and asked how he was getting on.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hugh told the coachman to go back to the hacienda, and to return for him late in the afternoon, and then went in with Sim.
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From this reading The doctor smiled faintly as Hugh sat down beside him and asked how he was getting on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hugh told the coachman to go back to the hacienda, and to return for him late in the afternoon, and then went in with Sim.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am getting on, lad," he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hugh told the coachman to go back to the hacienda, and to return for him late in the afternoon, and then went in with Sim.
a boy or man
From this reading "I am getting on, lad," he said.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Hugh told the coachman to go back to the hacienda, and to return for him late in the afternoon, and then went in with Sim.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "I reckon I shall be there before long."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The doctor smiled faintly as Hugh sat down beside him and asked how he was getting on.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I reckon I shall be there before long."
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Hugh told the coachman to go back to the hacienda, and to return for him late in the afternoon, and then went in with Sim.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am getting on, lad," he said.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The doctor smiled faintly as Hugh sat down beside him and asked how he was getting on.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I reckon I shall be there before long."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hugh told the coachman to go back to the hacienda, and to return for him late in the afternoon, and then went in with Sim.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The doctor smiled faintly as Hugh sat down beside him and asked how he was getting on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AVENGER.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Hugh told the coachman to go back to the hacienda, and to return for him late in the afternoon, and then went in with Sim.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I reckon I shall be there before long."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hugh told the coachman to go back to the hacienda, and to return for him late in the afternoon, and then went in with Sim.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Hugh told the coachman to go back to the hacienda, and to return for him late in the afternoon, and then went in with Sim.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The doctor smiled faintly as Hugh sat down beside him and asked how he was getting on.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Hugh told the coachman to go back to the hacienda, and to return for him late in the afternoon, and then went in with Sim.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hugh told the coachman to go back to the hacienda, and to return for him late in the afternoon, and then went in with Sim.
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