Chapter 6 of Rowdy of the Cross L is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Rowdy of the Cross L is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River. “What?” Rowdy, still prone to day-dreams of matters domestic, came back reluctantly to reality, and inspected his bait. “Oh, come alive! I mean the horse round-up.
Chapter 6 of Rowdy of the Cross L is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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harass with persistent criticism or carping
From this reading “Rowdy, still prone to day-dreams of matters domestic, came back reluctantly to reality, and inspected his bait.”
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading “Rowdy, still prone to day-dreams of matters domestic, came back reluctantly to reality, and inspected his bait.”
past form of “inspect” — look over carefully
From this reading “Rowdy, still prone to day-dreams of matters domestic, came back reluctantly to reality, and inspected his bait.”
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading ““I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.”
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading ““I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.”
having a tendency (to); often used in combination
From this reading “Rowdy, still prone to day-dreams of matters domestic, came back reluctantly to reality, and inspected his bait.”
with reluctance
From this reading “Rowdy, still prone to day-dreams of matters domestic, came back reluctantly to reality, and inspected his bait.”
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “Rowdy, still prone to day-dreams of matters domestic, came back reluctantly to reality, and inspected his bait.”
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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 “I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
later than; following
From this reading “I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
possessing life
From this reading “Oh, come alive!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rowdy, still prone to day-dreams of matters domestic, came back reluctantly to reality, and inspected his bait.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Rowdy, still prone to day-dreams of matters domestic, came back reluctantly to reality, and inspected his bait.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
harass with persistent criticism or carping
From this reading Rowdy, still prone to day-dreams of matters domestic, came back reluctantly to reality, and inspected his bait.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Rowdy, still prone to day-dreams of matters domestic, came back reluctantly to reality, and inspected his bait.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Oh, come alive!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rowdy, still prone to day-dreams of matters domestic, came back reluctantly to reality, and inspected his bait.
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading Rowdy, still prone to day-dreams of matters domestic, came back reluctantly to reality, and inspected his bait.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rowdy, still prone to day-dreams of matters domestic, came back reluctantly to reality, and inspected his bait.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I mean the horse round-up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
past form of “inspect” — look over carefully
From this reading Rowdy, still prone to day-dreams of matters domestic, came back reluctantly to reality, and inspected his bait.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
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 call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Rowdy, still prone to day-dreams of matters domestic, came back reluctantly to reality, and inspected his bait.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I mean the horse round-up.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading “I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading “I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rowdy, still prone to day-dreams of matters domestic, came back reluctantly to reality, and inspected his bait.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, come alive!
above and across; more than
From this reading “I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
a light shade of red
From this reading “I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
having a tendency (to); often used in combination
From this reading Rowdy, still prone to day-dreams of matters domestic, came back reluctantly to reality, and inspected his bait.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading Rowdy, still prone to day-dreams of matters domestic, came back reluctantly to reality, and inspected his bait.
with reluctance
From this reading Rowdy, still prone to day-dreams of matters domestic, came back reluctantly to reality, and inspected his bait.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I mean the horse round-up.
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading Rowdy, still prone to day-dreams of matters domestic, came back reluctantly to reality, and inspected his bait.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
not in physical motion
From this reading Rowdy, still prone to day-dreams of matters domestic, came back reluctantly to reality, and inspected his bait.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
hard to endure
From this reading “I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “I call that a bad job well done,” Pink remarked, after a long silence, as he gave over trying to catch a fish in the muddy Milk River.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What?”
Chapter 6 of Rowdy of the Cross L by B. M. Bower holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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