Chapter 8 of Scott Burton on the Range is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Scott Burton on the Range is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LITTLE DETECTIVE WORK “How long have you been on the job?” Baxter asked between bites. “About a week now,” Scott replied. “Oh, sure,” Baxter exclaimed, “I knew that. Of course we all heard how you bought and rode Jed Clark’s horse.
Chapter 8 of Scott Burton on the Range is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bite” — a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
From this reading “Baxter asked between bites.”
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “Of course we all heard how you bought and rode Jed Clark’s horse.”
possessive form of “clark” — United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “A LITTLE DETECTIVE WORK “How long have you been on the job?””
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “A LITTLE DETECTIVE WORK “How long have you been on the job?””
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “Of course we all heard how you bought and rode Jed Clark’s horse.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading ““About a week now,” Scott replied.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading ““About a week now,” Scott replied.”
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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as might be expected
In this reading “Of course we all heard how you bought and rode Jed Clark’s horse.”
In this reading ““About a week now,” Scott replied.”
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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 A LITTLE DETECTIVE WORK “How long have you been on the job?”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “About a week now,” Scott replied.
(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 Of course we all heard how you bought and rode Jed Clark’s horse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of course we all heard how you bought and rode Jed Clark’s horse.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Baxter asked between bites.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Baxter asked between bites.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A LITTLE DETECTIVE WORK “How long have you been on the job?”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Baxter asked between bites.
plural of “bite” — a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
From this reading Baxter asked between bites.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Of course we all heard how you bought and rode Jed Clark’s horse.
possessive form of “clark” — United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading Of course we all heard how you bought and rode Jed Clark’s horse.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course we all heard how you bought and rode Jed Clark’s horse.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading A LITTLE DETECTIVE WORK “How long have you been on the job?”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Oh, sure,” Baxter exclaimed, “I knew that.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A LITTLE DETECTIVE WORK “How long have you been on the job?”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Of course we all heard how you bought and rode Jed Clark’s horse.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Of course we all heard how you bought and rode Jed Clark’s horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LITTLE DETECTIVE WORK “How long have you been on the job?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, sure,” Baxter exclaimed, “I knew that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course we all heard how you bought and rode Jed Clark’s horse.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading A LITTLE DETECTIVE WORK “How long have you been on the job?”
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Oh, sure,” Baxter exclaimed, “I knew that.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A LITTLE DETECTIVE WORK “How long have you been on the job?”
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 A LITTLE DETECTIVE WORK “How long have you been on the job?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “About a week now,” Scott replied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course we all heard how you bought and rode Jed Clark’s horse.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, sure,” Baxter exclaimed, “I knew that.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A LITTLE DETECTIVE WORK “How long have you been on the job?”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “About a week now,” Scott replied.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Of course we all heard how you bought and rode Jed Clark’s horse.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “About a week now,” Scott replied.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Oh, sure,” Baxter exclaimed, “I knew that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, sure,” Baxter exclaimed, “I knew that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LITTLE DETECTIVE WORK “How long have you been on the job?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Of course we all heard how you bought and rode Jed Clark’s horse.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “About a week now,” Scott replied.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading A LITTLE DETECTIVE WORK “How long have you been on the job?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A LITTLE DETECTIVE WORK “How long have you been on the job?”
Chapter 8 of Scott Burton on the Range by Edward G. (Edward Gheen) Cheyney holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
Chapter 8 holds 183 sentences of Scott Burton on the Range, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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