Chapter 15 of Scott Burton on the Range is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Scott Burton on the Range is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MAN HUNT “Gee,” Baxter exclaimed when he heard the story. “You certainly are the lucky one. All that doing in your first week. It’s more excitement than I have had in the past two years.” “It has been pretty good fun,” Scott admitted, “but I suppose it will seem slow now that it is all over.”
Chapter 15 of Scott Burton on the Range is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading ““It has been pretty good fun,” Scott admitted, “but I suppose it will seem slow now that it is all over.””
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “It’s more excitement than I have had in the past two years.””
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading ““It has been pretty good fun,” Scott admitted, “but I suppose it will seem slow now that it is all over.””
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “THE MAN HUNT “Gee,” Baxter exclaimed when he heard the story.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “THE MAN HUNT “Gee,” Baxter exclaimed when he heard the story.”
occurring by chance
From this reading ““You certainly are the lucky one.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading ““It has been pretty good fun,” Scott admitted, “but I suppose it will seem slow now that it is all over.””
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading ““It has been pretty good fun,” Scott admitted, “but I suppose it will seem slow now that it is all over.””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “It’s more excitement than I have had in the past two years.””
In this reading “All that doing in your first week.”
In this reading “It’s more excitement than I have had in the past two years.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “It has been pretty good fun,” Scott admitted, “but I suppose it will seem slow now that it is all over.”
(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 All that doing in your first week.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You certainly are the lucky one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAN HUNT “Gee,” Baxter exclaimed when he heard the story.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It has been pretty good fun,” Scott admitted, “but I suppose it will seem slow now that it is all over.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “It has been pretty good fun,” Scott admitted, “but I suppose it will seem slow now that it is all over.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “You certainly are the lucky one.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading All that doing in your first week.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading It’s more excitement than I have had in the past two years.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading THE MAN HUNT “Gee,” Baxter exclaimed when he heard the story.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading All that doing in your first week.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “It has been pretty good fun,” Scott admitted, “but I suppose it will seem slow now that it is all over.”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading THE MAN HUNT “Gee,” Baxter exclaimed when he heard the story.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “It has been pretty good fun,” Scott admitted, “but I suppose it will seem slow now that it is all over.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It’s more excitement than I have had in the past two years.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It has been pretty good fun,” Scott admitted, “but I suppose it will seem slow now that it is all over.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It’s more excitement than I have had in the past two years.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MAN HUNT “Gee,” Baxter exclaimed when he heard the story.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading THE MAN HUNT “Gee,” Baxter exclaimed when he heard the story.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading THE MAN HUNT “Gee,” Baxter exclaimed when he heard the story.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It’s more excitement than I have had in the past two years.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All that doing in your first week.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It has been pretty good fun,” Scott admitted, “but I suppose it will seem slow now that it is all over.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It has been pretty good fun,” Scott admitted, “but I suppose it will seem slow now that it is all over.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s more excitement than I have had in the past two years.”
occurring by chance
From this reading “You certainly are the lucky one.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MAN HUNT “Gee,” Baxter exclaimed when he heard the story.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It’s more excitement than I have had in the past two years.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “It has been pretty good fun,” Scott admitted, “but I suppose it will seem slow now that it is all over.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You certainly are the lucky one.
above and across; more than
From this reading “It has been pretty good fun,” Scott admitted, “but I suppose it will seem slow now that it is all over.”
the time that has elapsed
From this reading It’s more excitement than I have had in the past two years.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “It has been pretty good fun,” Scott admitted, “but I suppose it will seem slow now that it is all over.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “It has been pretty good fun,” Scott admitted, “but I suppose it will seem slow now that it is all over.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It has been pretty good fun,” Scott admitted, “but I suppose it will seem slow now that it is all over.”
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading “It has been pretty good fun,” Scott admitted, “but I suppose it will seem slow now that it is all over.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE MAN HUNT “Gee,” Baxter exclaimed when he heard the story.
express a supposition
From this reading “It has been pretty good fun,” Scott admitted, “but I suppose it will seem slow now that it is all over.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It’s more excitement than I have had in the past two years.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that doing in your first week.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN HUNT “Gee,” Baxter exclaimed when he heard the story.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It’s more excitement than I have had in the past two years.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading All that doing in your first week.
at the time that
From this reading THE MAN HUNT “Gee,” Baxter exclaimed when he heard the story.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “It has been pretty good fun,” Scott admitted, “but I suppose it will seem slow now that it is all over.”
a late time of life
From this reading It’s more excitement than I have had in the past two years.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You certainly are the lucky one.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading All that doing in your first week.
Chapter 15 of Scott Burton on the Range by Edward G. (Edward Gheen) Cheyney holds 235 sentences, grouped into 47 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.
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