Chapter 3 of Slim Evans and His Horse Lightning is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Slim Evans and His Horse Lightning is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Tell you what, Slim. If you ever lose your horse again, come on over to the Circle Four. You’ll probably find that I’ve stolen her. Why, she’s the finest horse in the cow country.” “Or any other country,” added Slim proudly.
Chapter 3 of Slim Evans and His Horse Lightning is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “If you ever lose your horse again, come on over to the Circle Four.”
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading “Why, she’s the finest horse in the cow country.””
superlative of “fine” — being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “Why, she’s the finest horse in the cow country.””
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “If you ever lose your horse again, come on over to the Circle Four.”
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “You’ll probably find that I’ve stolen her.”
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading ““Or any other country,” added Slim proudly.”
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading ““Tell you what, Slim.”
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading “You’ll probably find that I’ve stolen her.”
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 “Why, she’s the finest horse in the cow country.””
In this reading ““Or any other country,” added Slim proudly.”
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “Or any other country,” added Slim proudly.
anew
From this reading If you ever lose your horse again, come on over to the Circle Four.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Or any other country,” added Slim proudly.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading If you ever lose your horse again, come on over to the Circle Four.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If you ever lose your horse again, come on over to the Circle Four.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Why, she’s the finest horse in the cow country.”
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading Why, she’s the finest horse in the cow country.”
at any time
From this reading If you ever lose your horse again, come on over to the Circle Four.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading You’ll probably find that I’ve stolen her.
superlative of “fine” — being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Why, she’s the finest horse in the cow country.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading If you ever lose your horse again, come on over to the Circle Four.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You’ll probably find that I’ve stolen her.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading If you ever lose your horse again, come on over to the Circle Four.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ll probably find that I’ve stolen her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you ever lose your horse again, come on over to the Circle Four.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why, she’s the finest horse in the cow country.”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading If you ever lose your horse again, come on over to the Circle Four.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If you ever lose your horse again, come on over to the Circle Four.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Or any other country,” added Slim proudly.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Or any other country,” added Slim proudly.
above and across; more than
From this reading If you ever lose your horse again, come on over to the Circle Four.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading You’ll probably find that I’ve stolen her.
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading “Or any other country,” added Slim proudly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, she’s the finest horse in the cow country.”
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading “Tell you what, Slim.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading You’ll probably find that I’ve stolen her.
express in words
From this reading “Tell you what, Slim.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You’ll probably find that I’ve stolen her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If you ever lose your horse again, come on over to the Circle Four.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you ever lose your horse again, come on over to the Circle Four.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Tell you what, Slim.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, she’s the finest horse in the cow country.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Tell you what, Slim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ll probably find that I’ve stolen her.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you ever lose your horse again, come on over to the Circle Four.
Chapter 3 of Slim Evans and His Horse Lightning by Graham M. Dean holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 3 holds 415 sentences of Slim Evans and His Horse Lightning, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Slim Evans and His Horse Lightning by Graham M. Dean exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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