Chapter 4 of Slim Evans and His Horse Lightning is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Slim Evans and His Horse Lightning is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Don’t believe I know your name or did I miss it coming downstairs?” “I didn’t mention it. Name’s Evans, Slim Evans. My pardner’s Chuck Meade.” “Glad to know you.
Chapter 4 of Slim Evans and His Horse Lightning is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
throw carelessly
From this reading “My pardner’s Chuck Meade.””
on a floor below
From this reading ““Don’t believe I know your name or did I miss it coming downstairs?””
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading “Name’s Evans, Slim Evans.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading ““Glad to know you.”
English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (1907-1995)
From this reading “My pardner’s Chuck Meade.””
make reference to
From this reading ““I didn’t mention it.”
possessive form of “name” — a language unit by which a person or thing is known
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading “Name’s Evans, Slim Evans.”
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.
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “Don’t believe I know your name or did I miss it coming downstairs?”
throw carelessly
From this reading My pardner’s Chuck Meade.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Don’t believe I know your name or did I miss it coming downstairs?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Don’t believe I know your name or did I miss it coming downstairs?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn’t mention it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t believe I know your name or did I miss it coming downstairs?”
on a floor below
From this reading “Don’t believe I know your name or did I miss it coming downstairs?”
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading Name’s Evans, Slim Evans.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “Glad to know you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Don’t believe I know your name or did I miss it coming downstairs?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Don’t believe I know your name or did I miss it coming downstairs?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Don’t believe I know your name or did I miss it coming downstairs?”
English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (1907-1995)
From this reading My pardner’s Chuck Meade.”
make reference to
From this reading “I didn’t mention it.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Don’t believe I know your name or did I miss it coming downstairs?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My pardner’s Chuck Meade.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Don’t believe I know your name or did I miss it coming downstairs?”
possessive form of “name” — a language unit by which a person or thing is known
From this reading Name’s Evans, Slim Evans.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Don’t believe I know your name or did I miss it coming downstairs?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My pardner’s Chuck Meade.”
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Name’s Evans, Slim Evans.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Glad to know you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Glad to know you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t believe I know your name or did I miss it coming downstairs?”
Chapter 4 of Slim Evans and His Horse Lightning by Graham M. Dean holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 4 holds 419 sentences of Slim Evans and His Horse Lightning, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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