Chapter 5 of Sun Dog loot is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Sun Dog loot is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I didn’t even shoot at your horse,” declared Brick. “No?” Santel’s brows lifted slightly, and a grin twisted his lips. “Well, somebody did, sheriff. My horse is dead—neck broke.”
Chapter 5 of Sun Dog loot is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading ““I didn’t even shoot at your horse,” declared Brick.”
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “Santel’s brows lifted slightly, and a grin twisted his lips.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “Santel’s brows lifted slightly, and a grin twisted his lips.”
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading ““Well, somebody did, sheriff.”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading ““I didn’t even shoot at your horse,” declared Brick.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “Santel’s brows lifted slightly, and a grin twisted his lips.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading ““Well, somebody did, sheriff.”
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading “Santel’s brows lifted slightly, and a grin twisted his lips.”
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 ““I didn’t even shoot at your horse,” declared Brick.”
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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 Santel’s brows lifted slightly, and a grin twisted his lips.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Santel’s brows lifted slightly, and a grin twisted his lips.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I didn’t even shoot at your horse,” declared Brick.
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading “I didn’t even shoot at your horse,” declared Brick.
lacking funds
From this reading My horse is dead—neck broke.”
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Santel’s brows lifted slightly, and a grin twisted his lips.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading My horse is dead—neck broke.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “I didn’t even shoot at your horse,” declared Brick.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Well, somebody did, sheriff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn’t even shoot at your horse,” declared Brick.
divisible by two
From this reading “I didn’t even shoot at your horse,” declared Brick.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Santel’s brows lifted slightly, and a grin twisted his lips.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Santel’s brows lifted slightly, and a grin twisted his lips.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “I didn’t even shoot at your horse,” declared Brick.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I didn’t even shoot at your horse,” declared Brick.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My horse is dead—neck broke.”
held up in the air
From this reading Santel’s brows lifted slightly, and a grin twisted his lips.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Santel’s brows lifted slightly, and a grin twisted his lips.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My horse is dead—neck broke.”
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading My horse is dead—neck broke.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Santel’s brows lifted slightly, and a grin twisted his lips.
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “Well, somebody did, sheriff.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “I didn’t even shoot at your horse,” declared Brick.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Santel’s brows lifted slightly, and a grin twisted his lips.
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Well, somebody did, sheriff.
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading Santel’s brows lifted slightly, and a grin twisted his lips.
(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 “Well, somebody did, sheriff.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I didn’t even shoot at your horse,” declared Brick.
Chapter 5 of Sun Dog loot by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle holds 412 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 5 holds 412 sentences of Sun Dog loot, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Sun Dog loot by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 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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