Chapter 4 of Tall tales from Texas is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Tall tales from Texas is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Jest wait,” said Joe. “Jest wait; have I said he wasn’t? Them was the other kids. “As I was about to say, they crossed the river and camped for the night. That was in Texas, savvy.
Chapter 4 of Tall tales from Texas is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent
From this reading ““As I was about to say, they crossed the river and camped for the night.”
placed crosswise
From this reading ““As I was about to say, they crossed the river and camped for the night.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading ““Jest wait,” said Joe.”
plural of “kid” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “Them was the other kids.”
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading ““As I was about to say, they crossed the river and camped for the night.”
get the meaning of something
From this reading “That was in Texas, savvy.”
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading “That was in Texas, savvy.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading ““Jest wait,” said Joe.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “As I was about to say, they crossed the river and camped for the night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “As I was about to say, they crossed the river and camped for the night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As I was about to say, they crossed the river and camped for the night.
past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent
From this reading “As I was about to say, they crossed the river and camped for the night.
placed crosswise
From this reading “As I was about to say, they crossed the river and camped for the night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “As I was about to say, they crossed the river and camped for the night.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Jest wait; have I said he wasn’t?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Jest wait; have I said he wasn’t?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Jest wait; have I said he wasn’t?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That was in Texas, savvy.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “Jest wait,” said Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Jest wait,” said Joe.
plural of “kid” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Them was the other kids.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “As I was about to say, they crossed the river and camped for the night.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Them was the other kids.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “As I was about to say, they crossed the river and camped for the night.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Jest wait,” said Joe.
get the meaning of something
From this reading That was in Texas, savvy.
express in words
From this reading “As I was about to say, they crossed the river and camped for the night.
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading That was in Texas, savvy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was in Texas, savvy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Them was the other kids.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Them was the other kids.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “As I was about to say, they crossed the river and camped for the night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “As I was about to say, they crossed the river and camped for the night.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Jest wait,” said Joe.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Them was the other kids.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Jest wait; have I said he wasn’t?
Chapter 4 of Tall tales from Texas by Mody C. (Mody Coggin) Boatright holds 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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 442 sentences of Tall tales from Texas, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Tall tales from Texas by Mody C. (Mody Coggin) Boatright exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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.
Work through the 89 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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