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Chapter 24 of The Boy Land Boomer is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHASED BY CAVALRY. "Checkmated! By Jove, but this is too bad." Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention. His disappointment was keen.
Chapter 24 of The Boy Land Boomer is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.”
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading “CHASED BY CAVALRY.”
a person who is being chased
From this reading “CHASED BY CAVALRY.”
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading “His disappointment was keen.”
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading “Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.”
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.”
a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma
From this reading “Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.”
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading “Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading By Jove, but this is too bad."
possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading By Jove, but this is too bad."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading CHASED BY CAVALRY.
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading CHASED BY CAVALRY.
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From this reading Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.
a person who is being chased
From this reading CHASED BY CAVALRY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Checkmated!
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading His disappointment was keen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His disappointment was keen.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By Jove, but this is too bad."
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading By Jove, but this is too bad."
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading His disappointment was keen.
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.
a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma
From this reading Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.
cut with a saw
From this reading Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By Jove, but this is too bad."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading By Jove, but this is too bad."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His disappointment was keen.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Such were the words which issued from Pawnee Brown's lip as he swung around and saw the cavalrymen sitting on their horses at attention.
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