Chapter 7 of The Buckaroo of Blue Wells is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Buckaroo of Blue Wells is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, he got shot,” said Johnny bluntly. “Shot?” Marion jerked forward. “Did somebody—not dead?” “He ain’t badly hurt, ma’am,” said Hashknife.
Chapter 7 of The Buckaroo of Blue Wells is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to a severe or serious degree
From this reading ““He ain’t badly hurt, ma’am,” said Hashknife.”
in a blunt direct manner
From this reading ““Well, he got shot,” said Johnny bluntly.”
be the source of pain
From this reading ““He ain’t badly hurt, ma’am,” said Hashknife.”
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading “Marion jerked forward.”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading ““Well, he got shot,” said Johnny bluntly.”
a woman of refinement
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading ““Well, he got shot,” said Johnny bluntly.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading ““Did somebody—not dead?””
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From this reading “He ain’t badly hurt, ma’am,” said Hashknife.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “He ain’t badly hurt, ma’am,” said Hashknife.
in a blunt direct manner
From this reading “Well, he got shot,” said Johnny bluntly.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “Did somebody—not dead?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did somebody—not dead?”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Marion jerked forward.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Well, he got shot,” said Johnny bluntly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He ain’t badly hurt, ma’am,” said Hashknife.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, he got shot,” said Johnny bluntly.
be the source of pain
From this reading “He ain’t badly hurt, ma’am,” said Hashknife.
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading Marion jerked forward.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “Well, he got shot,” said Johnny bluntly.
a woman of refinement
From this reading “He ain’t badly hurt, ma’am,” said Hashknife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marion jerked forward.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Did somebody—not dead?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, he got shot,” said Johnny bluntly.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “Well, he got shot,” said Johnny bluntly.
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Did somebody—not dead?”
(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, he got shot,” said Johnny bluntly.
Chapter 7 of The Buckaroo of Blue Wells by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 7 holds 394 sentences of The Buckaroo of Blue Wells, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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