Chapter 11 of The Buckaroo of Blue Wells is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Buckaroo of Blue Wells is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Cucumber,” corrected Dug Haley. “I said what I meant!” snapped Porter. “If you wants to correct me on vegetation, you better mean the same thing that I do.” “There’s been enough fightin’,” observed the sheriff. “Did anybody hear what caused Tex to hit Barnhardt?”
Chapter 11 of The Buckaroo of Blue Wells is here in full — 411 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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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading ““Cucumber,” corrected Dug Haley.”
a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit
From this reading ““Cucumber,” corrected Dug Haley.”
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading ““Cucumber,” corrected Dug Haley.”
United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981)
From this reading ““Cucumber,” corrected Dug Haley.”
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading ““I said what I meant!” snapped Porter.”
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading ““There’s been enough fightin’,” observed the sheriff.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading ““I said what I meant!” snapped Porter.”
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading ““If you wants to correct me on vegetation, you better mean the same thing that I do.””
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 ““If you wants to correct me on vegetation, you better mean the same thing that I do.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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any person at all
From this reading “Did anybody hear what caused Tex to hit Barnhardt?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did anybody hear what caused Tex to hit Barnhardt?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There’s been enough fightin’,” observed the sheriff.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “If you wants to correct me on vegetation, you better mean the same thing that I do.”
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading “Did anybody hear what caused Tex to hit Barnhardt?”
make right or correct
From this reading “If you wants to correct me on vegetation, you better mean the same thing that I do.”
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading “Cucumber,” corrected Dug Haley.
a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit
From this reading “Cucumber,” corrected Dug Haley.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did anybody hear what caused Tex to hit Barnhardt?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “If you wants to correct me on vegetation, you better mean the same thing that I do.”
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading “Cucumber,” corrected Dug Haley.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “There’s been enough fightin’,” observed the sheriff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s been enough fightin’,” observed the sheriff.
United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981)
From this reading “Cucumber,” corrected Dug Haley.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Did anybody hear what caused Tex to hit Barnhardt?”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “Did anybody hear what caused Tex to hit Barnhardt?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I said what I meant!” snapped Porter.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you wants to correct me on vegetation, you better mean the same thing that I do.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If you wants to correct me on vegetation, you better mean the same thing that I do.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “If you wants to correct me on vegetation, you better mean the same thing that I do.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I said what I meant!” snapped Porter.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “There’s been enough fightin’,” observed the sheriff.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “If you wants to correct me on vegetation, you better mean the same thing that I do.”
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading “I said what I meant!” snapped Porter.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I said what I meant!” snapped Porter.
Identical; not different.
From this reading “If you wants to correct me on vegetation, you better mean the same thing that I do.”
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “There’s been enough fightin’,” observed the sheriff.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “I said what I meant!” snapped Porter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did anybody hear what caused Tex to hit Barnhardt?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “If you wants to correct me on vegetation, you better mean the same thing that I do.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “If you wants to correct me on vegetation, you better mean the same thing that I do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s been enough fightin’,” observed the sheriff.
a special situation
From this reading “If you wants to correct me on vegetation, you better mean the same thing that I do.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If you wants to correct me on vegetation, you better mean the same thing that I do.”
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading “If you wants to correct me on vegetation, you better mean the same thing that I do.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “If you wants to correct me on vegetation, you better mean the same thing that I do.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I said what I meant!” snapped Porter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you wants to correct me on vegetation, you better mean the same thing that I do.”
Chapter 11 of The Buckaroo of Blue Wells by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle holds 411 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 11 holds 411 sentences of The Buckaroo of Blue Wells, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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