Chapter 12 of The Buckaroo of Blue Wells is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Buckaroo of Blue Wells is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Pretty good,” she said. “You go quick.” They ran back to the stable and saddled their horses. The horses seemed to sense the need of speed, and the two boys mounted on the run. Sleepy stood in his stirrups, his lips opened in a soundless yell.
Chapter 12 of The Buckaroo of Blue Wells is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading “The horses seemed to sense the need of speed, and the two boys mounted on the run.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading ““You go quick.””
having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal
From this reading “They ran back to the stable and saddled their horses.”
ready to fall asleep
From this reading “Sleepy stood in his stirrups, his lips opened in a soundless yell.”
move hurridly
From this reading “The horses seemed to sense the need of speed, and the two boys mounted on the run.”
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading “They ran back to the stable and saddled their horses.”
plural of “stirrup” — support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
From this reading “Sleepy stood in his stirrups, his lips opened in a soundless yell.”
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “Sleepy stood in his stirrups, his lips opened in a soundless yell.”
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 “They ran back to the stable and saddled their horses.”
In this reading “The horses seemed to sense the need of speed, and the two boys mounted on the run.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sleepy stood in his stirrups, his lips opened in a soundless yell.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They ran back to the stable and saddled their horses.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They ran back to the stable and saddled their horses.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The horses seemed to sense the need of speed, and the two boys mounted on the run.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “You go quick.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Pretty good,” she said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sleepy stood in his stirrups, his lips opened in a soundless yell.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading They ran back to the stable and saddled their horses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sleepy stood in his stirrups, his lips opened in a soundless yell.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Sleepy stood in his stirrups, his lips opened in a soundless yell.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading The horses seemed to sense the need of speed, and the two boys mounted on the run.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading The horses seemed to sense the need of speed, and the two boys mounted on the run.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The horses seemed to sense the need of speed, and the two boys mounted on the run.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The horses seemed to sense the need of speed, and the two boys mounted on the run.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Sleepy stood in his stirrups, his lips opened in a soundless yell.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “Pretty good,” she said.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “You go quick.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading They ran back to the stable and saddled their horses.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The horses seemed to sense the need of speed, and the two boys mounted on the run.
having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal
From this reading They ran back to the stable and saddled their horses.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Pretty good,” she said.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The horses seemed to sense the need of speed, and the two boys mounted on the run.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The horses seemed to sense the need of speed, and the two boys mounted on the run.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Pretty good,” she said.
ready to fall asleep
From this reading Sleepy stood in his stirrups, his lips opened in a soundless yell.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Sleepy stood in his stirrups, his lips opened in a soundless yell.
move hurridly
From this reading The horses seemed to sense the need of speed, and the two boys mounted on the run.
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading They ran back to the stable and saddled their horses.
plural of “stirrup” — support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
From this reading Sleepy stood in his stirrups, his lips opened in a soundless yell.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Sleepy stood in his stirrups, his lips opened in a soundless yell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They ran back to the stable and saddled their horses.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They ran back to the stable and saddled their horses.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They ran back to the stable and saddled their horses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They ran back to the stable and saddled their horses.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The horses seemed to sense the need of speed, and the two boys mounted on the run.
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Sleepy stood in his stirrups, his lips opened in a soundless yell.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You go quick.”
Chapter 12 of The Buckaroo of Blue Wells by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 12 holds 406 sentences of The Buckaroo of Blue Wells, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Buckaroo of Blue Wells by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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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