Chapter 11 of The Buffalo Runners is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Buffalo Runners is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"This is all very sad, La Certe," said Dan, in a tone of sympathy. "What does she remonstrate about?" "About my laziness! She does it very kindly, very gently--so like her old self!--but she _does_ it. She says, `Husband; we have gone on this way too long.
Chapter 11 of The Buffalo Runners is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a gradual manner
From this reading “She does it very kindly, very gently--so like her old self!--but she _does_ it.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “She says, `Husband; we have gone on this way too long.”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “She does it very kindly, very gently--so like her old self!--but she _does_ it.”
inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
From this reading “"About my laziness!”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “"This is all very sad, La Certe," said Dan, in a tone of sympathy.”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “She does it very kindly, very gently--so like her old self!--but she _does_ it.”
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading “"This is all very sad, La Certe," said Dan, in a tone of sympathy.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “"This is all very sad, La Certe," said Dan, in a tone of sympathy.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "This is all very sad, La Certe," said Dan, in a tone of sympathy.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What does she remonstrate about?"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "This is all very sad, La Certe," said Dan, in a tone of sympathy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She does it very kindly, very gently--so like her old self!--but she _does_ it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is all very sad, La Certe," said Dan, in a tone of sympathy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is all very sad, La Certe," said Dan, in a tone of sympathy.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What does she remonstrate about?"
in a gradual manner
From this reading She does it very kindly, very gently--so like her old self!--but she _does_ it.
destroyed or killed
From this reading She says, `Husband; we have gone on this way too long.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She says, `Husband; we have gone on this way too long.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She does it very kindly, very gently--so like her old self!--but she _does_ it.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She says, `Husband; we have gone on this way too long.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "This is all very sad, La Certe," said Dan, in a tone of sympathy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is all very sad, La Certe," said Dan, in a tone of sympathy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She does it very kindly, very gently--so like her old self!--but she _does_ it.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading She does it very kindly, very gently--so like her old self!--but she _does_ it.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading "This is all very sad, La Certe," said Dan, in a tone of sympathy.
inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
From this reading "About my laziness!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She does it very kindly, very gently--so like her old self!--but she _does_ it.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She says, `Husband; we have gone on this way too long.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "About my laziness!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "This is all very sad, La Certe," said Dan, in a tone of sympathy.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading She does it very kindly, very gently--so like her old self!--but she _does_ it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She says, `Husband; we have gone on this way too long.
argue in protest or opposition
From this reading "What does she remonstrate about?"
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading "This is all very sad, La Certe," said Dan, in a tone of sympathy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "This is all very sad, La Certe," said Dan, in a tone of sympathy.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading She says, `Husband; we have gone on this way too long.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading She does it very kindly, very gently--so like her old self!--but she _does_ it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What does she remonstrate about?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She does it very kindly, very gently--so like her old self!--but she _does_ it.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading "This is all very sad, La Certe," said Dan, in a tone of sympathy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is all very sad, La Certe," said Dan, in a tone of sympathy.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "This is all very sad, La Certe," said Dan, in a tone of sympathy.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She says, `Husband; we have gone on this way too long.
precisely as stated
From this reading "This is all very sad, La Certe," said Dan, in a tone of sympathy.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She says, `Husband; we have gone on this way too long.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She says, `Husband; we have gone on this way too long.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What does she remonstrate about?"
Chapter 11 of The Buffalo Runners by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 428 sentences of The Buffalo Runners, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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