Chapter 1 of The Busted Ex-Texan, and Other Stories is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Busted Ex-Texan, and Other Stories is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A list of contents was not in the original book and has been added. AUTHOR OF "DAYLIGHT LAND," "THE STORY THE KEG TOLD ME," "ADIRONDACK ADVENTURES," ETC. PHOTOGRAVURE PORTRAIT AND EIGHT FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS BY THOS. WORTH. We were camped amid the foot-hills on the trail which led up to the Kicking Horse Pass.
Chapter 1 of The Busted Ex-Texan, and Other Stories is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "DAYLIGHT LAND," "THE STORY THE KEG TOLD ME," "ADIRONDACK ADVENTURES," ETC.”
past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent
From this reading “We were camped amid the foot-hills on the trail which led up to the Kicking Horse Pass.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “A list of contents was not in the original book and has been added.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “PHOTOGRAVURE PORTRAIT AND EIGHT FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS BY THOS.”
the quantity contained in a keg
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "DAYLIGHT LAND," "THE STORY THE KEG TOLD ME," "ADIRONDACK ADVENTURES," ETC.”
a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
From this reading “We were camped amid the foot-hills on the trail which led up to the Kicking Horse Pass.”
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading “A list of contents was not in the original book and has been added.”
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading “PHOTOGRAVURE PORTRAIT AND EIGHT FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS BY THOS.”
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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 A list of contents was not in the original book and has been added.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading A list of contents was not in the original book and has been added.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "DAYLIGHT LAND," "THE STORY THE KEG TOLD ME," "ADIRONDACK ADVENTURES," ETC.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "DAYLIGHT LAND," "THE STORY THE KEG TOLD ME," "ADIRONDACK ADVENTURES," ETC.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading We were camped amid the foot-hills on the trail which led up to the Kicking Horse Pass.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A list of contents was not in the original book and has been added.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "DAYLIGHT LAND," "THE STORY THE KEG TOLD ME," "ADIRONDACK ADVENTURES," ETC.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A list of contents was not in the original book and has been added.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading A list of contents was not in the original book and has been added.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading PHOTOGRAVURE PORTRAIT AND EIGHT FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS BY THOS.
past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent
From this reading We were camped amid the foot-hills on the trail which led up to the Kicking Horse Pass.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading A list of contents was not in the original book and has been added.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading AUTHOR OF "DAYLIGHT LAND," "THE STORY THE KEG TOLD ME," "ADIRONDACK ADVENTURES," ETC.
being one more than seven
From this reading PHOTOGRAVURE PORTRAIT AND EIGHT FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS BY THOS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "DAYLIGHT LAND," "THE STORY THE KEG TOLD ME," "ADIRONDACK ADVENTURES," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were camped amid the foot-hills on the trail which led up to the Kicking Horse Pass.
occupying an entire page in a book or paper
From this reading PHOTOGRAVURE PORTRAIT AND EIGHT FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS BY THOS.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A list of contents was not in the original book and has been added.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading We were camped amid the foot-hills on the trail which led up to the Kicking Horse Pass.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading PHOTOGRAVURE PORTRAIT AND EIGHT FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS BY THOS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A list of contents was not in the original book and has been added.
the quantity contained in a keg
From this reading AUTHOR OF "DAYLIGHT LAND," "THE STORY THE KEG TOLD ME," "ADIRONDACK ADVENTURES," ETC.
a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
From this reading We were camped amid the foot-hills on the trail which led up to the Kicking Horse Pass.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading AUTHOR OF "DAYLIGHT LAND," "THE STORY THE KEG TOLD ME," "ADIRONDACK ADVENTURES," ETC.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading We were camped amid the foot-hills on the trail which led up to the Kicking Horse Pass.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading A list of contents was not in the original book and has been added.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AUTHOR OF "DAYLIGHT LAND," "THE STORY THE KEG TOLD ME," "ADIRONDACK ADVENTURES," ETC.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A list of contents was not in the original book and has been added.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A list of contents was not in the original book and has been added.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were camped amid the foot-hills on the trail which led up to the Kicking Horse Pass.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading A list of contents was not in the original book and has been added.
go across or through
From this reading We were camped amid the foot-hills on the trail which led up to the Kicking Horse Pass.
printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods
From this reading PHOTOGRAVURE PORTRAIT AND EIGHT FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS BY THOS.
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading PHOTOGRAVURE PORTRAIT AND EIGHT FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS BY THOS.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading AUTHOR OF "DAYLIGHT LAND," "THE STORY THE KEG TOLD ME," "ADIRONDACK ADVENTURES," ETC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A list of contents was not in the original book and has been added.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHOTOGRAVURE PORTRAIT AND EIGHT FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS BY THOS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were camped amid the foot-hills on the trail which led up to the Kicking Horse Pass.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading AUTHOR OF "DAYLIGHT LAND," "THE STORY THE KEG TOLD ME," "ADIRONDACK ADVENTURES," ETC.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading We were camped amid the foot-hills on the trail which led up to the Kicking Horse Pass.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We were camped amid the foot-hills on the trail which led up to the Kicking Horse Pass.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A list of contents was not in the original book and has been added.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were camped amid the foot-hills on the trail which led up to the Kicking Horse Pass.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were camped amid the foot-hills on the trail which led up to the Kicking Horse Pass.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We were camped amid the foot-hills on the trail which led up to the Kicking Horse Pass.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading WORTH.
Chapter 1 of The Busted Ex-Texan, and Other Stories by W. H. H. (William Henry Harrison) Murray holds 426 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 1 holds 426 sentences of The Busted Ex-Texan, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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