Chapter 15 of The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Standing so, he began to sing a stern song: "I alone killed him--the white man. He was a thief and I killed him. No one helped me; I alone fired the shot. He will drive his sheep no more on Tetong lands.
Chapter 15 of The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 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.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “He will drive his sheep no more on Tetong lands.”
having lost your job
From this reading “No one helped me; I alone fired the shot.”
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “No one helped me; I alone fired the shot.”
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “He will drive his sheep no more on Tetong lands.”
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading “He will drive his sheep no more on Tetong lands.”
deliver by singing
From this reading “Standing so, he began to sing a stern song:”
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading “Standing so, he began to sing a stern song:”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “He was a thief and I killed him.”
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.
a man who is White
In this reading “"I alone killed him--the white man.”
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 Standing so, he began to sing a stern song:
Having no one else present.
From this reading "I alone killed him--the white man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a thief and I killed him.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Standing so, he began to sing a stern song:
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading He will drive his sheep no more on Tetong lands.
having lost your job
From this reading No one helped me; I alone fired the shot.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Standing so, he began to sing a stern song:
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading No one helped me; I alone fired the shot.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I alone killed him--the white man.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He will drive his sheep no more on Tetong lands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I alone killed him--the white man.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "I alone killed him--the white man.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading He will drive his sheep no more on Tetong lands.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I alone killed him--the white man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No one helped me; I alone fired the shot.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He will drive his sheep no more on Tetong lands.
not any; not one
From this reading No one helped me; I alone fired the shot.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He will drive his sheep no more on Tetong lands.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one helped me; I alone fired the shot.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading He will drive his sheep no more on Tetong lands.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading No one helped me; I alone fired the shot.
deliver by singing
From this reading Standing so, he began to sing a stern song:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Standing so, he began to sing a stern song:
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Standing so, he began to sing a stern song:
having a supporting base
From this reading Standing so, he began to sing a stern song:
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Standing so, he began to sing a stern song:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He will drive his sheep no more on Tetong lands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I alone killed him--the white man.
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading He was a thief and I killed him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Standing so, he began to sing a stern song:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a thief and I killed him.
a Caucasian
From this reading "I alone killed him--the white man.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He will drive his sheep no more on Tetong lands.
Chapter 15 of The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop by Hamlin Garland holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 15 holds 404 sentences of The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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