Chapter 12 of The Cow Puncher is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Cow Puncher is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The way that occurs to me is to create distrust. Love is either absurdly trustful or absurdly suspicious. There is no middle course, no balanced judgment. Everything is in extremes. Everything is seen through a magnifying lens, or missed altogether.
Chapter 12 of The Cow Puncher is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in an absurd manner or to an absurd degree
From this reading “Love is either absurdly trustful or absurdly suspicious.”
being in a state of proper equilibrium
From this reading “There is no middle course, no balanced judgment.”
make or cause to be or to become
From this reading “"The way that occurs to me is to create distrust.”
doubt about someone's honesty
From this reading “"The way that occurs to me is to create distrust.”
plural of “extreme” — the furthest or highest degree of something
From this reading “Everything is in extremes.”
a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
From this reading “Everything is seen through a magnifying lens, or missed altogether.”
-ing form of “magnify” — increase in size, volume or significance
From this reading “Everything is seen through a magnifying lens, or missed altogether.”
third-person singular of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading “"The way that occurs to me is to create distrust.”
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 Everything is seen through a magnifying lens, or missed altogether.
in an absurd manner or to an absurd degree
From this reading Love is either absurdly trustful or absurdly suspicious.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Everything is seen through a magnifying lens, or missed altogether.
being in a state of proper equilibrium
From this reading There is no middle course, no balanced judgment.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading There is no middle course, no balanced judgment.
make or cause to be or to become
From this reading "The way that occurs to me is to create distrust.
doubt about someone's honesty
From this reading "The way that occurs to me is to create distrust.
one or the other of two
From this reading Love is either absurdly trustful or absurdly suspicious.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything is in extremes.
plural of “extreme” — the furthest or highest degree of something
From this reading Everything is in extremes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everything is in extremes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The way that occurs to me is to create distrust.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading There is no middle course, no balanced judgment.
a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
From this reading Everything is seen through a magnifying lens, or missed altogether.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Love is either absurdly trustful or absurdly suspicious.
-ing form of “magnify” — increase in size, volume or significance
From this reading Everything is seen through a magnifying lens, or missed altogether.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The way that occurs to me is to create distrust.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading There is no middle course, no balanced judgment.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading Everything is seen through a magnifying lens, or missed altogether.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no middle course, no balanced judgment.
third-person singular of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading "The way that occurs to me is to create distrust.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Love is either absurdly trustful or absurdly suspicious.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Everything is seen through a magnifying lens, or missed altogether.
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading Love is either absurdly trustful or absurdly suspicious.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The way that occurs to me is to create distrust.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The way that occurs to me is to create distrust.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no middle course, no balanced judgment.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Everything is seen through a magnifying lens, or missed altogether.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The way that occurs to me is to create distrust.
inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust
From this reading Love is either absurdly trustful or absurdly suspicious.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "The way that occurs to me is to create distrust.
Chapter 12 of The Cow Puncher by Robert J. C. Stead holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 423 sentences of The Cow Puncher, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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