Chapter 13 of The Cow Puncher is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Cow Puncher is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When the sun was well up he rose and walked about. His lips were parched; he found himself nibbling them with his teeth, so he went to the stream. He was thirsty, but he drank only a mouthful; the water was flat and insipid.
Chapter 13 of The Cow Puncher is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading “He was thirsty, but he drank only a mouthful; the water was flat and insipid.”
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading “He was thirsty, but he drank only a mouthful; the water was flat and insipid.”
lacking taste or flavor or tang
From this reading “He was thirsty, but he drank only a mouthful; the water was flat and insipid.”
the quantity that can be held in the mouth
From this reading “He was thirsty, but he drank only a mouthful; the water was flat and insipid.”
-ing form of “nibble” — bite off very small pieces
From this reading “His lips were parched; he found himself nibbling them with his teeth, so he went to the stream.”
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading “His lips were parched; he found himself nibbling them with his teeth, so he went to the stream.”
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading “His lips were parched; he found himself nibbling them with his teeth, so he went to the stream.”
needing moisture
From this reading “He was thirsty, but he drank only a mouthful; the water was flat and insipid.”
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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 He was thirsty, but he drank only a mouthful; the water was flat and insipid.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When the sun was well up he rose and walked about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the sun was well up he rose and walked about.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was thirsty, but he drank only a mouthful; the water was flat and insipid.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading He was thirsty, but he drank only a mouthful; the water was flat and insipid.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading He was thirsty, but he drank only a mouthful; the water was flat and insipid.
set up or found
From this reading His lips were parched; he found himself nibbling them with his teeth, so he went to the stream.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the sun was well up he rose and walked about.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His lips were parched; he found himself nibbling them with his teeth, so he went to the stream.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His lips were parched; he found himself nibbling them with his teeth, so he went to the stream.
lacking taste or flavor or tang
From this reading He was thirsty, but he drank only a mouthful; the water was flat and insipid.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading His lips were parched; he found himself nibbling them with his teeth, so he went to the stream.
the quantity that can be held in the mouth
From this reading He was thirsty, but he drank only a mouthful; the water was flat and insipid.
-ing form of “nibble” — bite off very small pieces
From this reading His lips were parched; he found himself nibbling them with his teeth, so he went to the stream.
and nothing more
From this reading He was thirsty, but he drank only a mouthful; the water was flat and insipid.
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading His lips were parched; he found himself nibbling them with his teeth, so he went to the stream.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading When the sun was well up he rose and walked about.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His lips were parched; he found himself nibbling them with his teeth, so he went to the stream.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading His lips were parched; he found himself nibbling them with his teeth, so he went to the stream.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading When the sun was well up he rose and walked about.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading His lips were parched; he found himself nibbling them with his teeth, so he went to the stream.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the sun was well up he rose and walked about.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His lips were parched; he found himself nibbling them with his teeth, so he went to the stream.
needing moisture
From this reading He was thirsty, but he drank only a mouthful; the water was flat and insipid.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His lips were parched; he found himself nibbling them with his teeth, so he went to the stream.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When the sun was well up he rose and walked about.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading When the sun was well up he rose and walked about.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the sun was well up he rose and walked about.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading He was thirsty, but he drank only a mouthful; the water was flat and insipid.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading When the sun was well up he rose and walked about.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading His lips were parched; he found himself nibbling them with his teeth, so he went to the stream.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His lips were parched; he found himself nibbling them with his teeth, so he went to the stream.
at the time that
From this reading When the sun was well up he rose and walked about.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His lips were parched; he found himself nibbling them with his teeth, so he went to the stream.
Chapter 13 of The Cow Puncher by Robert J. C. Stead holds 401 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 13 holds 401 sentences of The Cow Puncher, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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