Chapter 13 of The Fighting Edge is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Fighting Edge is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco. Also, he wrote a note addressed to Harshaw, of the Slash Lazy D, and gave it to the boy. "He'll put you to ridin', Ed will. The rest's up to you. D-don't you forget you're made in the l-likeness of God.
Chapter 13 of The Fighting Edge is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading “Also, he wrote a note addressed to Harshaw, of the Slash Lazy D, and gave it to the boy.”
get blistered
From this reading “BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.”
an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
From this reading “BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.”
horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
From this reading “BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.”
plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading “BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.”
moving slowly and gently
From this reading “Also, he wrote a note addressed to Harshaw, of the Slash Lazy D, and gave it to the boy.”
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading “BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.”
cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
From this reading “Also, he wrote a note addressed to Harshaw, of the Slash Lazy D, and gave it to the boy.”
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In this reading “Also, he wrote a note addressed to Harshaw, of the Slash Lazy D, and gave it to the boy.”
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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 BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading Also, he wrote a note addressed to Harshaw, of the Slash Lazy D, and gave it to the boy.
in addition
From this reading Also, he wrote a note addressed to Harshaw, of the Slash Lazy D, and gave it to the boy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.
get blistered
From this reading BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.
a youthful male person
From this reading Also, he wrote a note addressed to Harshaw, of the Slash Lazy D, and gave it to the boy.
an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
From this reading BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.
horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
From this reading BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.
plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading Also, he wrote a note addressed to Harshaw, of the Slash Lazy D, and gave it to the boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading D-don't you forget you're made in the l-likeness of God.
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From this reading BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading "He'll put you to ridin', Ed will.
a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
From this reading BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading D-don't you forget you're made in the l-likeness of God.
set up or found
From this reading BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Also, he wrote a note addressed to Harshaw, of the Slash Lazy D, and gave it to the boy.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading D-don't you forget you're made in the l-likeness of God.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Also, he wrote a note addressed to Harshaw, of the Slash Lazy D, and gave it to the boy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Also, he wrote a note addressed to Harshaw, of the Slash Lazy D, and gave it to the boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He'll put you to ridin', Ed will.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading D-don't you forget you're made in the l-likeness of God.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Also, he wrote a note addressed to Harshaw, of the Slash Lazy D, and gave it to the boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading D-don't you forget you're made in the l-likeness of God.
moving slowly and gently
From this reading Also, he wrote a note addressed to Harshaw, of the Slash Lazy D, and gave it to the boy.
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading D-don't you forget you're made in the l-likeness of God.
a brief written record
From this reading Also, he wrote a note addressed to Harshaw, of the Slash Lazy D, and gave it to the boy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA Blister Haines found an old pair of chaps for Bob Dillon and lent him a buckskin bronco.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "He'll put you to ridin', Ed will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rest's up to you.
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From this reading "He'll put you to ridin', Ed will.
cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
From this reading Also, he wrote a note addressed to Harshaw, of the Slash Lazy D, and gave it to the boy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Also, he wrote a note addressed to Harshaw, of the Slash Lazy D, and gave it to the boy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Also, he wrote a note addressed to Harshaw, of the Slash Lazy D, and gave it to the boy.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The rest's up to you.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "He'll put you to ridin', Ed will.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Also, he wrote a note addressed to Harshaw, of the Slash Lazy D, and gave it to the boy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He'll put you to ridin', Ed will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading D-don't you forget you're made in the l-likeness of God.
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