Chapter 37 of The Fighting Edge is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of The Fighting Edge is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument. Tom made the high sign to Dillon. "What's all the rumpus about?" he wanted to know. "Jake Houck was seen crossin' the park. He got into the sage."
Chapter 37 of The Fighting Edge is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading “BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.”
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading “BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.”
laborer who works in a mine
From this reading “BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “"Jake Houck was seen crossin' the park.”
plural of “reeve” — female ruff
From this reading “BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.”
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
From this reading “He got into the sage."”
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “Tom made the high sign to Dillon.”
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.
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get involved in or with
In this reading “He got into the sage."”
In this reading “BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.”
find unexpectedly
In this reading “BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What's all the rumpus about?" he wanted to know.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "What's all the rumpus about?" he wanted to know.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jake Houck was seen crossin' the park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom made the high sign to Dillon.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He got into the sage."
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From this reading BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What's all the rumpus about?" he wanted to know.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jake Houck was seen crossin' the park.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He got into the sage."
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From this reading "Jake Houck was seen crossin' the park.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "What's all the rumpus about?" he wanted to know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Tom made the high sign to Dillon.
laborer who works in a mine
From this reading BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading "Jake Houck was seen crossin' the park.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.
plural of “reeve” — female ruff
From this reading BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.
the act of making a noisy disturbance
From this reading "What's all the rumpus about?" he wanted to know.
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
From this reading He got into the sage."
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Jake Houck was seen crossin' the park.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Tom made the high sign to Dillon.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tom made the high sign to Dillon.
male cat
From this reading BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH At the corner of the street Bob came upon Tom Reeves and an old Leadville miner in argument.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "What's all the rumpus about?" he wanted to know.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Jake Houck was seen crossin' the park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's all the rumpus about?" he wanted to know.
Chapter 37 of The Fighting Edge by William MacLeod Raine holds 268 sentences, grouped into 54 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.
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