Chapter 10 of The Frontier Angel is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Frontier Angel is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PETER JENKINS--A COUPLE OF SPEECHES. "CONSARN her, I don't care nothin' for her. I was just fooling; I only got down to see where she had put my rifle. Wonder where she got it from! She's awful ugly.
Chapter 10 of The Frontier Angel is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “She's awful ugly.”
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “PETER JENKINS--A COUPLE OF SPEECHES.”
characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
From this reading “I was just fooling; I only got down to see where she had put my rifle.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “PETER JENKINS--A COUPLE OF SPEECHES.”
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading “I was just fooling; I only got down to see where she had put my rifle.”
plural of “speech” — the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “PETER JENKINS--A COUPLE OF SPEECHES.”
displeasing to the senses
From this reading “She's awful ugly.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “Wonder where she got it from!”
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.
lower (one's body) as by kneeling
In this reading “I was just fooling; I only got down to see where she had put my rifle.”
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 PETER JENKINS--A COUPLE OF SPEECHES.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading She's awful ugly.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "CONSARN her, I don't care nothin' for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "CONSARN her, I don't care nothin' for her.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading PETER JENKINS--A COUPLE OF SPEECHES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "CONSARN her, I don't care nothin' for her.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I was just fooling; I only got down to see where she had put my rifle.
characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
From this reading I was just fooling; I only got down to see where she had put my rifle.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "CONSARN her, I don't care nothin' for her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Wonder where she got it from!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I was just fooling; I only got down to see where she had put my rifle.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was just fooling; I only got down to see where she had put my rifle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "CONSARN her, I don't care nothin' for her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "CONSARN her, I don't care nothin' for her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Wonder where she got it from!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PETER JENKINS--A COUPLE OF SPEECHES.
and nothing more
From this reading I was just fooling; I only got down to see where she had put my rifle.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was just fooling; I only got down to see where she had put my rifle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "CONSARN her, I don't care nothin' for her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PETER JENKINS--A COUPLE OF SPEECHES.
and nothing more
From this reading I was just fooling; I only got down to see where she had put my rifle.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading PETER JENKINS--A COUPLE OF SPEECHES.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I was just fooling; I only got down to see where she had put my rifle.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading I was just fooling; I only got down to see where she had put my rifle.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I was just fooling; I only got down to see where she had put my rifle.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was just fooling; I only got down to see where she had put my rifle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's awful ugly.
plural of “speech” — the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading PETER JENKINS--A COUPLE OF SPEECHES.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was just fooling; I only got down to see where she had put my rifle.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading She's awful ugly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was just fooling; I only got down to see where she had put my rifle.
in or at the place that
From this reading I was just fooling; I only got down to see where she had put my rifle.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Wonder where she got it from!
Chapter 10 of The Frontier Angel by Edward Sylvester Ellis holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 10 holds 152 sentences of The Frontier Angel, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Frontier Angel by Edward Sylvester Ellis exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 152 sentences, grouped into 31 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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