Chapter 8 of The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EN ROUTE TO WYOMING. THE INDIANS DEMAND TOLL. THE FIGHT. A BUFFALO STAMPEDE. TRAGIC DEATH OF CAL.
Chapter 8 of The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading “A BUFFALO STAMPEDE.”
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading “THE INDIANS DEMAND TOLL.”
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading “THE INDIANS DEMAND TOLL.”
an established line of travel or access
From this reading “EN ROUTE TO WYOMING.”
cause to run in panic
From this reading “A BUFFALO STAMPEDE.”
a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
From this reading “THE INDIANS DEMAND TOLL.”
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading “TRAGIC DEATH OF CAL.”
a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east
From this reading “EN ROUTE TO WYOMING.”
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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 A BUFFALO STAMPEDE.
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading A BUFFALO STAMPEDE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TRAGIC DEATH OF CAL.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading TRAGIC DEATH OF CAL.
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading THE INDIANS DEMAND TOLL.
half the width of an em
From this reading EN ROUTE TO WYOMING.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading THE FIGHT.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading THE INDIANS DEMAND TOLL.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TRAGIC DEATH OF CAL.
an established line of travel or access
From this reading EN ROUTE TO WYOMING.
cause to run in panic
From this reading A BUFFALO STAMPEDE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INDIANS DEMAND TOLL.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EN ROUTE TO WYOMING.
a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
From this reading THE INDIANS DEMAND TOLL.
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading TRAGIC DEATH OF CAL.
a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east
From this reading EN ROUTE TO WYOMING.
Chapter 8 of The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better by Nat Love holds 82 sentences, grouped into 17 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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