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BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp. "'Possum hunt?" cried Stacy, brightening at once. "I wasn't talking to you," answered Morgan witheringly. "Don't break in when men are talking." "Men?
Chapter 11 of The Pony Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading “"'Possum hunt?" cried Stacy, brightening at once.”
someone who is morally reprehensible
From this reading “BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.”
past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out
From this reading “BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.”
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading “BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.”
with much noise or loud and unpleasant sound
From this reading “BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.”
nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
From this reading “BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.”
plural of “possum” — nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
From this reading “BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I wasn't talking to you," answered Morgan witheringly.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "'Possum hunt?" cried Stacy, brightening at once.
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From this reading BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.
terminate
From this reading "Don't break in when men are talking."
-ing form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading "'Possum hunt?" cried Stacy, brightening at once.
someone who is morally reprehensible
From this reading BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "'Possum hunt?" cried Stacy, brightening at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't break in when men are talking."
past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out
From this reading BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wasn't talking to you," answered Morgan witheringly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Don't break in when men are talking."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.
the force of workers available
From this reading "Don't break in when men are talking."
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.
with much noise or loud and unpleasant sound
From this reading BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.
on one occasion
From this reading "'Possum hunt?" cried Stacy, brightening at once.
nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
From this reading BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.
plural of “possum” — nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
From this reading BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Possum hunt?" cried Stacy, brightening at once.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "I wasn't talking to you," answered Morgan witheringly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I wasn't talking to you," answered Morgan witheringly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wasn't talking to you," answered Morgan witheringly.
at the time that
From this reading "Don't break in when men are talking."
in a withering manner
From this reading "I wasn't talking to you," answered Morgan witheringly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BAG-BAITING THE 'POSSUMS "Guess you fellows are forgetting about that 'possum hunt?" drawled Cad Morgan as the boys came noisily into camp.
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