Chapter 21 of The Rider of Golden Bar is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of The Rider of Golden Bar is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Billy paid Slike no further attention. His brain seemed to find it difficult to function. "She said he only took one knife," he told himself stupidly and sat down to think it over. He had caught Slike. But he was no nearer the solution of the Tuckleton murder than he was in the beginning.
Chapter 21 of The Rider of Golden Bar is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “Billy paid Slike no further attention.”
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “His brain seemed to find it difficult to function.”
(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
From this reading “His brain seemed to find it difficult to function.”
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading “"She said he only took one knife," he told himself stupidly and sat down to think it over.”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “But he was no nearer the solution of the Tuckleton murder than he was in the beginning.”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “But he was no nearer the solution of the Tuckleton murder than he was in the beginning.”
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading “But he was no nearer the solution of the Tuckleton murder than he was in the beginning.”
in a stupid manner
From this reading “"She said he only took one knife," he told himself stupidly and sat down to think it over.”
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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She said he only took one knife," he told himself stupidly and sat down to think it over.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Billy paid Slike no further attention.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading But he was no nearer the solution of the Tuckleton murder than he was in the beginning.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Billy paid Slike no further attention.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading His brain seemed to find it difficult to function.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was no nearer the solution of the Tuckleton murder than he was in the beginning.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading He had caught Slike.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading His brain seemed to find it difficult to function.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "She said he only took one knife," he told himself stupidly and sat down to think it over.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading His brain seemed to find it difficult to function.
(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
From this reading His brain seemed to find it difficult to function.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Billy paid Slike no further attention.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had caught Slike.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She said he only took one knife," he told himself stupidly and sat down to think it over.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "She said he only took one knife," he told himself stupidly and sat down to think it over.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His brain seemed to find it difficult to function.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But he was no nearer the solution of the Tuckleton murder than he was in the beginning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His brain seemed to find it difficult to function.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading "She said he only took one knife," he told himself stupidly and sat down to think it over.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading But he was no nearer the solution of the Tuckleton murder than he was in the beginning.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading But he was no nearer the solution of the Tuckleton murder than he was in the beginning.
not any; not one
From this reading Billy paid Slike no further attention.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But he was no nearer the solution of the Tuckleton murder than he was in the beginning.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "She said he only took one knife," he told himself stupidly and sat down to think it over.
and nothing more
From this reading "She said he only took one knife," he told himself stupidly and sat down to think it over.
above and across; more than
From this reading "She said he only took one knife," he told himself stupidly and sat down to think it over.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Billy paid Slike no further attention.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "She said he only took one knife," he told himself stupidly and sat down to think it over.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "She said he only took one knife," he told himself stupidly and sat down to think it over.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading His brain seemed to find it difficult to function.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She said he only took one knife," he told himself stupidly and sat down to think it over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Billy paid Slike no further attention.
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading But he was no nearer the solution of the Tuckleton murder than he was in the beginning.
in a stupid manner
From this reading "She said he only took one knife," he told himself stupidly and sat down to think it over.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But he was no nearer the solution of the Tuckleton murder than he was in the beginning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But he was no nearer the solution of the Tuckleton murder than he was in the beginning.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "She said he only took one knife," he told himself stupidly and sat down to think it over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His brain seemed to find it difficult to function.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "She said he only took one knife," he told himself stupidly and sat down to think it over.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "She said he only took one knife," he told himself stupidly and sat down to think it over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he was no nearer the solution of the Tuckleton murder than he was in the beginning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he was no nearer the solution of the Tuckleton murder than he was in the beginning.
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