Chapter 14 of The Ridin' Kid from Powder River is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Ridin' Kid from Powder River is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FALSE TRAIL "Sure he's dead!" reiterated Cotton. "Didn't I see them two holes plumb through him and the blood soakin' his shirt when I turned him over? If I'd 'a' had my gun on me that Young Pete would be right side of Steve, right now! But I couldn't do nothin' without a gun. Pete Annersley was plumb scared.
Chapter 14 of The Ridin' Kid from Powder River is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading “A FALSE TRAIL "Sure he's dead!" reiterated Cotton.”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “If I'd 'a' had my gun on me that Young Pete would be right side of Steve, right now!”
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading “"Didn't I see them two holes plumb through him and the blood soakin' his shirt when I turned him over?”
measure the depth of something
From this reading “"Didn't I see them two holes plumb through him and the blood soakin' his shirt when I turned him over?”
past form of “reiterate” — to say, state, or perform again
From this reading “A FALSE TRAIL "Sure he's dead!" reiterated Cotton.”
made afraid
From this reading “Pete Annersley was plumb scared.”
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading “"Didn't I see them two holes plumb through him and the blood soakin' his shirt when I turned him over?”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “A FALSE TRAIL "Sure he's dead!" reiterated Cotton.”
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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 FALSE TRAIL "Sure he's dead!" reiterated Cotton.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Didn't I see them two holes plumb through him and the blood soakin' his shirt when I turned him over?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pete Annersley was plumb scared.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If I'd 'a' had my gun on me that Young Pete would be right side of Steve, right now!
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading "Didn't I see them two holes plumb through him and the blood soakin' his shirt when I turned him over?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I couldn't do nothin' without a gun.
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading A FALSE TRAIL "Sure he's dead!" reiterated Cotton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I couldn't do nothin' without a gun.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading A FALSE TRAIL "Sure he's dead!" reiterated Cotton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Didn't I see them two holes plumb through him and the blood soakin' his shirt when I turned him over?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But I couldn't do nothin' without a gun.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading A FALSE TRAIL "Sure he's dead!" reiterated Cotton.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading If I'd 'a' had my gun on me that Young Pete would be right side of Steve, right now!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If I'd 'a' had my gun on me that Young Pete would be right side of Steve, right now!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FALSE TRAIL "Sure he's dead!" reiterated Cotton.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Didn't I see them two holes plumb through him and the blood soakin' his shirt when I turned him over?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Didn't I see them two holes plumb through him and the blood soakin' his shirt when I turned him over?
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading "Didn't I see them two holes plumb through him and the blood soakin' his shirt when I turned him over?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Didn't I see them two holes plumb through him and the blood soakin' his shirt when I turned him over?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I'd 'a' had my gun on me that Young Pete would be right side of Steve, right now!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I'd 'a' had my gun on me that Young Pete would be right side of Steve, right now!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If I'd 'a' had my gun on me that Young Pete would be right side of Steve, right now!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If I'd 'a' had my gun on me that Young Pete would be right side of Steve, right now!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I couldn't do nothin' without a gun.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading If I'd 'a' had my gun on me that Young Pete would be right side of Steve, right now!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If I'd 'a' had my gun on me that Young Pete would be right side of Steve, right now!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If I'd 'a' had my gun on me that Young Pete would be right side of Steve, right now!
above and across; more than
From this reading "Didn't I see them two holes plumb through him and the blood soakin' his shirt when I turned him over?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I'd 'a' had my gun on me that Young Pete would be right side of Steve, right now!
measure the depth of something
From this reading "Didn't I see them two holes plumb through him and the blood soakin' his shirt when I turned him over?
past form of “reiterate” — to say, state, or perform again
From this reading A FALSE TRAIL "Sure he's dead!" reiterated Cotton.
precisely, exactly
From this reading If I'd 'a' had my gun on me that Young Pete would be right side of Steve, right now!
made afraid
From this reading Pete Annersley was plumb scared.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Didn't I see them two holes plumb through him and the blood soakin' his shirt when I turned him over?
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading "Didn't I see them two holes plumb through him and the blood soakin' his shirt when I turned him over?
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading If I'd 'a' had my gun on me that Young Pete would be right side of Steve, right now!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Didn't I see them two holes plumb through him and the blood soakin' his shirt when I turned him over?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I'd 'a' had my gun on me that Young Pete would be right side of Steve, right now!
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading A FALSE TRAIL "Sure he's dead!" reiterated Cotton.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If I'd 'a' had my gun on me that Young Pete would be right side of Steve, right now!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Didn't I see them two holes plumb through him and the blood soakin' his shirt when I turned him over?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Didn't I see them two holes plumb through him and the blood soakin' his shirt when I turned him over?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Didn't I see them two holes plumb through him and the blood soakin' his shirt when I turned him over?
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading A FALSE TRAIL "Sure he's dead!" reiterated Cotton.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "Didn't I see them two holes plumb through him and the blood soakin' his shirt when I turned him over?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Didn't I see them two holes plumb through him and the blood soakin' his shirt when I turned him over?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pete Annersley was plumb scared.
at the time that
From this reading "Didn't I see them two holes plumb through him and the blood soakin' his shirt when I turned him over?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But I couldn't do nothin' without a gun.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If I'd 'a' had my gun on me that Young Pete would be right side of Steve, right now!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading If I'd 'a' had my gun on me that Young Pete would be right side of Steve, right now!
Chapter 14 of The Ridin' Kid from Powder River by Henry Herbert Knibbs holds 239 sentences, grouped into 48 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 14 holds 239 sentences of The Ridin' Kid from Powder River, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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