Chapter 7 of The Riflemen of the Miami is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Riflemen of the Miami is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COUNTRYMAN. Nature hath framed strange fellows in her time. SHAKSPEARE. The crackling of the bushes continued, while the Rifleman compressed his lips and stood like a tiger at bay. In a moment he saw a man making his way through the tangled shrubbery, and almost immediately he lowered his rifle with an expression of disappointment.
Chapter 7 of The Riflemen of the Miami is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pressed tightly together
From this reading “The crackling of the bushes continued, while the Rifleman compressed his lips and stood like a tiger at bay.”
a man from your own country
From this reading “THE COUNTRYMAN.”
the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
From this reading “The crackling of the bushes continued, while the Rifleman compressed his lips and stood like a tiger at bay.”
provided with a frame
From this reading “Nature hath framed strange fellows in her time.”
someone skilled in the use of a rifle
From this reading “The crackling of the bushes continued, while the Rifleman compressed his lips and stood like a tiger at bay.”
an area where a number of shrubs are planted
From this reading “In a moment he saw a man making his way through the tangled shrubbery, and almost immediately he lowered his rifle with an expression of disappointment.”
in a confused mass
From this reading “In a moment he saw a man making his way through the tangled shrubbery, and almost immediately he lowered his rifle with an expression of disappointment.”
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading “The crackling of the bushes continued, while the Rifleman compressed his lips and stood like a tiger at bay.”
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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 The crackling of the bushes continued, while the Rifleman compressed his lips and stood like a tiger at bay.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading In a moment he saw a man making his way through the tangled shrubbery, and almost immediately he lowered his rifle with an expression of disappointment.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In a moment he saw a man making his way through the tangled shrubbery, and almost immediately he lowered his rifle with an expression of disappointment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The crackling of the bushes continued, while the Rifleman compressed his lips and stood like a tiger at bay.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The crackling of the bushes continued, while the Rifleman compressed his lips and stood like a tiger at bay.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading The crackling of the bushes continued, while the Rifleman compressed his lips and stood like a tiger at bay.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading The crackling of the bushes continued, while the Rifleman compressed his lips and stood like a tiger at bay.
pressed tightly together
From this reading The crackling of the bushes continued, while the Rifleman compressed his lips and stood like a tiger at bay.
without stop or interruption
From this reading The crackling of the bushes continued, while the Rifleman compressed his lips and stood like a tiger at bay.
a man from your own country
From this reading THE COUNTRYMAN.
the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
From this reading The crackling of the bushes continued, while the Rifleman compressed his lips and stood like a tiger at bay.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading In a moment he saw a man making his way through the tangled shrubbery, and almost immediately he lowered his rifle with an expression of disappointment.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading In a moment he saw a man making his way through the tangled shrubbery, and almost immediately he lowered his rifle with an expression of disappointment.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Nature hath framed strange fellows in her time.
provided with a frame
From this reading Nature hath framed strange fellows in her time.
an old form of “has”
From this reading Nature hath framed strange fellows in her time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a moment he saw a man making his way through the tangled shrubbery, and almost immediately he lowered his rifle with an expression of disappointment.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nature hath framed strange fellows in her time.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The crackling of the bushes continued, while the Rifleman compressed his lips and stood like a tiger at bay.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading In a moment he saw a man making his way through the tangled shrubbery, and almost immediately he lowered his rifle with an expression of disappointment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nature hath framed strange fellows in her time.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The crackling of the bushes continued, while the Rifleman compressed his lips and stood like a tiger at bay.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading The crackling of the bushes continued, while the Rifleman compressed his lips and stood like a tiger at bay.
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading In a moment he saw a man making his way through the tangled shrubbery, and almost immediately he lowered his rifle with an expression of disappointment.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading In a moment he saw a man making his way through the tangled shrubbery, and almost immediately he lowered his rifle with an expression of disappointment.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading In a moment he saw a man making his way through the tangled shrubbery, and almost immediately he lowered his rifle with an expression of disappointment.
a particular point in time
From this reading In a moment he saw a man making his way through the tangled shrubbery, and almost immediately he lowered his rifle with an expression of disappointment.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Nature hath framed strange fellows in her time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The crackling of the bushes continued, while the Rifleman compressed his lips and stood like a tiger at bay.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading In a moment he saw a man making his way through the tangled shrubbery, and almost immediately he lowered his rifle with an expression of disappointment.
someone skilled in the use of a rifle
From this reading The crackling of the bushes continued, while the Rifleman compressed his lips and stood like a tiger at bay.
cut with a saw
From this reading In a moment he saw a man making his way through the tangled shrubbery, and almost immediately he lowered his rifle with an expression of disappointment.
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From this reading SHAKSPEARE.
an area where a number of shrubs are planted
From this reading In a moment he saw a man making his way through the tangled shrubbery, and almost immediately he lowered his rifle with an expression of disappointment.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The crackling of the bushes continued, while the Rifleman compressed his lips and stood like a tiger at bay.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Nature hath framed strange fellows in her time.
in a confused mass
From this reading In a moment he saw a man making his way through the tangled shrubbery, and almost immediately he lowered his rifle with an expression of disappointment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COUNTRYMAN.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading In a moment he saw a man making his way through the tangled shrubbery, and almost immediately he lowered his rifle with an expression of disappointment.
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading The crackling of the bushes continued, while the Rifleman compressed his lips and stood like a tiger at bay.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Nature hath framed strange fellows in her time.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In a moment he saw a man making his way through the tangled shrubbery, and almost immediately he lowered his rifle with an expression of disappointment.
during the time that
From this reading The crackling of the bushes continued, while the Rifleman compressed his lips and stood like a tiger at bay.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In a moment he saw a man making his way through the tangled shrubbery, and almost immediately he lowered his rifle with an expression of disappointment.
Chapter 7 of The Riflemen of the Miami by Edward Sylvester Ellis holds 285 sentences, grouped into 57 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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