Chapter 15 of The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself? So you holler for 'Sim! Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent. Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense. She paused.
Chapter 15 of The Sagebrusher: A Story of the West is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.”
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
From this reading “Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.”
shout out
From this reading “So you holler for 'Sim!”
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading “THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?”
the act of searching for something
From this reading “Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.”
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
From this reading “THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?”
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading “Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.”
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading “Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent.
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent.
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So you holler for 'Sim!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?
shout out
From this reading So you holler for 'Sim!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent.
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading She paused.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent.
the act of searching for something
From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So you holler for 'Sim!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you holler for 'Sim!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
From this reading THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?
in a stealthy manner
From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent.
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sim!'" Big Aleck's voice was close to her as she sat in the tent.
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading Mary Warren felt about her, back of her on the blankets, stealthily seeking some weapon of defense.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading THE SPECIES "Well, pretty one, you got lonesome here all by yourself?
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