Chapter 2 of The Sheriff of Badger is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Sheriff of Badger is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love. And they seem to have the rights of the matter. Citations can be had in plenty. Take the case of the Lazy L boss. Floyd was not unlike an amiable gorilla.
Chapter 2 of The Sheriff of Badger is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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disposed to please
From this reading “Floyd was not unlike an amiable gorilla.”
state categorically
From this reading “CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love.”
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading “CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love.”
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “Take the case of the Lazy L boss.”
plural of “citation” — an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
From this reading “Citations can be had in plenty.”
plural of “complication” — the act or process of complicating
From this reading “CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love.”
largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
From this reading “Floyd was not unlike an amiable gorilla.”
moving slowly and gently
From this reading “Take the case of the Lazy L boss.”
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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In this reading “CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love.”
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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 CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love.
disposed to please
From this reading Floyd was not unlike an amiable gorilla.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Floyd was not unlike an amiable gorilla.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love.
state categorically
From this reading CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Citations can be had in plenty.
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading Take the case of the Lazy L boss.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Citations can be had in plenty.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Take the case of the Lazy L boss.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love.
plural of “citation” — an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
From this reading Citations can be had in plenty.
plural of “complication” — the act or process of complicating
From this reading CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love.
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From this reading Floyd was not unlike an amiable gorilla.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love.
largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
From this reading Floyd was not unlike an amiable gorilla.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Citations can be had in plenty.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And they seem to have the rights of the matter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading Take the case of the Lazy L boss.
moving slowly and gently
From this reading Take the case of the Lazy L boss.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading And they seem to have the rights of the matter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Floyd was not unlike an amiable gorilla.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love.
a full supply
From this reading Citations can be had in plenty.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love.
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading And they seem to have the rights of the matter.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And they seem to have the rights of the matter.
carry out
From this reading Take the case of the Lazy L boss.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they seem to have the rights of the matter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And they seem to have the rights of the matter.
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading Floyd was not unlike an amiable gorilla.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Floyd was not unlike an amiable gorilla.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading CERTAIN COMPLICATIONS RESULT Many authorities assert that a man's looks count for nothing in the pursuit of women and the game of love.
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