Chapter 23 of The Sheriff of Badger is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Sheriff of Badger is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ENTERS TROUBLE "You'll know her because she has yellow hair and gray, gray eyes and her clothes fit," said Mrs. Horne. "Besides, nobody else will get off." "How'll we know they fit her?" Lafe asked. "Suppose they shouldn't happen to fit her right snug, ma'am, we'll leave her at The Tanks?"
Chapter 23 of The Sheriff of Badger is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “ENTERS TROUBLE "You'll know her because she has yellow hair and gray, gray eyes and her clothes fit," said Mrs. Horne.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “ENTERS TROUBLE "You'll know her because she has yellow hair and gray, gray eyes and her clothes fit," said Mrs. Horne.”
come to pass
From this reading “"Suppose they shouldn't happen to fit her right snug, ma'am, we'll leave her at The Tanks?"”
United States operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1934)
From this reading “ENTERS TROUBLE "You'll know her because she has yellow hair and gray, gray eyes and her clothes fit," said Mrs. Horne.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “"Suppose they shouldn't happen to fit her right snug, ma'am, we'll leave her at The Tanks?"”
offering safety; well protected or concealed
From this reading “"Suppose they shouldn't happen to fit her right snug, ma'am, we'll leave her at The Tanks?"”
plural of “tank” — an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
From this reading “"Suppose they shouldn't happen to fit her right snug, ma'am, we'll leave her at The Tanks?"”
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading “ENTERS TROUBLE "You'll know her because she has yellow hair and gray, gray eyes and her clothes fit," said Mrs. Horne.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “ENTERS TROUBLE "You'll know her because she has yellow hair and gray, gray eyes and her clothes fit," said Mrs. Horne.”
In this reading “ENTERS TROUBLE "You'll know her because she has yellow hair and gray, gray eyes and her clothes fit," said Mrs. Horne.”
leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.
In this reading “"Besides, nobody else will get off."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ENTERS TROUBLE "You'll know her because she has yellow hair and gray, gray eyes and her clothes fit," said Mrs. Horne.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Lafe asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Suppose they shouldn't happen to fit her right snug, ma'am, we'll leave her at The Tanks?"
for the reason that
From this reading ENTERS TROUBLE "You'll know her because she has yellow hair and gray, gray eyes and her clothes fit," said Mrs. Horne.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading "Besides, nobody else will get off."
clothing in general
From this reading ENTERS TROUBLE "You'll know her because she has yellow hair and gray, gray eyes and her clothes fit," said Mrs. Horne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Besides, nobody else will get off."
third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading ENTERS TROUBLE "You'll know her because she has yellow hair and gray, gray eyes and her clothes fit," said Mrs. Horne.
opinion or judgment
From this reading ENTERS TROUBLE "You'll know her because she has yellow hair and gray, gray eyes and her clothes fit," said Mrs. Horne.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading ENTERS TROUBLE "You'll know her because she has yellow hair and gray, gray eyes and her clothes fit," said Mrs. Horne.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Besides, nobody else will get off."
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading ENTERS TROUBLE "You'll know her because she has yellow hair and gray, gray eyes and her clothes fit," said Mrs. Horne.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading ENTERS TROUBLE "You'll know her because she has yellow hair and gray, gray eyes and her clothes fit," said Mrs. Horne.
come to pass
From this reading "Suppose they shouldn't happen to fit her right snug, ma'am, we'll leave her at The Tanks?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ENTERS TROUBLE "You'll know her because she has yellow hair and gray, gray eyes and her clothes fit," said Mrs. Horne.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ENTERS TROUBLE "You'll know her because she has yellow hair and gray, gray eyes and her clothes fit," said Mrs. Horne.
United States operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1934)
From this reading ENTERS TROUBLE "You'll know her because she has yellow hair and gray, gray eyes and her clothes fit," said Mrs. Horne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How'll we know they fit her?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading ENTERS TROUBLE "You'll know her because she has yellow hair and gray, gray eyes and her clothes fit," said Mrs. Horne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lafe asked.
go away from a place
From this reading "Suppose they shouldn't happen to fit her right snug, ma'am, we'll leave her at The Tanks?"
a woman of refinement
From this reading "Suppose they shouldn't happen to fit her right snug, ma'am, we'll leave her at The Tanks?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading ENTERS TROUBLE "You'll know her because she has yellow hair and gray, gray eyes and her clothes fit," said Mrs. Horne.
no person; not anyone
From this reading "Besides, nobody else will get off."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Besides, nobody else will get off."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Suppose they shouldn't happen to fit her right snug, ma'am, we'll leave her at The Tanks?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ENTERS TROUBLE "You'll know her because she has yellow hair and gray, gray eyes and her clothes fit," said Mrs. Horne.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ENTERS TROUBLE "You'll know her because she has yellow hair and gray, gray eyes and her clothes fit," said Mrs. Horne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Suppose they shouldn't happen to fit her right snug, ma'am, we'll leave her at The Tanks?"
offering safety; well protected or concealed
From this reading "Suppose they shouldn't happen to fit her right snug, ma'am, we'll leave her at The Tanks?"
express a supposition
From this reading "Suppose they shouldn't happen to fit her right snug, ma'am, we'll leave her at The Tanks?"
plural of “tank” — an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
From this reading "Suppose they shouldn't happen to fit her right snug, ma'am, we'll leave her at The Tanks?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Suppose they shouldn't happen to fit her right snug, ma'am, we'll leave her at The Tanks?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How'll we know they fit her?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Suppose they shouldn't happen to fit her right snug, ma'am, we'll leave her at The Tanks?"
a source of difficulty
From this reading ENTERS TROUBLE "You'll know her because she has yellow hair and gray, gray eyes and her clothes fit," said Mrs. Horne.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "How'll we know they fit her?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Suppose they shouldn't happen to fit her right snug, ma'am, we'll leave her at The Tanks?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Besides, nobody else will get off."
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading ENTERS TROUBLE "You'll know her because she has yellow hair and gray, gray eyes and her clothes fit," said Mrs. Horne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ENTERS TROUBLE "You'll know her because she has yellow hair and gray, gray eyes and her clothes fit," said Mrs. Horne.
Chapter 23 of The Sheriff of Badger by George Pattullo holds 299 sentences, grouped into 60 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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