Chapter 30 of The Sheriff of Badger is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Sheriff of Badger is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HE ARRESTS A SUSPECT Johnson caught his most dependable horse and rode out from the Anvil headquarters. Strapped to his hip was a .45 Colt and he had a 30-30 Winchester in his saddle holster. Florence Steel, on foot, overtook him at the gate of the home pasture. "What's this I hear? Where're you going, Mr. Johnson?"
Chapter 30 of The Sheriff of Badger is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
From this reading “HE ARRESTS A SUSPECT Johnson caught his most dependable horse and rode out from the Anvil headquarters.”
plural of “arrest” — the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
From this reading “HE ARRESTS A SUSPECT Johnson caught his most dependable horse and rode out from the Anvil headquarters.”
a young male horse under the age of four
From this reading “Strapped to his hip was a .45 Colt and he had a 30-30 Winchester in his saddle holster.”
worthy of reliance or trust
From this reading “HE ARRESTS A SUSPECT Johnson caught his most dependable horse and rode out from the Anvil headquarters.”
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
From this reading “Strapped to his hip was a .45 Colt and he had a 30-30 Winchester in his saddle holster.”
a sheath (usually leather) for carrying a handgun
From this reading “Strapped to his hip was a .45 Colt and he had a 30-30 Winchester in his saddle holster.”
inflected form of “strap” — tie with a strap
From this reading “Strapped to his hip was a .45 Colt and he had a 30-30 Winchester in his saddle holster.”
a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
From this reading “Strapped to his hip was a .45 Colt and he had a 30-30 Winchester in his saddle holster.”
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In this reading “Florence Steel, on foot, overtook him at the gate of the home pasture.”
hang on during a trial of endurance
In this reading “HE ARRESTS A SUSPECT Johnson caught his most dependable horse and rode out from the Anvil headquarters.”
In this reading “Florence Steel, on foot, overtook him at the gate of the home pasture.”
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From this reading Strapped to his hip was a .45 Colt and he had a 30-30 Winchester in his saddle holster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Strapped to his hip was a .45 Colt and he had a 30-30 Winchester in his saddle holster.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HE ARRESTS A SUSPECT Johnson caught his most dependable horse and rode out from the Anvil headquarters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HE ARRESTS A SUSPECT Johnson caught his most dependable horse and rode out from the Anvil headquarters.
a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
From this reading HE ARRESTS A SUSPECT Johnson caught his most dependable horse and rode out from the Anvil headquarters.
plural of “arrest” — the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
From this reading HE ARRESTS A SUSPECT Johnson caught his most dependable horse and rode out from the Anvil headquarters.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Florence Steel, on foot, overtook him at the gate of the home pasture.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading HE ARRESTS A SUSPECT Johnson caught his most dependable horse and rode out from the Anvil headquarters.
a young male horse under the age of four
From this reading Strapped to his hip was a .45 Colt and he had a 30-30 Winchester in his saddle holster.
worthy of reliance or trust
From this reading HE ARRESTS A SUSPECT Johnson caught his most dependable horse and rode out from the Anvil headquarters.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Florence Steel, on foot, overtook him at the gate of the home pasture.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Florence Steel, on foot, overtook him at the gate of the home pasture.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HE ARRESTS A SUSPECT Johnson caught his most dependable horse and rode out from the Anvil headquarters.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Florence Steel, on foot, overtook him at the gate of the home pasture.
the act of departing
From this reading Where're you going, Mr. Johnson?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Strapped to his hip was a .45 Colt and he had a 30-30 Winchester in his saddle holster.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE ARRESTS A SUSPECT Johnson caught his most dependable horse and rode out from the Anvil headquarters.
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading HE ARRESTS A SUSPECT Johnson caught his most dependable horse and rode out from the Anvil headquarters.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "What's this I hear?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Florence Steel, on foot, overtook him at the gate of the home pasture.
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
From this reading Strapped to his hip was a .45 Colt and he had a 30-30 Winchester in his saddle holster.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HE ARRESTS A SUSPECT Johnson caught his most dependable horse and rode out from the Anvil headquarters.
a sheath (usually leather) for carrying a handgun
From this reading Strapped to his hip was a .45 Colt and he had a 30-30 Winchester in his saddle holster.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Florence Steel, on foot, overtook him at the gate of the home pasture.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading HE ARRESTS A SUSPECT Johnson caught his most dependable horse and rode out from the Anvil headquarters.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What's this I hear?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Strapped to his hip was a .45 Colt and he had a 30-30 Winchester in his saddle holster.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading HE ARRESTS A SUSPECT Johnson caught his most dependable horse and rode out from the Anvil headquarters.
used to form the superlative
From this reading HE ARRESTS A SUSPECT Johnson caught his most dependable horse and rode out from the Anvil headquarters.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Where're you going, Mr. Johnson?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Florence Steel, on foot, overtook him at the gate of the home pasture.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Florence Steel, on foot, overtook him at the gate of the home pasture.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading HE ARRESTS A SUSPECT Johnson caught his most dependable horse and rode out from the Anvil headquarters.
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading Florence Steel, on foot, overtook him at the gate of the home pasture.
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading Florence Steel, on foot, overtook him at the gate of the home pasture.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading HE ARRESTS A SUSPECT Johnson caught his most dependable horse and rode out from the Anvil headquarters.
put a saddle on
From this reading Strapped to his hip was a .45 Colt and he had a 30-30 Winchester in his saddle holster.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading Florence Steel, on foot, overtook him at the gate of the home pasture.
inflected form of “strap” — tie with a strap
From this reading Strapped to his hip was a .45 Colt and he had a 30-30 Winchester in his saddle holster.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading HE ARRESTS A SUSPECT Johnson caught his most dependable horse and rode out from the Anvil headquarters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HE ARRESTS A SUSPECT Johnson caught his most dependable horse and rode out from the Anvil headquarters.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What's this I hear?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Strapped to his hip was a .45 Colt and he had a 30-30 Winchester in his saddle holster.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Strapped to his hip was a .45 Colt and he had a 30-30 Winchester in his saddle holster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's this I hear?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where're you going, Mr. Johnson?"
a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
From this reading Strapped to his hip was a .45 Colt and he had a 30-30 Winchester in his saddle holster.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where're you going, Mr. Johnson?"
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