Chapter 34 of The Sheriff of Badger is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 34 of The Sheriff of Badger is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater. Rub-a-dub-dub. "Do you call them your prayers?" asked Lafe sternly. "I done told you to get to bed more'n a hour ago, son. I swan I can't figure what your ma's thinking of.
Chapter 34 of The Sheriff of Badger is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who bakes commercially
From this reading “NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.”
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading “NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.”
a holder with sockets for candles
From this reading “NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.”
shout out
From this reading “NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.”
a person who makes things
From this reading “NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.”
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading “"Do you call them your prayers?" asked Lafe sternly.”
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
From this reading “I swan I can't figure what your ma's thinking of.”
a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
From this reading “NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.”
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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be highly noticeable
In this reading “NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.”
In this reading “NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.
in the past
From this reading "I done told you to get to bed more'n a hour ago, son.
(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 NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Do you call them your prayers?" asked Lafe sternly.
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "I done told you to get to bed more'n a hour ago, son.
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Do you call them your prayers?" asked Lafe sternly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I swan I can't figure what your ma's thinking of.
a holder with sockets for candles
From this reading NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you call them your prayers?" asked Lafe sternly.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "I done told you to get to bed more'n a hour ago, son.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading I swan I can't figure what your ma's thinking of.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I done told you to get to bed more'n a hour ago, son.
shout out
From this reading NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "I done told you to get to bed more'n a hour ago, son.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I done told you to get to bed more'n a hour ago, son.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you call them your prayers?" asked Lafe sternly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I swan I can't figure what your ma's thinking of.
a person who makes things
From this reading NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.
the force of workers available
From this reading NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I done told you to get to bed more'n a hour ago, son.
information about recent and important events
From this reading NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading "Do you call them your prayers?" asked Lafe sternly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.
a male human offspring
From this reading "I done told you to get to bed more'n a hour ago, son.
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading "Do you call them your prayers?" asked Lafe sternly.
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
From this reading I swan I can't figure what your ma's thinking of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Do you call them your prayers?" asked Lafe sternly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I swan I can't figure what your ma's thinking of.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I done told you to get to bed more'n a hour ago, son.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I done told you to get to bed more'n a hour ago, son.
a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
From this reading NEWS FROM BUFFALO JIM Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker; They all jumped out of a holler pertater.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I swan I can't figure what your ma's thinking of.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you call them your prayers?" asked Lafe sternly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you call them your prayers?" asked Lafe sternly.
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