Chapter 20 of The Sheriff's Son is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Sheriff's Son is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At the Lazy Double D Dingwell squinted over the bunch of cattle in the corral. "Twenty dollars on the hoof, f.o.b. at the siding," he said evenly. "You to take the run of the pen, no culls." "I heard you before," protested the buyer. "Learn a new song, Dingwell.
Chapter 20 of The Sheriff's Son is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “At the Lazy Double D Dingwell squinted over the bunch of cattle in the corral.”
a person who buys
From this reading “"I heard you before," protested the buyer.”
enclose in a corral
From this reading “At the Lazy Double D Dingwell squinted over the bunch of cattle in the corral.”
in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way
From this reading “"Twenty dollars on the hoof, f.o.b. at the siding," he said evenly.”
the foot of an ungulate mammal
From this reading “"Twenty dollars on the hoof, f.o.b. at the siding," he said evenly.”
moving slowly and gently
From this reading “At the Lazy Double D Dingwell squinted over the bunch of cattle in the corral.”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “"I heard you before," protested the buyer.”
a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
From this reading “"Twenty dollars on the hoof, f.o.b. at the siding," he said evenly.”
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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 "Learn a new song, Dingwell.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the Lazy Double D Dingwell squinted over the bunch of cattle in the corral.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading "Twenty dollars on the hoof, f.o.b. at the siding," he said evenly.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I heard you before," protested the buyer.
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading At the Lazy Double D Dingwell squinted over the bunch of cattle in the corral.
a person who buys
From this reading "I heard you before," protested the buyer.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading At the Lazy Double D Dingwell squinted over the bunch of cattle in the corral.
enclose in a corral
From this reading At the Lazy Double D Dingwell squinted over the bunch of cattle in the corral.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You to take the run of the pen, no culls."
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading At the Lazy Double D Dingwell squinted over the bunch of cattle in the corral.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the Lazy Double D Dingwell squinted over the bunch of cattle in the corral.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "Twenty dollars on the hoof, f.o.b. at the siding," he said evenly.
increase twofold
From this reading At the Lazy Double D Dingwell squinted over the bunch of cattle in the corral.
in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way
From this reading "Twenty dollars on the hoof, f.o.b. at the siding," he said evenly.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading "Twenty dollars on the hoof, f.o.b. at the siding," he said evenly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Twenty dollars on the hoof, f.o.b. at the siding," he said evenly.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I heard you before," protested the buyer.
the foot of an ungulate mammal
From this reading "Twenty dollars on the hoof, f.o.b. at the siding," he said evenly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I heard you before," protested the buyer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the Lazy Double D Dingwell squinted over the bunch of cattle in the corral.
moving slowly and gently
From this reading At the Lazy Double D Dingwell squinted over the bunch of cattle in the corral.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading "Learn a new song, Dingwell.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Learn a new song, Dingwell.
not any; not one
From this reading "You to take the run of the pen, no culls."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Twenty dollars on the hoof, f.o.b. at the siding," he said evenly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the Lazy Double D Dingwell squinted over the bunch of cattle in the corral.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Twenty dollars on the hoof, f.o.b. at the siding," he said evenly.
above and across; more than
From this reading At the Lazy Double D Dingwell squinted over the bunch of cattle in the corral.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading "You to take the run of the pen, no culls."
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading "I heard you before," protested the buyer.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "You to take the run of the pen, no culls."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Twenty dollars on the hoof, f.o.b. at the siding," he said evenly.
a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
From this reading "Twenty dollars on the hoof, f.o.b. at the siding," he said evenly.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading "Learn a new song, Dingwell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the Lazy Double D Dingwell squinted over the bunch of cattle in the corral.
carry out
From this reading "You to take the run of the pen, no culls."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the Lazy Double D Dingwell squinted over the bunch of cattle in the corral.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You to take the run of the pen, no culls."
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "Twenty dollars on the hoof, f.o.b. at the siding," he said evenly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You to take the run of the pen, no culls."
Chapter 20 of The Sheriff's Son by William MacLeod Raine holds 158 sentences, grouped into 32 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.
Chapter 20 holds 158 sentences of The Sheriff's Son, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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