Chapter 4 of The Sportsman's Club in the Saddle is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Sportsman's Club in the Saddle is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WILD-HOG HUNTING. “Well, this beats anything I ever heard of,” said Will Bell, angrily. “I shouldn’t wonder if we had to fight for our share.” “That would be a bad job for you,” said Bab. “Now, Bayard, let me ask you a question: when did you start the trail of these animals?”
Chapter 4 of The Sportsman's Club in the Saddle is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anger
From this reading ““Well, this beats anything I ever heard of,” said Will Bell, angrily.”
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading ““Now, Bayard, let me ask you a question: when did you start the trail of these animals?””
French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)
From this reading ““Now, Bayard, let me ask you a question: when did you start the trail of these animals?””
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading ““Well, this beats anything I ever heard of,” said Will Bell, angrily.”
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading ““Well, this beats anything I ever heard of,” said Will Bell, angrily.”
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “WILD-HOG HUNTING.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading ““That would be a bad job for you,” said Bab.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading ““Now, Bayard, let me ask you a question: when did you start the trail of these animals?””
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 ““That would be a bad job for you,” said Bab.”
In this reading ““Well, this beats anything I ever heard of,” said Will Bell, angrily.”
In this reading ““I shouldn’t wonder if we had to fight for our share.””
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 “That would be a bad job for you,” said Bab.
with anger
From this reading “Well, this beats anything I ever heard of,” said Will Bell, angrily.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “Now, Bayard, let me ask you a question: when did you start the trail of these animals?”
any thing at all
From this reading “Well, this beats anything I ever heard of,” said Will Bell, angrily.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Now, Bayard, let me ask you a question: when did you start the trail of these animals?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That would be a bad job for you,” said Bab.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “That would be a bad job for you,” said Bab.
French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)
From this reading “Now, Bayard, let me ask you a question: when did you start the trail of these animals?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “That would be a bad job for you,” said Bab.
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading “Well, this beats anything I ever heard of,” said Will Bell, angrily.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “Well, this beats anything I ever heard of,” said Will Bell, angrily.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Now, Bayard, let me ask you a question: when did you start the trail of these animals?”
at any time
From this reading “Well, this beats anything I ever heard of,” said Will Bell, angrily.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “I shouldn’t wonder if we had to fight for our share.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I shouldn’t wonder if we had to fight for our share.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I shouldn’t wonder if we had to fight for our share.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Well, this beats anything I ever heard of,” said Will Bell, angrily.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading WILD-HOG HUNTING.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, this beats anything I ever heard of,” said Will Bell, angrily.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I shouldn’t wonder if we had to fight for our share.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “That would be a bad job for you,” said Bab.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Now, Bayard, let me ask you a question: when did you start the trail of these animals?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now, Bayard, let me ask you a question: when did you start the trail of these animals?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, Bayard, let me ask you a question: when did you start the trail of these animals?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, this beats anything I ever heard of,” said Will Bell, angrily.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “I shouldn’t wonder if we had to fight for our share.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Now, Bayard, let me ask you a question: when did you start the trail of these animals?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, this beats anything I ever heard of,” said Will Bell, angrily.
have in common
From this reading “I shouldn’t wonder if we had to fight for our share.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I shouldn’t wonder if we had to fight for our share.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Now, Bayard, let me ask you a question: when did you start the trail of these animals?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That would be a bad job for you,” said Bab.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Now, Bayard, let me ask you a question: when did you start the trail of these animals?”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Now, Bayard, let me ask you a question: when did you start the trail of these animals?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Well, this beats anything I ever heard of,” said Will Bell, angrily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I shouldn’t wonder if we had to fight for our share.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “Now, Bayard, let me ask you a question: when did you start the trail of these animals?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I shouldn’t wonder if we had to fight for our share.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, this beats anything I ever heard of,” said Will Bell, angrily.
at the time that
From this reading “Now, Bayard, let me ask you a question: when did you start the trail of these animals?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WILD-HOG HUNTING.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Well, this beats anything I ever heard of,” said Will Bell, angrily.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I shouldn’t wonder if we had to fight for our share.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “That would be a bad job for you,” said Bab.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That would be a bad job for you,” said Bab.
Chapter 4 of The Sportsman's Club in the Saddle by Harry Castlemon holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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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