Chapter 3 of The Thunder Bird is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Thunder Bird is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Aw, f'r cat's sake, lay off the crabbing! Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim! I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you. I mighta knowed I'd git the worst of it. Look at what I was handed the other time I throwed in with you!
Chapter 3 of The Thunder Bird is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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possessive form of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “"Aw, f'r cat's sake, lay off the crabbing!”
used as expletives
From this reading “Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!”
past form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I mighta knowed I'd git the worst of it.”
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading “I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!”
tear or be torn violently
From this reading “Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!”
travel through water
From this reading “Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!”
plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading “Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!”
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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 I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at what I was handed the other time I throwed in with you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aw, f'r cat's sake, lay off the crabbing!
possessive form of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading "Aw, f'r cat's sake, lay off the crabbing!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aw, f'r cat's sake, lay off the crabbing!
used as expletives
From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aw, f'r cat's sake, lay off the crabbing!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading I mighta knowed I'd git the worst of it.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Look at what I was handed the other time I throwed in with you!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I mighta knowed I'd git the worst of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Look at what I was handed the other time I throwed in with you!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I mighta knowed I'd git the worst of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!
past form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I mighta knowed I'd git the worst of it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Aw, f'r cat's sake, lay off the crabbing!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at what I was handed the other time I throwed in with you!
engage in
From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I mighta knowed I'd git the worst of it.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Aw, f'r cat's sake, lay off the crabbing!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Look at what I was handed the other time I throwed in with you!
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!
tear or be torn violently
From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading "Aw, f'r cat's sake, lay off the crabbing!
express in words
From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.
travel through water
From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Aw, f'r cat's sake, lay off the crabbing!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look at what I was handed the other time I throwed in with you!
bound or secured closely
From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Look at what I was handed the other time I throwed in with you!
plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!
a source of difficulty
From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Look at what I was handed the other time I throwed in with you!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Look at what I was handed the other time I throwed in with you!
at the time that
From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading I mighta knowed I'd git the worst of it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'll say I've tied into a sweet mess of trouble when I tied up with you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Gimme the tools and I'll rip your damn motor apart so quick it'll make your head swim!
Chapter 3 of The Thunder Bird by B. M. Bower holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 3 holds 428 sentences of The Thunder Bird, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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