Chapter 30 of The Twins of Suffering Creek is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Twins of Suffering Creek is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE SPAWN CITY TRAIL Wild Bill's lean hands clawed the reins with muscles of steel. For the moment his six horses occupied his every thought. They were pulling with the madness of high-bred racehorses. The trail lay before them, their master sat behind. What more could they want, but that liberty to stretch their willing bodies?
Chapter 30 of The Twins of Suffering Creek is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “ON THE SPAWN CITY TRAIL Wild Bill's lean hands clawed the reins with muscles of steel.”
having or resembling a claw or claws; often used as a combining form
From this reading “ON THE SPAWN CITY TRAIL Wild Bill's lean hands clawed the reins with muscles of steel.”
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading “They were pulling with the madness of high-bred racehorses.”
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading “ON THE SPAWN CITY TRAIL Wild Bill's lean hands clawed the reins with muscles of steel.”
plural of “racehorse” — a horse bred for racing
From this reading “They were pulling with the madness of high-bred racehorses.”
plural of “rein” — one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
From this reading “ON THE SPAWN CITY TRAIL Wild Bill's lean hands clawed the reins with muscles of steel.”
call forth
From this reading “ON THE SPAWN CITY TRAIL Wild Bill's lean hands clawed the reins with muscles of steel.”
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading “What more could they want, but that liberty to stretch their willing bodies?”
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.
temporarily
In this reading “For the moment his six horses occupied his every thought.”
In this reading “The trail lay before them, their master sat behind.”
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.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The trail lay before them, their master sat behind.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The trail lay before them, their master sat behind.
possessive form of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading ON THE SPAWN CITY TRAIL Wild Bill's lean hands clawed the reins with muscles of steel.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading What more could they want, but that liberty to stretch their willing bodies?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What more could they want, but that liberty to stretch their willing bodies?
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading ON THE SPAWN CITY TRAIL Wild Bill's lean hands clawed the reins with muscles of steel.
having or resembling a claw or claws; often used as a combining form
From this reading ON THE SPAWN CITY TRAIL Wild Bill's lean hands clawed the reins with muscles of steel.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What more could they want, but that liberty to stretch their willing bodies?
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For the moment his six horses occupied his every thought.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the moment his six horses occupied his every thought.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading ON THE SPAWN CITY TRAIL Wild Bill's lean hands clawed the reins with muscles of steel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were pulling with the madness of high-bred racehorses.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For the moment his six horses occupied his every thought.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading For the moment his six horses occupied his every thought.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The trail lay before them, their master sat behind.
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading ON THE SPAWN CITY TRAIL Wild Bill's lean hands clawed the reins with muscles of steel.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading What more could they want, but that liberty to stretch their willing bodies?
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading They were pulling with the madness of high-bred racehorses.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The trail lay before them, their master sat behind.
a particular point in time
From this reading For the moment his six horses occupied his every thought.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading What more could they want, but that liberty to stretch their willing bodies?
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading ON THE SPAWN CITY TRAIL Wild Bill's lean hands clawed the reins with muscles of steel.
held or filled or in use
From this reading For the moment his six horses occupied his every thought.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE SPAWN CITY TRAIL Wild Bill's lean hands clawed the reins with muscles of steel.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE SPAWN CITY TRAIL Wild Bill's lean hands clawed the reins with muscles of steel.
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading They were pulling with the madness of high-bred racehorses.
plural of “racehorse” — a horse bred for racing
From this reading They were pulling with the madness of high-bred racehorses.
plural of “rein” — one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
From this reading ON THE SPAWN CITY TRAIL Wild Bill's lean hands clawed the reins with muscles of steel.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The trail lay before them, their master sat behind.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading For the moment his six horses occupied his every thought.
call forth
From this reading ON THE SPAWN CITY TRAIL Wild Bill's lean hands clawed the reins with muscles of steel.
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 ON THE SPAWN CITY TRAIL Wild Bill's lean hands clawed the reins with muscles of steel.
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading What more could they want, but that liberty to stretch their willing bodies?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What more could they want, but that liberty to stretch their willing bodies?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE SPAWN CITY TRAIL Wild Bill's lean hands clawed the reins with muscles of steel.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The trail lay before them, their master sat behind.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The trail lay before them, their master sat behind.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were pulling with the madness of high-bred racehorses.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading For the moment his six horses occupied his every thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What more could they want, but that liberty to stretch their willing bodies?
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading ON THE SPAWN CITY TRAIL Wild Bill's lean hands clawed the reins with muscles of steel.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading What more could they want, but that liberty to stretch their willing bodies?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were pulling with the madness of high-bred racehorses.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What more could they want, but that liberty to stretch their willing bodies?
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading ON THE SPAWN CITY TRAIL Wild Bill's lean hands clawed the reins with muscles of steel.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading What more could they want, but that liberty to stretch their willing bodies?
in the company of; together with
From this reading ON THE SPAWN CITY TRAIL Wild Bill's lean hands clawed the reins with muscles of steel.
Chapter 30 of The Twins of Suffering Creek by Ridgwell Cullum holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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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