Chapter 3 of The Untamed: Range Life in the Southwest is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Untamed: Range Life in the Southwest is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I wouldn’t top ol’ Corazón for fifty,” confessed the man on the adjoining post. “Mullins has certainly got nerve,” I conceded. “A buster has got to have nerve.” The range boss delivered himself laconically. “All nerve and no brains makes the best.
Chapter 3 of The Untamed: Range Life in the Southwest is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading ““I wouldn’t top ol’ Corazón for fifty,” confessed the man on the adjoining post.”
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “The range boss delivered himself laconically.”
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading ““All nerve and no brains makes the best.”
an informal form of address for a man
From this reading ““A buster has got to have nerve.””
past form of “concede” — admit (to a wrongdoing)
From this reading ““Mullins has certainly got nerve,” I conceded.”
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading ““I wouldn’t top ol’ Corazón for fifty,” confessed the man on the adjoining post.”
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “The range boss delivered himself laconically.”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading ““Mullins has certainly got nerve,” I conceded.”
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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In this reading ““All nerve and no brains makes the best.”
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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 “A buster has got to have nerve.”
-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading “I wouldn’t top ol’ Corazón for fifty,” confessed the man on the adjoining post.
(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 “All nerve and no brains makes the best.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “All nerve and no brains makes the best.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “All nerve and no brains makes the best.
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading The range boss delivered himself laconically.
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “All nerve and no brains makes the best.
an informal form of address for a man
From this reading “A buster has got to have nerve.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Mullins has certainly got nerve,” I conceded.
past form of “concede” — admit (to a wrongdoing)
From this reading “Mullins has certainly got nerve,” I conceded.
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “I wouldn’t top ol’ Corazón for fifty,” confessed the man on the adjoining post.
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From this reading “I wouldn’t top ol’ Corazón for fifty,” confessed the man on the adjoining post.
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading The range boss delivered himself laconically.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “I wouldn’t top ol’ Corazón for fifty,” confessed the man on the adjoining post.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I wouldn’t top ol’ Corazón for fifty,” confessed the man on the adjoining post.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Mullins has certainly got nerve,” I conceded.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mullins has certainly got nerve,” I conceded.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “A buster has got to have nerve.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The range boss delivered himself laconically.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wouldn’t top ol’ Corazón for fifty,” confessed the man on the adjoining post.
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading The range boss delivered himself laconically.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “All nerve and no brains makes the best.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I wouldn’t top ol’ Corazón for fifty,” confessed the man on the adjoining post.
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From this reading “Mullins has certainly got nerve,” I conceded.
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading “Mullins has certainly got nerve,” I conceded.
not any; not one
From this reading “All nerve and no brains makes the best.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wouldn’t top ol’ Corazón for fifty,” confessed the man on the adjoining post.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I wouldn’t top ol’ Corazón for fifty,” confessed the man on the adjoining post.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “I wouldn’t top ol’ Corazón for fifty,” confessed the man on the adjoining post.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading The range boss delivered himself laconically.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I wouldn’t top ol’ Corazón for fifty,” confessed the man on the adjoining post.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “A buster has got to have nerve.”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “I wouldn’t top ol’ Corazón for fifty,” confessed the man on the adjoining post.
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From this reading “I wouldn’t top ol’ Corazón for fifty,” confessed the man on the adjoining post.
Chapter 3 of The Untamed: Range Life in the Southwest by George Pattullo holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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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