Chapter 6 of The Untamed: Range Life in the Southwest is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Untamed: Range Life in the Southwest is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You keep buckshot in that gun, Brother Schoonover; do you hear? Oh, my li’l’ lamb! What if that wicked lion had eat you up?” Her son did not appear at all disturbed by the speculation, but thumped on her breast with his fists. There was a tremendous to-do up and down the country for eighty leagues.
Chapter 6 of The Untamed: Range Life in the Southwest is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small lead shot for shotgun shells
From this reading ““You keep buckshot in that gun, Brother Schoonover; do you hear?”
being ten more than seventy
From this reading “There was a tremendous to-do up and down the country for eighty leagues.”
plural of “fist” — a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading “Her son did not appear at all disturbed by the speculation, but thumped on her breast with his fists.”
young sheep
From this reading “Oh, my li’l’ lamb!”
plural of “league” — an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading “There was a tremendous to-do up and down the country for eighty leagues.”
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
From this reading “Her son did not appear at all disturbed by the speculation, but thumped on her breast with his fists.”
past form of “thump” — move rhythmically
From this reading “Her son did not appear at all disturbed by the speculation, but thumped on her breast with his fists.”
a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading “There was a tremendous to-do up and down the country for eighty leagues.”
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 “Her son did not appear at all disturbed by the speculation, but thumped on her breast with his fists.”
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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 There was a tremendous to-do up and down the country for eighty leagues.
(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 Her son did not appear at all disturbed by the speculation, but thumped on her breast with his fists.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a tremendous to-do up and down the country for eighty leagues.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Her son did not appear at all disturbed by the speculation, but thumped on her breast with his fists.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her son did not appear at all disturbed by the speculation, but thumped on her breast with his fists.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Her son did not appear at all disturbed by the speculation, but thumped on her breast with his fists.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “You keep buckshot in that gun, Brother Schoonover; do you hear?
small lead shot for shotgun shells
From this reading “You keep buckshot in that gun, Brother Schoonover; do you hear?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her son did not appear at all disturbed by the speculation, but thumped on her breast with his fists.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her son did not appear at all disturbed by the speculation, but thumped on her breast with his fists.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading There was a tremendous to-do up and down the country for eighty leagues.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her son did not appear at all disturbed by the speculation, but thumped on her breast with his fists.
having the place or position changed
From this reading Her son did not appear at all disturbed by the speculation, but thumped on her breast with his fists.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You keep buckshot in that gun, Brother Schoonover; do you hear?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There was a tremendous to-do up and down the country for eighty leagues.
take in solid food
From this reading What if that wicked lion had eat you up?”
being ten more than seventy
From this reading There was a tremendous to-do up and down the country for eighty leagues.
plural of “fist” — a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading Her son did not appear at all disturbed by the speculation, but thumped on her breast with his fists.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a tremendous to-do up and down the country for eighty leagues.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “You keep buckshot in that gun, Brother Schoonover; do you hear?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What if that wicked lion had eat you up?”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “You keep buckshot in that gun, Brother Schoonover; do you hear?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her son did not appear at all disturbed by the speculation, but thumped on her breast with his fists.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her son did not appear at all disturbed by the speculation, but thumped on her breast with his fists.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What if that wicked lion had eat you up?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You keep buckshot in that gun, Brother Schoonover; do you hear?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “You keep buckshot in that gun, Brother Schoonover; do you hear?
young sheep
From this reading Oh, my li’l’ lamb!
plural of “league” — an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading There was a tremendous to-do up and down the country for eighty leagues.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, my li’l’ lamb!
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading What if that wicked lion had eat you up?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh, my li’l’ lamb!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her son did not appear at all disturbed by the speculation, but thumped on her breast with his fists.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, my li’l’ lamb!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her son did not appear at all disturbed by the speculation, but thumped on her breast with his fists.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You keep buckshot in that gun, Brother Schoonover; do you hear?
a male human offspring
From this reading Her son did not appear at all disturbed by the speculation, but thumped on her breast with his fists.
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
From this reading Her son did not appear at all disturbed by the speculation, but thumped on her breast with his fists.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You keep buckshot in that gun, Brother Schoonover; do you hear?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her son did not appear at all disturbed by the speculation, but thumped on her breast with his fists.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a tremendous to-do up and down the country for eighty leagues.
past form of “thump” — move rhythmically
From this reading Her son did not appear at all disturbed by the speculation, but thumped on her breast with his fists.
a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading There was a tremendous to-do up and down the country for eighty leagues.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading There was a tremendous to-do up and down the country for eighty leagues.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading What if that wicked lion had eat you up?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a tremendous to-do up and down the country for eighty leagues.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What if that wicked lion had eat you up?”
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading What if that wicked lion had eat you up?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her son did not appear at all disturbed by the speculation, but thumped on her breast with his fists.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You keep buckshot in that gun, Brother Schoonover; do you hear?
Chapter 6 of The Untamed: Range Life in the Southwest by George Pattullo holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 6 holds 412 sentences of The Untamed: Range Life in the Southwest, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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