Chapter 3 of The valley of lost herds is here in full — 529 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The valley of lost herds is here in full — 529 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Probably not, ma’am, but it doesn’t matter. I’ve eaten Diamond R beef. He killed off my cattle, didn’t he? When I needed a piece of beef real bad, I took it. Reber hates me.
Chapter 3 of The valley of lost herds is here in full — 529 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cattle that are reared for their meat
From this reading “I’ve eaten Diamond R beef.”
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “He killed off my cattle, didn’t he?”
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “I’ve eaten Diamond R beef.”
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading “I’ve eaten Diamond R beef.”
plural of “hate” — the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “Reber hates me.”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “He killed off my cattle, didn’t he?”
a woman of refinement
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “When I needed a piece of beef real bad, I took it.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When I needed a piece of beef real bad, I took it.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading When I needed a piece of beef real bad, I took it.
cattle that are reared for their meat
From this reading I’ve eaten Diamond R beef.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Probably not, ma’am, but it doesn’t matter.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading He killed off my cattle, didn’t he?
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading I’ve eaten Diamond R beef.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He killed off my cattle, didn’t he?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Probably not, ma’am, but it doesn’t matter.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading I’ve eaten Diamond R beef.
plural of “hate” — the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Reber hates me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He killed off my cattle, didn’t he?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I needed a piece of beef real bad, I took it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve eaten Diamond R beef.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Probably not, ma’am, but it doesn’t matter.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading He killed off my cattle, didn’t he?
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Probably not, ma’am, but it doesn’t matter.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Probably not, ma’am, but it doesn’t matter.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Reber hates me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He killed off my cattle, didn’t he?
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading When I needed a piece of beef real bad, I took it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Probably not, ma’am, but it doesn’t matter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I needed a piece of beef real bad, I took it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He killed off my cattle, didn’t he?
a separate part of a whole
From this reading When I needed a piece of beef real bad, I took it.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “Probably not, ma’am, but it doesn’t matter.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading I’ve eaten Diamond R beef.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading When I needed a piece of beef real bad, I took it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reber hates me.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading When I needed a piece of beef real bad, I took it.
at the time that
From this reading When I needed a piece of beef real bad, I took it.
Chapter 3 of The valley of lost herds by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle holds 529 sentences, grouped into 106 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 529 sentences of The valley of lost herds, unabridged, divided into 106 reading sections.
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