Chapter 4 of The Wild Man of the West is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Wild Man of the West is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Where saw ye them?" asked Redhand, seizing the two pistols, and examining the priming. "Jist oder side of de bluff. Ver' close to de bushes. Queek! queek! vite! mon garcon, you is so drefful slow." The latter part of this sentence was addressed to Hawkswing, who was quietly putting on his wolf-skin.
Chapter 4 of The Wild Man of the West is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading “"Jist oder side of de bluff.”
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “Ver' close to de bushes.”
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “"Where saw ye them?" asked Redhand, seizing the two pistols, and examining the priming.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “Queek! queek! vite! mon garcon, you is so drefful slow."”
a European river; flows into the Baltic Sea
From this reading “"Jist oder side of de bluff.”
plural of “pistol” — a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading “"Where saw ye them?" asked Redhand, seizing the two pistols, and examining the priming.”
the act of making something ready
From this reading “"Where saw ye them?" asked Redhand, seizing the two pistols, and examining the priming.”
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
From this reading “"Where saw ye them?" asked Redhand, seizing the two pistols, and examining the priming.”
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(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading The latter part of this sentence was addressed to Hawkswing, who was quietly putting on his wolf-skin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Where saw ye them?" asked Redhand, seizing the two pistols, and examining the priming.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Where saw ye them?" asked Redhand, seizing the two pistols, and examining the priming.
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading "Jist oder side of de bluff.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Ver' close to de bushes.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Ver' close to de bushes.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Jist oder side of de bluff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Queek! queek! vite! mon garcon, you is so drefful slow."
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading "Where saw ye them?" asked Redhand, seizing the two pistols, and examining the priming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Queek! queek! vite! mon garcon, you is so drefful slow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter part of this sentence was addressed to Hawkswing, who was quietly putting on his wolf-skin.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The latter part of this sentence was addressed to Hawkswing, who was quietly putting on his wolf-skin.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Queek! queek! vite! mon garcon, you is so drefful slow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jist oder side of de bluff.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The latter part of this sentence was addressed to Hawkswing, who was quietly putting on his wolf-skin.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Queek! queek! vite! mon garcon, you is so drefful slow."
a European river; flows into the Baltic Sea
From this reading "Jist oder side of de bluff.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Jist oder side of de bluff.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The latter part of this sentence was addressed to Hawkswing, who was quietly putting on his wolf-skin.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The latter part of this sentence was addressed to Hawkswing, who was quietly putting on his wolf-skin.
plural of “pistol” — a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading "Where saw ye them?" asked Redhand, seizing the two pistols, and examining the priming.
the act of making something ready
From this reading "Where saw ye them?" asked Redhand, seizing the two pistols, and examining the priming.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading The latter part of this sentence was addressed to Hawkswing, who was quietly putting on his wolf-skin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Queek! queek! vite! mon garcon, you is so drefful slow."
with low volume
From this reading The latter part of this sentence was addressed to Hawkswing, who was quietly putting on his wolf-skin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where saw ye them?" asked Redhand, seizing the two pistols, and examining the priming.
cut with a saw
From this reading "Where saw ye them?" asked Redhand, seizing the two pistols, and examining the priming.
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
From this reading "Where saw ye them?" asked Redhand, seizing the two pistols, and examining the priming.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading The latter part of this sentence was addressed to Hawkswing, who was quietly putting on his wolf-skin.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "Jist oder side of de bluff.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Queek! queek! vite! mon garcon, you is so drefful slow."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Queek! queek! vite! mon garcon, you is so drefful slow."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Where saw ye them?" asked Redhand, seizing the two pistols, and examining the priming.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Where saw ye them?" asked Redhand, seizing the two pistols, and examining the priming.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The latter part of this sentence was addressed to Hawkswing, who was quietly putting on his wolf-skin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ver' close to de bushes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Where saw ye them?" asked Redhand, seizing the two pistols, and examining the priming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ver' close to de bushes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Queek! queek! vite! mon garcon, you is so drefful slow."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The latter part of this sentence was addressed to Hawkswing, who was quietly putting on his wolf-skin.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where saw ye them?" asked Redhand, seizing the two pistols, and examining the priming.
which person or people
From this reading The latter part of this sentence was addressed to Hawkswing, who was quietly putting on his wolf-skin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter part of this sentence was addressed to Hawkswing, who was quietly putting on his wolf-skin.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Where saw ye them?" asked Redhand, seizing the two pistols, and examining the priming.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Queek! queek! vite! mon garcon, you is so drefful slow."
Chapter 4 of The Wild Man of the West by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 4 holds 425 sentences of The Wild Man of the West, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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