Chapter 1 of The Wolf Hunters — A Story of the Buffalo Plains is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Wolf Hunters — A Story of the Buffalo Plains is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WOLF HUNTERS. Illustrated. 12mo, _net_ $1.35 BLACKFOOT LODGE TALES. The Story of a Prairie People. 12mo, _net_ $1.75 In the days of the buffalo, wolfing was a recognized industry.
Chapter 1 of The Wolf Hunters — A Story of the Buffalo Plains is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of a warlike group of Algonquians living in the northwestern plains
From this reading “12mo, _net_ $1.35 BLACKFOOT LODGE TALES.”
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading “12mo, _net_ $1.75 In the days of the buffalo, wolfing was a recognized industry.”
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading “THE WOLF HUNTERS.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
From this reading “12mo, _net_ $1.75 In the days of the buffalo, wolfing was a recognized industry.”
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading “The Story of a Prairie People.”
-ing form of “wolf” — eat hastily
From this reading “12mo, _net_ $1.75 In the days of the buffalo, wolfing was a recognized industry.”
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From this reading 12mo, _net_ $1.35 BLACKFOOT LODGE TALES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 12mo, _net_ $1.75 In the days of the buffalo, wolfing was a recognized industry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 12mo, _net_ $1.35 BLACKFOOT LODGE TALES.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Story of a Prairie People.
a member of a warlike group of Algonquians living in the northwestern plains
From this reading 12mo, _net_ $1.35 BLACKFOOT LODGE TALES.
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading 12mo, _net_ $1.75 In the days of the buffalo, wolfing was a recognized industry.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading 12mo, _net_ $1.75 In the days of the buffalo, wolfing was a recognized industry.
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading THE WOLF HUNTERS.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 12mo, _net_ $1.75 In the days of the buffalo, wolfing was a recognized industry.
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
From this reading 12mo, _net_ $1.75 In the days of the buffalo, wolfing was a recognized industry.
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading 12mo, _net_ $1.35 BLACKFOOT LODGE TALES.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading 12mo, _net_ $1.35 BLACKFOOT LODGE TALES.
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading 12mo, _net_ $1.35 BLACKFOOT LODGE TALES.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Story of a Prairie People.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The Story of a Prairie People.
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading The Story of a Prairie People.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading 12mo, _net_ $1.75 In the days of the buffalo, wolfing was a recognized industry.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The Story of a Prairie People.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading 12mo, _net_ $1.35 BLACKFOOT LODGE TALES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOLF HUNTERS.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 12mo, _net_ $1.75 In the days of the buffalo, wolfing was a recognized industry.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading THE WOLF HUNTERS.
-ing form of “wolf” — eat hastily
From this reading 12mo, _net_ $1.75 In the days of the buffalo, wolfing was a recognized industry.
Chapter 1 of The Wolf Hunters — A Story of the Buffalo Plains by Robert Morris Peck holds 19 sentences, grouped into 4 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 1 holds 19 sentences of The Wolf Hunters — A Story of the Buffalo Plains, unabridged, divided into 4 reading sections.
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