Chapter 7 of Tumbleweeds is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Tumbleweeds is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bart faced him gravely. “There’s not much in this life I wouldn’t do for you,” he said. “I’d ride on into Washington and loot the Mint if you was needing pin money. If you had an enemy I’d assassinate him just to save you the trouble. You’ve used me white.
Chapter 7 of Tumbleweeds is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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murder; especially of socially prominent persons
From this reading “If you had an enemy I’d assassinate him just to save you the trouble.”
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “Bart faced him gravely.”
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading “Bart faced him gravely.”
goods or money obtained illegally
From this reading ““I’d ride on into Washington and loot the Mint if you was needing pin money.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading ““I’d ride on into Washington and loot the Mint if you was needing pin money.”
-ing form of “need” — require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading ““I’d ride on into Washington and loot the Mint if you was needing pin money.”
to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading ““I’d ride on into Washington and loot the Mint if you was needing pin money.”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading ““I’d ride on into Washington and loot the Mint if you was needing pin money.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““I’d ride on into Washington and loot the Mint if you was needing pin money.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If you had an enemy I’d assassinate him just to save you the trouble.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I’d ride on into Washington and loot the Mint if you was needing pin money.
murder; especially of socially prominent persons
From this reading If you had an enemy I’d assassinate him just to save you the trouble.
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading Bart faced him gravely.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “There’s not much in this life I wouldn’t do for you,” he said.
an opposing military force
From this reading If you had an enemy I’d assassinate him just to save you the trouble.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading Bart faced him gravely.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “There’s not much in this life I wouldn’t do for you,” he said.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading Bart faced him gravely.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If you had an enemy I’d assassinate him just to save you the trouble.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There’s not much in this life I wouldn’t do for you,” he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bart faced him gravely.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “There’s not much in this life I wouldn’t do for you,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d ride on into Washington and loot the Mint if you was needing pin money.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I’d ride on into Washington and loot the Mint if you was needing pin money.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There’s not much in this life I wouldn’t do for you,” he said.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “I’d ride on into Washington and loot the Mint if you was needing pin money.
and nothing more
From this reading If you had an enemy I’d assassinate him just to save you the trouble.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “There’s not much in this life I wouldn’t do for you,” he said.
goods or money obtained illegally
From this reading “I’d ride on into Washington and loot the Mint if you was needing pin money.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You’ve used me white.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “I’d ride on into Washington and loot the Mint if you was needing pin money.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “I’d ride on into Washington and loot the Mint if you was needing pin money.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “There’s not much in this life I wouldn’t do for you,” he said.
-ing form of “need” — require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading “I’d ride on into Washington and loot the Mint if you was needing pin money.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “There’s not much in this life I wouldn’t do for you,” he said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I’d ride on into Washington and loot the Mint if you was needing pin money.
to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading “I’d ride on into Washington and loot the Mint if you was needing pin money.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “I’d ride on into Washington and loot the Mint if you was needing pin money.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There’s not much in this life I wouldn’t do for you,” he said.
except for; apart from
From this reading If you had an enemy I’d assassinate him just to save you the trouble.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’d ride on into Washington and loot the Mint if you was needing pin money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s not much in this life I wouldn’t do for you,” he said.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “There’s not much in this life I wouldn’t do for you,” he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you had an enemy I’d assassinate him just to save you the trouble.
a source of difficulty
From this reading If you had an enemy I’d assassinate him just to save you the trouble.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading You’ve used me white.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I’d ride on into Washington and loot the Mint if you was needing pin money.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “I’d ride on into Washington and loot the Mint if you was needing pin money.
a Caucasian
From this reading You’ve used me white.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s not much in this life I wouldn’t do for you,” he said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There’s not much in this life I wouldn’t do for you,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ve used me white.
Chapter 7 of Tumbleweeds by Hal G. (Hal George) Evarts holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 7 holds 430 sentences of Tumbleweeds, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Tumbleweeds by Hal G. (Hal George) Evarts exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 430 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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