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Chapter 14 of Wells Brothers: The Young Cattle Kings is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WATER! WATER! "Bring on your herds," said Joel, addressing a quartette of trail foremen resting under the sunshade. "Our water is holding out better than we expected. The Lovell cattle only lowered the ponds a trifle.
Chapter 14 of Wells Brothers: The Young Cattle Kings is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading “"Bring on your herds," said Joel, addressing a quartette of trail foremen resting under the sunshade.”
plural of “foreman” — a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “"Bring on your herds," said Joel, addressing a quartette of trail foremen resting under the sunshade.”
plural of “herd” — a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading “"Bring on your herds," said Joel, addressing a quartette of trail foremen resting under the sunshade.”
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading “"Bring on your herds," said Joel, addressing a quartette of trail foremen resting under the sunshade.”
English astronomer who pioneered radio astronomy (born in 1913)
From this reading “The Lovell cattle only lowered the ponds a trifle.”
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading “The Lovell cattle only lowered the ponds a trifle.”
plural of “pond” — a small lake
From this reading “The Lovell cattle only lowered the ponds a trifle.”
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading “The Lovell cattle only lowered the ponds a trifle.”
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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 "Bring on your herds," said Joel, addressing a quartette of trail foremen resting under the sunshade.
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading "Bring on your herds," said Joel, addressing a quartette of trail foremen resting under the sunshade.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Our water is holding out better than we expected.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Bring on your herds," said Joel, addressing a quartette of trail foremen resting under the sunshade.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading The Lovell cattle only lowered the ponds a trifle.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading "Our water is holding out better than we expected.
plural of “foreman” — a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading "Bring on your herds," said Joel, addressing a quartette of trail foremen resting under the sunshade.
plural of “herd” — a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading "Bring on your herds," said Joel, addressing a quartette of trail foremen resting under the sunshade.
the act of retaining something
From this reading "Our water is holding out better than we expected.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Our water is holding out better than we expected.
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading "Bring on your herds," said Joel, addressing a quartette of trail foremen resting under the sunshade.
English astronomer who pioneered radio astronomy (born in 1913)
From this reading The Lovell cattle only lowered the ponds a trifle.
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading The Lovell cattle only lowered the ponds a trifle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Bring on your herds," said Joel, addressing a quartette of trail foremen resting under the sunshade.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Bring on your herds," said Joel, addressing a quartette of trail foremen resting under the sunshade.
and nothing more
From this reading The Lovell cattle only lowered the ponds a trifle.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our water is holding out better than we expected.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Our water is holding out better than we expected.
plural of “pond” — a small lake
From this reading The Lovell cattle only lowered the ponds a trifle.
four performers or singers who perform together
From this reading "Bring on your herds," said Joel, addressing a quartette of trail foremen resting under the sunshade.
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "Bring on your herds," said Joel, addressing a quartette of trail foremen resting under the sunshade.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Bring on your herds," said Joel, addressing a quartette of trail foremen resting under the sunshade.
a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun
From this reading "Bring on your herds," said Joel, addressing a quartette of trail foremen resting under the sunshade.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Our water is holding out better than we expected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Bring on your herds," said Joel, addressing a quartette of trail foremen resting under the sunshade.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading "Bring on your herds," said Joel, addressing a quartette of trail foremen resting under the sunshade.
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading The Lovell cattle only lowered the ponds a trifle.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Bring on your herds," said Joel, addressing a quartette of trail foremen resting under the sunshade.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading WATER!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Our water is holding out better than we expected.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Bring on your herds," said Joel, addressing a quartette of trail foremen resting under the sunshade.
Chapter 14 of Wells Brothers: The Young Cattle Kings by Andy Adams holds 245 sentences, grouped into 49 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.
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