Chapter 21 of Whispering Smith is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Whispering Smith is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE RIVER They found the ranch-house as Marion and Dicksie had left it, deserted. Puss told them every one was at the river. McCloud did not approve Dicksie's plan of going down to see her cousin first. "Why not let me ride down and manage it without bringing you into it at all?" he suggested. "It can be done."
Chapter 21 of Whispering Smith is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give sanction to
From this reading “McCloud did not approve Dicksie's plan of going down to see her cousin first.”
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading “"Why not let me ride down and manage it without bringing you into it at all?" he suggested.”
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “AT THE RIVER They found the ranch-house as Marion and Dicksie had left it, deserted.”
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “"Why not let me ride down and manage it without bringing you into it at all?" he suggested.”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “McCloud did not approve Dicksie's plan of going down to see her cousin first.”
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading “Puss told them every one was at the river.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “"Why not let me ride down and manage it without bringing you into it at all?" he suggested.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"Why not let me ride down and manage it without bringing you into it at all?" he suggested.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Why not let me ride down and manage it without bringing you into it at all?" he suggested.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT THE RIVER They found the ranch-house as Marion and Dicksie had left it, deserted.
give sanction to
From this reading McCloud did not approve Dicksie's plan of going down to see her cousin first.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AT THE RIVER They found the ranch-house as Marion and Dicksie had left it, deserted.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE RIVER They found the ranch-house as Marion and Dicksie had left it, deserted.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It can be done."
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading "Why not let me ride down and manage it without bringing you into it at all?" he suggested.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "It can be done."
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading McCloud did not approve Dicksie's plan of going down to see her cousin first.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading AT THE RIVER They found the ranch-house as Marion and Dicksie had left it, deserted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE RIVER They found the ranch-house as Marion and Dicksie had left it, deserted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading McCloud did not approve Dicksie's plan of going down to see her cousin first.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading McCloud did not approve Dicksie's plan of going down to see her cousin first.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "It can be done."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading McCloud did not approve Dicksie's plan of going down to see her cousin first.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Puss told them every one was at the river.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading McCloud did not approve Dicksie's plan of going down to see her cousin first.
set up or found
From this reading AT THE RIVER They found the ranch-house as Marion and Dicksie had left it, deserted.
the act of departing
From this reading McCloud did not approve Dicksie's plan of going down to see her cousin first.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AT THE RIVER They found the ranch-house as Marion and Dicksie had left it, deserted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why not let me ride down and manage it without bringing you into it at all?" he suggested.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading McCloud did not approve Dicksie's plan of going down to see her cousin first.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Why not let me ride down and manage it without bringing you into it at all?" he suggested.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AT THE RIVER They found the ranch-house as Marion and Dicksie had left it, deserted.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading AT THE RIVER They found the ranch-house as Marion and Dicksie had left it, deserted.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Why not let me ride down and manage it without bringing you into it at all?" he suggested.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading "Why not let me ride down and manage it without bringing you into it at all?" he suggested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE RIVER They found the ranch-house as Marion and Dicksie had left it, deserted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading McCloud did not approve Dicksie's plan of going down to see her cousin first.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why not let me ride down and manage it without bringing you into it at all?" he suggested.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading McCloud did not approve Dicksie's plan of going down to see her cousin first.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading McCloud did not approve Dicksie's plan of going down to see her cousin first.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Puss told them every one was at the river.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading McCloud did not approve Dicksie's plan of going down to see her cousin first.
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading Puss told them every one was at the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE RIVER They found the ranch-house as Marion and Dicksie had left it, deserted.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "Why not let me ride down and manage it without bringing you into it at all?" he suggested.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading AT THE RIVER They found the ranch-house as Marion and Dicksie had left it, deserted.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading McCloud did not approve Dicksie's plan of going down to see her cousin first.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Why not let me ride down and manage it without bringing you into it at all?" he suggested.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE RIVER They found the ranch-house as Marion and Dicksie had left it, deserted.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Puss told them every one was at the river.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AT THE RIVER They found the ranch-house as Marion and Dicksie had left it, deserted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading McCloud did not approve Dicksie's plan of going down to see her cousin first.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Puss told them every one was at the river.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Puss told them every one was at the river.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why not let me ride down and manage it without bringing you into it at all?" he suggested.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Why not let me ride down and manage it without bringing you into it at all?" he suggested.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why not let me ride down and manage it without bringing you into it at all?" he suggested.
Chapter 21 of Whispering Smith by Frank H. (Frank Hamilton) Spearman holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 21 holds 409 sentences of Whispering Smith, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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