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White Wolf's Law: A Western Story
White Wolf's Law: A Western Story

Chapter XXIII

Chapter 23 of White Wolf's Law: A Western Story is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Hal Dunning • Curated US English Learning Edition
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AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.
He had reached the lower end when he saw a horseman galloping toward him from the direction of the ranch.
A few minutes later, he recognized the rider as Snoots Stevens, a tall, gawky man of thirty with a long, thin face.
"Why for yuh out here?"
McAllister asked after Stevens had brought his horse to a sliding stop.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

White Wolf's Law: A Western Story

Chapter XXIII

Chapter 23 of White Wolf's Law: A Western Story is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.
/æn oʊld frend bɪl wɑːtʃt hɪm fɔːr ə fjuː ˈmɪnəts ðen swʌŋ ˈɪntuː hɪz ˈsædəl ənd ˈstɑːrtɪd tuː raɪd ðə ˈpæstʃər/
Line 2
He had reached the lower end when he saw a horseman galloping toward him from the direction of the ranch.
/hiː hæd riːtʃt ðə ˈloʊər end wen hiː sɔː ə ˈhɔːrsmən ˈɡæləpɪŋ təˈwɔːrd hɪm frʌm ðə dərˈekʃən ʌv ðə ræntʃ/
Line 3
A few minutes later, he recognized the rider as Snoots Stevens, a tall, gawky man of thirty with a long, thin face.
Line 4
"Why for yuh out here?"
Line 5
McAllister asked after Stevens had brought his horse to a sliding stop.

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galloping verb US /ˈɡæləpɪŋ/

-ing form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace

From this reading “He had reached the lower end when he saw a horseman galloping toward him from the direction of the ranch.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gawky adjective US /ˈɡɔːki/

lacking grace in movement or posture

From this reading “A few minutes later, he recognized the rider as Snoots Stevens, a tall, gawky man of thirty with a long, thin face.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
horseman noun US /ˈhɔːrsmən/

a man skilled in equitation

From this reading “He had reached the lower end when he saw a horseman galloping toward him from the direction of the ranch.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pasture noun US /ˈpæstʃər/

a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

From this reading “AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ranch noun US /ræntʃ/

farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

From this reading “He had reached the lower end when he saw a horseman galloping toward him from the direction of the ranch.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rider noun US /ˈraɪdər/

a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)

From this reading “A few minutes later, he recognized the rider as Snoots Stevens, a tall, gawky man of thirty with a long, thin face.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sliding adjective US /ˈslaɪdɪŋ/

being a smooth continuous motion

From this reading “McAllister asked after Stevens had brought his horse to a sliding stop.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Stevens noun US /ˈstiːvənz/

United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)

From this reading “A few minutes later, he recognized the rider as Snoots Stevens, a tall, gawky man of thirty with a long, thin face.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

few minutes adjective + noun

In this reading “AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.”

55,079 times in 426,211 chapters
lower end verb + noun

In this reading “He had reached the lower end when he saw a horseman galloping toward him from the direction of the ranch.”

2,839 times in 426,211 chapters
galloping toward verb + particle counted as “gallop toward”

In this reading “He had reached the lower end when he saw a horseman galloping toward him from the direction of the ranch.”

306 times in 426,211 chapters
OLD FRIEND adjective + noun

In this reading “AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.”

30,052 times in 426,211 chapters
thin face adjective + noun

In this reading “A few minutes later, he recognized the rider as Snoots Stevens, a tall, gawky man of thirty with a long, thin face.”

1,296 times in 426,211 chapters
swung into verb + particle counted as “swing into”

In this reading “AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.”

1,358 times in 426,211 chapters

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading McAllister asked after Stevens had brought his horse to a sliding stop.

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ANdeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading A few minutes later, he recognized the rider as Snoots Stevens, a tall, gawky man of thirty with a long, thin face.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading McAllister asked after Stevens had brought his horse to a sliding stop.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BillnounUS /bɪl/

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading McAllister asked after Stevens had brought his horse to a sliding stop.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading He had reached the lower end when he saw a horseman galloping toward him from the direction of the ranch.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading He had reached the lower end when he saw a horseman galloping toward him from the direction of the ranch.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading A few minutes later, he recognized the rider as Snoots Stevens, a tall, gawky man of thirty with a long, thin face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.

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FRIENDnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He had reached the lower end when he saw a horseman galloping toward him from the direction of the ranch.

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gallopingverbUS /ˈɡæləpɪŋ/

-ing form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace

From this reading He had reached the lower end when he saw a horseman galloping toward him from the direction of the ranch.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gawkyadjectiveUS /ˈɡɔːki/

lacking grace in movement or posture

From this reading A few minutes later, he recognized the rider as Snoots Stevens, a tall, gawky man of thirty with a long, thin face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had reached the lower end when he saw a horseman galloping toward him from the direction of the ranch.

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HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had reached the lower end when he saw a horseman galloping toward him from the direction of the ranch.

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hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "Why for yuh out here?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.

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horsenounUS /hɔːrs/

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading McAllister asked after Stevens had brought his horse to a sliding stop.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
horsemannounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/

a man skilled in equitation

From this reading He had reached the lower end when he saw a horseman galloping toward him from the direction of the ranch.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.

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lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading A few minutes later, he recognized the rider as Snoots Stevens, a tall, gawky man of thirty with a long, thin face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading A few minutes later, he recognized the rider as Snoots Stevens, a tall, gawky man of thirty with a long, thin face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lowerverbUS /ˈloʊər/

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading He had reached the lower end when he saw a horseman galloping toward him from the direction of the ranch.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading A few minutes later, he recognized the rider as Snoots Stevens, a tall, gawky man of thirty with a long, thin face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
McAllister

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From this reading McAllister asked after Stevens had brought his horse to a sliding stop.

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minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He had reached the lower end when he saw a horseman galloping toward him from the direction of the ranch.

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OLDadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "Why for yuh out here?"

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pasturenounUS /ˈpæstʃər/

a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

From this reading AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ranchnounUS /ræntʃ/

farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

From this reading He had reached the lower end when he saw a horseman galloping toward him from the direction of the ranch.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading He had reached the lower end when he saw a horseman galloping toward him from the direction of the ranch.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
recognizedadjectiveUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzd/

generally approved or compelling recognition

From this reading A few minutes later, he recognized the rider as Snoots Stevens, a tall, gawky man of thirty with a long, thin face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rideverbUS /raɪd/

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.

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ridernounUS /ˈraɪdər/

a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)

From this reading A few minutes later, he recognized the rider as Snoots Stevens, a tall, gawky man of thirty with a long, thin face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saddleverbUS /ˈsædəl/

put a saddle on

From this reading AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading He had reached the lower end when he saw a horseman galloping toward him from the direction of the ranch.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
slidingadjectiveUS /ˈslaɪdɪŋ/

being a smooth continuous motion

From this reading McAllister asked after Stevens had brought his horse to a sliding stop.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Snoots

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From this reading A few minutes later, he recognized the rider as Snoots Stevens, a tall, gawky man of thirty with a long, thin face.

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startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.

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StevensnounUS /ˈstiːvənz/

United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)

From this reading A few minutes later, he recognized the rider as Snoots Stevens, a tall, gawky man of thirty with a long, thin face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stopverbUS /stɑːp/

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading McAllister asked after Stevens had brought his horse to a sliding stop.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
swungverbUS /swʌŋ/

inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

From this reading AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading A few minutes later, he recognized the rider as Snoots Stevens, a tall, gawky man of thirty with a long, thin face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading A few minutes later, he recognized the rider as Snoots Stevens, a tall, gawky man of thirty with a long, thin face.

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thirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading A few minutes later, he recognized the rider as Snoots Stevens, a tall, gawky man of thirty with a long, thin face.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.

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towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading He had reached the lower end when he saw a horseman galloping toward him from the direction of the ranch.

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watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading AN OLD FRIEND Bill watched him for a few minutes, then swung into his saddle and started to ride the pasture.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading He had reached the lower end when he saw a horseman galloping toward him from the direction of the ranch.

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WhynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "Why for yuh out here?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading A few minutes later, he recognized the rider as Snoots Stevens, a tall, gawky man of thirty with a long, thin face.

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yuh

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From this reading "Why for yuh out here?"

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