Chapter 1 of Wild Bill's Last Trail is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Wild Bill's Last Trail is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE AVENGER. "Bill! _Wild Bill!_ Is this you, or your ghost? What, in great Creation's name, are you doing here?" "Gettin' toward sunset, old pard--gettin' toward sunset, before I pass in my checks!"
Chapter 1 of Wild Bill's Last Trail is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
someone who takes vengeance
From this reading “THE AVENGER.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “"Bill!”
plural of “check” — a written order directing a bank to pay money
From this reading “"Gettin' toward sunset, old pard--gettin' toward sunset, before I pass in my checks!"”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “What, in great Creation's name, are you doing here?"”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “_Wild Bill!_ Is this you, or your ghost?”
go across or through
From this reading “"Gettin' toward sunset, old pard--gettin' toward sunset, before I pass in my checks!"”
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading “"Gettin' toward sunset, old pard--gettin' toward sunset, before I pass in my checks!"”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
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 “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What, in great Creation's name, are you doing here?"
someone who takes vengeance
From this reading THE AVENGER.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Gettin' toward sunset, old pard--gettin' toward sunset, before I pass in my checks!"
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "Bill!
plural of “check” — a written order directing a bank to pay money
From this reading "Gettin' toward sunset, old pard--gettin' toward sunset, before I pass in my checks!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What, in great Creation's name, are you doing here?"
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading What, in great Creation's name, are you doing here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gettin' toward sunset, old pard--gettin' toward sunset, before I pass in my checks!"
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading _Wild Bill!_ Is this you, or your ghost?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading What, in great Creation's name, are you doing here?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading What, in great Creation's name, are you doing here?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Gettin' toward sunset, old pard--gettin' toward sunset, before I pass in my checks!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What, in great Creation's name, are you doing here?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Wild Bill!_ Is this you, or your ghost?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Gettin' toward sunset, old pard--gettin' toward sunset, before I pass in my checks!"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading What, in great Creation's name, are you doing here?"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Gettin' toward sunset, old pard--gettin' toward sunset, before I pass in my checks!"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Wild Bill!_ Is this you, or your ghost?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gettin' toward sunset, old pard--gettin' toward sunset, before I pass in my checks!"
go across or through
From this reading "Gettin' toward sunset, old pard--gettin' toward sunset, before I pass in my checks!"
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading "Gettin' toward sunset, old pard--gettin' toward sunset, before I pass in my checks!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AVENGER.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Wild Bill!_ Is this you, or your ghost?
in the direction of
From this reading "Gettin' toward sunset, old pard--gettin' toward sunset, before I pass in my checks!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, in great Creation's name, are you doing here?"
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading _Wild Bill!_ Is this you, or your ghost?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Wild Bill!_ Is this you, or your ghost?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Wild Bill!_ Is this you, or your ghost?
Chapter 1 of Wild Bill's Last Trail by Ned Buntline holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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 221 sentences of Wild Bill's Last Trail, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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