Chapter 12 of Wild Bill's Last Trail is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Wild Bill's Last Trail is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE TRAIL. It was high noon when the young Texan woke up and when he rose Pond still lay sleeping. The former laughed lightly, as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water, for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry, showing that it was false. "No need for a disguise here," said the Texan. "But let him keep it up.
Chapter 12 of Wild Bill's Last Trail is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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turned or twisted toward one side
From this reading “The former laughed lightly, as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water, for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry, showing that it was false.”
past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body
From this reading “The former laughed lightly, as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water, for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry, showing that it was false.”
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading “"No need for a disguise here," said the Texan.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “It was high noon when the young Texan woke up and when he rose Pond still lay sleeping.”
a small lake
From this reading “It was high noon when the young Texan woke up and when he rose Pond still lay sleeping.”
a rester who is sleeping
From this reading “The former laughed lightly, as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water, for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry, showing that it was false.”
a native or resident of Texas
From this reading “It was high noon when the young Texan woke up and when he rose Pond still lay sleeping.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “It was high noon when the young Texan woke up and when he rose Pond still lay sleeping.”
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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 "No need for a disguise here," said the Texan.
(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 The former laughed lightly, as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water, for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry, showing that it was false.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was high noon when the young Texan woke up and when he rose Pond still lay sleeping.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The former laughed lightly, as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water, for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry, showing that it was false.
turned or twisted toward one side
From this reading The former laughed lightly, as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water, for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry, showing that it was false.
past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body
From this reading The former laughed lightly, as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water, for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry, showing that it was false.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading The former laughed lightly, as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water, for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry, showing that it was false.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But let him keep it up.
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading "No need for a disguise here," said the Texan.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The former laughed lightly, as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water, for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry, showing that it was false.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading The former laughed lightly, as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water, for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry, showing that it was false.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The former laughed lightly, as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water, for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry, showing that it was false.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading The former laughed lightly, as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water, for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry, showing that it was false.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The former laughed lightly, as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water, for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry, showing that it was false.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The former laughed lightly, as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water, for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry, showing that it was false.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was high noon when the young Texan woke up and when he rose Pond still lay sleeping.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "No need for a disguise here," said the Texan.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was high noon when the young Texan woke up and when he rose Pond still lay sleeping.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But let him keep it up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The former laughed lightly, as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water, for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry, showing that it was false.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The former laughed lightly, as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water, for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry, showing that it was false.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was high noon when the young Texan woke up and when he rose Pond still lay sleeping.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "But let him keep it up.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The former laughed lightly, as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water, for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry, showing that it was false.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was high noon when the young Texan woke up and when he rose Pond still lay sleeping.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "But let him keep it up.
without good reason
From this reading The former laughed lightly, as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water, for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry, showing that it was false.
clear and bright
From this reading The former laughed lightly, as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water, for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry, showing that it was false.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "No need for a disguise here," said the Texan.
not any; not one
From this reading "No need for a disguise here," said the Texan.
the middle of the day
From this reading It was high noon when the young Texan woke up and when he rose Pond still lay sleeping.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The former laughed lightly, as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water, for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry, showing that it was false.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE TRAIL.
a small lake
From this reading It was high noon when the young Texan woke up and when he rose Pond still lay sleeping.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading It was high noon when the young Texan woke up and when he rose Pond still lay sleeping.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No need for a disguise here," said the Texan.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading The former laughed lightly, as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water, for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry, showing that it was false.
a rester who is sleeping
From this reading The former laughed lightly, as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water, for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry, showing that it was false.
the state of being asleep
From this reading It was high noon when the young Texan woke up and when he rose Pond still lay sleeping.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was high noon when the young Texan woke up and when he rose Pond still lay sleeping.
a native or resident of Texas
From this reading It was high noon when the young Texan woke up and when he rose Pond still lay sleeping.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The former laughed lightly, as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water, for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry, showing that it was false.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE TRAIL.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading ON THE TRAIL.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was high noon when the young Texan woke up and when he rose Pond still lay sleeping.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was high noon when the young Texan woke up and when he rose Pond still lay sleeping.
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 The former laughed lightly, as he rose and bathed his face in the limpid water, for the beard of the sleeper had got all awry, showing that it was false.
at the time that
From this reading It was high noon when the young Texan woke up and when he rose Pond still lay sleeping.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading It was high noon when the young Texan woke up and when he rose Pond still lay sleeping.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It was high noon when the young Texan woke up and when he rose Pond still lay sleeping.
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