Chapter II of Wild west, ““Keep Off the Grass!”,” is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II of Wild west, ““Keep Off the Grass!”,” is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The range cattle had finished their siesta and grazed afar when Robin once more hid among the willows. He was hungry but he had the solace of tobacco. He waited with dogged patience. Perhaps the broom-tails Red Mike ran with would yet come. If not there was always the chance of others.
Chapter II of Wild west, ““Keep Off the Grass!”,” is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading “The range cattle had finished their siesta and grazed afar when Robin once more hid among the willows.”
stubbornly unyielding
From this reading “He waited with dogged patience.”
scraped or touched lightly in passing
From this reading “The range cattle had finished their siesta and grazed afar when Robin once more hid among the willows.”
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading “Perhaps the broom-tails Red Mike ran with would yet come.”
a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)
From this reading “The range cattle had finished their siesta and grazed afar when Robin once more hid among the willows.”
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading “He was hungry but he had the solace of tobacco.”
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading “He was hungry but he had the solace of tobacco.”
plural of “willow” — any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading “The range cattle had finished their siesta and grazed afar when Robin once more hid among the willows.”
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.
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In this reading “The range cattle had finished their siesta and grazed afar when Robin once more hid among the willows.”
In this reading “The range cattle had finished their siesta and grazed afar when Robin once more hid among the willows.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading The range cattle had finished their siesta and grazed afar when Robin once more hid among the willows.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading If not there was always the chance of others.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The range cattle had finished their siesta and grazed afar when Robin once more hid among the willows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The range cattle had finished their siesta and grazed afar when Robin once more hid among the willows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps the broom-tails Red Mike ran with would yet come.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was hungry but he had the solace of tobacco.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading The range cattle had finished their siesta and grazed afar when Robin once more hid among the willows.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading If not there was always the chance of others.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Perhaps the broom-tails Red Mike ran with would yet come.
stubbornly unyielding
From this reading He waited with dogged patience.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading The range cattle had finished their siesta and grazed afar when Robin once more hid among the willows.
scraped or touched lightly in passing
From this reading The range cattle had finished their siesta and grazed afar when Robin once more hid among the willows.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The range cattle had finished their siesta and grazed afar when Robin once more hid among the willows.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was hungry but he had the solace of tobacco.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading The range cattle had finished their siesta and grazed afar when Robin once more hid among the willows.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading He was hungry but he had the solace of tobacco.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If not there was always the chance of others.
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading Perhaps the broom-tails Red Mike ran with would yet come.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The range cattle had finished their siesta and grazed afar when Robin once more hid among the willows.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If not there was always the chance of others.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was hungry but he had the solace of tobacco.
on one occasion
From this reading The range cattle had finished their siesta and grazed afar when Robin once more hid among the willows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If not there was always the chance of others.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading He waited with dogged patience.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps the broom-tails Red Mike ran with would yet come.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Perhaps the broom-tails Red Mike ran with would yet come.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading The range cattle had finished their siesta and grazed afar when Robin once more hid among the willows.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Perhaps the broom-tails Red Mike ran with would yet come.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading The range cattle had finished their siesta and grazed afar when Robin once more hid among the willows.
a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)
From this reading The range cattle had finished their siesta and grazed afar when Robin once more hid among the willows.
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading He was hungry but he had the solace of tobacco.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The range cattle had finished their siesta and grazed afar when Robin once more hid among the willows.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The range cattle had finished their siesta and grazed afar when Robin once more hid among the willows.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If not there was always the chance of others.
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading He was hungry but he had the solace of tobacco.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading He waited with dogged patience.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was hungry but he had the solace of tobacco.
at the time that
From this reading The range cattle had finished their siesta and grazed afar when Robin once more hid among the willows.
plural of “willow” — any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading The range cattle had finished their siesta and grazed afar when Robin once more hid among the willows.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He waited with dogged patience.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perhaps the broom-tails Red Mike ran with would yet come.
but in spite of that
From this reading Perhaps the broom-tails Red Mike ran with would yet come.
Chapter 2 of Wild west by Bertrand W. Sinclair holds 252 sentences, grouped into 51 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 2 holds 252 sentences of Wild west, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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