Chapter 5 of Wild west is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Wild west is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Robin rode to camp alone. The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack. Through the windows he could see that a poker game had started. Tex Matthews was playing. Robin didn’t want to drink.
Chapter 5 of Wild west is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading “The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.”
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.”
-ing form of “hitch” — to hook or entangle
From this reading “The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.”
plural of “matthew” — (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading “Tex Matthews was playing.”
fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
From this reading “Through the windows he could see that a poker game had started.”
go at a rack
From this reading “The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.”
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading “The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading “Robin rode to camp alone.”
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any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand
In this reading “Through the windows he could see that a poker game had started.”
a dollar made of silver
In this reading “The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.”
be restored
In this reading “The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.”
In this reading “Through the windows he could see that a poker game had started.”
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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 The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
(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 Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Robin rode to camp alone.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Robin rode to camp alone.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Through the windows he could see that a poker game had started.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robin didn’t want to drink.
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
take in liquids
From this reading Robin didn’t want to drink.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Through the windows he could see that a poker game had started.
brought together in one place
From this reading The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Through the windows he could see that a poker game had started.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
-ing form of “hitch” — to hook or entangle
From this reading The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
plural of “matthew” — (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading Tex Matthews was playing.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading Tex Matthews was playing.
fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
From this reading Through the windows he could see that a poker game had started.
go at a rack
From this reading The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading Robin rode to camp alone.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Robin rode to camp alone.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Through the windows he could see that a poker game had started.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Through the windows he could see that a poker game had started.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tex Matthews was playing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Through the windows he could see that a poker game had started.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the windows he could see that a poker game had started.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Robin rode to camp alone.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Robin didn’t want to drink.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tex Matthews was playing.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
at the time that
From this reading The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
in or at the place that
From this reading The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Through the windows he could see that a poker game had started.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Block S riders were all gathered in the Silver Dollar when he came back to where his night horse stood with the others in a row by the hitching rack.
Chapter 5 of Wild west by Bertrand W. Sinclair holds 235 sentences, grouped into 47 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 5 holds 235 sentences of Wild west, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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