Chapter XVII of Wild west, “A Challenge,” is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVII
Chapter XVII of Wild west, “A Challenge,” is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Before dawn Robin saddled and headed south on the trail of Red Mike. Minus supper and breakfast he was hungry. But his mount was fresh and fed with grazing in the little pasture. Robin was tough. A meal more or less didn’t greatly matter.
Chapter XVII of Wild west, “A Challenge,” is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading “But his mount was fresh and fed with grazing in the little pasture.”
the act of grazing
From this reading “But his mount was fresh and fed with grazing in the little pasture.”
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading “Before dawn Robin saddled and headed south on the trail of Red Mike.”
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading “Before dawn Robin saddled and headed south on the trail of Red Mike.”
on the negative side or lower end of a scale
From this reading “Minus supper and breakfast he was hungry.”
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading “But his mount was fresh and fed with grazing in the little pasture.”
having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal
From this reading “Before dawn Robin saddled and headed south on the trail of Red Mike.”
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “Robin was tough.”
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In this reading “Before dawn Robin saddled and headed south on the trail of Red Mike.”
In this reading “Before dawn Robin saddled and headed south on the trail of Red Mike.”
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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 A meal more or less didn’t greatly matter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before dawn Robin saddled and headed south on the trail of Red Mike.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before dawn Robin saddled and headed south on the trail of Red Mike.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Minus supper and breakfast he was hungry.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his mount was fresh and fed with grazing in the little pasture.
the first light of day
From this reading Before dawn Robin saddled and headed south on the trail of Red Mike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A meal more or less didn’t greatly matter.
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading But his mount was fresh and fed with grazing in the little pasture.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading But his mount was fresh and fed with grazing in the little pasture.
the act of grazing
From this reading But his mount was fresh and fed with grazing in the little pasture.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading A meal more or less didn’t greatly matter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Minus supper and breakfast he was hungry.
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading Before dawn Robin saddled and headed south on the trail of Red Mike.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But his mount was fresh and fed with grazing in the little pasture.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading Minus supper and breakfast he was hungry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But his mount was fresh and fed with grazing in the little pasture.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading A meal more or less didn’t greatly matter.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But his mount was fresh and fed with grazing in the little pasture.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading A meal more or less didn’t greatly matter.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading A meal more or less didn’t greatly matter.
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading Before dawn Robin saddled and headed south on the trail of Red Mike.
on the negative side or lower end of a scale
From this reading Minus supper and breakfast he was hungry.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A meal more or less didn’t greatly matter.
attach to a support
From this reading But his mount was fresh and fed with grazing in the little pasture.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before dawn Robin saddled and headed south on the trail of Red Mike.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Before dawn Robin saddled and headed south on the trail of Red Mike.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A meal more or less didn’t greatly matter.
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading But his mount was fresh and fed with grazing in the little pasture.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Before dawn Robin saddled and headed south on the trail of Red Mike.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading Before dawn Robin saddled and headed south on the trail of Red Mike.
having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal
From this reading Before dawn Robin saddled and headed south on the trail of Red Mike.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Before dawn Robin saddled and headed south on the trail of Red Mike.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Minus supper and breakfast he was hungry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before dawn Robin saddled and headed south on the trail of Red Mike.
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Robin was tough.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Before dawn Robin saddled and headed south on the trail of Red Mike.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Minus supper and breakfast he was hungry.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But his mount was fresh and fed with grazing in the little pasture.
Chapter 17 of Wild west by Bertrand W. Sinclair holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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 17 holds 196 sentences of Wild west, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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