Chapter XXV of Wild west, “Snipped Threads,” is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXV
Chapter XXV of Wild west, “Snipped Threads,” is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On a little hillock that gave a clear view all around Robin pulled up his horse. He rode alone. Now of all times he must be wary. Thatcher had failed. If Steele knew Thatcher had not only failed but had confessed his sins to save his neck, he would certainly be in the mood to take a desperate chance.
Chapter XXV of Wild west, “Snipped Threads,” is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “If Steele knew Thatcher had not only failed but had confessed his sins to save his neck, he would certainly be in the mood to take a desperate chance.”
a small natural hill
From this reading “On a little hillock that gave a clear view all around Robin pulled up his horse.”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “If Steele knew Thatcher had not only failed but had confessed his sins to save his neck, he would certainly be in the mood to take a desperate chance.”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading “On a little hillock that gave a clear view all around Robin pulled up his horse.”
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading “If Steele knew Thatcher had not only failed but had confessed his sins to save his neck, he would certainly be in the mood to take a desperate chance.”
English writer (1672-1729)
From this reading “If Steele knew Thatcher had not only failed but had confessed his sins to save his neck, he would certainly be in the mood to take a desperate chance.”
British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925)
From this reading “Thatcher had failed.”
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
From this reading “Now of all times he must be wary.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “On a little hillock that gave a clear view all around Robin pulled up his horse.”
In this reading “If Steele knew Thatcher had not only failed but had confessed his sins to save his neck, he would certainly be in the mood to take a desperate chance.”
come to a halt after driving somewhere
In this reading “On a little hillock that gave a clear view all around Robin pulled up his horse.”
In this reading “On a little hillock that gave a clear view all around Robin pulled up his horse.”
In this reading “Now of all times he must be wary.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On a little hillock that gave a clear view all around Robin pulled up his horse.
(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 On a little hillock that gave a clear view all around Robin pulled up his horse.
Having no one else present.
From this reading He rode alone.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading On a little hillock that gave a clear view all around Robin pulled up his horse.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now of all times he must be wary.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If Steele knew Thatcher had not only failed but had confessed his sins to save his neck, he would certainly be in the mood to take a desperate chance.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading If Steele knew Thatcher had not only failed but had confessed his sins to save his neck, he would certainly be in the mood to take a desperate chance.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading If Steele knew Thatcher had not only failed but had confessed his sins to save his neck, he would certainly be in the mood to take a desperate chance.
rid of obstructions
From this reading On a little hillock that gave a clear view all around Robin pulled up his horse.
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading If Steele knew Thatcher had not only failed but had confessed his sins to save his neck, he would certainly be in the mood to take a desperate chance.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading If Steele knew Thatcher had not only failed but had confessed his sins to save his neck, he would certainly be in the mood to take a desperate chance.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Thatcher had failed.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading On a little hillock that gave a clear view all around Robin pulled up his horse.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thatcher had failed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rode alone.
a small natural hill
From this reading On a little hillock that gave a clear view all around Robin pulled up his horse.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On a little hillock that gave a clear view all around Robin pulled up his horse.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading On a little hillock that gave a clear view all around Robin pulled up his horse.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Steele knew Thatcher had not only failed but had confessed his sins to save his neck, he would certainly be in the mood to take a desperate chance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If Steele knew Thatcher had not only failed but had confessed his sins to save his neck, he would certainly be in the mood to take a desperate chance.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading If Steele knew Thatcher had not only failed but had confessed his sins to save his neck, he would certainly be in the mood to take a desperate chance.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On a little hillock that gave a clear view all around Robin pulled up his horse.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading If Steele knew Thatcher had not only failed but had confessed his sins to save his neck, he would certainly be in the mood to take a desperate chance.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now of all times he must be wary.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading If Steele knew Thatcher had not only failed but had confessed his sins to save his neck, he would certainly be in the mood to take a desperate chance.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If Steele knew Thatcher had not only failed but had confessed his sins to save his neck, he would certainly be in the mood to take a desperate chance.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now of all times he must be wary.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now of all times he must be wary.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a little hillock that gave a clear view all around Robin pulled up his horse.
and nothing more
From this reading If Steele knew Thatcher had not only failed but had confessed his sins to save his neck, he would certainly be in the mood to take a desperate chance.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading On a little hillock that gave a clear view all around Robin pulled up his horse.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading On a little hillock that gave a clear view all around Robin pulled up his horse.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading He rode alone.
except for; apart from
From this reading If Steele knew Thatcher had not only failed but had confessed his sins to save his neck, he would certainly be in the mood to take a desperate chance.
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading If Steele knew Thatcher had not only failed but had confessed his sins to save his neck, he would certainly be in the mood to take a desperate chance.
English writer (1672-1729)
From this reading If Steele knew Thatcher had not only failed but had confessed his sins to save his neck, he would certainly be in the mood to take a desperate chance.
carry out
From this reading If Steele knew Thatcher had not only failed but had confessed his sins to save his neck, he would certainly be in the mood to take a desperate chance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On a little hillock that gave a clear view all around Robin pulled up his horse.
British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925)
From this reading Thatcher had failed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If Steele knew Thatcher had not only failed but had confessed his sins to save his neck, he would certainly be in the mood to take a desperate chance.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Now of all times he must be wary.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If Steele knew Thatcher had not only failed but had confessed his sins to save his neck, he would certainly be in the mood to take a desperate chance.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading On a little hillock that gave a clear view all around Robin pulled up his horse.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading On a little hillock that gave a clear view all around Robin pulled up his horse.
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
From this reading Now of all times he must be wary.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If Steele knew Thatcher had not only failed but had confessed his sins to save his neck, he would certainly be in the mood to take a desperate chance.
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