Chapter 8 of Wyoming: A Story of the Outdoor West is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Wyoming: A Story of the Outdoor West is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE LAZY D HOSPITAL Helen’s first swift glance showed that the wounded man was Bannister. She turned in crisp command to her foreman. “Have him taken to my room and put to bed there. We have no time to prepare another. And send one of the boys on your best horse for a doctor.”
Chapter 8 of Wyoming: A Story of the Outdoor West is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)
From this reading “IN THE LAZY D HOSPITAL Helen’s first swift glance showed that the wounded man was Bannister.”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “She turned in crisp command to her foreman.”
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “She turned in crisp command to her foreman.”
possessive form of “helen” — (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “IN THE LAZY D HOSPITAL Helen’s first swift glance showed that the wounded man was Bannister.”
moving slowly and gently
From this reading “IN THE LAZY D HOSPITAL Helen’s first swift glance showed that the wounded man was Bannister.”
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading “We have no time to prepare another.”
moving very fast
From this reading “IN THE LAZY D HOSPITAL Helen’s first swift glance showed that the wounded man was Bannister.”
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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 And send one of the boys on your best horse for a doctor.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Have him taken to my room and put to bed there.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading We have no time to prepare another.
English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)
From this reading IN THE LAZY D HOSPITAL Helen’s first swift glance showed that the wounded man was Bannister.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Have him taken to my room and put to bed there.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading And send one of the boys on your best horse for a doctor.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading And send one of the boys on your best horse for a doctor.”
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading She turned in crisp command to her foreman.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading She turned in crisp command to her foreman.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading IN THE LAZY D HOSPITAL Helen’s first swift glance showed that the wounded man was Bannister.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading And send one of the boys on your best horse for a doctor.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading IN THE LAZY D HOSPITAL Helen’s first swift glance showed that the wounded man was Bannister.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And send one of the boys on your best horse for a doctor.”
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading She turned in crisp command to her foreman.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading IN THE LAZY D HOSPITAL Helen’s first swift glance showed that the wounded man was Bannister.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have him taken to my room and put to bed there.
possessive form of “helen” — (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading IN THE LAZY D HOSPITAL Helen’s first swift glance showed that the wounded man was Bannister.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She turned in crisp command to her foreman.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Have him taken to my room and put to bed there.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading And send one of the boys on your best horse for a doctor.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading IN THE LAZY D HOSPITAL Helen’s first swift glance showed that the wounded man was Bannister.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE LAZY D HOSPITAL Helen’s first swift glance showed that the wounded man was Bannister.
moving slowly and gently
From this reading IN THE LAZY D HOSPITAL Helen’s first swift glance showed that the wounded man was Bannister.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading IN THE LAZY D HOSPITAL Helen’s first swift glance showed that the wounded man was Bannister.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Have him taken to my room and put to bed there.
not any; not one
From this reading We have no time to prepare another.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And send one of the boys on your best horse for a doctor.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And send one of the boys on your best horse for a doctor.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And send one of the boys on your best horse for a doctor.”
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading We have no time to prepare another.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Have him taken to my room and put to bed there.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “Have him taken to my room and put to bed there.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading And send one of the boys on your best horse for a doctor.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned in crisp command to her foreman.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading IN THE LAZY D HOSPITAL Helen’s first swift glance showed that the wounded man was Bannister.
moving very fast
From this reading IN THE LAZY D HOSPITAL Helen’s first swift glance showed that the wounded man was Bannister.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “Have him taken to my room and put to bed there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN THE LAZY D HOSPITAL Helen’s first swift glance showed that the wounded man was Bannister.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE LAZY D HOSPITAL Helen’s first swift glance showed that the wounded man was Bannister.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Have him taken to my room and put to bed there.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We have no time to prepare another.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She turned in crisp command to her foreman.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned in crisp command to her foreman.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE LAZY D HOSPITAL Helen’s first swift glance showed that the wounded man was Bannister.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have no time to prepare another.
people who are wounded
From this reading IN THE LAZY D HOSPITAL Helen’s first swift glance showed that the wounded man was Bannister.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And send one of the boys on your best horse for a doctor.”
Chapter 8 of Wyoming: A Story of the Outdoor West by William MacLeod Raine holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 8 holds 133 sentences of Wyoming: A Story of the Outdoor West, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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