Chapter 4 of Young Medicine Man is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Young Medicine Man is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Did the Pawnees have many buffaloes?” Angry Wolf asked. “Enough to feed a big camp many days,” Little Eagle replied. “The sun will be far down by the time they have all of them skinned and butchered.” “That is good,” Angry Wolf said.
Chapter 4 of Young Medicine Man is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 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.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “Angry Wolf asked.”
past form of “butcher” — kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading ““The sun will be far down by the time they have all of them skinned and butchered.””
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading ““Enough to feed a big camp many days,” Little Eagle replied.”
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading ““Enough to feed a big camp many days,” Little Eagle replied.”
provide as food
From this reading ““Enough to feed a big camp many days,” Little Eagle replied.”
plural of “pawnee” — a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma
From this reading ““Did the Pawnees have many buffaloes?””
having skin of a specified kind
From this reading ““The sun will be far down by the time they have all of them skinned and butchered.””
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “Angry Wolf asked.”
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 ““Enough to feed a big camp many days,” Little Eagle replied.”
In this reading ““The sun will be far down by the time they have all of them skinned and butchered.””
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 “Enough to feed a big camp many days,” Little Eagle replied.
(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 sun will be far down by the time they have all of them skinned and butchered.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The sun will be far down by the time they have all of them skinned and butchered.”
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Angry Wolf asked.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Angry Wolf asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The sun will be far down by the time they have all of them skinned and butchered.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Enough to feed a big camp many days,” Little Eagle replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did the Pawnees have many buffaloes?”
past form of “butcher” — kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading “The sun will be far down by the time they have all of them skinned and butchered.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “The sun will be far down by the time they have all of them skinned and butchered.”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “Enough to feed a big camp many days,” Little Eagle replied.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “Enough to feed a big camp many days,” Little Eagle replied.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did the Pawnees have many buffaloes?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “The sun will be far down by the time they have all of them skinned and butchered.”
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “Enough to feed a big camp many days,” Little Eagle replied.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Enough to feed a big camp many days,” Little Eagle replied.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “The sun will be far down by the time they have all of them skinned and butchered.”
provide as food
From this reading “Enough to feed a big camp many days,” Little Eagle replied.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “That is good,” Angry Wolf said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Did the Pawnees have many buffaloes?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is good,” Angry Wolf said.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Enough to feed a big camp many days,” Little Eagle replied.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “Did the Pawnees have many buffaloes?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The sun will be far down by the time they have all of them skinned and butchered.”
plural of “pawnee” — a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma
From this reading “Did the Pawnees have many buffaloes?”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Enough to feed a big camp many days,” Little Eagle replied.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That is good,” Angry Wolf said.
having skin of a specified kind
From this reading “The sun will be far down by the time they have all of them skinned and butchered.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “The sun will be far down by the time they have all of them skinned and butchered.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is good,” Angry Wolf said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Did the Pawnees have many buffaloes?”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “The sun will be far down by the time they have all of them skinned and butchered.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The sun will be far down by the time they have all of them skinned and butchered.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “The sun will be far down by the time they have all of them skinned and butchered.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Enough to feed a big camp many days,” Little Eagle replied.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “The sun will be far down by the time they have all of them skinned and butchered.”
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading Angry Wolf asked.
Chapter 4 of Young Medicine Man by Francis Lynde Kroll holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 4 holds 408 sentences of Young Medicine Man, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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