Chapter 3 of A Boy's Ride is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A Boy's Ride is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was now mid-June. The air was dry and cool. But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey. "I should have gone," grumbled Humphrey the serving-man when he heard of it. "Who knoweth this Robert Sadler?
Chapter 3 of A Boy's Ride is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “The air was dry and cool.”
calm and unruffled self-assurance
From this reading “But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.”
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading “The air was dry and cool.”
the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
From this reading “But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.”
past form of “grumble” — show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading “"I should have gone," grumbled Humphrey the serving-man when he heard of it.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “It was now mid-June.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.”
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was dry and cool.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air was dry and cool.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading The air was dry and cool.
calm and unruffled self-assurance
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading The air was dry and cool.
the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "I should have gone," grumbled Humphrey the serving-man when he heard of it.
past form of “grumble” — show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading "I should have gone," grumbled Humphrey the serving-man when he heard of it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I should have gone," grumbled Humphrey the serving-man when he heard of it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I should have gone," grumbled Humphrey the serving-man when he heard of it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
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From this reading "I should have gone," grumbled Humphrey the serving-man when he heard of it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should have gone," grumbled Humphrey the serving-man when he heard of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now mid-June.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who knoweth this Robert Sadler?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
the middle part of June
From this reading It was now mid-June.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was now mid-June.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I should have gone," grumbled Humphrey the serving-man when he heard of it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should have gone," grumbled Humphrey the serving-man when he heard of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The air was dry and cool.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Who knoweth this Robert Sadler?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading But Robert Sadler thought not of June nor dryness and coolness of air as in triumph he made ready for his journey.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now mid-June.
at the time that
From this reading "I should have gone," grumbled Humphrey the serving-man when he heard of it.
which person or people
From this reading "Who knoweth this Robert Sadler?
Chapter 3 of A Boy's Ride by Gulielma Zollinger holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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.
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