Chapter 5 of A Dash from Diamond City is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of A Dash from Diamond City is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms. If we've been seen someone will soon be after us. We can't rest till we know. But eat your breakfast, and I'll nibble mine while I watch. Don't take off the saddles and bridles."
Chapter 5 of A Dash from Diamond City is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading “But eat your breakfast, and I'll nibble mine while I watch.”
take in solid food
From this reading “But eat your breakfast, and I'll nibble mine while I watch.”
plural of “farm” — workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
From this reading “"You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.”
-ing form of “hobble” — walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading “"You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.”
bite off very small pieces
From this reading “But eat your breakfast, and I'll nibble mine while I watch.”
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “"You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.”
plural of “saddle” — a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal
From this reading “Don't take off the saddles and bridles."”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “If we've been seen someone will soon be after us.”
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later than; following
From this reading If we've been seen someone will soon be after us.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If we've been seen someone will soon be after us.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If we've been seen someone will soon be after us.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading But eat your breakfast, and I'll nibble mine while I watch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't take off the saddles and bridles."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But eat your breakfast, and I'll nibble mine while I watch.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can't rest till we know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't take off the saddles and bridles."
take in solid food
From this reading But eat your breakfast, and I'll nibble mine while I watch.
the organ of sight
From this reading "You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.
plural of “farm” — workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
From this reading "You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading "You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.
-ing form of “hobble” — walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading "You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But eat your breakfast, and I'll nibble mine while I watch.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we've been seen someone will soon be after us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We can't rest till we know.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But eat your breakfast, and I'll nibble mine while I watch.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.
bite off very small pieces
From this reading But eat your breakfast, and I'll nibble mine while I watch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Don't take off the saddles and bridles."
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading "You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading We can't rest till we know.
plural of “saddle” — a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal
From this reading Don't take off the saddles and bridles."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading If we've been seen someone will soon be after us.
a person, without saying who
From this reading If we've been seen someone will soon be after us.
in the near future
From this reading If we've been seen someone will soon be after us.
carry out
From this reading Don't take off the saddles and bridles."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.
up to a particular time
From this reading We can't rest till we know.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If we've been seen someone will soon be after us.
look attentively
From this reading But eat your breakfast, and I'll nibble mine while I watch.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can't rest till we know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If we've been seen someone will soon be after us.
during the time that
From this reading "You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If we've been seen someone will soon be after us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see to hobbling the ponies, Noll," said Ingleborough, "while I get up as high as I can with my glass and give an eye to the farms.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But eat your breakfast, and I'll nibble mine while I watch.
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