Chapter 3 of A Frontier Mystery is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A Frontier Mystery is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'm so glad," she answered, looking at Wabisa with interest. I gave them some roll tobacco which I had ready for them, and told my boys to make them some coffee. The while I arranged for to-morrow's bush-buck hunt. There was no difficulty about it at all, even as I had expected. I could have as many boys as I wanted.
Chapter 3 of A Frontier Mystery is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading “The while I arranged for to-morrow's bush-buck hunt.”
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading “I gave them some roll tobacco which I had ready for them, and told my boys to make them some coffee.”
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading “There was no difficulty about it at all, even as I had expected.”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “There was no difficulty about it at all, even as I had expected.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “The while I arranged for to-morrow's bush-buck hunt.”
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “"I'm so glad," she answered, looking at Wabisa with interest.”
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading “I gave them some roll tobacco which I had ready for them, and told my boys to make them some coffee.”
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading “I gave them some roll tobacco which I had ready for them, and told my boys to make them some coffee.”
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 “I gave them some roll tobacco which I had ready for them, and told my boys to make them some coffee.”
In this reading “"I'm so glad," she answered, looking at Wabisa with interest.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was no difficulty about it at all, even as I had expected.
(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 There was no difficulty about it at all, even as I had expected.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I gave them some roll tobacco which I had ready for them, and told my boys to make them some coffee.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I'm so glad," she answered, looking at Wabisa with interest.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading The while I arranged for to-morrow's bush-buck hunt.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was no difficulty about it at all, even as I had expected.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I'm so glad," she answered, looking at Wabisa with interest.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading I gave them some roll tobacco which I had ready for them, and told my boys to make them some coffee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The while I arranged for to-morrow's bush-buck hunt.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading I gave them some roll tobacco which I had ready for them, and told my boys to make them some coffee.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could have as many boys as I wanted.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading There was no difficulty about it at all, even as I had expected.
divisible by two
From this reading There was no difficulty about it at all, even as I had expected.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading There was no difficulty about it at all, even as I had expected.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I gave them some roll tobacco which I had ready for them, and told my boys to make them some coffee.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I gave them some roll tobacco which I had ready for them, and told my boys to make them some coffee.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "I'm so glad," she answered, looking at Wabisa with interest.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I gave them some roll tobacco which I had ready for them, and told my boys to make them some coffee.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I could have as many boys as I wanted.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading The while I arranged for to-morrow's bush-buck hunt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I gave them some roll tobacco which I had ready for them, and told my boys to make them some coffee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm so glad," she answered, looking at Wabisa with interest.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading "I'm so glad," she answered, looking at Wabisa with interest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was no difficulty about it at all, even as I had expected.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "I'm so glad," she answered, looking at Wabisa with interest.
engage in
From this reading I gave them some roll tobacco which I had ready for them, and told my boys to make them some coffee.
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 I could have as many boys as I wanted.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I gave them some roll tobacco which I had ready for them, and told my boys to make them some coffee.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no difficulty about it at all, even as I had expected.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading I gave them some roll tobacco which I had ready for them, and told my boys to make them some coffee.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading I gave them some roll tobacco which I had ready for them, and told my boys to make them some coffee.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'm so glad," she answered, looking at Wabisa with interest.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I'm so glad," she answered, looking at Wabisa with interest.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I gave them some roll tobacco which I had ready for them, and told my boys to make them some coffee.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The while I arranged for to-morrow's bush-buck hunt.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I gave them some roll tobacco which I had ready for them, and told my boys to make them some coffee.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no difficulty about it at all, even as I had expected.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I gave them some roll tobacco which I had ready for them, and told my boys to make them some coffee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The while I arranged for to-morrow's bush-buck hunt.
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading I gave them some roll tobacco which I had ready for them, and told my boys to make them some coffee.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I gave them some roll tobacco which I had ready for them, and told my boys to make them some coffee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm so glad," she answered, looking at Wabisa with interest.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I could have as many boys as I wanted.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no difficulty about it at all, even as I had expected.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I gave them some roll tobacco which I had ready for them, and told my boys to make them some coffee.
during the time that
From this reading The while I arranged for to-morrow's bush-buck hunt.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I'm so glad," she answered, looking at Wabisa with interest.
Chapter 3 of A Frontier Mystery by Bertram Mitford holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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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