Chapter 1 of Blazing Arrow: A Tale of the Frontier is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Blazing Arrow: A Tale of the Frontier is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WAR CHIEF SERIES, NO. 2. AUTHOR OF "BOY PIONEER SERIES," "DEERFOOT SERIES," "LOG CABIN SERIES," ETC., ETC. "I'll follow him to the right, and you, Larry, go to the left; we'll have him then, sure." "All right; it's mesilf that will bate ye, fur all ye're the swiftest runner in Kintucky."
Chapter 1 of Blazing Arrow: A Tale of the Frontier is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "BOY PIONEER SERIES," "DEERFOOT SERIES," "LOG CABIN SERIES," ETC., ETC.”
moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
From this reading “"All right; it's mesilf that will bate ye, fur all ye're the swiftest runner in Kintucky."”
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “"All right; it's mesilf that will bate ye, fur all ye're the swiftest runner in Kintucky."”
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "BOY PIONEER SERIES," "DEERFOOT SERIES," "LOG CABIN SERIES," ETC., ETC.”
someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "BOY PIONEER SERIES," "DEERFOOT SERIES," "LOG CABIN SERIES," ETC., ETC.”
someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading “"All right; it's mesilf that will bate ye, fur all ye're the swiftest runner in Kintucky."”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “WAR CHIEF SERIES, NO.”
superlative of “swift” — moving very fast
From this reading “"All right; it's mesilf that will bate ye, fur all ye're the swiftest runner in Kintucky."”
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a cabin built with logs
In this reading “AUTHOR OF "BOY PIONEER SERIES," "DEERFOOT SERIES," "LOG CABIN SERIES," ETC., ETC.”
In this reading “"All right; it's mesilf that will bate ye, fur all ye're the swiftest runner in Kintucky."”
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From this reading 2.
(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 "All right; it's mesilf that will bate ye, fur all ye're the swiftest runner in Kintucky."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'll follow him to the right, and you, Larry, go to the left; we'll have him then, sure."
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "BOY PIONEER SERIES," "DEERFOOT SERIES," "LOG CABIN SERIES," ETC., ETC.
moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
From this reading "All right; it's mesilf that will bate ye, fur all ye're the swiftest runner in Kintucky."
a youthful male person
From this reading AUTHOR OF "BOY PIONEER SERIES," "DEERFOOT SERIES," "LOG CABIN SERIES," ETC., ETC.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading AUTHOR OF "BOY PIONEER SERIES," "DEERFOOT SERIES," "LOG CABIN SERIES," ETC., ETC.
a person who is in charge
From this reading WAR CHIEF SERIES, NO.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "BOY PIONEER SERIES," "DEERFOOT SERIES," "LOG CABIN SERIES," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "BOY PIONEER SERIES," "DEERFOOT SERIES," "LOG CABIN SERIES," ETC., ETC.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "I'll follow him to the right, and you, Larry, go to the left; we'll have him then, sure."
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading "All right; it's mesilf that will bate ye, fur all ye're the swiftest runner in Kintucky."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I'll follow him to the right, and you, Larry, go to the left; we'll have him then, sure."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I'll follow him to the right, and you, Larry, go to the left; we'll have him then, sure."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'll follow him to the right, and you, Larry, go to the left; we'll have him then, sure."
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From this reading "I'll follow him to the right, and you, Larry, go to the left; we'll have him then, sure."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "All right; it's mesilf that will bate ye, fur all ye're the swiftest runner in Kintucky."
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From this reading "All right; it's mesilf that will bate ye, fur all ye're the swiftest runner in Kintucky."
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From this reading "All right; it's mesilf that will bate ye, fur all ye're the swiftest runner in Kintucky."
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From this reading "I'll follow him to the right, and you, Larry, go to the left; we'll have him then, sure."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "I'll follow him to the right, and you, Larry, go to the left; we'll have him then, sure."
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading AUTHOR OF "BOY PIONEER SERIES," "DEERFOOT SERIES," "LOG CABIN SERIES," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading "All right; it's mesilf that will bate ye, fur all ye're the swiftest runner in Kintucky."
not any; not one
From this reading WAR CHIEF SERIES, NO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "BOY PIONEER SERIES," "DEERFOOT SERIES," "LOG CABIN SERIES," ETC., ETC.
someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
From this reading AUTHOR OF "BOY PIONEER SERIES," "DEERFOOT SERIES," "LOG CABIN SERIES," ETC., ETC.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I'll follow him to the right, and you, Larry, go to the left; we'll have him then, sure."
someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading "All right; it's mesilf that will bate ye, fur all ye're the swiftest runner in Kintucky."
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading WAR CHIEF SERIES, NO.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "I'll follow him to the right, and you, Larry, go to the left; we'll have him then, sure."
superlative of “swift” — moving very fast
From this reading "All right; it's mesilf that will bate ye, fur all ye're the swiftest runner in Kintucky."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "All right; it's mesilf that will bate ye, fur all ye're the swiftest runner in Kintucky."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'll follow him to the right, and you, Larry, go to the left; we'll have him then, sure."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I'll follow him to the right, and you, Larry, go to the left; we'll have him then, sure."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'll follow him to the right, and you, Larry, go to the left; we'll have him then, sure."
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading WAR CHIEF SERIES, NO.
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From this reading "I'll follow him to the right, and you, Larry, go to the left; we'll have him then, sure."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "All right; it's mesilf that will bate ye, fur all ye're the swiftest runner in Kintucky."
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "All right; it's mesilf that will bate ye, fur all ye're the swiftest runner in Kintucky."
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From this reading "All right; it's mesilf that will bate ye, fur all ye're the swiftest runner in Kintucky."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll follow him to the right, and you, Larry, go to the left; we'll have him then, sure."
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