Chapter 22 of Bonnie Prince Fetlar is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Bonnie Prince Fetlar is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BACK TO THE HOME STABLE Wasn't I a happy pony! but alas! what should I do when I was found out. "I don't care, I don't care," I thought as I pounded along on shoes of joy. "If he flogs me, I'll have blind staggers fit to beat the band. Home and master! Home and young master!
Chapter 22 of Bonnie Prince Fetlar is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “BACK TO THE HOME STABLE Wasn't I a happy pony! but alas! what should I do when I was found out.”
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading “"If he flogs me, I'll have blind staggers fit to beat the band.”
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “"If he flogs me, I'll have blind staggers fit to beat the band.”
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “BACK TO THE HOME STABLE Wasn't I a happy pony! but alas! what should I do when I was found out.”
past form of “pound” — hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading “"I don't care, I don't care," I thought as I pounded along on shoes of joy.”
a particular situation
From this reading “"I don't care, I don't care," I thought as I pounded along on shoes of joy.”
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading “BACK TO THE HOME STABLE Wasn't I a happy pony! but alas! what should I do when I was found out.”
a disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattle; characterized by an unsteady swaying gait and frequent falling
From this reading “"If he flogs me, I'll have blind staggers fit to beat the band.”
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 “"If he flogs me, I'll have blind staggers fit to beat the band.”
In this reading “Home and young master!”
In this reading “BACK TO THE HOME STABLE Wasn't I a happy pony! but alas! what should I do when I was found out.”
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 BACK TO THE HOME STABLE Wasn't I a happy pony! but alas! what should I do when I was found out.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading BACK TO THE HOME STABLE Wasn't I a happy pony! but alas! what should I do when I was found out.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "I don't care, I don't care," I thought as I pounded along on shoes of joy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Home and master!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I don't care, I don't care," I thought as I pounded along on shoes of joy.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BACK TO THE HOME STABLE Wasn't I a happy pony! but alas! what should I do when I was found out.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading "If he flogs me, I'll have blind staggers fit to beat the band.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading "If he flogs me, I'll have blind staggers fit to beat the band.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading "If he flogs me, I'll have blind staggers fit to beat the band.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BACK TO THE HOME STABLE Wasn't I a happy pony! but alas! what should I do when I was found out.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "I don't care, I don't care," I thought as I pounded along on shoes of joy.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading BACK TO THE HOME STABLE Wasn't I a happy pony! but alas! what should I do when I was found out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't care, I don't care," I thought as I pounded along on shoes of joy.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading "If he flogs me, I'll have blind staggers fit to beat the band.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If he flogs me, I'll have blind staggers fit to beat the band.
set up or found
From this reading BACK TO THE HOME STABLE Wasn't I a happy pony! but alas! what should I do when I was found out.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading BACK TO THE HOME STABLE Wasn't I a happy pony! but alas! what should I do when I was found out.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If he flogs me, I'll have blind staggers fit to beat the band.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If he flogs me, I'll have blind staggers fit to beat the band.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading BACK TO THE HOME STABLE Wasn't I a happy pony! but alas! what should I do when I was found out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BACK TO THE HOME STABLE Wasn't I a happy pony! but alas! what should I do when I was found out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If he flogs me, I'll have blind staggers fit to beat the band.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If he flogs me, I'll have blind staggers fit to beat the band.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading "I don't care, I don't care," I thought as I pounded along on shoes of joy.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Home and master!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If he flogs me, I'll have blind staggers fit to beat the band.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I don't care, I don't care," I thought as I pounded along on shoes of joy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I don't care, I don't care," I thought as I pounded along on shoes of joy.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading BACK TO THE HOME STABLE Wasn't I a happy pony! but alas! what should I do when I was found out.
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading BACK TO THE HOME STABLE Wasn't I a happy pony! but alas! what should I do when I was found out.
past form of “pound” — hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading "I don't care, I don't care," I thought as I pounded along on shoes of joy.
a particular situation
From this reading "I don't care, I don't care," I thought as I pounded along on shoes of joy.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading BACK TO THE HOME STABLE Wasn't I a happy pony! but alas! what should I do when I was found out.
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading BACK TO THE HOME STABLE Wasn't I a happy pony! but alas! what should I do when I was found out.
a disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattle; characterized by an unsteady swaying gait and frequent falling
From this reading "If he flogs me, I'll have blind staggers fit to beat the band.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BACK TO THE HOME STABLE Wasn't I a happy pony! but alas! what should I do when I was found out.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I don't care, I don't care," I thought as I pounded along on shoes of joy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BACK TO THE HOME STABLE Wasn't I a happy pony! but alas! what should I do when I was found out.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BACK TO THE HOME STABLE Wasn't I a happy pony! but alas! what should I do when I was found out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BACK TO THE HOME STABLE Wasn't I a happy pony! but alas! what should I do when I was found out.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading BACK TO THE HOME STABLE Wasn't I a happy pony! but alas! what should I do when I was found out.
at the time that
From this reading BACK TO THE HOME STABLE Wasn't I a happy pony! but alas! what should I do when I was found out.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Home and young master!
Chapter 22 of Bonnie Prince Fetlar by Marshall Saunders holds 205 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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