Chapter 9 of Dick Kent with the Mounted Police is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Dick Kent with the Mounted Police is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PIERRE GOVEREAU Govereau advanced menacingly. Backed by the rifles of the three villainous looking men with him, the three boys could do nothing. “What you do wiz my moose?” Govereau snarled. “Do you mean to say you shot that moose!”
Chapter 9 of Dick Kent with the Mounted Police is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading “Backed by the rifles of the three villainous looking men with him, the three boys could do nothing.”
in a menacing manner
From this reading “PIERRE GOVEREAU Govereau advanced menacingly.”
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading ““What you do wiz my moose?””
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading “PIERRE GOVEREAU Govereau advanced menacingly.”
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading “Backed by the rifles of the three villainous looking men with him, the three boys could do nothing.”
tangled in knots or snarls
From this reading “Govereau snarled.”
extremely wicked
From this reading “Backed by the rifles of the three villainous looking men with him, the three boys could do nothing.”
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
From this reading ““What you do wiz my moose?””
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.
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In this reading “Backed by the rifles of the three villainous looking men with him, the three boys could do nothing.”
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farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading PIERRE GOVEREAU Govereau advanced menacingly.
having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading Backed by the rifles of the three villainous looking men with him, the three boys could do nothing.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Backed by the rifles of the three villainous looking men with him, the three boys could do nothing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Backed by the rifles of the three villainous looking men with him, the three boys could do nothing.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Backed by the rifles of the three villainous looking men with him, the three boys could do nothing.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Backed by the rifles of the three villainous looking men with him, the three boys could do nothing.
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From this reading PIERRE GOVEREAU Govereau advanced menacingly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Backed by the rifles of the three villainous looking men with him, the three boys could do nothing.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Backed by the rifles of the three villainous looking men with him, the three boys could do nothing.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Do you mean to say you shot that moose!”
the force of workers available
From this reading Backed by the rifles of the three villainous looking men with him, the three boys could do nothing.
in a menacing manner
From this reading PIERRE GOVEREAU Govereau advanced menacingly.
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading “What you do wiz my moose?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “What you do wiz my moose?”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Backed by the rifles of the three villainous looking men with him, the three boys could do nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Backed by the rifles of the three villainous looking men with him, the three boys could do nothing.
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading PIERRE GOVEREAU Govereau advanced menacingly.
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading Backed by the rifles of the three villainous looking men with him, the three boys could do nothing.
express in words
From this reading “Do you mean to say you shot that moose!”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “Do you mean to say you shot that moose!”
tangled in knots or snarls
From this reading Govereau snarled.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Do you mean to say you shot that moose!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Backed by the rifles of the three villainous looking men with him, the three boys could do nothing.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Backed by the rifles of the three villainous looking men with him, the three boys could do nothing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Do you mean to say you shot that moose!”
extremely wicked
From this reading Backed by the rifles of the three villainous looking men with him, the three boys could do nothing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What you do wiz my moose?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Backed by the rifles of the three villainous looking men with him, the three boys could do nothing.
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
From this reading “What you do wiz my moose?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What you do wiz my moose?”
Chapter 9 of Dick Kent with the Mounted Police by M. M. (Milo Milton) Oblinger holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
Chapter 9 holds 182 sentences of Dick Kent with the Mounted Police, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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