Chapter 6 of Don Strong, Patrol Leader is here in full — 530 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Don Strong, Patrol Leader is here in full — 530 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SPROUTING SEEDS Don had pitched a full game that day. He was tired. Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles. A great peace lay over the road. The air was soft with summer's glory.
Chapter 6 of Don Strong, Patrol Leader is here in full — 530 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
From this reading “Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles.”
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading “Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “SPROUTING SEEDS Don had pitched a full game that day.”
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading “Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles.”
(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
From this reading “SPROUTING SEEDS Don had pitched a full game that day.”
plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit
From this reading “SPROUTING SEEDS Don had pitched a full game that day.”
the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
From this reading “SPROUTING SEEDS Don had pitched a full game that day.”
possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “The air was soft with summer's glory.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SPROUTING SEEDS Don had pitched a full game that day.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was soft with summer's glory.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles.
a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
From this reading Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles.
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading SPROUTING SEEDS Don had pitched a full game that day.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading SPROUTING SEEDS Don had pitched a full game that day.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading SPROUTING SEEDS Don had pitched a full game that day.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading SPROUTING SEEDS Don had pitched a full game that day.
a state of high honor
From this reading The air was soft with summer's glory.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A great peace lay over the road.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SPROUTING SEEDS Don had pitched a full game that day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was tired.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A great peace lay over the road.
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles.
above and across; more than
From this reading A great peace lay over the road.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading A great peace lay over the road.
(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
From this reading SPROUTING SEEDS Don had pitched a full game that day.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading A great peace lay over the road.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles.
only a very short time before
From this reading Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles.
plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit
From this reading SPROUTING SEEDS Don had pitched a full game that day.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The air was soft with summer's glory.
the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
From this reading SPROUTING SEEDS Don had pitched a full game that day.
possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The air was soft with summer's glory.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SPROUTING SEEDS Don had pitched a full game that day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading He was tired.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was tired.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The air was soft with summer's glory.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, as he slowly rode the bicycle, he scarcely felt the weary complaint of his muscles.
Chapter 6 of Don Strong, Patrol Leader by William Heyliger holds 530 sentences, grouped into 106 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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