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Chapter 3 of D'Ri and I is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Some one et the window," he whispered. Then he ran to the door and drew the bolt. "Ain' much idee who 't is," he added, peering out of the window. "By gosh! more 'n a dozen folks out here, soldiers tew, most uv 'em on horseback. Come quick."
Chapter 3 of D'Ri and I is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading “Then he ran to the door and drew the bolt.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “"By gosh! more 'n a dozen folks out here, soldiers tew, most uv 'em on horseback.”
your parents
From this reading “"By gosh! more 'n a dozen folks out here, soldiers tew, most uv 'em on horseback.”
the back of a horse
From this reading “"By gosh! more 'n a dozen folks out here, soldiers tew, most uv 'em on horseback.”
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “"Ain' much idee who 't is," he added, peering out of the window.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Come quick."”
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “"By gosh! more 'n a dozen folks out here, soldiers tew, most uv 'em on horseback.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “"Some one et the window," he whispered.”
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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 "By gosh! more 'n a dozen folks out here, soldiers tew, most uv 'em on horseback.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Ain' much idee who 't is," he added, peering out of the window.
belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
From this reading "Ain' much idee who 't is," he added, peering out of the window.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he ran to the door and drew the bolt.
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading Then he ran to the door and drew the bolt.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By gosh! more 'n a dozen folks out here, soldiers tew, most uv 'em on horseback.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come quick."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Then he ran to the door and drew the bolt.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading "By gosh! more 'n a dozen folks out here, soldiers tew, most uv 'em on horseback.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Then he ran to the door and drew the bolt.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "By gosh! more 'n a dozen folks out here, soldiers tew, most uv 'em on horseback.
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From this reading "Some one et the window," he whispered.
your parents
From this reading "By gosh! more 'n a dozen folks out here, soldiers tew, most uv 'em on horseback.
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From this reading "By gosh! more 'n a dozen folks out here, soldiers tew, most uv 'em on horseback.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Some one et the window," he whispered.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "By gosh! more 'n a dozen folks out here, soldiers tew, most uv 'em on horseback.
the back of a horse
From this reading "By gosh! more 'n a dozen folks out here, soldiers tew, most uv 'em on horseback.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ain' much idee who 't is," he added, peering out of the window.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ain' much idee who 't is," he added, peering out of the window.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "By gosh! more 'n a dozen folks out here, soldiers tew, most uv 'em on horseback.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "By gosh! more 'n a dozen folks out here, soldiers tew, most uv 'em on horseback.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Ain' much idee who 't is," he added, peering out of the window.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading "By gosh! more 'n a dozen folks out here, soldiers tew, most uv 'em on horseback.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ain' much idee who 't is," he added, peering out of the window.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "By gosh! more 'n a dozen folks out here, soldiers tew, most uv 'em on horseback.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Some one et the window," he whispered.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Ain' much idee who 't is," he added, peering out of the window.
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading "Ain' much idee who 't is," he added, peering out of the window.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Come quick."
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Then he ran to the door and drew the bolt.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading "By gosh! more 'n a dozen folks out here, soldiers tew, most uv 'em on horseback.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Some one et the window," he whispered.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading "Ain' much idee who 't is," he added, peering out of the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "By gosh! more 'n a dozen folks out here, soldiers tew, most uv 'em on horseback.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Some one et the window," he whispered.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he ran to the door and drew the bolt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he ran to the door and drew the bolt.
radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
From this reading "By gosh! more 'n a dozen folks out here, soldiers tew, most uv 'em on horseback.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Some one et the window," he whispered.
which person or people
From this reading "Ain' much idee who 't is," he added, peering out of the window.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading "Some one et the window," he whispered.
Chapter 3 of D'Ri and I by Irving Bacheller holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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