Chapter 18 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HIPPY BOUNCES THE "SHEREEF" Still the newcomer stood peering into the faces of the Overlanders. Hippy began talking to the man with his fingers in the deaf and dumb system. The stranger regarded him frowningly, then shifted his rifle into his right hand. "Who be yuh?" demanded the man. "Oh!
Chapter 18 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bounce” — the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
From this reading “HIPPY BOUNCES THE "SHEREEF" Still the newcomer stood peering into the faces of the Overlanders.”
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading “Hippy began talking to the man with his fingers in the deaf and dumb system.”
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading “Hippy began talking to the man with his fingers in the deaf and dumb system.”
with a frown; while frowning
From this reading “The stranger regarded him frowningly, then shifted his rifle into his right hand.”
any new participant in some activity
From this reading “HIPPY BOUNCES THE "SHEREEF" Still the newcomer stood peering into the faces of the Overlanders.”
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “HIPPY BOUNCES THE "SHEREEF" Still the newcomer stood peering into the faces of the Overlanders.”
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading “The stranger regarded him frowningly, then shifted his rifle into his right hand.”
past form of “shift” — make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading “The stranger regarded him frowningly, then shifted his rifle into his right hand.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hippy began talking to the man with his fingers in the deaf and dumb system.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Who be yuh?" demanded the man.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Hippy began talking to the man with his fingers in the deaf and dumb system.
plural of “bounce” — the quality of a substance that is able to rebound
From this reading HIPPY BOUNCES THE "SHEREEF" Still the newcomer stood peering into the faces of the Overlanders.
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading Hippy began talking to the man with his fingers in the deaf and dumb system.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Who be yuh?" demanded the man.
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading Hippy began talking to the man with his fingers in the deaf and dumb system.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading HIPPY BOUNCES THE "SHEREEF" Still the newcomer stood peering into the faces of the Overlanders.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Hippy began talking to the man with his fingers in the deaf and dumb system.
with a frown; while frowning
From this reading The stranger regarded him frowningly, then shifted his rifle into his right hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The stranger regarded him frowningly, then shifted his rifle into his right hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The stranger regarded him frowningly, then shifted his rifle into his right hand.
someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
From this reading HIPPY BOUNCES THE "SHEREEF" Still the newcomer stood peering into the faces of the Overlanders.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hippy began talking to the man with his fingers in the deaf and dumb system.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hippy began talking to the man with his fingers in the deaf and dumb system.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading HIPPY BOUNCES THE "SHEREEF" Still the newcomer stood peering into the faces of the Overlanders.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Hippy began talking to the man with his fingers in the deaf and dumb system.
any new participant in some activity
From this reading HIPPY BOUNCES THE "SHEREEF" Still the newcomer stood peering into the faces of the Overlanders.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HIPPY BOUNCES THE "SHEREEF" Still the newcomer stood peering into the faces of the Overlanders.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HIPPY BOUNCES THE "SHEREEF" Still the newcomer stood peering into the faces of the Overlanders.
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading HIPPY BOUNCES THE "SHEREEF" Still the newcomer stood peering into the faces of the Overlanders.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading The stranger regarded him frowningly, then shifted his rifle into his right hand.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading The stranger regarded him frowningly, then shifted his rifle into his right hand.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The stranger regarded him frowningly, then shifted his rifle into his right hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HIPPY BOUNCES THE "SHEREEF" Still the newcomer stood peering into the faces of the Overlanders.
past form of “shift” — make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading The stranger regarded him frowningly, then shifted his rifle into his right hand.
not in physical motion
From this reading HIPPY BOUNCES THE "SHEREEF" Still the newcomer stood peering into the faces of the Overlanders.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading HIPPY BOUNCES THE "SHEREEF" Still the newcomer stood peering into the faces of the Overlanders.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading The stranger regarded him frowningly, then shifted his rifle into his right hand.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading Hippy began talking to the man with his fingers in the deaf and dumb system.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Hippy began talking to the man with his fingers in the deaf and dumb system.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HIPPY BOUNCES THE "SHEREEF" Still the newcomer stood peering into the faces of the Overlanders.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The stranger regarded him frowningly, then shifted his rifle into his right hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hippy began talking to the man with his fingers in the deaf and dumb system.
which person or people
From this reading "Who be yuh?" demanded the man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hippy began talking to the man with his fingers in the deaf and dumb system.
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From this reading "Who be yuh?" demanded the man.
Chapter 18 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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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