Chapter 16 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders at Circle O Ranch is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders at Circle O Ranch is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The fat boy’s story is not believed. “All hoss thieves is liars!” A barn his prison cell. “Heah’s yer chuck. I hope it chokes ye!” Ordered to leave for prison. Chunky turns the tables on his jailer and compliments himself.
Chapter 16 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders at Circle O Ranch is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “A barn his prison cell.”
plural of “choke” — a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
From this reading “I hope it chokes ye!””
throw carelessly
From this reading ““Heah’s yer chuck.”
like or containing small sticky lumps
From this reading “Chunky turns the tables on his jailer and compliments himself.”
(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
From this reading “Chunky turns the tables on his jailer and compliments himself.”
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading “Chunky turns the tables on his jailer and compliments himself.”
plural of “liar” — a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading ““All hoss thieves is liars!””
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading ““All hoss thieves is liars!””
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.
a room where a prisoner is kept
In this reading “A barn his prison cell.”
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 A barn his prison cell.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “All hoss thieves is liars!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Chunky turns the tables on his jailer and compliments himself.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading A barn his prison cell.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading The fat boy’s story is not believed.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The fat boy’s story is not believed.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading A barn his prison cell.
plural of “choke” — a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
From this reading I hope it chokes ye!”
throw carelessly
From this reading “Heah’s yer chuck.
like or containing small sticky lumps
From this reading Chunky turns the tables on his jailer and compliments himself.
(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
From this reading Chunky turns the tables on his jailer and compliments himself.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading The fat boy’s story is not believed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ordered to leave for prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Heah’s yer chuck.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Chunky turns the tables on his jailer and compliments himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A barn his prison cell.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope it chokes ye!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All hoss thieves is liars!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hope it chokes ye!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fat boy’s story is not believed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I hope it chokes ye!”
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading Chunky turns the tables on his jailer and compliments himself.
go away from a place
From this reading Ordered to leave for prison.
plural of “liar” — a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading “All hoss thieves is liars!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fat boy’s story is not believed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Chunky turns the tables on his jailer and compliments himself.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading Ordered to leave for prison.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading A barn his prison cell.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The fat boy’s story is not believed.
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Chunky turns the tables on his jailer and compliments himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fat boy’s story is not believed.
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “All hoss thieves is liars!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ordered to leave for prison.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading Chunky turns the tables on his jailer and compliments himself.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading I hope it chokes ye!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Heah’s yer chuck.
Chapter 16 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders at Circle O Ranch by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 7 sentences, grouped into 2 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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