Chapter 21 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OVERLANDERS GET A JOLT As she went over, Emma Dean's feet hit the under side of the table. Her plate of venison slid off to the floor, and Hippy Wingate's coffee landed in his lap. The Overlanders sprang to their feet, but Joe Shafto sat glaring from one to the other of them in amazement. "A bear! A bear!
Chapter 21 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “dean” — an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “OVERLANDERS GET A JOLT As she went over, Emma Dean's feet hit the under side of the table.”
shining intensely
From this reading “The Overlanders sprang to their feet, but Joe Shafto sat glaring from one to the other of them in amazement.”
a sudden jarring impact
From this reading “OVERLANDERS GET A JOLT As she went over, Emma Dean's feet hit the under side of the table.”
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading “Her plate of venison slid off to the floor, and Hippy Wingate's coffee landed in his lap.”
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “Her plate of venison slid off to the floor, and Hippy Wingate's coffee landed in his lap.”
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading “Her plate of venison slid off to the floor, and Hippy Wingate's coffee landed in his lap.”
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “Her plate of venison slid off to the floor, and Hippy Wingate's coffee landed in his lap.”
meat from a deer used as food
From this reading “Her plate of venison slid off to the floor, and Hippy Wingate's coffee landed in his lap.”
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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 OVERLANDERS GET A JOLT As she went over, Emma Dean's feet hit the under side of the table.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading The Overlanders sprang to their feet, but Joe Shafto sat glaring from one to the other of them in amazement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her plate of venison slid off to the floor, and Hippy Wingate's coffee landed in his lap.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OVERLANDERS GET A JOLT As she went over, Emma Dean's feet hit the under side of the table.
have
From this reading "A bear!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Overlanders sprang to their feet, but Joe Shafto sat glaring from one to the other of them in amazement.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading Her plate of venison slid off to the floor, and Hippy Wingate's coffee landed in his lap.
possessive form of “dean” — an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading OVERLANDERS GET A JOLT As she went over, Emma Dean's feet hit the under side of the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OVERLANDERS GET A JOLT As she went over, Emma Dean's feet hit the under side of the table.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading OVERLANDERS GET A JOLT As she went over, Emma Dean's feet hit the under side of the table.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Her plate of venison slid off to the floor, and Hippy Wingate's coffee landed in his lap.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Overlanders sprang to their feet, but Joe Shafto sat glaring from one to the other of them in amazement.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading OVERLANDERS GET A JOLT As she went over, Emma Dean's feet hit the under side of the table.
shining intensely
From this reading The Overlanders sprang to their feet, but Joe Shafto sat glaring from one to the other of them in amazement.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her plate of venison slid off to the floor, and Hippy Wingate's coffee landed in his lap.
someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
From this reading Her plate of venison slid off to the floor, and Hippy Wingate's coffee landed in his lap.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her plate of venison slid off to the floor, and Hippy Wingate's coffee landed in his lap.
cause to move by striking
From this reading OVERLANDERS GET A JOLT As she went over, Emma Dean's feet hit the under side of the table.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her plate of venison slid off to the floor, and Hippy Wingate's coffee landed in his lap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Overlanders sprang to their feet, but Joe Shafto sat glaring from one to the other of them in amazement.
a sudden jarring impact
From this reading OVERLANDERS GET A JOLT As she went over, Emma Dean's feet hit the under side of the table.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading Her plate of venison slid off to the floor, and Hippy Wingate's coffee landed in his lap.
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading Her plate of venison slid off to the floor, and Hippy Wingate's coffee landed in his lap.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OVERLANDERS GET A JOLT As she went over, Emma Dean's feet hit the under side of the table.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Her plate of venison slid off to the floor, and Hippy Wingate's coffee landed in his lap.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Overlanders sprang to their feet, but Joe Shafto sat glaring from one to the other of them in amazement.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The Overlanders sprang to their feet, but Joe Shafto sat glaring from one to the other of them in amazement.
above and across; more than
From this reading OVERLANDERS GET A JOLT As she went over, Emma Dean's feet hit the under side of the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OVERLANDERS GET A JOLT As she went over, Emma Dean's feet hit the under side of the table.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading Her plate of venison slid off to the floor, and Hippy Wingate's coffee landed in his lap.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The Overlanders sprang to their feet, but Joe Shafto sat glaring from one to the other of them in amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Overlanders sprang to their feet, but Joe Shafto sat glaring from one to the other of them in amazement.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OVERLANDERS GET A JOLT As she went over, Emma Dean's feet hit the under side of the table.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading OVERLANDERS GET A JOLT As she went over, Emma Dean's feet hit the under side of the table.
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Her plate of venison slid off to the floor, and Hippy Wingate's coffee landed in his lap.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The Overlanders sprang to their feet, but Joe Shafto sat glaring from one to the other of them in amazement.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading OVERLANDERS GET A JOLT As she went over, Emma Dean's feet hit the under side of the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OVERLANDERS GET A JOLT As she went over, Emma Dean's feet hit the under side of the table.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Overlanders sprang to their feet, but Joe Shafto sat glaring from one to the other of them in amazement.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Overlanders sprang to their feet, but Joe Shafto sat glaring from one to the other of them in amazement.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her plate of venison slid off to the floor, and Hippy Wingate's coffee landed in his lap.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading OVERLANDERS GET A JOLT As she went over, Emma Dean's feet hit the under side of the table.
meat from a deer used as food
From this reading Her plate of venison slid off to the floor, and Hippy Wingate's coffee landed in his lap.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading OVERLANDERS GET A JOLT As she went over, Emma Dean's feet hit the under side of the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her plate of venison slid off to the floor, and Hippy Wingate's coffee landed in his lap.
Chapter 21 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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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