Chapter II of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the High Sierras, “Chunky Meets the Bandits,” is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter II of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the High Sierras, “Chunky Meets the Bandits,” is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The fat boy stampedes the outlaws' horses. "Oh, wow! I've lost my biscuit." A pony that knew the way. "I suppose I emptied twelve saddles," boasts Stacy. Shots arouse the sheriff's camp. "Lie low, everybody!"
Chapter II of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the High Sierras, “Chunky Meets the Bandits,” 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.
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading “Shots arouse the sheriff's camp.”
small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading “I've lost my biscuit."”
plural of “boast” — speaking of yourself in superlatives
From this reading “"I suppose I emptied twelve saddles," boasts Stacy.”
inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents
From this reading “"I suppose I emptied twelve saddles," boasts Stacy.”
plural of “outlaw” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading “The fat boy stampedes the outlaws' horses.”
plural of “saddle” — a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal
From this reading “"I suppose I emptied twelve saddles," boasts Stacy.”
possessive form of “sheriff” — the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “Shots arouse the sheriff's camp.”
a joke that seems extremely funny
From this reading “"Oh, wow!”
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.
In this reading “The fat boy stampedes the outlaws' horses.”
keep a low profile, try to be inconspicuous
In this reading “"Lie low, everybody!"”
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 pony that knew the way.
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading Shots arouse the sheriff's camp.
small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading I've lost my biscuit."
plural of “boast” — speaking of yourself in superlatives
From this reading "I suppose I emptied twelve saddles," boasts Stacy.
a youthful male person
From this reading The fat boy stampedes the outlaws' horses.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Shots arouse the sheriff's camp.
inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents
From this reading "I suppose I emptied twelve saddles," boasts Stacy.
every person
From this reading "Lie low, everybody!"
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading The fat boy stampedes the outlaws' horses.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The fat boy stampedes the outlaws' horses.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose I emptied twelve saddles," boasts Stacy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've lost my biscuit."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading A pony that knew the way.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading "Lie low, everybody!"
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading I've lost my biscuit."
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Lie low, everybody!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I've lost my biscuit."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, wow!
plural of “outlaw” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading The fat boy stampedes the outlaws' horses.
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading A pony that knew the way.
plural of “saddle” — a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal
From this reading "I suppose I emptied twelve saddles," boasts Stacy.
possessive form of “sheriff” — the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading Shots arouse the sheriff's camp.
plural of “shot” — the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Shots arouse the sheriff's camp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I suppose I emptied twelve saddles," boasts Stacy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fat boy stampedes the outlaws' horses.
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose I emptied twelve saddles," boasts Stacy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A pony that knew the way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fat boy stampedes the outlaws' horses.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading "I suppose I emptied twelve saddles," boasts Stacy.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A pony that knew the way.
a joke that seems extremely funny
From this reading "Oh, wow!
Chapter 2 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the High Sierras 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.
Chapter 2 holds 7 sentences of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the High Sierras, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the High Sierras by Josephine, -1931 Chase exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 7 sentences, grouped into 2 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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