Chapter 4 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the High Sierras is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the High Sierras is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Woo Smith joins the Overland outfit. Stacy declares that his pony can climb a tree. "I want food!" is the fat boy's plaint. The Overlanders are introduced to a "kyack." Packs are "thrown" and the journey to the Sierras is begun.
Chapter 4 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the High Sierras is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “"I want food!" is the fat boy's plaint.”
third-person singular of “declare” — state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading “Stacy declares that his pony can climb a tree.”
plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
From this reading “Woo Smith joins the Overland outfit.”
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading “Woo Smith joins the Overland outfit.”
traveling or passing over land
From this reading “Woo Smith joins the Overland outfit.”
plural of “pack” — a large indefinite number
From this reading “Packs are "thrown" and the journey to the Sierras is begun.”
plural of “sierra” — a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
From this reading “Packs are "thrown" and the journey to the Sierras is begun.”
seek someone's favor
From this reading “Woo Smith joins the Overland outfit.”
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 “Stacy declares that his pony can climb a tree.”
In this reading “"I want food!" is the fat boy's plaint.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Stacy declares that his pony can climb a tree.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Packs are "thrown" and the journey to the Sierras is begun.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Overlanders are introduced to a "kyack."
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Packs are "thrown" and the journey to the Sierras is begun.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "I want food!" is the fat boy's plaint.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Stacy declares that his pony can climb a tree.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Stacy declares that his pony can climb a tree.
third-person singular of “declare” — state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading Stacy declares that his pony can climb a tree.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading "I want food!" is the fat boy's plaint.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading "I want food!" is the fat boy's plaint.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stacy declares that his pony can climb a tree.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want food!" is the fat boy's plaint.
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading The Overlanders are introduced to a "kyack."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I want food!" is the fat boy's plaint.
plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
From this reading Woo Smith joins the Overland outfit.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Packs are "thrown" and the journey to the Sierras is begun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Overlanders are introduced to a "kyack."
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading Woo Smith joins the Overland outfit.
traveling or passing over land
From this reading Woo Smith joins the Overland outfit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Overlanders are introduced to a "kyack."
plural of “pack” — a large indefinite number
From this reading Packs are "thrown" and the journey to the Sierras is begun.
(United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed
From this reading "I want food!" is the fat boy's plaint.
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading Stacy declares that his pony can climb a tree.
plural of “sierra” — a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
From this reading Packs are "thrown" and the journey to the Sierras is begun.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Woo Smith joins the Overland outfit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stacy declares that his pony can climb a tree.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Stacy declares that his pony can climb a tree.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Woo Smith joins the Overland outfit.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Packs are "thrown" and the journey to the Sierras is begun.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Overlanders are introduced to a "kyack."
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Stacy declares that his pony can climb a tree.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want food!" is the fat boy's plaint.
seek someone's favor
From this reading Woo Smith joins the Overland outfit.
Chapter 4 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the High Sierras by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 5 sentences, grouped into 1 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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