Chapter 18 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Great is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Great is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STALKING A MOUNTAIN MYSTERY "Ping! Ping!" shouted the guide. "Where are you, Ping Pong?" added Lieutenant Wingate. A groan revealed the Chinaman's presence. They found him sitting on the ground, rocking back and forth holding the thumb of his right hand.
Chapter 18 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Great is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “A groan revealed the Chinaman's presence.”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “"Where are you, Ping Pong?" added Lieutenant Wingate.”
hit with a pinging noise
From this reading “STALKING A MOUNTAIN MYSTERY "Ping!”
an unpleasant smell
From this reading “"Where are you, Ping Pong?" added Lieutenant Wingate.”
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading “A groan revealed the Chinaman's presence.”
-ing form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading “They found him sitting on the ground, rocking back and forth holding the thumb of his right hand.”
a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
From this reading “STALKING A MOUNTAIN MYSTERY "Ping!”
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading “They found him sitting on the ground, rocking back and forth holding the thumb of his right hand.”
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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 STALKING A MOUNTAIN MYSTERY "Ping!
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Where are you, Ping Pong?" added Lieutenant Wingate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They found him sitting on the ground, rocking back and forth holding the thumb of his right hand.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are you, Ping Pong?" added Lieutenant Wingate.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They found him sitting on the ground, rocking back and forth holding the thumb of his right hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A groan revealed the Chinaman's presence.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They found him sitting on the ground, rocking back and forth holding the thumb of his right hand.
set up or found
From this reading They found him sitting on the ground, rocking back and forth holding the thumb of his right hand.
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading A groan revealed the Chinaman's presence.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading They found him sitting on the ground, rocking back and forth holding the thumb of his right hand.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading Ping!" shouted the guide.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading They found him sitting on the ground, rocking back and forth holding the thumb of his right hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They found him sitting on the ground, rocking back and forth holding the thumb of his right hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They found him sitting on the ground, rocking back and forth holding the thumb of his right hand.
the act of retaining something
From this reading They found him sitting on the ground, rocking back and forth holding the thumb of his right hand.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading "Where are you, Ping Pong?" added Lieutenant Wingate.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading STALKING A MOUNTAIN MYSTERY "Ping!
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading STALKING A MOUNTAIN MYSTERY "Ping!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They found him sitting on the ground, rocking back and forth holding the thumb of his right hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They found him sitting on the ground, rocking back and forth holding the thumb of his right hand.
hit with a pinging noise
From this reading STALKING A MOUNTAIN MYSTERY "Ping!
an unpleasant smell
From this reading "Where are you, Ping Pong?" added Lieutenant Wingate.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading A groan revealed the Chinaman's presence.
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading A groan revealed the Chinaman's presence.
precisely, exactly
From this reading They found him sitting on the ground, rocking back and forth holding the thumb of his right hand.
-ing form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading They found him sitting on the ground, rocking back and forth holding the thumb of his right hand.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Ping!" shouted the guide.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading They found him sitting on the ground, rocking back and forth holding the thumb of his right hand.
a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
From this reading STALKING A MOUNTAIN MYSTERY "Ping!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ping!" shouted the guide.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found him sitting on the ground, rocking back and forth holding the thumb of his right hand.
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading They found him sitting on the ground, rocking back and forth holding the thumb of his right hand.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are you, Ping Pong?" added Lieutenant Wingate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where are you, Ping Pong?" added Lieutenant Wingate.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where are you, Ping Pong?" added Lieutenant Wingate.
Chapter 18 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Great by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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 18 holds 105 sentences of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Great, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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