Chapter 28 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Great is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Great is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GUIDE READS A DESERT TRAIL "Did you shoot?" called the guide, pulling his pony down sharply. Both pony and rider were gray from the desert dust, and the guide's face was lined with perspiration streaks. It was plain that he had ridden hard and long. "Yes. Did you find water?" cried Emma.
Chapter 28 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Great is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “guide” — someone employed to conduct others
From this reading “Both pony and rider were gray from the desert dust, and the guide's face was lined with perspiration streaks.”
bordered by a line of things
From this reading “Both pony and rider were gray from the desert dust, and the guide's face was lined with perspiration streaks.”
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading “Both pony and rider were gray from the desert dust, and the guide's face was lined with perspiration streaks.”
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “THE GUIDE READS A DESERT TRAIL "Did you shoot?" called the guide, pulling his pony down sharply.”
plural of “read” — something that is read
From this reading “THE GUIDE READS A DESERT TRAIL "Did you shoot?" called the guide, pulling his pony down sharply.”
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “It was plain that he had ridden hard and long.”
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading “Both pony and rider were gray from the desert dust, and the guide's face was lined with perspiration streaks.”
plural of “streak” — an unbroken series of events
From this reading “Both pony and rider were gray from the desert dust, and the guide's face was lined with perspiration streaks.”
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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 THE GUIDE READS A DESERT TRAIL "Did you shoot?" called the guide, pulling his pony down sharply.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both pony and rider were gray from the desert dust, and the guide's face was lined with perspiration streaks.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both pony and rider were gray from the desert dust, and the guide's face was lined with perspiration streaks.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE GUIDE READS A DESERT TRAIL "Did you shoot?" called the guide, pulling his pony down sharply.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Did you find water?" cried Emma.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading THE GUIDE READS A DESERT TRAIL "Did you shoot?" called the guide, pulling his pony down sharply.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE GUIDE READS A DESERT TRAIL "Did you shoot?" called the guide, pulling his pony down sharply.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE GUIDE READS A DESERT TRAIL "Did you shoot?" called the guide, pulling his pony down sharply.
remove the dust from
From this reading Both pony and rider were gray from the desert dust, and the guide's face was lined with perspiration streaks.
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From this reading Did you find water?" cried Emma.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Both pony and rider were gray from the desert dust, and the guide's face was lined with perspiration streaks.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Did you find water?" cried Emma.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Both pony and rider were gray from the desert dust, and the guide's face was lined with perspiration streaks.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Both pony and rider were gray from the desert dust, and the guide's face was lined with perspiration streaks.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading THE GUIDE READS A DESERT TRAIL "Did you shoot?" called the guide, pulling his pony down sharply.
possessive form of “guide” — someone employed to conduct others
From this reading Both pony and rider were gray from the desert dust, and the guide's face was lined with perspiration streaks.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was plain that he had ridden hard and long.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It was plain that he had ridden hard and long.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was plain that he had ridden hard and long.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GUIDE READS A DESERT TRAIL "Did you shoot?" called the guide, pulling his pony down sharply.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was plain that he had ridden hard and long.
bordered by a line of things
From this reading Both pony and rider were gray from the desert dust, and the guide's face was lined with perspiration streaks.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was plain that he had ridden hard and long.
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading Both pony and rider were gray from the desert dust, and the guide's face was lined with perspiration streaks.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading It was plain that he had ridden hard and long.
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading THE GUIDE READS A DESERT TRAIL "Did you shoot?" called the guide, pulling his pony down sharply.
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading THE GUIDE READS A DESERT TRAIL "Did you shoot?" called the guide, pulling his pony down sharply.
plural of “read” — something that is read
From this reading THE GUIDE READS A DESERT TRAIL "Did you shoot?" called the guide, pulling his pony down sharply.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading It was plain that he had ridden hard and long.
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading Both pony and rider were gray from the desert dust, and the guide's face was lined with perspiration streaks.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading THE GUIDE READS A DESERT TRAIL "Did you shoot?" called the guide, pulling his pony down sharply.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading THE GUIDE READS A DESERT TRAIL "Did you shoot?" called the guide, pulling his pony down sharply.
plural of “streak” — an unbroken series of events
From this reading Both pony and rider were gray from the desert dust, and the guide's face was lined with perspiration streaks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was plain that he had ridden hard and long.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GUIDE READS A DESERT TRAIL "Did you shoot?" called the guide, pulling his pony down sharply.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading THE GUIDE READS A DESERT TRAIL "Did you shoot?" called the guide, pulling his pony down sharply.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Both pony and rider were gray from the desert dust, and the guide's face was lined with perspiration streaks.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Did you find water?" cried Emma.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both pony and rider were gray from the desert dust, and the guide's face was lined with perspiration streaks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Both pony and rider were gray from the desert dust, and the guide's face was lined with perspiration streaks.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE GUIDE READS A DESERT TRAIL "Did you shoot?" called the guide, pulling his pony down sharply.
Chapter 28 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Great by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 28 holds 149 sentences of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Great, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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