Chapter 5 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Lost River Trail is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Lost River Trail is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Hawk Murray!” breathes Elfreda Briggs. The Overland girl keeps her nerve. Ready to defend herself. Startled by the return of a bandit. “Lady, what about the saddle over there in the brush?” he asks. Elfreda in the toils. A strange thing happens.
Chapter 5 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Lost River Trail 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.
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ““Lady, what about the saddle over there in the brush?” he asks.”
an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
From this reading “Startled by the return of a bandit.”
third-person singular of “breathe” — draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading ““Hawk Murray!” breathes Elfreda Briggs.”
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
From this reading ““Hawk Murray!” breathes Elfreda Briggs.”
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading ““Hawk Murray!” breathes Elfreda Briggs.”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading “The Overland girl keeps her nerve.”
traveling or passing over land
From this reading “The Overland girl keeps her nerve.”
plural of “toil” — productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
From this reading “Elfreda in the toils.”
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 “A strange thing happens.”
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 Startled by the return of a bandit.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Lady, what about the saddle over there in the brush?” he asks.
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Lady, what about the saddle over there in the brush?” he asks.
an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
From this reading Startled by the return of a bandit.
third-person singular of “breathe” — draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading “Hawk Murray!” breathes Elfreda Briggs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hawk Murray!” breathes Elfreda Briggs.
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading “Lady, what about the saddle over there in the brush?” he asks.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Startled by the return of a bandit.
argue or speak in defense of
From this reading Ready to defend herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hawk Murray!” breathes Elfreda Briggs.
a young female
From this reading The Overland girl keeps her nerve.
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading A strange thing happens.
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
From this reading “Hawk Murray!” breathes Elfreda Briggs.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Lady, what about the saddle over there in the brush?” he asks.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Overland girl keeps her nerve.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ready to defend herself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Lady, what about the saddle over there in the brush?” he asks.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading The Overland girl keeps her nerve.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Lady, what about the saddle over there in the brush?” he asks.
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading “Hawk Murray!” breathes Elfreda Briggs.
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading The Overland girl keeps her nerve.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Startled by the return of a bandit.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Lady, what about the saddle over there in the brush?” he asks.
traveling or passing over land
From this reading The Overland girl keeps her nerve.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Ready to defend herself.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Startled by the return of a bandit.
put a saddle on
From this reading “Lady, what about the saddle over there in the brush?” he asks.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading Startled by the return of a bandit.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A strange thing happens.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Overland girl keeps her nerve.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Lady, what about the saddle over there in the brush?” he asks.
a special situation
From this reading A strange thing happens.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ready to defend herself.
plural of “toil” — productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
From this reading Elfreda in the toils.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Lady, what about the saddle over there in the brush?” he asks.
Chapter 5 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Lost River Trail 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 5 holds 7 sentences of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Lost River Trail, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Lost River Trail 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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