Chapter 21 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Lost River Trail is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Lost River Trail is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE DEMON’S GRIP “Whew! The weather is getting hotter and hotter up here!” exclaimed Stacy, fanning himself with his sombrero as they trotted along. “Does it always get this way up here?” “Sometimes,” answered the guide, with a grim smile. The others of the party who saw the smile understood.
Chapter 21 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Lost River Trail is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “fan” — strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading “The weather is getting hotter and hotter up here!” exclaimed Stacy, fanning himself with his sombrero as they trotted along.”
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading ““Sometimes,” answered the guide, with a grim smile.”
the act of grasping
From this reading “IN THE DEMON’S GRIP “Whew!”
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading ““Sometimes,” answered the guide, with a grim smile.”
comparative of “hot” — used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “The weather is getting hotter and hotter up here!” exclaimed Stacy, fanning himself with his sombrero as they trotted along.”
one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis
From this reading “The weather is getting hotter and hotter up here!” exclaimed Stacy, fanning himself with his sombrero as they trotted along.”
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading “The weather is getting hotter and hotter up here!” exclaimed Stacy, fanning himself with his sombrero as they trotted along.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “The weather is getting hotter and hotter up here!” exclaimed Stacy, fanning himself with his sombrero as they trotted along.”
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 weather is getting hotter and hotter up here!” exclaimed Stacy, fanning himself with his sombrero as they trotted along.”
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 “Sometimes,” answered the guide, with a grim smile.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The weather is getting hotter and hotter up here!” exclaimed Stacy, fanning himself with his sombrero as they trotted along.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “Does it always get this way up here?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The weather is getting hotter and hotter up here!” exclaimed Stacy, fanning himself with his sombrero as they trotted along.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Sometimes,” answered the guide, with a grim smile.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The weather is getting hotter and hotter up here!” exclaimed Stacy, fanning himself with his sombrero as they trotted along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE DEMON’S GRIP “Whew!
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Does it always get this way up here?”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading The weather is getting hotter and hotter up here!” exclaimed Stacy, fanning himself with his sombrero as they trotted along.
inflected form of “fan” — strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
From this reading The weather is getting hotter and hotter up here!” exclaimed Stacy, fanning himself with his sombrero as they trotted along.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Does it always get this way up here?”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading The weather is getting hotter and hotter up here!” exclaimed Stacy, fanning himself with his sombrero as they trotted along.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading “Sometimes,” answered the guide, with a grim smile.
the act of grasping
From this reading IN THE DEMON’S GRIP “Whew!
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading “Sometimes,” answered the guide, with a grim smile.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The weather is getting hotter and hotter up here!” exclaimed Stacy, fanning himself with his sombrero as they trotted along.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The weather is getting hotter and hotter up here!” exclaimed Stacy, fanning himself with his sombrero as they trotted along.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The weather is getting hotter and hotter up here!” exclaimed Stacy, fanning himself with his sombrero as they trotted along.
comparative of “hot” — used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The weather is getting hotter and hotter up here!” exclaimed Stacy, fanning himself with his sombrero as they trotted along.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE DEMON’S GRIP “Whew!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weather is getting hotter and hotter up here!” exclaimed Stacy, fanning himself with his sombrero as they trotted along.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Does it always get this way up here?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The others of the party who saw the smile understood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others of the party who saw the smile understood.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The others of the party who saw the smile understood.
cut with a saw
From this reading The others of the party who saw the smile understood.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Sometimes,” answered the guide, with a grim smile.
one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis
From this reading The weather is getting hotter and hotter up here!” exclaimed Stacy, fanning himself with his sombrero as they trotted along.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “Sometimes,” answered the guide, with a grim smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The weather is getting hotter and hotter up here!” exclaimed Stacy, fanning himself with his sombrero as they trotted along.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE DEMON’S GRIP “Whew!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The weather is getting hotter and hotter up here!” exclaimed Stacy, fanning himself with his sombrero as they trotted along.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Does it always get this way up here?”
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading The weather is getting hotter and hotter up here!” exclaimed Stacy, fanning himself with his sombrero as they trotted along.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading The others of the party who saw the smile understood.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The weather is getting hotter and hotter up here!” exclaimed Stacy, fanning himself with his sombrero as they trotted along.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Does it always get this way up here?”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The weather is getting hotter and hotter up here!” exclaimed Stacy, fanning himself with his sombrero as they trotted along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE DEMON’S GRIP “Whew!
which person or people
From this reading The others of the party who saw the smile understood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The weather is getting hotter and hotter up here!” exclaimed Stacy, fanning himself with his sombrero as they trotted along.
Chapter 21 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Lost River Trail by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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 21 holds 191 sentences of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Lost River Trail, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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