Chapter 6 of Green Timber Thoroughbreds is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Green Timber Thoroughbreds is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WARNING Vane slept until Jard Hassock awoke him by pulling his toes. It was then close upon nine o’clock of a fine morning. “Say, what ails you?” asked Jard. “You act like you’d been up an’ roustin’ round all night.” “It’s your fine fresh air,” replied Vane, sliding reluctantly out of bed.
Chapter 6 of Green Timber Thoroughbreds is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 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.
plural of “ail” — aromatic bulb used as seasoning
From this reading ““Say, what ails you?” asked Jard.”
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “THE WARNING Vane slept until Jard Hassock awoke him by pulling his toes.”
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading “THE WARNING Vane slept until Jard Hassock awoke him by pulling his toes.”
with reluctance
From this reading ““It’s your fine fresh air,” replied Vane, sliding reluctantly out of bed.”
being a smooth continuous motion
From this reading ““It’s your fine fresh air,” replied Vane, sliding reluctantly out of bed.”
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading “THE WARNING Vane slept until Jard Hassock awoke him by pulling his toes.”
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading “THE WARNING Vane slept until Jard Hassock awoke him by pulling his toes.”
a message informing of danger
From this reading “THE WARNING Vane slept until Jard Hassock awoke him by pulling his toes.”
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 ““It’s your fine fresh air,” replied Vane, sliding reluctantly out of bed.”
In this reading “It was then close upon nine o’clock of a fine morning.”
In this reading ““You act like you’d been up an’ roustin’ round all night.””
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 It was then close upon nine o’clock of a fine morning.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “You act like you’d been up an’ roustin’ round all night.”
plural of “ail” — aromatic bulb used as seasoning
From this reading “Say, what ails you?” asked Jard.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “It’s your fine fresh air,” replied Vane, sliding reluctantly out of bed.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “You act like you’d been up an’ roustin’ round all night.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “You act like you’d been up an’ roustin’ round all night.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Say, what ails you?” asked Jard.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading THE WARNING Vane slept until Jard Hassock awoke him by pulling his toes.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “It’s your fine fresh air,” replied Vane, sliding reluctantly out of bed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You act like you’d been up an’ roustin’ round all night.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE WARNING Vane slept until Jard Hassock awoke him by pulling his toes.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading It was then close upon nine o’clock of a fine morning.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading It was then close upon nine o’clock of a fine morning.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “It’s your fine fresh air,” replied Vane, sliding reluctantly out of bed.
thick cushion used as a seat
From this reading THE WARNING Vane slept until Jard Hassock awoke him by pulling his toes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE WARNING Vane slept until Jard Hassock awoke him by pulling his toes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WARNING Vane slept until Jard Hassock awoke him by pulling his toes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was then close upon nine o’clock of a fine morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s your fine fresh air,” replied Vane, sliding reluctantly out of bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WARNING Vane slept until Jard Hassock awoke him by pulling his toes.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “You act like you’d been up an’ roustin’ round all night.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was then close upon nine o’clock of a fine morning.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “You act like you’d been up an’ roustin’ round all night.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading It was then close upon nine o’clock of a fine morning.
according to the clock
From this reading It was then close upon nine o’clock of a fine morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was then close upon nine o’clock of a fine morning.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “It’s your fine fresh air,” replied Vane, sliding reluctantly out of bed.
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading THE WARNING Vane slept until Jard Hassock awoke him by pulling his toes.
with reluctance
From this reading “It’s your fine fresh air,” replied Vane, sliding reluctantly out of bed.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “It’s your fine fresh air,” replied Vane, sliding reluctantly out of bed.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “You act like you’d been up an’ roustin’ round all night.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You act like you’d been up an’ roustin’ round all night.”
express in words
From this reading “Say, what ails you?” asked Jard.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading THE WARNING Vane slept until Jard Hassock awoke him by pulling his toes.
being a smooth continuous motion
From this reading “It’s your fine fresh air,” replied Vane, sliding reluctantly out of bed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WARNING Vane slept until Jard Hassock awoke him by pulling his toes.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It was then close upon nine o’clock of a fine morning.
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading THE WARNING Vane slept until Jard Hassock awoke him by pulling his toes.
up to a particular time
From this reading THE WARNING Vane slept until Jard Hassock awoke him by pulling his toes.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “You act like you’d been up an’ roustin’ round all night.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was then close upon nine o’clock of a fine morning.
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading THE WARNING Vane slept until Jard Hassock awoke him by pulling his toes.
a message informing of danger
From this reading THE WARNING Vane slept until Jard Hassock awoke him by pulling his toes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was then close upon nine o’clock of a fine morning.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Say, what ails you?” asked Jard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Say, what ails you?” asked Jard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You act like you’d been up an’ roustin’ round all night.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It’s your fine fresh air,” replied Vane, sliding reluctantly out of bed.
Chapter 6 of Green Timber Thoroughbreds by Theodore Goodridge Roberts holds 234 sentences, grouped into 47 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 6 holds 234 sentences of Green Timber Thoroughbreds, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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