Chapter 4 of His Great Adventure is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of His Great Adventure is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes!” This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic. “Good-by!” he called after her. “Hope we shall meet again some day!” “Reckon we might, stranger!” came back to him in the soft voice.
Chapter 4 of His Great Adventure is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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with one leg on each side
From this reading “This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic.”
indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading “This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic.”
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading “This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic.”
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading ““Reckon we might, stranger!” came back to him in the soft voice.”
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading “This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic.”
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 ““Reckon we might, stranger!” came back to him in the soft voice.”
be restored
In this reading ““Reckon we might, stranger!” came back to him in the soft voice.”
In this reading “This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic.”
In this reading ““Hope we shall meet again some day!””
In this reading ““Hope we shall meet again some day!””
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.
later than; following
From this reading “Good-by!” he called after her.
anew
From this reading “Hope we shall meet again some day!”
with one leg on each side
From this reading This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Good-by!” he called after her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Reckon we might, stranger!” came back to him in the soft voice.
indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Hope we shall meet again some day!”
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic.
a farewell remark
From this reading “Good-by!” he called after her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Good-by!” he called after her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Good-by!” he called after her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “Hope we shall meet again some day!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Reckon we might, stranger!” came back to him in the soft voice.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic.
come together
From this reading “Hope we shall meet again some day!”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Reckon we might, stranger!” came back to him in the soft voice.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic.
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Reckon we might, stranger!” came back to him in the soft voice.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Hope we shall meet again some day!”
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “Reckon we might, stranger!” came back to him in the soft voice.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Hope we shall meet again some day!”
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “Reckon we might, stranger!” came back to him in the soft voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This childish figure, astride the tired pony, riding back into the lonely mountains, seemed to him extremely pathetic.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Reckon we might, stranger!” came back to him in the soft voice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Hope we shall meet again some day!”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes!”
Chapter 4 of His Great Adventure by Robert Herrick holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 4 holds 424 sentences of His Great Adventure, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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