Chapter 6 of Hoofbeats on the Turnpike is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Hoofbeats on the Turnpike is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Wonder if it's raining at Red Valley?" Penny mused. "Why don't you tear that place out of your mind?" Louise demanded a bit impatiently. "We tried to solve the mystery and we couldn't, so let's forget it."
Chapter 6 of Hoofbeats on the Turnpike is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 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.
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading “Louise demanded a bit impatiently.”
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “Penny mused.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “"We tried to solve the mystery and we couldn't, so let's forget it."”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “Penny mused.”
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading “"Wonder if it's raining at Red Valley?"”
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
From this reading “"We tried to solve the mystery and we couldn't, so let's forget it."”
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading “"Why don't you tear that place out of your mind?"”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “"Wonder if it's raining at Red Valley?"”
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 “"We tried to solve the mystery and we couldn't, so let's forget it."”
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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 Louise demanded a bit impatiently.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We tried to solve the mystery and we couldn't, so let's forget it."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Wonder if it's raining at Red Valley?"
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Louise demanded a bit impatiently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We tried to solve the mystery and we couldn't, so let's forget it."
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Louise demanded a bit impatiently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why don't you tear that place out of your mind?"
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "We tried to solve the mystery and we couldn't, so let's forget it."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Wonder if it's raining at Red Valley?"
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading Louise demanded a bit impatiently.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We tried to solve the mystery and we couldn't, so let's forget it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wonder if it's raining at Red Valley?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We tried to solve the mystery and we couldn't, so let's forget it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louise demanded a bit impatiently.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Why don't you tear that place out of your mind?"
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading Penny mused.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading "We tried to solve the mystery and we couldn't, so let's forget it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why don't you tear that place out of your mind?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Why don't you tear that place out of your mind?"
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading Penny mused.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Why don't you tear that place out of your mind?"
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading "Wonder if it's raining at Red Valley?"
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "Wonder if it's raining at Red Valley?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "We tried to solve the mystery and we couldn't, so let's forget it."
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
From this reading "We tried to solve the mystery and we couldn't, so let's forget it."
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading "Why don't you tear that place out of your mind?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why don't you tear that place out of your mind?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We tried to solve the mystery and we couldn't, so let's forget it."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We tried to solve the mystery and we couldn't, so let's forget it."
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "We tried to solve the mystery and we couldn't, so let's forget it."
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading "Wonder if it's raining at Red Valley?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We tried to solve the mystery and we couldn't, so let's forget it."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why don't you tear that place out of your mind?"
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "Wonder if it's raining at Red Valley?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why don't you tear that place out of your mind?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why don't you tear that place out of your mind?"
Chapter 6 of Hoofbeats on the Turnpike by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 425 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 6 holds 425 sentences of Hoofbeats on the Turnpike, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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