Chapter 1 of Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SKIPPER 1 Being the Biography of a Blue-Ribboner. CALICO 31 Who Travelled with a Round Top. OLD SILVER 67 A Story of the Gray Horse Truck. BLUE BLAZES 95 And the Marring of Him. CHIEFTAIN 125 A Story of the Heavy Draught Service.
Chapter 1 of Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an account of the series of events making up a person's life
From this reading “SKIPPER 1 Being the Biography of a Blue-Ribboner.”
plural of “blaze” — a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading “BLUE BLAZES 95 And the Marring of Him.”
made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned
From this reading “CALICO 31 Who Travelled with a Round Top.”
the leader of a group of people
From this reading “CHIEFTAIN 125 A Story of the Heavy Draught Service.”
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
From this reading “CHIEFTAIN 125 A Story of the Heavy Draught Service.”
inflected form of “mar” — make imperfect
From this reading “BLUE BLAZES 95 And the Marring of Him.”
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading “SKIPPER 1 Being the Biography of a Blue-Ribboner.”
an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
From this reading “OLD SILVER 67 A Story of the Gray Horse Truck.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading SKIPPER 1 Being the Biography of a Blue-Ribboner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHIEFTAIN 125 A Story of the Heavy Draught Service.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CALICO 31 Who Travelled with a Round Top.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLD SILVER 67 A Story of the Gray Horse Truck.
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From this reading BLUE BLAZES 95 And the Marring of Him.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SKIPPER 1 Being the Biography of a Blue-Ribboner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BLUE BLAZES 95 And the Marring of Him.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading SKIPPER 1 Being the Biography of a Blue-Ribboner.
an account of the series of events making up a person's life
From this reading SKIPPER 1 Being the Biography of a Blue-Ribboner.
plural of “blaze” — a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading BLUE BLAZES 95 And the Marring of Him.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading BLUE BLAZES 95 And the Marring of Him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SKIPPER 1 Being the Biography of a Blue-Ribboner.
made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned
From this reading CALICO 31 Who Travelled with a Round Top.
the leader of a group of people
From this reading CHIEFTAIN 125 A Story of the Heavy Draught Service.
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
From this reading CHIEFTAIN 125 A Story of the Heavy Draught Service.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading OLD SILVER 67 A Story of the Gray Horse Truck.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading CHIEFTAIN 125 A Story of the Heavy Draught Service.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BLUE BLAZES 95 And the Marring of Him.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading OLD SILVER 67 A Story of the Gray Horse Truck.
inflected form of “mar” — make imperfect
From this reading BLUE BLAZES 95 And the Marring of Him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SKIPPER 1 Being the Biography of a Blue-Ribboner.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD SILVER 67 A Story of the Gray Horse Truck.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading CALICO 31 Who Travelled with a Round Top.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading CHIEFTAIN 125 A Story of the Heavy Draught Service.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading OLD SILVER 67 A Story of the Gray Horse Truck.
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading SKIPPER 1 Being the Biography of a Blue-Ribboner.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading OLD SILVER 67 A Story of the Gray Horse Truck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SKIPPER 1 Being the Biography of a Blue-Ribboner.
the upper part of anything
From this reading CALICO 31 Who Travelled with a Round Top.
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading CALICO 31 Who Travelled with a Round Top.
an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
From this reading OLD SILVER 67 A Story of the Gray Horse Truck.
which person or people
From this reading CALICO 31 Who Travelled with a Round Top.
in the company of; together with
From this reading CALICO 31 Who Travelled with a Round Top.
Chapter 1 of Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle by Sewell Ford holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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 1 holds 441 sentences of Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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