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FOR LINCOLN'S SAKE. "The prairie is on fire!" So cried a horseman, as he rode by the school. It was a calm, glimmering September day. Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
Chapter 24 of In The Boyhood of Lincoln A Tale of is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.”
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading “It was a calm, glimmering September day.”
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading “So cried a horseman, as he rode by the school.”
possessive form of “lincoln” — 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading “FOR LINCOLN'S SAKE.”
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading “"The prairie is on fire!"”
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading “Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “It was a calm, glimmering September day.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.”
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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 So cried a horseman, as he rode by the school.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So cried a horseman, as he rode by the school.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So cried a horseman, as he rode by the school.
make calm or still
From this reading It was a calm, glimmering September day.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading So cried a horseman, as he rode by the school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a calm, glimmering September day.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "The prairie is on fire!"
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR LINCOLN'S SAKE.
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading It was a calm, glimmering September day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So cried a horseman, as he rode by the school.
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading So cried a horseman, as he rode by the school.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The prairie is on fire!"
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a calm, glimmering September day.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
possessive form of “lincoln” — 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading FOR LINCOLN'S SAKE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The prairie is on fire!"
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading "The prairie is on fire!"
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading So cried a horseman, as he rode by the school.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading FOR LINCOLN'S SAKE.
an educational institution
From this reading So cried a horseman, as he rode by the school.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading It was a calm, glimmering September day.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So cried a horseman, as he rode by the school.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The prairie is on fire!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a calm, glimmering September day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Prairie Island rose with red and yellow and crisping leaves, like a royal tent amid a dead sea of flowers.
Chapter 24 of In The Boyhood of Lincoln A Tale of by Hezekiah Butterworth holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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