Chapter 2 of In the Riding-School is here in full — 505 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of In the Riding-School is here in full — 505 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh! The dreadful creature has caught his tail on my horse's bit," said the beauty. "Then you'd better take your horse's bit away," retorted the other. "My horse's eyes are not at that end of him, and he can't be expected to look at his tail." "And you may be kicked," added the Texan.
Chapter 2 of In the Riding-School is here in full — 505 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “The dreadful creature has caught his tail on my horse's bit," said the beauty.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “The dreadful creature has caught his tail on my horse's bit," said the beauty.”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “"My horse's eyes are not at that end of him, and he can't be expected to look at his tail."”
possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “The dreadful creature has caught his tail on my horse's bit," said the beauty.”
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading “"And you may be kicked," added the Texan.”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “"Then you'd better take your horse's bit away," retorted the other.”
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading “The dreadful creature has caught his tail on my horse's bit," said the beauty.”
a native or resident of Texas
From this reading “"And you may be kicked," added the Texan.”
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "And you may be kicked," added the Texan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My horse's eyes are not at that end of him, and he can't be expected to look at his tail."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "My horse's eyes are not at that end of him, and he can't be expected to look at his tail."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "My horse's eyes are not at that end of him, and he can't be expected to look at his tail."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Then you'd better take your horse's bit away," retorted the other.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "My horse's eyes are not at that end of him, and he can't be expected to look at his tail."
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The dreadful creature has caught his tail on my horse's bit," said the beauty.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Then you'd better take your horse's bit away," retorted the other.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading The dreadful creature has caught his tail on my horse's bit," said the beauty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My horse's eyes are not at that end of him, and he can't be expected to look at his tail."
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The dreadful creature has caught his tail on my horse's bit," said the beauty.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The dreadful creature has caught his tail on my horse's bit," said the beauty.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The dreadful creature has caught his tail on my horse's bit," said the beauty.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "My horse's eyes are not at that end of him, and he can't be expected to look at his tail."
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading "My horse's eyes are not at that end of him, and he can't be expected to look at his tail."
opinion or judgment
From this reading "My horse's eyes are not at that end of him, and he can't be expected to look at his tail."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dreadful creature has caught his tail on my horse's bit," said the beauty.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My horse's eyes are not at that end of him, and he can't be expected to look at his tail."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My horse's eyes are not at that end of him, and he can't be expected to look at his tail."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The dreadful creature has caught his tail on my horse's bit," said the beauty.
possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The dreadful creature has caught his tail on my horse's bit," said the beauty.
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading "And you may be kicked," added the Texan.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "My horse's eyes are not at that end of him, and he can't be expected to look at his tail."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "And you may be kicked," added the Texan.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The dreadful creature has caught his tail on my horse's bit," said the beauty.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "My horse's eyes are not at that end of him, and he can't be expected to look at his tail."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My horse's eyes are not at that end of him, and he can't be expected to look at his tail."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The dreadful creature has caught his tail on my horse's bit," said the beauty.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Then you'd better take your horse's bit away," retorted the other.
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading "Then you'd better take your horse's bit away," retorted the other.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The dreadful creature has caught his tail on my horse's bit," said the beauty.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading The dreadful creature has caught his tail on my horse's bit," said the beauty.
carry out
From this reading "Then you'd better take your horse's bit away," retorted the other.
a native or resident of Texas
From this reading "And you may be kicked," added the Texan.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "My horse's eyes are not at that end of him, and he can't be expected to look at his tail."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dreadful creature has caught his tail on my horse's bit," said the beauty.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then you'd better take your horse's bit away," retorted the other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My horse's eyes are not at that end of him, and he can't be expected to look at his tail."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you may be kicked," added the Texan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then you'd better take your horse's bit away," retorted the other.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then you'd better take your horse's bit away," retorted the other.
Chapter 2 of In the Riding-School by G., Miss Hamlin holds 505 sentences, grouped into 101 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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