Chapter 7 of Ironheart is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Ironheart is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TUG SAYS, “NO, THANK YOU” The advancing dust cloud rose from a little group of horses and men. Some of the latter were riding. Others were afoot. “Lon’s caught them,” said Betty. “I’m sorry.”
Chapter 7 of Ironheart is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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moving forward
From this reading “TUG SAYS, “NO, THANK YOU” The advancing dust cloud rose from a little group of horses and men.”
on foot; walking
From this reading “Others were afoot.”
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “TUG SAYS, “NO, THANK YOU” The advancing dust cloud rose from a little group of horses and men.”
remove the dust from
From this reading “TUG SAYS, “NO, THANK YOU” The advancing dust cloud rose from a little group of horses and men.”
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading “TUG SAYS, “NO, THANK YOU” The advancing dust cloud rose from a little group of horses and men.”
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading “Some of the latter were riding.”
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading “Some of the latter were riding.”
pull hard
From this reading “TUG SAYS, “NO, THANK YOU” The advancing dust cloud rose from a little group of horses and men.”
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In this reading “TUG SAYS, “NO, THANK YOU” The advancing dust cloud rose from a little group of horses and men.”
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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 TUG SAYS, “NO, THANK YOU” The advancing dust cloud rose from a little group of horses and men.
moving forward
From this reading TUG SAYS, “NO, THANK YOU” The advancing dust cloud rose from a little group of horses and men.
on foot; walking
From this reading Others were afoot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TUG SAYS, “NO, THANK YOU” The advancing dust cloud rose from a little group of horses and men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Lon’s caught them,” said Betty.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “Lon’s caught them,” said Betty.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading TUG SAYS, “NO, THANK YOU” The advancing dust cloud rose from a little group of horses and men.
remove the dust from
From this reading TUG SAYS, “NO, THANK YOU” The advancing dust cloud rose from a little group of horses and men.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TUG SAYS, “NO, THANK YOU” The advancing dust cloud rose from a little group of horses and men.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading TUG SAYS, “NO, THANK YOU” The advancing dust cloud rose from a little group of horses and men.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading TUG SAYS, “NO, THANK YOU” The advancing dust cloud rose from a little group of horses and men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m sorry.”
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading Some of the latter were riding.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading TUG SAYS, “NO, THANK YOU” The advancing dust cloud rose from a little group of horses and men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Lon’s caught them,” said Betty.
the force of workers available
From this reading TUG SAYS, “NO, THANK YOU” The advancing dust cloud rose from a little group of horses and men.
not any; not one
From this reading TUG SAYS, “NO, THANK YOU” The advancing dust cloud rose from a little group of horses and men.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TUG SAYS, “NO, THANK YOU” The advancing dust cloud rose from a little group of horses and men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Others were afoot.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Some of the latter were riding.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading TUG SAYS, “NO, THANK YOU” The advancing dust cloud rose from a little group of horses and men.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Lon’s caught them,” said Betty.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading TUG SAYS, “NO, THANK YOU” The advancing dust cloud rose from a little group of horses and men.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of the latter were riding.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I’m sorry.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading TUG SAYS, “NO, THANK YOU” The advancing dust cloud rose from a little group of horses and men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TUG SAYS, “NO, THANK YOU” The advancing dust cloud rose from a little group of horses and men.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Lon’s caught them,” said Betty.
pull hard
From this reading TUG SAYS, “NO, THANK YOU” The advancing dust cloud rose from a little group of horses and men.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of the latter were riding.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TUG SAYS, “NO, THANK YOU” The advancing dust cloud rose from a little group of horses and men.
Chapter 7 of Ironheart by William MacLeod Raine holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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 7 holds 136 sentences of Ironheart, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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