Chapter 7 of Jack of the Pony Express is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Jack of the Pony Express is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STRANGERS AGAIN "Was he listening?" asked Jack of the miner. "It rather looks so," was the answer. "I thought I heard some one moving about there as I was talking to you, and I wanted to make sure." "Well, you did all right," replied Jack, grimly. "Do you know who he is?"
Chapter 7 of Jack of the Pony Express is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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in a grim implacable manner
From this reading “"Well, you did all right," replied Jack, grimly.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “THE STRANGERS AGAIN "Was he listening?" asked Jack of the miner.”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “THE STRANGERS AGAIN "Was he listening?" asked Jack of the miner.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “"It rather looks so," was the answer.”
laborer who works in a mine
From this reading “THE STRANGERS AGAIN "Was he listening?" asked Jack of the miner.”
in motion
From this reading “"I thought I heard some one moving about there as I was talking to you, and I wanted to make sure."”
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “THE STRANGERS AGAIN "Was he listening?" asked Jack of the miner.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “"I thought I heard some one moving about there as I was talking to you, and I wanted to make sure."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I thought I heard some one moving about there as I was talking to you, and I wanted to make sure."
anew
From this reading THE STRANGERS AGAIN "Was he listening?" asked Jack of the miner.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Well, you did all right," replied Jack, grimly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I thought I heard some one moving about there as I was talking to you, and I wanted to make sure."
react verbally
From this reading "It rather looks so," was the answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I thought I heard some one moving about there as I was talking to you, and I wanted to make sure."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE STRANGERS AGAIN "Was he listening?" asked Jack of the miner.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Well, you did all right," replied Jack, grimly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you know who he is?"
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading "Well, you did all right," replied Jack, grimly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE STRANGERS AGAIN "Was he listening?" asked Jack of the miner.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I thought I heard some one moving about there as I was talking to you, and I wanted to make sure."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought I heard some one moving about there as I was talking to you, and I wanted to make sure."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Do you know who he is?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It rather looks so," was the answer.
a small worthless amount
From this reading THE STRANGERS AGAIN "Was he listening?" asked Jack of the miner.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Do you know who he is?"
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading THE STRANGERS AGAIN "Was he listening?" asked Jack of the miner.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "It rather looks so," was the answer.
engage in
From this reading "I thought I heard some one moving about there as I was talking to you, and I wanted to make sure."
laborer who works in a mine
From this reading THE STRANGERS AGAIN "Was he listening?" asked Jack of the miner.
in motion
From this reading "I thought I heard some one moving about there as I was talking to you, and I wanted to make sure."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STRANGERS AGAIN "Was he listening?" asked Jack of the miner.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I thought I heard some one moving about there as I was talking to you, and I wanted to make sure."
on the contrary
From this reading "It rather looks so," was the answer.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Well, you did all right," replied Jack, grimly.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Well, you did all right," replied Jack, grimly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It rather looks so," was the answer.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I thought I heard some one moving about there as I was talking to you, and I wanted to make sure."
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading THE STRANGERS AGAIN "Was he listening?" asked Jack of the miner.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "I thought I heard some one moving about there as I was talking to you, and I wanted to make sure."
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "I thought I heard some one moving about there as I was talking to you, and I wanted to make sure."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRANGERS AGAIN "Was he listening?" asked Jack of the miner.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I thought I heard some one moving about there as I was talking to you, and I wanted to make sure."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought I heard some one moving about there as I was talking to you, and I wanted to make sure."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I thought I heard some one moving about there as I was talking to you, and I wanted to make sure."
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "I thought I heard some one moving about there as I was talking to you, and I wanted to make sure."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE STRANGERS AGAIN "Was he listening?" asked Jack of the miner.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, you did all right," replied Jack, grimly.
which person or people
From this reading "Do you know who he is?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thought I heard some one moving about there as I was talking to you, and I wanted to make sure."
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