Chapter 16 of Jack of the Pony Express is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Jack of the Pony Express is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUNGER GOES LAME Jack was on the alert, ready to follow, but there was no need. Mr. Argent came back with a grim smile on his bronzed face. "I thought I heard a movement there, as if some one were listening," he said, "but it was a false alarm." "Are they trailing you as closely as that?" "Yes, and more so," was the answer.
Chapter 16 of Jack of the Pony Express is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “"I thought I heard a movement there, as if some one were listening," he said, "but it was a false alarm."”
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading “SUNGER GOES LAME Jack was on the alert, ready to follow, but there was no need.”
a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance
From this reading “Mr. Argent came back with a grim smile on his bronzed face.”
(of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun
From this reading “Mr. Argent came back with a grim smile on his bronzed face.”
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading “"Are they trailing you as closely as that?"”
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading “Mr. Argent came back with a grim smile on his bronzed face.”
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading “SUNGER GOES LAME Jack was on the alert, ready to follow, but there was no need.”
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading “"Are they trailing you as closely as that?"”
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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 Mr. Argent came back with a grim smile on his bronzed face.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading "I thought I heard a movement there, as if some one were listening," he said, "but it was a false alarm."
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading SUNGER GOES LAME Jack was on the alert, ready to follow, but there was no need.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, and more so," was the answer.
react verbally
From this reading "Yes, and more so," was the answer.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are they trailing you as closely as that?"
a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance
From this reading Mr. Argent came back with a grim smile on his bronzed face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I thought I heard a movement there, as if some one were listening," he said, "but it was a false alarm."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Mr. Argent came back with a grim smile on his bronzed face.
(of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun
From this reading Mr. Argent came back with a grim smile on his bronzed face.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading SUNGER GOES LAME Jack was on the alert, ready to follow, but there was no need.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mr. Argent came back with a grim smile on his bronzed face.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading "Are they trailing you as closely as that?"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Mr. Argent came back with a grim smile on his bronzed face.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading "I thought I heard a movement there, as if some one were listening," he said, "but it was a false alarm."
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading SUNGER GOES LAME Jack was on the alert, ready to follow, but there was no need.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading SUNGER GOES LAME Jack was on the alert, ready to follow, but there was no need.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading Mr. Argent came back with a grim smile on his bronzed face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I thought I heard a movement there, as if some one were listening," he said, "but it was a false alarm."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I thought I heard a movement there, as if some one were listening," he said, "but it was a false alarm."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Argent came back with a grim smile on his bronzed face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought I heard a movement there, as if some one were listening," he said, "but it was a false alarm."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I thought I heard a movement there, as if some one were listening," he said, "but it was a false alarm."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I thought I heard a movement there, as if some one were listening," he said, "but it was a false alarm."
a small worthless amount
From this reading SUNGER GOES LAME Jack was on the alert, ready to follow, but there was no need.
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading SUNGER GOES LAME Jack was on the alert, ready to follow, but there was no need.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading "I thought I heard a movement there, as if some one were listening," he said, "but it was a false alarm."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Yes, and more so," was the answer.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading "I thought I heard a movement there, as if some one were listening," he said, "but it was a false alarm."
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Argent came back with a grim smile on his bronzed face.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading SUNGER GOES LAME Jack was on the alert, ready to follow, but there was no need.
not any; not one
From this reading SUNGER GOES LAME Jack was on the alert, ready to follow, but there was no need.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SUNGER GOES LAME Jack was on the alert, ready to follow, but there was no need.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I thought I heard a movement there, as if some one were listening," he said, "but it was a false alarm."
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading SUNGER GOES LAME Jack was on the alert, ready to follow, but there was no need.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I thought I heard a movement there, as if some one were listening," he said, "but it was a false alarm."
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Mr. Argent came back with a grim smile on his bronzed face.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes, and more 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 a movement there, as if some one were listening," he said, "but it was a false alarm."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUNGER GOES LAME Jack was on the alert, ready to follow, but there was no need.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Are they trailing you as closely as that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUNGER GOES LAME Jack was on the alert, ready to follow, but there was no need.
in or at that place or location
From this reading SUNGER GOES LAME Jack was on the alert, ready to follow, but there was no need.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Are they trailing you as closely as that?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought I heard a movement there, as if some one were listening," he said, "but it was a false alarm."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SUNGER GOES LAME Jack was on the alert, ready to follow, but there was no need.
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading "Are they trailing you as closely as that?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SUNGER GOES LAME Jack was on the alert, ready to follow, but there was no need.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I thought I heard a movement there, as if some one were listening," he said, "but it was a false alarm."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Argent came back with a grim smile on his bronzed face.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, and more so," was the answer.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are they trailing you as closely as that?"
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