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Jean of the Lazy A

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Jean of the Lazy A is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By B. M. Bower • Curated US English Learning Edition

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FOR ONCE AT LEAST LITE HAD HIS WAY Half a mile she galloped, and met Lite coming home.

She glanced over her shoulder before she pulled Pard down to a walk, and Lite's greeting, as he turned and rode alongside her, was a question.

He wanted to know what was the matter with her.

He listened with his old manner of repression while she told him, and he made no comment whatever until she had finished.

"You must have made him pretty sore," he said dispassionately.

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Jean of the Lazy A

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Jean of the Lazy A is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

FOR ONCE AT LEAST LITE HAD HIS WAY Half a mile she galloped, and met Lite coming home.

Line 2

She glanced over her shoulder before she pulled Pard down to a walk, and Lite's greeting, as he turned and rode alongside her, was a question.

Line 3

He wanted to know what was the matter with her.

Line 4

He listened with his old manner of repression while she told him, and he made no comment whatever until she had finished.

Line 5

"You must have made him pretty sore," he said dispassionately.

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a

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alongside

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and

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as

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AT

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before

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coming

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comment

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dispassionately

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down

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finished

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FOR

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From this reading FOR ONCE AT LEAST LITE HAD HIS WAY Half a mile she galloped, and met Lite coming home.

galloped

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glanced

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greeting

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HAD

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Half

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have

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he

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her

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him

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HIS

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home

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know

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LEAST

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listened

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LITE

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Lite's

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made

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manner

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matter

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met

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mile

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must

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no

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of

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old

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ONCE

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over

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Pard

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pretty

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pulled

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question

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repression

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rode

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said

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she

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From this reading FOR ONCE AT LEAST LITE HAD HIS WAY Half a mile she galloped, and met Lite coming home.

shoulder

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From this reading She glanced over her shoulder before she pulled Pard down to a walk, and Lite's greeting, as he turned and rode alongside her, was a question.

sore

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the

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to

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told

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turned

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From this reading She glanced over her shoulder before she pulled Pard down to a walk, and Lite's greeting, as he turned and rode alongside her, was a question.

until

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walk

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From this reading She glanced over her shoulder before she pulled Pard down to a walk, and Lite's greeting, as he turned and rode alongside her, was a question.

wanted

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was

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From this reading She glanced over her shoulder before she pulled Pard down to a walk, and Lite's greeting, as he turned and rode alongside her, was a question.

WAY

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what

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whatever

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while

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with

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You

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From this reading "You must have made him pretty sore," he said dispassionately.

Chapter 16 of Jean of the Lazy A by B. M. Bower holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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Chapter 16 holds 144 sentences of Jean of the Lazy A, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.

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