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Chapter 16 of Ocean to Ocean on Horseback is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DAVENPORT TO DES MOINES. One Hundred and Forty-fifth Day. _Farm House_, NEAR BLUE GRASS, IOWA, _October 3, 1876_. Weather cold, but clear and bracing. Mounted _Paul_ at three o'clock P. M. and halted at the office of _The Democrat_, to say good-bye to Colonel Russell.
Chapter 16 of Ocean to Ocean on Horseback is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a structural member used to stiffen a framework
From this reading “Weather cold, but clear and bracing.”
a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
From this reading “DAVENPORT TO DES MOINES.”
a member of the Democratic Party
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading “DAVENPORT TO DES MOINES.”
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading “Mounted _Paul_ at three o'clock P. M. and halted at the office of _The Democrat_, to say good-bye to Colonel Russell.”
a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri
From this reading “_Farm House_, NEAR BLUE GRASS, IOWA, _October 3, 1876_.”
the month following September and preceding November
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading “Mounted _Paul_ at three o'clock P. M. and halted at the office of _The Democrat_, to say good-bye to Colonel Russell.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Mounted _Paul_ at three o'clock P. M. and halted at the office of _The Democrat_, to say good-bye to Colonel Russell.”
In this reading “_Farm House_, NEAR BLUE GRASS, IOWA, _October 3, 1876_.”
In this reading “Mounted _Paul_ at three o'clock P. M. and halted at the office of _The Democrat_, to say good-bye to Colonel Russell.”
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From this reading _Farm House_, NEAR BLUE GRASS, IOWA, _October 3, 1876_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Farm House_, NEAR BLUE GRASS, IOWA, _October 3, 1876_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One Hundred and Forty-fifth Day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mounted _Paul_ at three o'clock P. M. and halted at the office of _The Democrat_, to say good-bye to Colonel Russell.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading _Farm House_, NEAR BLUE GRASS, IOWA, _October 3, 1876_.
a structural member used to stiffen a framework
From this reading Weather cold, but clear and bracing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Weather cold, but clear and bracing.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Weather cold, but clear and bracing.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Weather cold, but clear and bracing.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Mounted _Paul_ at three o'clock P. M. and halted at the office of _The Democrat_, to say good-bye to Colonel Russell.
a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
From this reading DAVENPORT TO DES MOINES.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One Hundred and Forty-fifth Day.
a member of the Democratic Party
From this reading Mounted _Paul_ at three o'clock P. M. and halted at the office of _The Democrat_, to say good-bye to Colonel Russell.
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading DAVENPORT TO DES MOINES.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading _Farm House_, NEAR BLUE GRASS, IOWA, _October 3, 1876_.
the ordinal number of forty-five in counting order
From this reading One Hundred and Forty-fifth Day.
a farewell remark
From this reading Mounted _Paul_ at three o'clock P. M. and halted at the office of _The Democrat_, to say good-bye to Colonel Russell.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading _Farm House_, NEAR BLUE GRASS, IOWA, _October 3, 1876_.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading Mounted _Paul_ at three o'clock P. M. and halted at the office of _The Democrat_, to say good-bye to Colonel Russell.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _Farm House_, NEAR BLUE GRASS, IOWA, _October 3, 1876_.
ten 10s
From this reading One Hundred and Forty-fifth Day.
a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri
From this reading _Farm House_, NEAR BLUE GRASS, IOWA, _October 3, 1876_.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Mounted _Paul_ at three o'clock P. M. and halted at the office of _The Democrat_, to say good-bye to Colonel Russell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAVENPORT TO DES MOINES.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading Mounted _Paul_ at three o'clock P. M. and halted at the office of _The Democrat_, to say good-bye to Colonel Russell.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading _Farm House_, NEAR BLUE GRASS, IOWA, _October 3, 1876_.
according to the clock
From this reading Mounted _Paul_ at three o'clock P. M. and halted at the office of _The Democrat_, to say good-bye to Colonel Russell.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading _Farm House_, NEAR BLUE GRASS, IOWA, _October 3, 1876_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mounted _Paul_ at three o'clock P. M. and halted at the office of _The Democrat_, to say good-bye to Colonel Russell.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Mounted _Paul_ at three o'clock P. M. and halted at the office of _The Democrat_, to say good-bye to Colonel Russell.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One Hundred and Forty-fifth Day.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Mounted _Paul_ at three o'clock P. M. and halted at the office of _The Democrat_, to say good-bye to Colonel Russell.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Mounted _Paul_ at three o'clock P. M. and halted at the office of _The Democrat_, to say good-bye to Colonel Russell.
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading Mounted _Paul_ at three o'clock P. M. and halted at the office of _The Democrat_, to say good-bye to Colonel Russell.
express in words
From this reading Mounted _Paul_ at three o'clock P. M. and halted at the office of _The Democrat_, to say good-bye to Colonel Russell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mounted _Paul_ at three o'clock P. M. and halted at the office of _The Democrat_, to say good-bye to Colonel Russell.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Mounted _Paul_ at three o'clock P. M. and halted at the office of _The Democrat_, to say good-bye to Colonel Russell.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DAVENPORT TO DES MOINES.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Weather cold, but clear and bracing.
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