Chapter 21 of Partners of Chance is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Partners of Chance is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOX-S BUSINESS A few days later, Bartley stopped at a small town to have his horse shod. The blacksmith seemed unusually interested in the horse and complimented Bartley upon owning such a good mount. "Comes from up San Andreas way," said the smith, noticing the brand on Dobe's flank. "Yes. I picked him up at Antelope.
Chapter 21 of Partners of Chance is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
From this reading “I picked him up at Antelope.”
a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
From this reading “The blacksmith seemed unusually interested in the horse and complimented Bartley upon owning such a good mount.”
a name given to a product or service
From this reading “"Comes from up San Andreas way," said the smith, noticing the brand on Dobe's flank.”
past form of “compliment” — say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading “The blacksmith seemed unusually interested in the horse and complimented Bartley upon owning such a good mount.”
the side of military or naval formation
From this reading “"Comes from up San Andreas way," said the smith, noticing the brand on Dobe's flank.”
-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “"Comes from up San Andreas way," said the smith, noticing the brand on Dobe's flank.”
-ing form of “own” — have ownership or possession of
From this reading “The blacksmith seemed unusually interested in the horse and complimented Bartley upon owning such a good mount.”
wearing footgear
From this reading “BOX-S BUSINESS A few days later, Bartley stopped at a small town to have his horse shod.”
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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 BOX-S BUSINESS A few days later, Bartley stopped at a small town to have his horse shod.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The blacksmith seemed unusually interested in the horse and complimented Bartley upon owning such a good mount.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Comes from up San Andreas way," said the smith, noticing the brand on Dobe's flank.
graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
From this reading I picked him up at Antelope.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BOX-S BUSINESS A few days later, Bartley stopped at a small town to have his horse shod.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOX-S BUSINESS A few days later, Bartley stopped at a small town to have his horse shod.
a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
From this reading The blacksmith seemed unusually interested in the horse and complimented Bartley upon owning such a good mount.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOX-S BUSINESS A few days later, Bartley stopped at a small town to have his horse shod.
a name given to a product or service
From this reading "Comes from up San Andreas way," said the smith, noticing the brand on Dobe's flank.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading BOX-S BUSINESS A few days later, Bartley stopped at a small town to have his horse shod.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "Comes from up San Andreas way," said the smith, noticing the brand on Dobe's flank.
past form of “compliment” — say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading The blacksmith seemed unusually interested in the horse and complimented Bartley upon owning such a good mount.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading BOX-S BUSINESS A few days later, Bartley stopped at a small town to have his horse shod.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Comes from up San Andreas way," said the smith, noticing the brand on Dobe's flank.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading BOX-S BUSINESS A few days later, Bartley stopped at a small town to have his horse shod.
the side of military or naval formation
From this reading "Comes from up San Andreas way," said the smith, noticing the brand on Dobe's flank.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Comes from up San Andreas way," said the smith, noticing the brand on Dobe's flank.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The blacksmith seemed unusually interested in the horse and complimented Bartley upon owning such a good mount.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading BOX-S BUSINESS A few days later, Bartley stopped at a small town to have his horse shod.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I picked him up at Antelope.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BOX-S BUSINESS A few days later, Bartley stopped at a small town to have his horse shod.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading BOX-S BUSINESS A few days later, Bartley stopped at a small town to have his horse shod.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I picked him up at Antelope.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The blacksmith seemed unusually interested in the horse and complimented Bartley upon owning such a good mount.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading The blacksmith seemed unusually interested in the horse and complimented Bartley upon owning such a good mount.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading BOX-S BUSINESS A few days later, Bartley stopped at a small town to have his horse shod.
attach to a support
From this reading The blacksmith seemed unusually interested in the horse and complimented Bartley upon owning such a good mount.
-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading "Comes from up San Andreas way," said the smith, noticing the brand on Dobe's flank.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Comes from up San Andreas way," said the smith, noticing the brand on Dobe's flank.
-ing form of “own” — have ownership or possession of
From this reading The blacksmith seemed unusually interested in the horse and complimented Bartley upon owning such a good mount.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading I picked him up at Antelope.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Comes from up San Andreas way," said the smith, noticing the brand on Dobe's flank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Comes from up San Andreas way," said the smith, noticing the brand on Dobe's flank.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The blacksmith seemed unusually interested in the horse and complimented Bartley upon owning such a good mount.
wearing footgear
From this reading BOX-S BUSINESS A few days later, Bartley stopped at a small town to have his horse shod.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading BOX-S BUSINESS A few days later, Bartley stopped at a small town to have his horse shod.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading "Comes from up San Andreas way," said the smith, noticing the brand on Dobe's flank.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading BOX-S BUSINESS A few days later, Bartley stopped at a small town to have his horse shod.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The blacksmith seemed unusually interested in the horse and complimented Bartley upon owning such a good mount.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The blacksmith seemed unusually interested in the horse and complimented Bartley upon owning such a good mount.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BOX-S BUSINESS A few days later, Bartley stopped at a small town to have his horse shod.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading BOX-S BUSINESS A few days later, Bartley stopped at a small town to have his horse shod.
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading The blacksmith seemed unusually interested in the horse and complimented Bartley upon owning such a good mount.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Comes from up San Andreas way," said the smith, noticing the brand on Dobe's flank.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The blacksmith seemed unusually interested in the horse and complimented Bartley upon owning such a good mount.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Comes from up San Andreas way," said the smith, noticing the brand on Dobe's flank.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
Chapter 21 of Partners of Chance by Henry Herbert Knibbs holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 21 holds 143 sentences of Partners of Chance, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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