Chapter 21 of Pioneer boys of the gold fields is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Pioneer boys of the gold fields is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANOTHER BRUSH WITH THE INDIANS When Mark awoke all was dark around him. He lay quiet for several minutes and then sat up. "Mr. Socket!" he called out. There was no answer, and much surprised the youth leaped to his feet. He saw a form some feet away and sprang toward it.
Chapter 21 of Pioneer boys of the gold fields is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “ANOTHER BRUSH WITH THE INDIANS When Mark awoke all was dark around him.”
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading “ANOTHER BRUSH WITH THE INDIANS When Mark awoke all was dark around him.”
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading “ANOTHER BRUSH WITH THE INDIANS When Mark awoke all was dark around him.”
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “There was no answer, and much surprised the youth leaped to his feet.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “ANOTHER BRUSH WITH THE INDIANS When Mark awoke all was dark around him.”
a bony hollow into which a structure fits
From this reading “"Mr. Socket!" he called out.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “He saw a form some feet away and sprang toward it.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “There was no answer, and much surprised the youth leaped to his feet.”
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 “He lay quiet for several minutes and then sat up.”
In this reading “There was no answer, and much surprised the youth leaped to his feet.”
In this reading “He lay quiet for several minutes and then sat up.”
In this reading “He saw a form some feet away and sprang toward it.”
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
In this reading “"Mr. Socket!" he called out.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He saw a form some feet away and sprang toward it.
(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 ANOTHER BRUSH WITH THE INDIANS When Mark awoke all was dark around him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He lay quiet for several minutes and then sat up.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER BRUSH WITH THE INDIANS When Mark awoke all was dark around him.
react verbally
From this reading There was no answer, and much surprised the youth leaped to his feet.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading ANOTHER BRUSH WITH THE INDIANS When Mark awoke all was dark around him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He saw a form some feet away and sprang toward it.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading ANOTHER BRUSH WITH THE INDIANS When Mark awoke all was dark around him.
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading ANOTHER BRUSH WITH THE INDIANS When Mark awoke all was dark around him.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Mr. Socket!" he called out.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading ANOTHER BRUSH WITH THE INDIANS When Mark awoke all was dark around him.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading There was no answer, and much surprised the youth leaped to his feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He lay quiet for several minutes and then sat up.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading He saw a form some feet away and sprang toward it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lay quiet for several minutes and then sat up.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ANOTHER BRUSH WITH THE INDIANS When Mark awoke all was dark around him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no answer, and much surprised the youth leaped to his feet.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading ANOTHER BRUSH WITH THE INDIANS When Mark awoke all was dark around him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He saw a form some feet away and sprang toward it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He lay quiet for several minutes and then sat up.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading There was no answer, and much surprised the youth leaped to his feet.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading ANOTHER BRUSH WITH THE INDIANS When Mark awoke all was dark around him.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading He lay quiet for several minutes and then sat up.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Socket!" he called out.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There was no answer, and much surprised the youth leaped to his feet.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no answer, and much surprised the youth leaped to his feet.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Mr. Socket!" he called out.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading He lay quiet for several minutes and then sat up.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He lay quiet for several minutes and then sat up.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw a form some feet away and sprang toward it.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading He lay quiet for several minutes and then sat up.
a bony hollow into which a structure fits
From this reading "Mr. Socket!" he called out.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He saw a form some feet away and sprang toward it.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He saw a form some feet away and sprang toward it.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading There was no answer, and much surprised the youth leaped to his feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANOTHER BRUSH WITH THE INDIANS When Mark awoke all was dark around him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He lay quiet for several minutes and then sat up.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no answer, and much surprised the youth leaped to his feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no answer, and much surprised the youth leaped to his feet.
in the direction of
From this reading He saw a form some feet away and sprang toward it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He lay quiet for several minutes and then sat up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ANOTHER BRUSH WITH THE INDIANS When Mark awoke all was dark around him.
at the time that
From this reading ANOTHER BRUSH WITH THE INDIANS When Mark awoke all was dark around him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ANOTHER BRUSH WITH THE INDIANS When Mark awoke all was dark around him.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading There was no answer, and much surprised the youth leaped to his feet.
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