Chapter 9 of Ride Proud, Rebel! is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Ride Proud, Rebel! is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Drew!" Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream. "It's all right...." But was it? Hatch had subsided.
Chapter 9 of Ride Proud, Rebel! is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.”
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading “Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.”
emerge from the eggs
From this reading “Hatch had subsided.”
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading “Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.”
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading “Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.”
past form of “subside” — wear off or die down
From this reading “Hatch had subsided.”
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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 Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
(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 "It's all right...."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But was it?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading "Drew!"
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
emerge from the eggs
From this reading Hatch had subsided.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But was it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's all right...."
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
on the contrary
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "It's all right...."
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
past form of “subside” — wear off or die down
From this reading Hatch had subsided.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
which person or people
From this reading Boyd was struggling free of his blankets, up on one elbow, staring about him as one who had wakened into a nightmare rather than having come out of such a dream.
Chapter 9 of Ride Proud, Rebel! by Andre Norton holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 9 holds 420 sentences of Ride Proud, Rebel!, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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