Chapter 13 of Rocky Fork is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Rocky Fork is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ABRAM HAS A THEORY The Arabian mare’s long cry reached Liza’s ear, also. She was putting her chickens in the basket, and having covered them, went toward the bars. “There’s something wrong, the way that horse whinnies,” said Liza aloud. “Why, look at her now! He’s been thrown!”
Chapter 13 of Rocky Fork is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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using the voice; not silently
From this reading ““There’s something wrong, the way that horse whinnies,” said Liza aloud.”
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading “ABRAM HAS A THEORY The Arabian mare’s long cry reached Liza’s ear, also.”
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading “She was putting her chickens in the basket, and having covered them, went toward the bars.”
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading “She was putting her chickens in the basket, and having covered them, went toward the bars.”
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading “She was putting her chickens in the basket, and having covered them, went toward the bars.”
similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region
From this reading “ABRAM HAS A THEORY The Arabian mare’s long cry reached Liza’s ear, also.”
possessive form of “mare” — female equine animal
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading “ABRAM HAS A THEORY The Arabian mare’s long cry reached Liza’s ear, also.”
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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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading ““Why, look at her now!”
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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 ABRAM HAS A THEORY The Arabian mare’s long cry reached Liza’s ear, also.
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From this reading ABRAM HAS A THEORY The Arabian mare’s long cry reached Liza’s ear, also.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading “There’s something wrong, the way that horse whinnies,” said Liza aloud.
in addition
From this reading ABRAM HAS A THEORY The Arabian mare’s long cry reached Liza’s ear, also.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was putting her chickens in the basket, and having covered them, went toward the bars.
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading ABRAM HAS A THEORY The Arabian mare’s long cry reached Liza’s ear, also.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Why, look at her now!
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading She was putting her chickens in the basket, and having covered them, went toward the bars.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading She was putting her chickens in the basket, and having covered them, went toward the bars.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He’s been thrown!”
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading She was putting her chickens in the basket, and having covered them, went toward the bars.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading She was putting her chickens in the basket, and having covered them, went toward the bars.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ABRAM HAS A THEORY The Arabian mare’s long cry reached Liza’s ear, also.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading ABRAM HAS A THEORY The Arabian mare’s long cry reached Liza’s ear, also.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ABRAM HAS A THEORY The Arabian mare’s long cry reached Liza’s ear, also.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She was putting her chickens in the basket, and having covered them, went toward the bars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s been thrown!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was putting her chickens in the basket, and having covered them, went toward the bars.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “There’s something wrong, the way that horse whinnies,” said Liza aloud.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was putting her chickens in the basket, and having covered them, went toward the bars.
similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region
From this reading “There’s something wrong, the way that horse whinnies,” said Liza aloud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ABRAM HAS A THEORY The Arabian mare’s long cry reached Liza’s ear, also.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading ABRAM HAS A THEORY The Arabian mare’s long cry reached Liza’s ear, also.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Why, look at her now!
possessive form of “mare” — female equine animal
From this reading ABRAM HAS A THEORY The Arabian mare’s long cry reached Liza’s ear, also.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Why, look at her now!
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading She was putting her chickens in the basket, and having covered them, went toward the bars.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading ABRAM HAS A THEORY The Arabian mare’s long cry reached Liza’s ear, also.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There’s something wrong, the way that horse whinnies,” said Liza aloud.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was putting her chickens in the basket, and having covered them, went toward the bars.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There’s something wrong, the way that horse whinnies,” said Liza aloud.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “There’s something wrong, the way that horse whinnies,” said Liza aloud.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ABRAM HAS A THEORY The Arabian mare’s long cry reached Liza’s ear, also.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She was putting her chickens in the basket, and having covered them, went toward the bars.
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading ABRAM HAS A THEORY The Arabian mare’s long cry reached Liza’s ear, also.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s something wrong, the way that horse whinnies,” said Liza aloud.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading He’s been thrown!”
in the direction of
From this reading She was putting her chickens in the basket, and having covered them, went toward the bars.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was putting her chickens in the basket, and having covered them, went toward the bars.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “There’s something wrong, the way that horse whinnies,” said Liza aloud.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She was putting her chickens in the basket, and having covered them, went toward the bars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s something wrong, the way that horse whinnies,” said Liza aloud.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, look at her now!
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “There’s something wrong, the way that horse whinnies,” said Liza aloud.
Chapter 13 of Rocky Fork by Mary Hartwell Catherwood holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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 13 holds 151 sentences of Rocky Fork, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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