Chapter 2 of Skyrider is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Skyrider is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn. "Keep away from pool rooms, Bud. Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball. _Vollup! Hunh!_" Bud said more; a great deal more.
Chapter 2 of Skyrider is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading “"_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.”
a partially opened flower
From this reading “"Keep away from pool rooms, Bud.”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “"_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.”
at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant
From this reading “Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.”
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading “"Keep away from pool rooms, Bud.”
a prescribed number
From this reading “"_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.”
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading “"_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.”
possessive form of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “"_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.”
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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 Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
(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 "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Keep away from pool rooms, Bud.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
a partially opened flower
From this reading "Keep away from pool rooms, Bud.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Hunh!_" Bud said more; a great deal more.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Keep away from pool rooms, Bud.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Hunh!_" Bud said more; a great deal more.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hunh!_" Bud said more; a great deal more.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
and nothing more
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Keep away from pool rooms, Bud.
at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant
From this reading Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Hunh!_" Bud said more; a great deal more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading "Keep away from pool rooms, Bud.
a prescribed number
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading "Keep away from pool rooms, Bud.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Hunh!_" Bud said more; a great deal more.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
carry out
From this reading Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
the act of using
From this reading Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Vollup!
in the company of; together with
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Somebody is liable to take your head off and use it for a cue-ball.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
possessive form of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading "_Hm-m-m!_ Just so it ain't all solid bone like yours," Johnny came back at him with youth's full quota of scorn.
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