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Chapter 12 of The Antelope Boy is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TREE-LADDER. Smoholler turned to Oneotah. “Give me two amulets,” he said. The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist. These were attached to strings made of different-colored strips of doe-skin twisted together.
Chapter 12 of The Antelope Boy is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “amulet” — a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease
From this reading ““Give me two amulets,” he said.”
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 “The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.”
several beads threaded together on a string
From this reading “The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.”
plural of “pouch” — a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things
From this reading “The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.”
to an ample degree or in an ample manner
From this reading “The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.”
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading “These were attached to strings made of different-colored strips of doe-skin twisted together.”
plural of “strip” — a relatively long narrow piece of something
From this reading “These were attached to strings made of different-colored strips of doe-skin twisted together.”
made neat and tidy by trimming
From this reading “The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.”
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In this reading “These were attached to strings made of different-colored strips of doe-skin twisted together.”
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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 The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.
plural of “amulet” — a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease
From this reading “Give me two amulets,” he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.
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 The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.
being joined in close association
From this reading These were attached to strings made of different-colored strips of doe-skin twisted together.
several beads threaded together on a string
From this reading The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.
a youthful male person
From this reading The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These were attached to strings made of different-colored strips of doe-skin twisted together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These were attached to strings made of different-colored strips of doe-skin twisted together.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Give me two amulets,” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Give me two amulets,” he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Give me two amulets,” he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Smoholler turned to Oneotah.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.
plural of “pouch” — a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things
From this reading The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.
to an ample degree or in an ample manner
From this reading The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Give me two amulets,” he said.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Smoholler turned to Oneotah.
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading These were attached to strings made of different-colored strips of doe-skin twisted together.
plural of “strip” — a relatively long narrow piece of something
From this reading These were attached to strings made of different-colored strips of doe-skin twisted together.
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TREE-LADDER.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were attached to strings made of different-colored strips of doe-skin twisted together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Smoholler turned to Oneotah.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading These were attached to strings made of different-colored strips of doe-skin twisted together.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TREE-LADDER.
made neat and tidy by trimming
From this reading The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Smoholler turned to Oneotah.
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading These were attached to strings made of different-colored strips of doe-skin twisted together.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Give me two amulets,” he said.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were attached to strings made of different-colored strips of doe-skin twisted together.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading The Antelope boy took two little pouches, made of skin, and richly trimmed with beads, from a kind of large pocket that he wore suspended from a belt around his waist.
Chapter 12 of The Antelope Boy by George L. Aiken holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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.
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