Chapter 14 of The Border Boys on the Trail is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Border Boys on the Trail is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TRAVELS WITH A MULE. "Well, was I right?" "Oh, say, don't rub it in, Jack. Of course you were. I was a fool to have gone to sleep, but----" "Never mind reproaching yourself now, Pete," said Jack soberly.
Chapter 14 of The Border Boys on the Trail is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “I was a fool to have gone to sleep, but----" "Never mind reproaching yourself now, Pete," said Jack soberly.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “"Oh, say, don't rub it in, Jack.”
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading “TRAVELS WITH A MULE.”
move over something with pressure
From this reading “"Oh, say, don't rub it in, Jack.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “I was a fool to have gone to sleep, but----" "Never mind reproaching yourself now, Pete," said Jack soberly.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “I was a fool to have gone to sleep, but----" "Never mind reproaching yourself now, Pete," said Jack soberly.”
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading “TRAVELS WITH A MULE.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “I was a fool to have gone to sleep, but----" "Never mind reproaching yourself now, Pete," said Jack soberly.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
as might be expected
In this reading “Of course you were.”
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 TRAVELS WITH A MULE.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was a fool to have gone to sleep, but----" "Never mind reproaching yourself now, Pete," said Jack soberly.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course you were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, say, don't rub it in, Jack.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading I was a fool to have gone to sleep, but----" "Never mind reproaching yourself now, Pete," said Jack soberly.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I was a fool to have gone to sleep, but----" "Never mind reproaching yourself now, Pete," said Jack soberly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I was a fool to have gone to sleep, but----" "Never mind reproaching yourself now, Pete," said Jack soberly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, was I right?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, say, don't rub it in, Jack.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, say, don't rub it in, Jack.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Oh, say, don't rub it in, Jack.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I was a fool to have gone to sleep, but----" "Never mind reproaching yourself now, Pete," said Jack soberly.
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading TRAVELS WITH A MULE.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I was a fool to have gone to sleep, but----" "Never mind reproaching yourself now, Pete," said Jack soberly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I was a fool to have gone to sleep, but----" "Never mind reproaching yourself now, Pete," said Jack soberly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course you were.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, say, don't rub it in, Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was a fool to have gone to sleep, but----" "Never mind reproaching yourself now, Pete," said Jack soberly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was a fool to have gone to sleep, but----" "Never mind reproaching yourself now, Pete," said Jack soberly.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Well, was I right?"
move over something with pressure
From this reading "Oh, say, don't rub it in, Jack.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I was a fool to have gone to sleep, but----" "Never mind reproaching yourself now, Pete," said Jack soberly.
express in words
From this reading "Oh, say, don't rub it in, Jack.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I was a fool to have gone to sleep, but----" "Never mind reproaching yourself now, Pete," said Jack soberly.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading I was a fool to have gone to sleep, but----" "Never mind reproaching yourself now, Pete," said Jack soberly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was a fool to have gone to sleep, but----" "Never mind reproaching yourself now, Pete," said Jack soberly.
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading TRAVELS WITH A MULE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, was I right?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, was I right?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of course you were.
in the company of; together with
From this reading TRAVELS WITH A MULE.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Of course you were.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I was a fool to have gone to sleep, but----" "Never mind reproaching yourself now, Pete," said Jack soberly.
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