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Chapter 6 of The Boy Land Boomer is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DICK'S HUNT. "Don't you take it so hard, my lad; I feel certain that your father will turn up sooner or later." It was Pawnee Brown who spoke. He addressed Dick, who sat on a horse belonging to Jack Rasco. The pair had been scouring the plains and the woods for three hours in search of Dick's father.
Chapter 6 of The Boy Land Boomer is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading “He addressed Dick, who sat on a horse belonging to Jack Rasco.”
happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading “He addressed Dick, who sat on a horse belonging to Jack Rasco.”
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading “DICK'S HUNT.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “DICK'S HUNT.”
a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma
From this reading “It was Pawnee Brown who spoke.”
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading “The pair had been scouring the plains and the woods for three hours in search of Dick's father.”
moving over territory to search for something
From this reading “The pair had been scouring the plains and the woods for three hours in search of Dick's father.”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “"Don't you take it so hard, my lad; I feel certain that your father will turn up sooner or later."”
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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 He addressed Dick, who sat on a horse belonging to Jack Rasco.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading He addressed Dick, who sat on a horse belonging to Jack Rasco.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The pair had been scouring the plains and the woods for three hours in search of Dick's father.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The pair had been scouring the plains and the woods for three hours in search of Dick's father.
happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading He addressed Dick, who sat on a horse belonging to Jack Rasco.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading It was Pawnee Brown who spoke.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading "Don't you take it so hard, my lad; I feel certain that your father will turn up sooner or later."
someone who is a detective
From this reading He addressed Dick, who sat on a horse belonging to Jack Rasco.
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading DICK'S HUNT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you take it so hard, my lad; I feel certain that your father will turn up sooner or later."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Don't you take it so hard, my lad; I feel certain that your father will turn up sooner or later."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "Don't you take it so hard, my lad; I feel certain that your father will turn up sooner or later."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The pair had been scouring the plains and the woods for three hours in search of Dick's father.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The pair had been scouring the plains and the woods for three hours in search of Dick's father.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Don't you take it so hard, my lad; I feel certain that your father will turn up sooner or later."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He addressed Dick, who sat on a horse belonging to Jack Rasco.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading He addressed Dick, who sat on a horse belonging to Jack Rasco.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The pair had been scouring the plains and the woods for three hours in search of Dick's father.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading DICK'S HUNT.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Don't you take it so hard, my lad; I feel certain that your father will turn up sooner or later."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The pair had been scouring the plains and the woods for three hours in search of Dick's father.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Don't you take it so hard, my lad; I feel certain that your father will turn up sooner or later."
a small worthless amount
From this reading He addressed Dick, who sat on a horse belonging to Jack Rasco.
a boy or man
From this reading "Don't you take it so hard, my lad; I feel certain that your father will turn up sooner or later."
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "Don't you take it so hard, my lad; I feel certain that your father will turn up sooner or later."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Don't you take it so hard, my lad; I feel certain that your father will turn up sooner or later."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The pair had been scouring the plains and the woods for three hours in search of Dick's father.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He addressed Dick, who sat on a horse belonging to Jack Rasco.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Don't you take it so hard, my lad; I feel certain that your father will turn up sooner or later."
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading The pair had been scouring the plains and the woods for three hours in search of Dick's father.
a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma
From this reading It was Pawnee Brown who spoke.
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading The pair had been scouring the plains and the woods for three hours in search of Dick's father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He addressed Dick, who sat on a horse belonging to Jack Rasco.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He addressed Dick, who sat on a horse belonging to Jack Rasco.
moving over territory to search for something
From this reading The pair had been scouring the plains and the woods for three hours in search of Dick's father.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading The pair had been scouring the plains and the woods for three hours in search of Dick's father.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Don't you take it so hard, my lad; I feel certain that your father will turn up sooner or later."
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading "Don't you take it so hard, my lad; I feel certain that your father will turn up sooner or later."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was Pawnee Brown who spoke.
carry out
From this reading "Don't you take it so hard, my lad; I feel certain that your father will turn up sooner or later."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don't you take it so hard, my lad; I feel certain that your father will turn up sooner or later."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pair had been scouring the plains and the woods for three hours in search of Dick's father.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The pair had been scouring the plains and the woods for three hours in search of Dick's father.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He addressed Dick, who sat on a horse belonging to Jack Rasco.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "Don't you take it so hard, my lad; I feel certain that your father will turn up sooner or later."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Don't you take it so hard, my lad; I feel certain that your father will turn up sooner or later."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Pawnee Brown who spoke.
which person or people
From this reading It was Pawnee Brown who spoke.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Don't you take it so hard, my lad; I feel certain that your father will turn up sooner or later."
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The pair had been scouring the plains and the woods for three hours in search of Dick's father.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you take it so hard, my lad; I feel certain that your father will turn up sooner or later."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you take it so hard, my lad; I feel certain that your father will turn up sooner or later."
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