Chapter 1 of The golden bridle is here in full — 693 sentences across 139 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The golden bridle is here in full — 693 sentences across 139 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Say, that is mighty white. I do not mind if I do, though I remembers the day when I would not of touched beer with a ten-foot pole. Weight. Jockeys has got to watch their weight like it is tombstones they is putting on instead of pounds. Well, here's luck, mister.
Chapter 1 of The golden bridle is here in full — 693 sentences across 139 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading “I do not mind if I do, though I remembers the day when I would not of touched beer with a ten-foot pole.”
plural of “jockey” — someone employed to ride horses in horse races
From this reading “Jockeys has got to watch their weight like it is tombstones they is putting on instead of pounds.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Well, here's luck, mister.”
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading “I do not mind if I do, though I remembers the day when I would not of touched beer with a ten-foot pole.”
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading “Jockeys has got to watch their weight like it is tombstones they is putting on instead of pounds.”
third-person singular of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “I do not mind if I do, though I remembers the day when I would not of touched beer with a ten-foot pole.”
plural of “tombstone” — a stone that is used to mark a grave
From this reading “Jockeys has got to watch their weight like it is tombstones they is putting on instead of pounds.”
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading “Weight.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I do not mind if I do, though I remembers the day when I would not of touched beer with a ten-foot pole.
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading I do not mind if I do, though I remembers the day when I would not of touched beer with a ten-foot pole.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I do not mind if I do, though I remembers the day when I would not of touched beer with a ten-foot pole.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not mind if I do, though I remembers the day when I would not of touched beer with a ten-foot pole.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Jockeys has got to watch their weight like it is tombstones they is putting on instead of pounds.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jockeys has got to watch their weight like it is tombstones they is putting on instead of pounds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, here's luck, mister.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not mind if I do, though I remembers the day when I would not of touched beer with a ten-foot pole.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I do not mind if I do, though I remembers the day when I would not of touched beer with a ten-foot pole.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Jockeys has got to watch their weight like it is tombstones they is putting on instead of pounds.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Say, that is mighty white.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jockeys has got to watch their weight like it is tombstones they is putting on instead of pounds.
plural of “jockey” — someone employed to ride horses in horse races
From this reading Jockeys has got to watch their weight like it is tombstones they is putting on instead of pounds.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Jockeys has got to watch their weight like it is tombstones they is putting on instead of pounds.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Well, here's luck, mister.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading Say, that is mighty white.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I do not mind if I do, though I remembers the day when I would not of touched beer with a ten-foot pole.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Well, here's luck, mister.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not mind if I do, though I remembers the day when I would not of touched beer with a ten-foot pole.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I do not mind if I do, though I remembers the day when I would not of touched beer with a ten-foot pole.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jockeys has got to watch their weight like it is tombstones they is putting on instead of pounds.
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading I do not mind if I do, though I remembers the day when I would not of touched beer with a ten-foot pole.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading Jockeys has got to watch their weight like it is tombstones they is putting on instead of pounds.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading Jockeys has got to watch their weight like it is tombstones they is putting on instead of pounds.
third-person singular of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading I do not mind if I do, though I remembers the day when I would not of touched beer with a ten-foot pole.
express in words
From this reading Say, that is mighty white.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I do not mind if I do, though I remembers the day when I would not of touched beer with a ten-foot pole.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Say, that is mighty white.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I do not mind if I do, though I remembers the day when I would not of touched beer with a ten-foot pole.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Jockeys has got to watch their weight like it is tombstones they is putting on instead of pounds.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jockeys has got to watch their weight like it is tombstones they is putting on instead of pounds.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I do not mind if I do, though I remembers the day when I would not of touched beer with a ten-foot pole.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jockeys has got to watch their weight like it is tombstones they is putting on instead of pounds.
plural of “tombstone” — a stone that is used to mark a grave
From this reading Jockeys has got to watch their weight like it is tombstones they is putting on instead of pounds.
having come into contact
From this reading I do not mind if I do, though I remembers the day when I would not of touched beer with a ten-foot pole.
look attentively
From this reading Jockeys has got to watch their weight like it is tombstones they is putting on instead of pounds.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading Weight.
(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, here's luck, mister.
at the time that
From this reading I do not mind if I do, though I remembers the day when I would not of touched beer with a ten-foot pole.
a Caucasian
From this reading Say, that is mighty white.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I do not mind if I do, though I remembers the day when I would not of touched beer with a ten-foot pole.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I do not mind if I do, though I remembers the day when I would not of touched beer with a ten-foot pole.
Chapter 1 of The golden bridle by Jane Rice holds 693 sentences, grouped into 139 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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