Chapter 7 of The Headless Horseman is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Headless Horseman is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We keep our distance, don't we?" inquired his fellow-fugitive, noticing his troubled look. "So far, yes. Unfortunately there's an obstruction ahead. It remains to be seen how we shall get over it. I know you are a clever rider, and can take a long leap.
Chapter 7 of The Headless Horseman is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “I know you are a clever rider, and can take a long leap.”
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading “I know you are a clever rider, and can take a long leap.”
-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “"We keep our distance, don't we?" inquired his fellow-fugitive, noticing his troubled look.”
any structure that makes progress difficult
From this reading “Unfortunately there's an obstruction ahead.”
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading “It remains to be seen how we shall get over it.”
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading “I know you are a clever rider, and can take a long leap.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “"We keep our distance, don't we?" inquired his fellow-fugitive, noticing his troubled look.”
by bad luck
From this reading “Unfortunately there's an obstruction ahead.”
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.
travel across or pass over
In this reading “It remains to be seen how we shall get over it.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 know you are a clever rider, and can take a long leap.
at or in the front
From this reading Unfortunately there's an obstruction ahead.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Unfortunately there's an obstruction ahead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I know you are a clever rider, and can take a long leap.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I know you are a clever rider, and can take a long leap.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It remains to be seen how we shall get over it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I know you are a clever rider, and can take a long leap.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading I know you are a clever rider, and can take a long leap.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading "We keep our distance, don't we?" inquired his fellow-fugitive, noticing his troubled look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We keep our distance, don't we?" inquired his fellow-fugitive, noticing his troubled look.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "So far, yes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We keep our distance, don't we?" inquired his fellow-fugitive, noticing his troubled look.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It remains to be seen how we shall get over it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "We keep our distance, don't we?" inquired his fellow-fugitive, noticing his troubled look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It remains to be seen how we shall get over it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know you are a clever rider, and can take a long leap.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "We keep our distance, don't we?" inquired his fellow-fugitive, noticing his troubled look.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It remains to be seen how we shall get over it.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "We keep our distance, don't we?" inquired his fellow-fugitive, noticing his troubled look.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know you are a clever rider, and can take a long leap.
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading I know you are a clever rider, and can take a long leap.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I know you are a clever rider, and can take a long leap.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "We keep our distance, don't we?" inquired his fellow-fugitive, noticing his troubled look.
-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading "We keep our distance, don't we?" inquired his fellow-fugitive, noticing his troubled look.
any structure that makes progress difficult
From this reading Unfortunately there's an obstruction ahead.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We keep our distance, don't we?" inquired his fellow-fugitive, noticing his troubled look.
above and across; more than
From this reading It remains to be seen how we shall get over it.
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading It remains to be seen how we shall get over it.
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading I know you are a clever rider, and can take a long leap.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It remains to be seen how we shall get over it.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading It remains to be seen how we shall get over it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So far, yes.
carry out
From this reading I know you are a clever rider, and can take a long leap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Unfortunately there's an obstruction ahead.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It remains to be seen how we shall get over it.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading "We keep our distance, don't we?" inquired his fellow-fugitive, noticing his troubled look.
by bad luck
From this reading Unfortunately there's an obstruction ahead.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We keep our distance, don't we?" inquired his fellow-fugitive, noticing his troubled look.
an affirmative
From this reading "So far, yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I know you are a clever rider, and can take a long leap.
Chapter 7 of The Headless Horseman by Mayne Reid holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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.
Chapter 7 holds 394 sentences of The Headless Horseman, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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