Chapter 6 of The Lakewood boys on the Lazy S is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Lakewood boys on the Lazy S is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOB CAPTURED. "Maybe I am doing a fool thing," Bob thought as he urged the horse up the rough trail. "One thing's dead sure. I've got to be mighty careful, because I'm up against a bad bunch and no mistake." For a half-hour he pushed on as fast as he dared urge the horse, stopping to listen every few minutes.
Chapter 6 of The Lakewood boys on the Lazy S is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “I've got to be mighty careful, because I'm up against a bad bunch and no mistake."”
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “BOB CAPTURED.”
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “For a half-hour he pushed on as fast as he dared urge the horse, stopping to listen every few minutes.”
a half of an hour
From this reading “For a half-hour he pushed on as fast as he dared urge the horse, stopping to listen every few minutes.”
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading “For a half-hour he pushed on as fast as he dared urge the horse, stopping to listen every few minutes.”
possessive form of “thing” — a special situation
From this reading “"One thing's dead sure.”
force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “For a half-hour he pushed on as fast as he dared urge the horse, stopping to listen every few minutes.”
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “"Maybe I am doing a fool thing," Bob thought as he urged the horse up the rough trail.”
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.
In this reading “For a half-hour he pushed on as fast as he dared urge the horse, stopping to listen every few minutes.”
In this reading “"Maybe I am doing a fool thing," Bob thought as he urged the horse up the rough trail.”
continue moving forward
In this reading “For a half-hour he pushed on as fast as he dared urge the horse, stopping to listen every few minutes.”
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 "Maybe I am doing a fool thing," Bob thought as he urged the horse up the rough trail.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I've got to be mighty careful, because I'm up against a bad bunch and no mistake."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Maybe I am doing a fool thing," Bob thought as he urged the horse up the rough trail.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I've got to be mighty careful, because I'm up against a bad bunch and no mistake."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Maybe I am doing a fool thing," Bob thought as he urged the horse up the rough trail.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading I've got to be mighty careful, because I'm up against a bad bunch and no mistake."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I've got to be mighty careful, because I'm up against a bad bunch and no mistake."
for the reason that
From this reading I've got to be mighty careful, because I'm up against a bad bunch and no mistake."
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading BOB CAPTURED.
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading I've got to be mighty careful, because I'm up against a bad bunch and no mistake."
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading BOB CAPTURED.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading I've got to be mighty careful, because I'm up against a bad bunch and no mistake."
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading For a half-hour he pushed on as fast as he dared urge the horse, stopping to listen every few minutes.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "One thing's dead sure.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "Maybe I am doing a fool thing," Bob thought as he urged the horse up the rough trail.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For a half-hour he pushed on as fast as he dared urge the horse, stopping to listen every few minutes.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading For a half-hour he pushed on as fast as he dared urge the horse, stopping to listen every few minutes.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading For a half-hour he pushed on as fast as he dared urge the horse, stopping to listen every few minutes.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "Maybe I am doing a fool thing," Bob thought as he urged the horse up the rough trail.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a half-hour he pushed on as fast as he dared urge the horse, stopping to listen every few minutes.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I've got to be mighty careful, because I'm up against a bad bunch and no mistake."
a half of an hour
From this reading For a half-hour he pushed on as fast as he dared urge the horse, stopping to listen every few minutes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Maybe I am doing a fool thing," Bob thought as he urged the horse up the rough trail.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Maybe I am doing a fool thing," Bob thought as he urged the horse up the rough trail.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Maybe I am doing a fool thing," Bob thought as he urged the horse up the rough trail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've got to be mighty careful, because I'm up against a bad bunch and no mistake."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've got to be mighty careful, because I'm up against a bad bunch and no mistake."
hear with intention
From this reading For a half-hour he pushed on as fast as he dared urge the horse, stopping to listen every few minutes.
by chance
From this reading "Maybe I am doing a fool thing," Bob thought as he urged the horse up the rough trail.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading I've got to be mighty careful, because I'm up against a bad bunch and no mistake."
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading For a half-hour he pushed on as fast as he dared urge the horse, stopping to listen every few minutes.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading I've got to be mighty careful, because I'm up against a bad bunch and no mistake."
not any; not one
From this reading I've got to be mighty careful, because I'm up against a bad bunch and no mistake."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For a half-hour he pushed on as fast as he dared urge the horse, stopping to listen every few minutes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One thing's dead sure.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading For a half-hour he pushed on as fast as he dared urge the horse, stopping to listen every few minutes.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading "Maybe I am doing a fool thing," Bob thought as he urged the horse up the rough trail.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading For a half-hour he pushed on as fast as he dared urge the horse, stopping to listen every few minutes.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "One thing's dead sure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Maybe I am doing a fool thing," Bob thought as he urged the horse up the rough trail.
a special situation
From this reading "Maybe I am doing a fool thing," Bob thought as he urged the horse up the rough trail.
possessive form of “thing” — a special situation
From this reading "One thing's dead sure.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Maybe I am doing a fool thing," Bob thought as he urged the horse up the rough trail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I've got to be mighty careful, because I'm up against a bad bunch and no mistake."
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading "Maybe I am doing a fool thing," Bob thought as he urged the horse up the rough trail.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Maybe I am doing a fool thing," Bob thought as he urged the horse up the rough trail.
force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading For a half-hour he pushed on as fast as he dared urge the horse, stopping to listen every few minutes.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading "Maybe I am doing a fool thing," Bob thought as he urged the horse up the rough trail.
Chapter 6 of The Lakewood boys on the Lazy S by L. P. (Levi Parker) Wyman holds 218 sentences, grouped into 44 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 6 holds 218 sentences of The Lakewood boys on the Lazy S, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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