Chapter 3 of The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOYHOOD SPORTS. MORE DEVILMENT. THE ROCK BATTLES. I HUNT RABBITS IN MY SHIRT TAIL. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE IN ROUGH RIDING.
Chapter 3 of The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “THE ROCK BATTLES.”
the childhood of a boy
From this reading “BOYHOOD SPORTS.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “I HUNT RABBITS IN MY SHIRT TAIL.”
plural of “rabbit” — any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading “I HUNT RABBITS IN MY SHIRT TAIL.”
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading “MY FIRST EXPERIENCE IN ROUGH RIDING.”
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading “I HUNT RABBITS IN MY SHIRT TAIL.”
plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “BOYHOOD SPORTS.”
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading “I HUNT RABBITS IN MY SHIRT TAIL.”
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plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE ROCK BATTLES.
the childhood of a boy
From this reading BOYHOOD SPORTS.
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading MORE DEVILMENT.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading MY FIRST EXPERIENCE IN ROUGH RIDING.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading MY FIRST EXPERIENCE IN ROUGH RIDING.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading I HUNT RABBITS IN MY SHIRT TAIL.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I HUNT RABBITS IN MY SHIRT TAIL.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I HUNT RABBITS IN MY SHIRT TAIL.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MORE DEVILMENT.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I HUNT RABBITS IN MY SHIRT TAIL.
plural of “rabbit” — any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading I HUNT RABBITS IN MY SHIRT TAIL.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading MY FIRST EXPERIENCE IN ROUGH RIDING.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE ROCK BATTLES.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading MY FIRST EXPERIENCE IN ROUGH RIDING.
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading I HUNT RABBITS IN MY SHIRT TAIL.
plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading BOYHOOD SPORTS.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading I HUNT RABBITS IN MY SHIRT TAIL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROCK BATTLES.
Chapter 3 of The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better by Nat Love holds 81 sentences, grouped into 17 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 3 holds 81 sentences of The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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