Chapter 14 of The Lost Wagon is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of The Lost Wagon is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Santa Claus was here and he left something for everyone." She picked up a wrapped gift. "Carlyle." Emma put the package in his hands and helped him open it. Staring at this gaily painted wonder, the baby toddled off to cradle the horse in his lap.
Chapter 14 of The Lost Wagon is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading “"Carlyle."”
a baby bed with sides and rockers
From this reading “Staring at this gaily painted wonder, the baby toddled off to cradle the horse in his lap.”
every person
From this reading “"Santa Claus was here and he left something for everyone."”
in a gay manner
From this reading “Staring at this gaily painted wonder, the baby toddled off to cradle the horse in his lap.”
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “Staring at this gaily painted wonder, the baby toddled off to cradle the horse in his lap.”
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “Emma put the package in his hands and helped him open it.”
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading “"Santa Claus was here and he left something for everyone."”
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading “She picked up a wrapped gift.”
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.
take and lift upward
In this reading “She picked up a wrapped gift.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She picked up a wrapped gift.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Santa Claus was here and he left something for everyone."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Staring at this gaily painted wonder, the baby toddled off to cradle the horse in his lap.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Staring at this gaily painted wonder, the baby toddled off to cradle the horse in his lap.
Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading "Carlyle."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Santa Claus was here and he left something for everyone."
a baby bed with sides and rockers
From this reading Staring at this gaily painted wonder, the baby toddled off to cradle the horse in his lap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emma put the package in his hands and helped him open it.
every person
From this reading "Santa Claus was here and he left something for everyone."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Santa Claus was here and he left something for everyone."
in a gay manner
From this reading Staring at this gaily painted wonder, the baby toddled off to cradle the horse in his lap.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading She picked up a wrapped gift.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Emma put the package in his hands and helped him open it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Santa Claus was here and he left something for everyone."
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Emma put the package in his hands and helped him open it.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Santa Claus was here and he left something for everyone."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Emma put the package in his hands and helped him open it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Emma put the package in his hands and helped him open it.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Staring at this gaily painted wonder, the baby toddled off to cradle the horse in his lap.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Emma put the package in his hands and helped him open it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Emma put the package in his hands and helped him open it.
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading Staring at this gaily painted wonder, the baby toddled off to cradle the horse in his lap.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Santa Claus was here and he left something for everyone."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Staring at this gaily painted wonder, the baby toddled off to cradle the horse in his lap.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Emma put the package in his hands and helped him open it.
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading Emma put the package in his hands and helped him open it.
coated with paint
From this reading Staring at this gaily painted wonder, the baby toddled off to cradle the horse in his lap.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading She picked up a wrapped gift.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Emma put the package in his hands and helped him open it.
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading "Santa Claus was here and he left something for everyone."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She picked up a wrapped gift.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Santa Claus was here and he left something for everyone."
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Staring at this gaily painted wonder, the baby toddled off to cradle the horse in his lap.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Emma put the package in his hands and helped him open it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Staring at this gaily painted wonder, the baby toddled off to cradle the horse in his lap.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Staring at this gaily painted wonder, the baby toddled off to cradle the horse in his lap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Staring at this gaily painted wonder, the baby toddled off to cradle the horse in his lap.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She picked up a wrapped gift.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Santa Claus was here and he left something for everyone."
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Staring at this gaily painted wonder, the baby toddled off to cradle the horse in his lap.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading She picked up a wrapped gift.
Chapter 14 of The Lost Wagon by Jim Kjelgaard holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 14 holds 410 sentences of The Lost Wagon, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of The Lost Wagon by Jim Kjelgaard exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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