Chapter 16 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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Chapter 16 of The Lost Wagon is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, yeah." Tad looked down at his muddy boots. "Well, I was goin' right out again anyhow." He scooted out the door and Emma sighed, "That boy can't sit still a minute!" She went to the door to see where he had gone but he was already out of sight.
Chapter 16 of The Lost Wagon is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “"Well, I was goin' right out again anyhow."”
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading “Tad looked down at his muddy boots.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “He scooted out the door and Emma sighed, "That boy can't sit still a minute!"”
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading “Tad looked down at his muddy boots.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “He scooted out the door and Emma sighed, "That boy can't sit still a minute!"”
be seated
From this reading “He scooted out the door and Emma sighed, "That boy can't sit still a minute!"”
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading “Tad looked down at his muddy boots.”
not only so, but
From this reading “"Oh, yeah."”
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 “Tad looked down at his muddy boots.”
In this reading “He scooted out the door and Emma sighed, "That boy can't sit still a minute!"”
In this reading “Tad looked down at his muddy boots.”
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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 He scooted out the door and Emma sighed, "That boy can't sit still a minute!"
anew
From this reading "Well, I was goin' right out again anyhow."
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading She went to the door to see where he had gone but he was already out of sight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He scooted out the door and Emma sighed, "That boy can't sit still a minute!"
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading "Well, I was goin' right out again anyhow."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tad looked down at his muddy boots.
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading Tad looked down at his muddy boots.
a youthful male person
From this reading He scooted out the door and Emma sighed, "That boy can't sit still a minute!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She went to the door to see where he had gone but he was already out of sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He scooted out the door and Emma sighed, "That boy can't sit still a minute!"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He scooted out the door and Emma sighed, "That boy can't sit still a minute!"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Tad looked down at his muddy boots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He scooted out the door and Emma sighed, "That boy can't sit still a minute!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I was goin' right out again anyhow."
destroyed or killed
From this reading She went to the door to see where he had gone but he was already out of sight.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She went to the door to see where he had gone but he was already out of sight.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He scooted out the door and Emma sighed, "That boy can't sit still a minute!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tad looked down at his muddy boots.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I was goin' right out again anyhow."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Tad looked down at his muddy boots.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading He scooted out the door and Emma sighed, "That boy can't sit still a minute!"
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading Tad looked down at his muddy boots.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She went to the door to see where he had gone but he was already out of sight.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yeah."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Well, I was goin' right out again anyhow."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Well, I was goin' right out again anyhow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He scooted out the door and Emma sighed, "That boy can't sit still a minute!"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She went to the door to see where he had gone but he was already out of sight.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went to the door to see where he had gone but he was already out of sight.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading He scooted out the door and Emma sighed, "That boy can't sit still a minute!"
an instance of visual perception
From this reading She went to the door to see where he had gone but he was already out of sight.
be seated
From this reading He scooted out the door and Emma sighed, "That boy can't sit still a minute!"
not in physical motion
From this reading He scooted out the door and Emma sighed, "That boy can't sit still a minute!"
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading Tad looked down at his muddy boots.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He scooted out the door and Emma sighed, "That boy can't sit still a minute!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He scooted out the door and Emma sighed, "That boy can't sit still a minute!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She went to the door to see where he had gone but he was already out of sight.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, I was goin' right out again anyhow."
(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, I was goin' right out again anyhow."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went to the door to see where he had gone but he was already out of sight.
in or at the place that
From this reading She went to the door to see where he had gone but he was already out of sight.
not only so, but
From this reading "Oh, yeah."
Chapter 16 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 16 holds 410 sentences of The Lost Wagon, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 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.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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