Chapter 19 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 19 of The Lost Wagon is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Careful," Joe grinned. "Barbara and Ellis are figuring on being married before very long." "Well, strike me down! We not only got close neighbors but there's going to be a wedding! Martha will be plumb out of her mind when she hears that!
Chapter 19 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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plural of “elli” — (Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match
From this reading “"Barbara and Ellis are figuring on being married before very long."”
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading “"Barbara and Ellis are figuring on being married before very long."”
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading “"Careful," Joe grinned.”
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Martha will be plumb out of her mind when she hears that!”
plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “We not only got close neighbors but there's going to be a wedding!”
measure the depth of something
From this reading “Martha will be plumb out of her mind when she hears that!”
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading “"Well, strike me down!”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “We not only got close neighbors but there's going to be a wedding!”
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.
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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 We not only got close neighbors but there's going to be a wedding!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Barbara and Ellis are figuring on being married before very long."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Barbara and Ellis are figuring on being married before very long."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Barbara and Ellis are figuring on being married before very long."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We not only got close neighbors but there's going to be a wedding!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Barbara and Ellis are figuring on being married before very long."
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Barbara and Ellis are figuring on being married before very long."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We not only got close neighbors but there's going to be a wedding!
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading "Careful," Joe grinned.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading We not only got close neighbors but there's going to be a wedding!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Well, strike me down!
plural of “elli” — (Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match
From this reading "Barbara and Ellis are figuring on being married before very long."
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading "Barbara and Ellis are figuring on being married before very long."
the act of departing
From this reading We not only got close neighbors but there's going to be a wedding!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We not only got close neighbors but there's going to be a wedding!
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading "Careful," Joe grinned.
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Martha will be plumb out of her mind when she hears that!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Martha will be plumb out of her mind when she hears that!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Careful," Joe grinned.
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 "Barbara and Ellis are figuring on being married before very long."
joined in matrimony
From this reading "Barbara and Ellis are figuring on being married before very long."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Martha will be plumb out of her mind when she hears that!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, strike me down!
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Martha will be plumb out of her mind when she hears that!
plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading We not only got close neighbors but there's going to be a wedding!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We not only got close neighbors but there's going to be a wedding!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Martha will be plumb out of her mind when she hears that!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Barbara and Ellis are figuring on being married before very long."
and nothing more
From this reading We not only got close neighbors but there's going to be a wedding!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Martha will be plumb out of her mind when she hears that!
measure the depth of something
From this reading Martha will be plumb out of her mind when she hears that!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Martha will be plumb out of her mind when she hears that!
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading "Well, strike me down!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Martha will be plumb out of her mind when she hears that!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We not only got close neighbors but there's going to be a wedding!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We not only got close neighbors but there's going to be a wedding!
precisely as stated
From this reading "Barbara and Ellis are figuring on being married before very long."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We not only got close neighbors but there's going to be a wedding!
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading We not only got close neighbors but there's going to be a wedding!
(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, strike me down!
at the time that
From this reading Martha will be plumb out of her mind when she hears that!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Martha will be plumb out of her mind when she hears that!
Chapter 19 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 19 holds 410 sentences of The Lost Wagon, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 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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