Chapter 19 of The Mysterious Rider is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Mysterious Rider is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jack Belllounds came riding down the valley trail. His horse was in a lather of sweat. Both hair and blood showed on the long spurs this son of a great pioneer used in his pleasure rides. He had never loved a horse. At a point where the trail met the brook there were thick willow patches, with open, grassy spots between.
Chapter 19 of The Mysterious Rider is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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abounding in grass
From this reading “At a point where the trail met the brook there were thick willow patches, with open, grassy spots between.”
the froth produced by soaps or detergents
From this reading “His horse was in a lather of sweat.”
plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something
From this reading “At a point where the trail met the brook there were thick willow patches, with open, grassy spots between.”
someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
From this reading “Both hair and blood showed on the long spurs this son of a great pioneer used in his pleasure rides.”
plural of “ride” — a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
From this reading “Both hair and blood showed on the long spurs this son of a great pioneer used in his pleasure rides.”
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading “At a point where the trail met the brook there were thick willow patches, with open, grassy spots between.”
plural of “spur” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading “Both hair and blood showed on the long spurs this son of a great pioneer used in his pleasure rides.”
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading “At a point where the trail met the brook there were thick willow patches, with open, grassy spots between.”
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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 His horse was in a lather of sweat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both hair and blood showed on the long spurs this son of a great pioneer used in his pleasure rides.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a point where the trail met the brook there were thick willow patches, with open, grassy spots between.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack Belllounds came riding down the valley trail.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading At a point where the trail met the brook there were thick willow patches, with open, grassy spots between.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Both hair and blood showed on the long spurs this son of a great pioneer used in his pleasure rides.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both hair and blood showed on the long spurs this son of a great pioneer used in his pleasure rides.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading At a point where the trail met the brook there were thick willow patches, with open, grassy spots between.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Jack Belllounds came riding down the valley trail.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Jack Belllounds came riding down the valley trail.
abounding in grass
From this reading At a point where the trail met the brook there were thick willow patches, with open, grassy spots between.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Both hair and blood showed on the long spurs this son of a great pioneer used in his pleasure rides.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had never loved a horse.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Both hair and blood showed on the long spurs this son of a great pioneer used in his pleasure rides.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had never loved a horse.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His horse was in a lather of sweat.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading His horse was in a lather of sweat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His horse was in a lather of sweat.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack Belllounds came riding down the valley trail.
the froth produced by soaps or detergents
From this reading His horse was in a lather of sweat.
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 Both hair and blood showed on the long spurs this son of a great pioneer used in his pleasure rides.
held dear
From this reading He had never loved a horse.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading At a point where the trail met the brook there were thick willow patches, with open, grassy spots between.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He had never loved a horse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His horse was in a lather of sweat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Both hair and blood showed on the long spurs this son of a great pioneer used in his pleasure rides.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading At a point where the trail met the brook there were thick willow patches, with open, grassy spots between.
plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something
From this reading At a point where the trail met the brook there were thick willow patches, with open, grassy spots between.
someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
From this reading Both hair and blood showed on the long spurs this son of a great pioneer used in his pleasure rides.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Both hair and blood showed on the long spurs this son of a great pioneer used in his pleasure rides.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading At a point where the trail met the brook there were thick willow patches, with open, grassy spots between.
plural of “ride” — a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
From this reading Both hair and blood showed on the long spurs this son of a great pioneer used in his pleasure rides.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Jack Belllounds came riding down the valley trail.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Both hair and blood showed on the long spurs this son of a great pioneer used in his pleasure rides.
a male human offspring
From this reading Both hair and blood showed on the long spurs this son of a great pioneer used in his pleasure rides.
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading At a point where the trail met the brook there were thick willow patches, with open, grassy spots between.
plural of “spur” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading Both hair and blood showed on the long spurs this son of a great pioneer used in his pleasure rides.
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading His horse was in a lather of sweat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jack Belllounds came riding down the valley trail.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At a point where the trail met the brook there were thick willow patches, with open, grassy spots between.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading At a point where the trail met the brook there were thick willow patches, with open, grassy spots between.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Both hair and blood showed on the long spurs this son of a great pioneer used in his pleasure rides.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Jack Belllounds came riding down the valley trail.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Both hair and blood showed on the long spurs this son of a great pioneer used in his pleasure rides.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Jack Belllounds came riding down the valley trail.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His horse was in a lather of sweat.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At a point where the trail met the brook there were thick willow patches, with open, grassy spots between.
in or at the place that
From this reading At a point where the trail met the brook there were thick willow patches, with open, grassy spots between.
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading At a point where the trail met the brook there were thick willow patches, with open, grassy spots between.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At a point where the trail met the brook there were thick willow patches, with open, grassy spots between.
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