Chapter 13 of The Peace of Roaring River is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The Peace of Roaring River is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Widening Horizon "I'm Dr. Starr," the man introduced himself. "It's turning mighty cold again. We only hit the high places after I got on Stefan's toboggan, I can tell you. How the man kept up with his team I can't tell you, but he ran all the way." He threw off his heavy coat and turned to the bunk.
Chapter 13 of The Peace of Roaring River is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading “He threw off his heavy coat and turned to the bunk.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “We only hit the high places after I got on Stefan's toboggan, I can tell you.”
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading “A Widening Horizon "I'm Dr. Starr," the man introduced himself.”
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading “A Widening Horizon "I'm Dr. Starr," the man introduced himself.”
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading “A Widening Horizon "I'm Dr. Starr," the man introduced himself.”
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading “How the man kept up with his team I can't tell you, but he ran all the way."”
a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front
From this reading “We only hit the high places after I got on Stefan's toboggan, I can tell you.”
an increase in width
From this reading “A Widening Horizon "I'm Dr. Starr," the man introduced himself.”
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.
get rid of
In this reading “He threw off his heavy coat and turned to the bunk.”
In this reading “He threw off his heavy coat and turned to the bunk.”
In this reading “We only hit the high places after I got on Stefan's toboggan, I can tell you.”
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 A Widening Horizon "I'm Dr. Starr," the man introduced himself.
later than; following
From this reading We only hit the high places after I got on Stefan's toboggan, I can tell you.
anew
From this reading "It's turning mighty cold again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading How the man kept up with his team I can't tell you, but he ran all the way."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He threw off his heavy coat and turned to the bunk.
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading He threw off his heavy coat and turned to the bunk.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How the man kept up with his team I can't tell you, but he ran all the way."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We only hit the high places after I got on Stefan's toboggan, I can tell you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How the man kept up with his team I can't tell you, but he ran all the way."
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading He threw off his heavy coat and turned to the bunk.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "It's turning mighty cold again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Widening Horizon "I'm Dr. Starr," the man introduced himself.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We only hit the high places after I got on Stefan's toboggan, I can tell you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How the man kept up with his team I can't tell you, but he ran all the way."
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading He threw off his heavy coat and turned to the bunk.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading We only hit the high places after I got on Stefan's toboggan, I can tell you.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A Widening Horizon "I'm Dr. Starr," the man introduced himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How the man kept up with his team I can't tell you, but he ran all the way."
cause to move by striking
From this reading We only hit the high places after I got on Stefan's toboggan, I can tell you.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading A Widening Horizon "I'm Dr. Starr," the man introduced himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How the man kept up with his team I can't tell you, but he ran all the way."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We only hit the high places after I got on Stefan's toboggan, I can tell you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Widening Horizon "I'm Dr. Starr," the man introduced himself.
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading A Widening Horizon "I'm Dr. Starr," the man introduced himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's turning mighty cold again.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading How the man kept up with his team I can't tell you, but he ran all the way."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A Widening Horizon "I'm Dr. Starr," the man introduced himself.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading "It's turning mighty cold again.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He threw off his heavy coat and turned to the bunk.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We only hit the high places after I got on Stefan's toboggan, I can tell you.
and nothing more
From this reading We only hit the high places after I got on Stefan's toboggan, I can tell you.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading We only hit the high places after I got on Stefan's toboggan, I can tell you.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading How the man kept up with his team I can't tell you, but he ran all the way."
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading A Widening Horizon "I'm Dr. Starr," the man introduced himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We only hit the high places after I got on Stefan's toboggan, I can tell you.
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading How the man kept up with his team I can't tell you, but he ran all the way."
express in words
From this reading We only hit the high places after I got on Stefan's toboggan, I can tell you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Widening Horizon "I'm Dr. Starr," the man introduced himself.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading He threw off his heavy coat and turned to the bunk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He threw off his heavy coat and turned to the bunk.
a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front
From this reading We only hit the high places after I got on Stefan's toboggan, I can tell you.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He threw off his heavy coat and turned to the bunk.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "It's turning mighty cold again.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading How the man kept up with his team I can't tell you, but he ran all the way."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading How the man kept up with his team I can't tell you, but he ran all the way."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We only hit the high places after I got on Stefan's toboggan, I can tell you.
an increase in width
From this reading A Widening Horizon "I'm Dr. Starr," the man introduced himself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading How the man kept up with his team I can't tell you, but he ran all the way."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We only hit the high places after I got on Stefan's toboggan, I can tell you.
Chapter 13 of The Peace of Roaring River by George Van Schaick holds 357 sentences, grouped into 72 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.
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