Chapter 28 of The Pioneer Boys of the Ohio is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Pioneer Boys of the Ohio is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A RESCUE "OVERBOARD with you, and help!" "Yes, yes, Bob; I'm coming!" Sandy seemed to be given a new lease of life. Hope brought fresh powers of endurance. Without an instant's delay he slid over the end of the canoe, and into the flood.
Chapter 28 of The Pioneer Boys of the Ohio is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading “Without an instant's delay he slid over the end of the canoe, and into the flood.”
the power to withstand hardship or stress
From this reading “Hope brought fresh powers of endurance.”
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading “Without an instant's delay he slid over the end of the canoe, and into the flood.”
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading “Sandy seemed to be given a new lease of life.”
to extremes
From this reading “A RESCUE "OVERBOARD with you, and help!"”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “A RESCUE "OVERBOARD with you, and help!"”
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading “Sandy seemed to be given a new lease of life.”
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “Without an instant's delay he slid over the end of the canoe, and into the flood.”
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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In this reading “Sandy seemed to be given a new lease of life.”
In this reading “Without an instant's delay he slid over the end of the canoe, and into the flood.”
In this reading “Without an instant's delay he slid over the end of the canoe, and into the flood.”
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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 A RESCUE "OVERBOARD with you, and help!"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Without an instant's delay he slid over the end of the canoe, and into the flood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A RESCUE "OVERBOARD with you, and help!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sandy seemed to be given a new lease of life.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "Yes, yes, Bob; I'm coming!"
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Hope brought fresh powers of endurance.
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading Without an instant's delay he slid over the end of the canoe, and into the flood.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Yes, yes, Bob; I'm coming!"
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading Without an instant's delay he slid over the end of the canoe, and into the flood.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Without an instant's delay he slid over the end of the canoe, and into the flood.
the power to withstand hardship or stress
From this reading Hope brought fresh powers of endurance.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading Without an instant's delay he slid over the end of the canoe, and into the flood.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Hope brought fresh powers of endurance.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Sandy seemed to be given a new lease of life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without an instant's delay he slid over the end of the canoe, and into the flood.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading A RESCUE "OVERBOARD with you, and help!"
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Hope brought fresh powers of endurance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, yes, Bob; I'm coming!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Without an instant's delay he slid over the end of the canoe, and into the flood.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Without an instant's delay he slid over the end of the canoe, and into the flood.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading Sandy seemed to be given a new lease of life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Sandy seemed to be given a new lease of life.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Sandy seemed to be given a new lease of life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sandy seemed to be given a new lease of life.
above and across; more than
From this reading Without an instant's delay he slid over the end of the canoe, and into the flood.
to extremes
From this reading A RESCUE "OVERBOARD with you, and help!"
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading Hope brought fresh powers of endurance.
free from harm or evil
From this reading A RESCUE "OVERBOARD with you, and help!"
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading Sandy seemed to be given a new lease of life.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Sandy seemed to be given a new lease of life.
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Without an instant's delay he slid over the end of the canoe, and into the flood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Without an instant's delay he slid over the end of the canoe, and into the flood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sandy seemed to be given a new lease of life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A RESCUE "OVERBOARD with you, and help!"
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without an instant's delay he slid over the end of the canoe, and into the flood.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, yes, Bob; I'm coming!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A RESCUE "OVERBOARD with you, and help!"
Chapter 28 of The Pioneer Boys of the Ohio by St. George Rathborne holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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 28 holds 116 sentences of The Pioneer Boys of the Ohio, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 28 of The Pioneer Boys of the Ohio by St. George Rathborne exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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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