Chapter 29 of The Pioneer Boys of the Ohio is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Pioneer Boys of the Ohio is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WONDERFUL TIDINGS THE man was so weak that presently he sank back and seemed to sleep. "Is he going to die?" asked Sandy, alarmed at his looks. "Not just now," replied his brother, shaking his head as he spoke. "You felt that heat of the fire yourself; and you see it has sent him to sleep. Here, cover him with my blanket.
Chapter 29 of The Pioneer Boys of the Ohio is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading “"Is he going to die?" asked Sandy, alarmed at his looks.”
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “Here, cover him with my blanket.”
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading “Here, cover him with my blanket.”
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading “"You felt that heat of the fire yourself; and you see it has sent him to sleep.”
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading “"Is he going to die?" asked Sandy, alarmed at his looks.”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “WONDERFUL TIDINGS THE man was so weak that presently he sank back and seemed to sleep.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “"Not just now," replied his brother, shaking his head as he spoke.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “WONDERFUL TIDINGS THE man was so weak that presently he sank back and seemed to sleep.”
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 “WONDERFUL TIDINGS THE man was so weak that presently he sank back and seemed to sleep.”
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experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading "Is he going to die?" asked Sandy, alarmed at his looks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WONDERFUL TIDINGS THE man was so weak that presently he sank back and seemed to sleep.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Not just now," replied his brother, shaking his head as he spoke.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is he going to die?" asked Sandy, alarmed at his looks.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Is he going to die?" asked Sandy, alarmed at his looks.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading WONDERFUL TIDINGS THE man was so weak that presently he sank back and seemed to sleep.
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Here, cover him with my blanket.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Not just now," replied his brother, shaking his head as he spoke.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading Here, cover him with my blanket.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Is he going to die?" asked Sandy, alarmed at his looks.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading "You felt that heat of the fire yourself; and you see it has sent him to sleep.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "You felt that heat of the fire yourself; and you see it has sent him to sleep.
the act of departing
From this reading "Is he going to die?" asked Sandy, alarmed at his looks.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You felt that heat of the fire yourself; and you see it has sent him to sleep.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WONDERFUL TIDINGS THE man was so weak that presently he sank back and seemed to sleep.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Not just now," replied his brother, shaking his head as he spoke.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading "You felt that heat of the fire yourself; and you see it has sent him to sleep.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, cover him with my blanket.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You felt that heat of the fire yourself; and you see it has sent him to sleep.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Is he going to die?" asked Sandy, alarmed at his looks.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is he going to die?" asked Sandy, alarmed at his looks.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You felt that heat of the fire yourself; and you see it has sent him to sleep.
and nothing more
From this reading "Not just now," replied his brother, shaking his head as he spoke.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "Is he going to die?" asked Sandy, alarmed at his looks.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading WONDERFUL TIDINGS THE man was so weak that presently he sank back and seemed to sleep.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Here, cover him with my blanket.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not just now," replied his brother, shaking his head as he spoke.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Not just now," replied his brother, shaking his head as he spoke.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You felt that heat of the fire yourself; and you see it has sent him to sleep.
in the near future
From this reading WONDERFUL TIDINGS THE man was so weak that presently he sank back and seemed to sleep.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Not just now," replied his brother, shaking his head as he spoke.
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading "Is he going to die?" asked Sandy, alarmed at his looks.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading WONDERFUL TIDINGS THE man was so weak that presently he sank back and seemed to sleep.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You felt that heat of the fire yourself; and you see it has sent him to sleep.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading WONDERFUL TIDINGS THE man was so weak that presently he sank back and seemed to sleep.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "You felt that heat of the fire yourself; and you see it has sent him to sleep.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading "Not just now," replied his brother, shaking his head as he spoke.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading WONDERFUL TIDINGS THE man was so weak that presently he sank back and seemed to sleep.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading WONDERFUL TIDINGS THE man was so weak that presently he sank back and seemed to sleep.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "Not just now," replied his brother, shaking his head as he spoke.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WONDERFUL TIDINGS THE man was so weak that presently he sank back and seemed to sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WONDERFUL TIDINGS THE man was so weak that presently he sank back and seemed to sleep.
information about recent and important events
From this reading WONDERFUL TIDINGS THE man was so weak that presently he sank back and seemed to sleep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WONDERFUL TIDINGS THE man was so weak that presently he sank back and seemed to sleep.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WONDERFUL TIDINGS THE man was so weak that presently he sank back and seemed to sleep.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading WONDERFUL TIDINGS THE man was so weak that presently he sank back and seemed to sleep.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here, cover him with my blanket.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading WONDERFUL TIDINGS THE man was so weak that presently he sank back and seemed to sleep.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You felt that heat of the fire yourself; and you see it has sent him to sleep.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "You felt that heat of the fire yourself; and you see it has sent him to sleep.
Chapter 29 of The Pioneer Boys of the Ohio by St. George Rathborne holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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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