Chapter 4 of The Pony Rider Boys in Alaska is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Pony Rider Boys in Alaska is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It was an Indian who did this job." Stacy is roped out of bed. Two fish on one hook. Suspicion is directed toward Tad. Ned's head suffers the loss of some hair.
Chapter 4 of The Pony Rider Boys in Alaska is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading “Suspicion is directed toward Tad.”
fasten with a hook
From this reading “Two fish on one hook.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “"It was an Indian who did this job."”
something that is lost
From this reading “Ned's head suffers the loss of some hair.”
past form of “rope” — catch with a lasso
From this reading “Stacy is roped out of bed.”
third-person singular of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “Ned's head suffers the loss of some hair.”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “Suspicion is directed toward Tad.”
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading “Suspicion is directed toward Tad.”
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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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It was an Indian who did this job."
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Stacy is roped out of bed.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "It was an Indian who did this job."
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading Suspicion is directed toward Tad.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Two fish on one hook.
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 Ned's head suffers the loss of some hair.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Ned's head suffers the loss of some hair.
fasten with a hook
From this reading Two fish on one hook.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading "It was an Indian who did this job."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Stacy is roped out of bed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was an Indian who did this job."
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading "It was an Indian who did this job."
something that is lost
From this reading Ned's head suffers the loss of some hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ned's head suffers the loss of some hair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stacy is roped out of bed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Two fish on one hook.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Two fish on one hook.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Stacy is roped out of bed.
past form of “rope” — catch with a lasso
From this reading Stacy is roped out of bed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Ned's head suffers the loss of some hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stacy is roped out of bed.
third-person singular of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Ned's head suffers the loss of some hair.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading Suspicion is directed toward Tad.
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading Suspicion is directed toward Tad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ned's head suffers the loss of some hair.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It was an Indian who did this job."
in the direction of
From this reading Suspicion is directed toward Tad.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two fish on one hook.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was an Indian who did this job."
which person or people
From this reading "It was an Indian who did this job."
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