Chapter 6 of The Pony Rider Boys in Alaska is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Pony Rider Boys in Alaska is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Me heap big smart man." Anvik refuses to "mush" because the spirits are abroad. "Him kick like buck caribou." Tad Butler gets a new title. Off for the wilds.
Chapter 6 of The Pony Rider Boys in Alaska is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to strive with determination
From this reading “"Him kick like buck caribou."”
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading “Tad Butler gets a new title.”
Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America
From this reading “"Him kick like buck caribou."”
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading “"Him kick like buck caribou."”
any soft or soggy mass
From this reading “Anvik refuses to "mush" because the spirits are abroad.”
plural of “refuse” — food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading “Anvik refuses to "mush" because the spirits are abroad.”
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading “Tad Butler gets a new title.”
plural of “wild” — a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
From this reading “Off for the wilds.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Tad Butler gets a new title.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading Anvik refuses to "mush" because the spirits are abroad.
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From this reading Anvik refuses to "mush" because the spirits are abroad.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Anvik refuses to "mush" because the spirits are abroad.
for the reason that
From this reading Anvik refuses to "mush" because the spirits are abroad.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Me heap big smart man."
to strive with determination
From this reading "Him kick like buck caribou."
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading Tad Butler gets a new title.
Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America
From this reading "Him kick like buck caribou."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Off for the wilds.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading Tad Butler gets a new title.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading "Me heap big smart man."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Him kick like buck caribou."
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading "Him kick like buck caribou."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Him kick like buck caribou."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Me heap big smart man."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Me heap big smart man."
any soft or soggy mass
From this reading Anvik refuses to "mush" because the spirits are abroad.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Tad Butler gets a new title.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Off for the wilds.
plural of “refuse” — food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading Anvik refuses to "mush" because the spirits are abroad.
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading "Me heap big smart man."
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Anvik refuses to "mush" because the spirits are abroad.
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading Tad Butler gets a new title.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anvik refuses to "mush" because the spirits are abroad.
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading Tad Butler gets a new title.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anvik refuses to "mush" because the spirits are abroad.
plural of “wild” — a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
From this reading Off for the wilds.
Chapter 6 of The Pony Rider Boys in Alaska by Frank Gee Patchin holds 11 sentences, grouped into 3 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 6 holds 11 sentences of The Pony Rider Boys in Alaska, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
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