Chapter 8 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 8 of The Pony Rider Boys in Alaska is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"White boy see almost like Indian." Campers had left in a hurry. Stacy discovers something. Eating ice cream with a pickle fork. Surrounded by mysteries in the great mountains.
Chapter 8 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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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “camper” — someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation
From this reading “Campers had left in a hurry.”
the best people or things in a group
From this reading “Eating ice cream with a pickle fork.”
third-person singular of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “Stacy discovers something.”
the act of consuming food
From this reading “Eating ice cream with a pickle fork.”
cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading “Eating ice cream with a pickle fork.”
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “Surrounded by mysteries in the great mountains.”
vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
From this reading “Eating ice cream with a pickle fork.”
confined on all sides
From this reading “Surrounded by mysteries in the great mountains.”
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.
frozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring
In this reading “Eating ice cream with a pickle fork.”
In this reading “Campers had left in a hurry.”
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 Campers had left in a hurry.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "White boy see almost like Indian."
a youthful male person
From this reading "White boy see almost like Indian."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Surrounded by mysteries in the great mountains.
plural of “camper” — someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation
From this reading Campers had left in a hurry.
the best people or things in a group
From this reading Eating ice cream with a pickle fork.
third-person singular of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Stacy discovers something.
the act of consuming food
From this reading Eating ice cream with a pickle fork.
cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading Eating ice cream with a pickle fork.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Surrounded by mysteries in the great mountains.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Campers had left in a hurry.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Campers had left in a hurry.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Eating ice cream with a pickle fork.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Campers had left in a hurry.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading "White boy see almost like Indian."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Campers had left in a hurry.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "White boy see almost like Indian."
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Surrounded by mysteries in the great mountains.
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading Surrounded by mysteries in the great mountains.
vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
From this reading Eating ice cream with a pickle fork.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "White boy see almost like Indian."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Stacy discovers something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stacy discovers something.
confined on all sides
From this reading Surrounded by mysteries in the great mountains.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Surrounded by mysteries in the great mountains.
a Caucasian
From this reading "White boy see almost like Indian."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Eating ice cream with a pickle fork.
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