Chapter 5 of The Pony Rider Boys in Louisiana is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Pony Rider Boys in Louisiana is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On the trail of the stolen doe. "I'll break my neck if I ride any faster." Tad meets a suspicious character. Chunky makes a discovery. "Your nag has blood on his flank!"
Chapter 5 of The Pony Rider Boys in Louisiana is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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like or containing small sticky lumps
From this reading “Chunky makes a discovery.”
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading “On the trail of the stolen doe.”
more quickly
From this reading “"I'll break my neck if I ride any faster."”
the side of military or naval formation
From this reading “"Your nag has blood on his flank!"”
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading “Tad meets a suspicious character.”
bother persistently with trivial complaints
From this reading “"Your nag has blood on his flank!"”
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading “Tad meets a suspicious character.”
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading “Tad meets a suspicious character.”
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In this reading “Tad meets a suspicious character.”
In this reading “On the trail of the stolen doe.”
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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 meets a suspicious character.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I'll break my neck if I ride any faster."
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading "Your nag has blood on his flank!"
terminate
From this reading "I'll break my neck if I ride any faster."
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Tad meets a suspicious character.
like or containing small sticky lumps
From this reading Chunky makes a discovery.
the act of discovering something
From this reading Chunky makes a discovery.
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading On the trail of the stolen doe.
more quickly
From this reading "I'll break my neck if I ride any faster."
the side of military or naval formation
From this reading "Your nag has blood on his flank!"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Your nag has blood on his flank!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Your nag has blood on his flank!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'll break my neck if I ride any faster."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll break my neck if I ride any faster."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I'll break my neck if I ride any faster."
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Chunky makes a discovery.
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading Tad meets a suspicious character.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'll break my neck if I ride any faster."
bother persistently with trivial complaints
From this reading "Your nag has blood on his flank!"
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading "I'll break my neck if I ride any faster."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the trail of the stolen doe.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the trail of the stolen doe.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "I'll break my neck if I ride any faster."
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading On the trail of the stolen doe.
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading Tad meets a suspicious character.
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading Tad meets a suspicious character.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the trail of the stolen doe.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading On the trail of the stolen doe.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your nag has blood on his flank!"
Chapter 5 of The Pony Rider Boys in Louisiana 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 5 holds 11 sentences of The Pony Rider Boys in Louisiana, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
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