Chapter 12 of The Pony Rider Boys in Louisiana is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Pony Rider Boys in Louisiana is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"De 'gator done gwine away, sah." Hounds and Pony Riders take the trail for bear. "They've got her!" A strange sight. A bullet that went home. Tad charged by a ferocious she-bear.
Chapter 12 of The Pony Rider Boys in Louisiana is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 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.
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “A bullet that went home.”
of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
From this reading “Tad charged by a ferocious she-bear.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “Tad charged by a ferocious she-bear.”
either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
From this reading “"De 'gator done gwine away, sah."”
plural of “hound” — any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading “Hounds and Pony Riders take the trail for bear.”
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “Hounds and Pony Riders take the trail for bear.”
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading “Hounds and Pony Riders take the trail for bear.”
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading “Tad charged by a ferocious she-bear.”
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.
return home
In this reading “A bullet that went home.”
In this reading “A strange sight.”
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 A strange sight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hounds and Pony Riders take the trail for bear.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "De 'gator done gwine away, sah."
have
From this reading Hounds and Pony Riders take the trail for bear.
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading A bullet that went home.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Tad charged by a ferocious she-bear.
of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
From this reading Tad charged by a ferocious she-bear.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "De 'gator done gwine away, sah."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "De 'gator done gwine away, sah."
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Tad charged by a ferocious she-bear.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hounds and Pony Riders take the trail for bear.
either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
From this reading "De 'gator done gwine away, sah."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "They've got her!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "De 'gator done gwine away, sah."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "They've got her!"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A bullet that went home.
plural of “hound” — any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading Hounds and Pony Riders take the trail for bear.
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading Hounds and Pony Riders take the trail for bear.
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading Hounds and Pony Riders take the trail for bear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "De 'gator done gwine away, sah."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tad charged by a ferocious she-bear.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading A strange sight.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A strange sight.
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading Tad charged by a ferocious she-bear.
carry out
From this reading Hounds and Pony Riders take the trail for bear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A bullet that went home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hounds and Pony Riders take the trail for bear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They've got her!"
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Hounds and Pony Riders take the trail for bear.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A bullet that went home.
Chapter 12 of The Pony Rider Boys in Louisiana by Frank Gee Patchin holds 6 sentences, grouped into 2 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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