Chapter 17 of The Pony Rider Boys in Louisiana is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Pony Rider Boys in Louisiana is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAROONED IN A SWAMP "Hey, Tad!" "Yes, what is it?" asked Tad Butler, wide awake in an instant in response to Stacy's quiet call. "What's that roaring?" "Rain, you silly." "Oh, is that all?"
Chapter 17 of The Pony Rider Boys in Louisiana is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “"Yes, what is it?" asked Tad Butler, wide awake in an instant in response to Stacy's quiet call.”
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading “"Yes, what is it?" asked Tad Butler, wide awake in an instant in response to Stacy's quiet call.”
cut off or left behind
From this reading “MAROONED IN A SWAMP "Hey, Tad!"”
a result
From this reading “"Yes, what is it?" asked Tad Butler, wide awake in an instant in response to Stacy's quiet call.”
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading “"What's that roaring?"”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “"Rain, you silly."”
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading “MAROONED IN A SWAMP "Hey, Tad!"”
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading “MAROONED IN A SWAMP "Hey, Tad!"”
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In this reading “"Yes, what is it?" asked Tad Butler, wide awake in an instant in response to Stacy's quiet call.”
In this reading “"Yes, what is it?" asked Tad Butler, wide awake in an instant in response to Stacy's quiet call.”
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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 MAROONED IN A SWAMP "Hey, Tad!"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Oh, is that all?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Yes, what is it?" asked Tad Butler, wide awake in an instant in response to Stacy's quiet call.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Yes, what is it?" asked Tad Butler, wide awake in an instant in response to Stacy's quiet call.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading "Yes, what is it?" asked Tad Butler, wide awake in an instant in response to Stacy's quiet call.
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading "Yes, what is it?" asked Tad Butler, wide awake in an instant in response to Stacy's quiet call.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Yes, what is it?" asked Tad Butler, wide awake in an instant in response to Stacy's quiet call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAROONED IN A SWAMP "Hey, Tad!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MAROONED IN A SWAMP "Hey, Tad!"
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading "Yes, what is it?" asked Tad Butler, wide awake in an instant in response to Stacy's quiet call.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, what is it?" asked Tad Butler, wide awake in an instant in response to Stacy's quiet call.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, what is it?" asked Tad Butler, wide awake in an instant in response to Stacy's quiet call.
cut off or left behind
From this reading MAROONED IN A SWAMP "Hey, Tad!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, is that all?"
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "Yes, what is it?" asked Tad Butler, wide awake in an instant in response to Stacy's quiet call.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading "Rain, you silly."
a result
From this reading "Yes, what is it?" asked Tad Butler, wide awake in an instant in response to Stacy's quiet call.
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading "What's that roaring?"
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading "Rain, you silly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, what is it?" asked Tad Butler, wide awake in an instant in response to Stacy's quiet call.
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading MAROONED IN A SWAMP "Hey, Tad!"
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading MAROONED IN A SWAMP "Hey, Tad!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What's that roaring?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, what is it?" asked Tad Butler, wide awake in an instant in response to Stacy's quiet call.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Yes, what is it?" asked Tad Butler, wide awake in an instant in response to Stacy's quiet call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's that roaring?"
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "Yes, what is it?" asked Tad Butler, wide awake in an instant in response to Stacy's quiet call.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, what is it?" asked Tad Butler, wide awake in an instant in response to Stacy's quiet call.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Rain, you silly."
Chapter 17 of The Pony Rider Boys in Louisiana by Frank Gee Patchin holds 309 sentences, grouped into 62 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 17 holds 309 sentences of The Pony Rider Boys in Louisiana, unabridged, divided into 62 reading sections.
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