Chapter 28 of The Pony Rider Boys in Louisiana is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Pony Rider Boys in Louisiana is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely. "Especially when you have had a hand in getting the steak," laughed Walter. "That's the idea," agreed Chunky. "We know how we got him, too, don't we, Tad?" Butler nodded absently.
Chapter 28 of The Pony Rider Boys in Louisiana is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)
From this reading “WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.”
cooked in hot water
From this reading “WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.”
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading “Butler nodded absently.”
like or containing small sticky lumps
From this reading “"That's the idea," agreed Chunky.”
a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
From this reading “WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.”
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading “WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.”
meat from a deer used as food
From this reading “WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.”
in a wise manner
From this reading “WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.”
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In this reading “WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.”
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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 "Especially when you have had a hand in getting the steak," laughed Walter.
in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
From this reading Butler nodded absently.
later than; following
From this reading WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "That's the idea," agreed Chunky.
(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 WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.
a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)
From this reading WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.
cooked in hot water
From this reading WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading Butler nodded absently.
like or containing small sticky lumps
From this reading "That's the idea," agreed Chunky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We know how we got him, too, don't we, Tad?"
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading "Especially when you have had a hand in getting the steak," laughed Walter.
set up or found
From this reading WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "Especially when you have had a hand in getting the steak," laughed Walter.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We know how we got him, too, don't we, Tad?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Especially when you have had a hand in getting the steak," laughed Walter.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Especially when you have had a hand in getting the steak," laughed Walter.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Especially when you have had a hand in getting the steak," laughed Walter.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We know how we got him, too, don't we, Tad?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We know how we got him, too, don't we, Tad?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "That's the idea," agreed Chunky.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Especially when you have had a hand in getting the steak," laughed Walter.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "We know how we got him, too, don't we, Tad?"
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Especially when you have had a hand in getting the steak," laughed Walter.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Butler nodded absently.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.
a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
From this reading WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the idea," agreed Chunky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "We know how we got him, too, don't we, Tad?"
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.
meat from a deer used as food
From this reading WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading "Especially when you have had a hand in getting the steak," laughed Walter.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We know how we got him, too, don't we, Tad?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.
at the time that
From this reading "Especially when you have had a hand in getting the steak," laughed Walter.
in a wise manner
From this reading WHAT TAD FOUND ON THE TRAIL "Venison steak and boiled bayou water doesn't go so badly after all," observed Stacy Brown wisely.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Especially when you have had a hand in getting the steak," laughed Walter.
Chapter 28 of The Pony Rider Boys in Louisiana by Frank Gee Patchin holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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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