Chapter 3 of The Pony Rider Boys in Montana is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Pony Rider Boys in Montana is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy. "I fell in, didn't I?" grinned the fat boy. "No, you rolled in. My, but that water was cold!" "B-r-r-r!" shivered Stacy, as the recollection of his icy bath came back to him.
Chapter 3 of The Pony Rider Boys in Montana is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “apologize” — acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading “SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.”
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading “"B-r-r-r!" shivered Stacy, as the recollection of his icy bath came back to him.”
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading “"I fell in, didn't I?" grinned the fat boy.”
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading “"B-r-r-r!" shivered Stacy, as the recollection of his icy bath came back to him.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.”
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “"B-r-r-r!" shivered Stacy, as the recollection of his icy bath came back to him.”
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading “SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.”
not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure
From this reading “SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.
past form of “apologize” — acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "B-r-r-r!" shivered Stacy, as the recollection of his icy bath came back to him.
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From this reading "B-r-r-r!" shivered Stacy, as the recollection of his icy bath came back to him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "B-r-r-r!" shivered Stacy, as the recollection of his icy bath came back to him.
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading "B-r-r-r!" shivered Stacy, as the recollection of his icy bath came back to him.
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.
a youthful male person
From this reading "I fell in, didn't I?" grinned the fat boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My, but that water was cold!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "B-r-r-r!" shivered Stacy, as the recollection of his icy bath came back to him.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading My, but that water was cold!"
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I fell in, didn't I?" grinned the fat boy.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading "I fell in, didn't I?" grinned the fat boy.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading "I fell in, didn't I?" grinned the fat boy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.
the act of departing
From this reading SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading "I fell in, didn't I?" grinned the fat boy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "B-r-r-r!" shivered Stacy, as the recollection of his icy bath came back to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "B-r-r-r!" shivered Stacy, as the recollection of his icy bath came back to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading "B-r-r-r!" shivered Stacy, as the recollection of his icy bath came back to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I fell in, didn't I?" grinned the fat boy.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My, but that water was cold!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, you rolled in.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "B-r-r-r!" shivered Stacy, as the recollection of his icy bath came back to him.
above and across; more than
From this reading SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading "B-r-r-r!" shivered Stacy, as the recollection of his icy bath came back to him.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading "No, you rolled in.
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading "B-r-r-r!" shivered Stacy, as the recollection of his icy bath came back to him.
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My, but that water was cold!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.
not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure
From this reading SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.
someone who visits
From this reading SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.
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 My, but that water was cold!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, you rolled in.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SURPRISED BY AN UNWELCOME VISITOR "I'm sorry I was to blame for your going into the creek," apologized Ned Rector, bending over the shivering Stacy.
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