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Chapter 3 of The Pony Rider Boys in New England is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In the heart of the big woods. Coons hold nightly conversations. Stacy loses himself six times in one morning. Oil of anise draws unwelcome visitors. Bees in force attack the Indian.
Chapter 3 of The Pony Rider Boys in New England is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery
From this reading “Oil of anise draws unwelcome visitors.”
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “Bees in force attack the Indian.”
plural of “conversation” — the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading “Coons hold nightly conversations.”
plural of “coon” — an eccentric or undignified rustic
From this reading “Coons hold nightly conversations.”
plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine
From this reading “Oil of anise draws unwelcome visitors.”
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “Stacy loses himself six times in one morning.”
happening every night
From this reading “Coons hold nightly conversations.”
not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure
From this reading “Oil of anise draws unwelcome visitors.”
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.
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In this reading “Oil of anise draws unwelcome visitors.”
by a factor of six
In this reading “Stacy loses himself six times in one morning.”
In this reading “In the heart of the big woods.”
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native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery
From this reading Oil of anise draws unwelcome visitors.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading Bees in force attack the Indian.
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading Bees in force attack the Indian.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the heart of the big woods.
plural of “conversation” — the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Coons hold nightly conversations.
plural of “coon” — an eccentric or undignified rustic
From this reading Coons hold nightly conversations.
plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine
From this reading Oil of anise draws unwelcome visitors.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Bees in force attack the Indian.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading In the heart of the big woods.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Stacy loses himself six times in one morning.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Coons hold nightly conversations.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the heart of the big woods.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Bees in force attack the Indian.
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Stacy loses himself six times in one morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Stacy loses himself six times in one morning.
happening every night
From this reading Coons hold nightly conversations.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the heart of the big woods.
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading Oil of anise draws unwelcome visitors.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Stacy loses himself six times in one morning.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Stacy loses himself six times in one morning.
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From this reading Stacy loses himself six times in one morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the heart of the big woods.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Stacy loses himself six times in one morning.
not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure
From this reading Oil of anise draws unwelcome visitors.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading Oil of anise draws unwelcome visitors.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading In the heart of the big woods.
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