Chapter 4 of The Pony Rider Boys in New England is here in full — 10 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Pony Rider Boys in New England is here in full — 10 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A bear come to camp on the anise trail. Charlie John up a tree. What happened when the bear kissed Chunky. "Fat boy him up a tree." Tad ropes Mr. Bruin; then the fun begins.
Chapter 4 of The Pony Rider Boys in New England is here in full — 10 sentences across 2 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 “A bear come to camp on the anise trail.”
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading “Tad ropes Mr. Bruin; then the fun begins.”
a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic “Reynard the Fox”
From this reading “Tad ropes Mr. Bruin; then the fun begins.”
like or containing small sticky lumps
From this reading “What happened when the bear kissed Chunky.”
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading “"Fat boy him up a tree."”
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “Tad ropes Mr. Bruin; then the fun begins.”
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading “Tad ropes Mr. Bruin; then the fun begins.”
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading “Tad ropes Mr. Bruin; then the fun begins.”
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.
In this reading “"Fat boy him up a tree."”
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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 A bear come to camp on the anise trail.
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 A bear come to camp on the anise trail.
have
From this reading A bear come to camp on the anise trail.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading Tad ropes Mr. Bruin; then the fun begins.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Fat boy him up a tree."
a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic “Reynard the Fox”
From this reading Tad ropes Mr. Bruin; then the fun begins.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading A bear come to camp on the anise trail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charlie John up a tree.
like or containing small sticky lumps
From this reading What happened when the bear kissed Chunky.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A bear come to camp on the anise trail.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading "Fat boy him up a tree."
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading Tad ropes Mr. Bruin; then the fun begins.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading What happened when the bear kissed Chunky.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Fat boy him up a tree."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Charlie John up a tree.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading What happened when the bear kissed Chunky.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Tad ropes Mr. Bruin; then the fun begins.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A bear come to camp on the anise trail.
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading Tad ropes Mr. Bruin; then the fun begins.
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading Tad ropes Mr. Bruin; then the fun begins.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A bear come to camp on the anise trail.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Tad ropes Mr. Bruin; then the fun begins.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A bear come to camp on the anise trail.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading A bear come to camp on the anise trail.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Charlie John up a tree.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Charlie John up a tree.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What happened when the bear kissed Chunky.
at the time that
From this reading What happened when the bear kissed Chunky.
Chapter 4 of The Pony Rider Boys in New England by Frank Gee Patchin holds 10 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.
Chapter 4 holds 10 sentences of The Pony Rider Boys in New England, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
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