Chapter V of The Pony Rider Boys in New England, “Blazing a Forest Trail,” is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter V
Chapter V of The Pony Rider Boys in New England, “Blazing a Forest Trail,” is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Every time you turn around the scenery has shifted." Learning to live in the woods. Birch bark lights the way. "Silver Face is calling me." A difficult job done well.
Chapter V of The Pony Rider Boys in New England, “Blazing a Forest Trail,” is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading “Birch bark lights the way.”
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
From this reading “Birch bark lights the way.”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “"Silver Face is calling me."”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “A difficult job done well.”
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading “Learning to live in the woods.”
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading “Birch bark lights the way.”
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading “"Every time you turn around the scenery has shifted."”
past form of “shift” — make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading “"Every time you turn around the scenery has shifted."”
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.
a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree
In this reading “Birch bark lights the way.”
In this reading “A difficult job done well.”
turning in an opposite direction or position
In this reading “"Every time you turn around the scenery has shifted."”
In this reading “Learning to live in the woods.”
live in the house where one works
In this reading “Learning to live in the woods.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A difficult job done well.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Every time you turn around the scenery has shifted."
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading Birch bark lights the way.
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
From this reading Birch bark lights the way.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading "Silver Face is calling me."
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading A difficult job done well.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading A difficult job done well.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Every time you turn around the scenery has shifted."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Silver Face is calling me."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Every time you turn around the scenery has shifted."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Learning to live in the woods.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Silver Face is calling me."
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading A difficult job done well.
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading Learning to live in the woods.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading Birch bark lights the way.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Learning to live in the woods.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Silver Face is calling me."
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading "Every time you turn around the scenery has shifted."
past form of “shift” — make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading "Every time you turn around the scenery has shifted."
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading "Silver Face is calling me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Every time you turn around the scenery has shifted."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Every time you turn around the scenery has shifted."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Learning to live in the woods.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "Every time you turn around the scenery has shifted."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Birch bark lights the way.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A difficult job done well.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Learning to live in the woods.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Every time you turn around the scenery has shifted."
Chapter 5 of The Pony Rider Boys in New England by Frank Gee Patchin holds 5 sentences, grouped into 1 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 5 holds 5 sentences of The Pony Rider Boys in New England, unabridged, divided into 1 reading sections.
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