Chapter 12 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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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 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.
"I don't want to be like other folks." Blaze marks lead the boys astray. Tad follows a year-old trail. On the verge of a panic. "We are lost!" declares Butler.
Chapter 12 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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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
away from the right path or direction
From this reading “Blaze marks lead the boys astray.”
a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading “Blaze marks lead the boys astray.”
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading “"We are lost!" declares Butler.”
third-person singular of “declare” — state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading “"We are lost!" declares Butler.”
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading “Blaze marks lead the boys astray.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “On the verge of a panic.”
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading “Tad follows a year-old trail.”
a region marking a boundary
From this reading “On the verge of a panic.”
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 “On the verge of a panic.”
In this reading “"I don't want to be like other folks."”
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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 Tad follows a year-old trail.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are lost!" declares Butler.
away from the right path or direction
From this reading Blaze marks lead the boys astray.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I don't want to be like other folks."
a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading Blaze marks lead the boys astray.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Blaze marks lead the boys astray.
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading "We are lost!" declares Butler.
third-person singular of “declare” — state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading "We are lost!" declares Butler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't want to be like other folks."
your parents
From this reading "I don't want to be like other folks."
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Tad follows a year-old trail.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't want to be like other folks."
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Blaze marks lead the boys astray.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I don't want to be like other folks."
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "We are lost!" declares Butler.
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading Blaze marks lead the boys astray.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the verge of a panic.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the verge of a panic.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "I don't want to be like other folks."
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading On the verge of a panic.
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading Tad follows a year-old trail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Blaze marks lead the boys astray.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't want to be like other folks."
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Tad follows a year-old trail.
a region marking a boundary
From this reading On the verge of a panic.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I don't want to be like other folks."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are lost!" declares Butler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tad follows a year-old trail.
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