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Chapter 28 of The Pony Rider Boys in New England is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden. "What evidence have you of the fact?" demanded the justice. "His own admissions." "To whom?" "Pretty nearly every person in the village.
Chapter 28 of The Pony Rider Boys in New England is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “admission” — the act of admitting someone to enter
From this reading “"His own admissions."”
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading “THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.”
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading “THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.”
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading “THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.”
coming next after the fifteenth in position
From this reading “THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.”
(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
From this reading “THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.”
treated irreverently or sacrilegiously
From this reading “THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.”
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading “THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.”
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In this reading “THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.”
a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.”
In this reading “THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.”
In this reading “"His own admissions."”
In this reading “"Pretty nearly every person in the village.”
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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 THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
plural of “admission” — the act of admitting someone to enter
From this reading "His own admissions."
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "What evidence have you of the fact?" demanded the justice.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Pretty nearly every person in the village.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading "What evidence have you of the fact?" demanded the justice.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "What evidence have you of the fact?" demanded the justice.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What evidence have you of the fact?" demanded the justice.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "His own admissions."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading "What evidence have you of the fact?" demanded the justice.
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Pretty nearly every person in the village.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "His own admissions."
a human being
From this reading "Pretty nearly every person in the village.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Pretty nearly every person in the village.
coming next after the fifteenth in position
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To whom?"
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading "Pretty nearly every person in the village.
treated irreverently or sacrilegiously
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What evidence have you of the fact?" demanded the justice.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "To whom?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What evidence have you of the fact?" demanded the justice.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE VERDICT OF THE COURT "I charge this young man, Stacy Brown, with having violated the game laws by killing a bull moose down in Moquin Valley on the sixteenth day of June," announced the warden.
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