Chapter 16 of The Pony Rider Boys in Texas is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Pony Rider Boys in Texas is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAKING NEW FRIENDS Professor Zepplin, fully as wet as the others, met the returning outfit. Everybody was wet. It seemed to have become their normal condition. "Did you get the wagon over?" asked Tad. "You bet," replied the foreman.
Chapter 16 of The Pony Rider Boys in Texas is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “"You bet," replied the foreman.”
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “"You bet," replied the foreman.”
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
From this reading “It seemed to have become their normal condition.”
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading “MAKING NEW FRIENDS Professor Zepplin, fully as wet as the others, met the returning outfit.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “MAKING NEW FRIENDS Professor Zepplin, fully as wet as the others, met the returning outfit.”
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading “"Did you get the wagon over?" asked Tad.”
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “"Did you get the wagon over?" asked Tad.”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “MAKING NEW FRIENDS Professor Zepplin, fully as wet as the others, met the returning outfit.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MAKING NEW FRIENDS Professor Zepplin, fully as wet as the others, met the returning outfit.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Did you get the wagon over?" asked Tad.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It seemed to have become their normal condition.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading "You bet," replied the foreman.
a state at a particular time
From this reading It seemed to have become their normal condition.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you get the wagon over?" asked Tad.
every person
From this reading Everybody was wet.
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading "You bet," replied the foreman.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading MAKING NEW FRIENDS Professor Zepplin, fully as wet as the others, met the returning outfit.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading MAKING NEW FRIENDS Professor Zepplin, fully as wet as the others, met the returning outfit.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Did you get the wagon over?" asked Tad.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It seemed to have become their normal condition.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to have become their normal condition.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading MAKING NEW FRIENDS Professor Zepplin, fully as wet as the others, met the returning outfit.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading MAKING NEW FRIENDS Professor Zepplin, fully as wet as the others, met the returning outfit.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading MAKING NEW FRIENDS Professor Zepplin, fully as wet as the others, met the returning outfit.
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
From this reading It seemed to have become their normal condition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAKING NEW FRIENDS Professor Zepplin, fully as wet as the others, met the returning outfit.
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading MAKING NEW FRIENDS Professor Zepplin, fully as wet as the others, met the returning outfit.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Did you get the wagon over?" asked Tad.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading MAKING NEW FRIENDS Professor Zepplin, fully as wet as the others, met the returning outfit.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "You bet," replied the foreman.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading MAKING NEW FRIENDS Professor Zepplin, fully as wet as the others, met the returning outfit.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to have become their normal condition.
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading "Did you get the wagon over?" asked Tad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAKING NEW FRIENDS Professor Zepplin, fully as wet as the others, met the returning outfit.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to have become their normal condition.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to have become their normal condition.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading "Did you get the wagon over?" asked Tad.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody was wet.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading MAKING NEW FRIENDS Professor Zepplin, fully as wet as the others, met the returning outfit.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you get the wagon over?" asked Tad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAKING NEW FRIENDS Professor Zepplin, fully as wet as the others, met the returning outfit.
Chapter 16 of The Pony Rider Boys in Texas by Frank Gee Patchin holds 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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 16 holds 226 sentences of The Pony Rider Boys in Texas, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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