Chapter 22 of The Pony Rider Boys in Texas is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Pony Rider Boys in Texas is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOLVING THE MYSTERY "We can't do much of anything more until daylight," announced the foreman finally. "You see, it's getting dark now." "You--you are going to leave him here?" asked Tad hesitatingly. "That's all we can do, so far as I see. But we'll put one of the men on guard to watch the place.
Chapter 22 of The Pony Rider Boys in Texas is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “SOLVING THE MYSTERY "We can't do much of anything more until daylight," announced the foreman finally.”
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “SOLVING THE MYSTERY "We can't do much of anything more until daylight," announced the foreman finally.”
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading “SOLVING THE MYSTERY "We can't do much of anything more until daylight," announced the foreman finally.”
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “SOLVING THE MYSTERY "We can't do much of anything more until daylight," announced the foreman finally.”
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “But we'll put one of the men on guard to watch the place.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “SOLVING THE MYSTERY "We can't do much of anything more until daylight," announced the foreman finally.”
finding a solution to a problem
From this reading “SOLVING THE MYSTERY "We can't do much of anything more until daylight," announced the foreman finally.”
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading “"You--you are going to leave him here?" asked Tad hesitatingly.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "That's all we can do, so far as I see.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading SOLVING THE MYSTERY "We can't do much of anything more until daylight," announced the foreman finally.
any thing at all
From this reading SOLVING THE MYSTERY "We can't do much of anything more until daylight," announced the foreman finally.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You--you are going to leave him here?" asked Tad hesitatingly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That's all we can do, so far as I see.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "You--you are going to leave him here?" asked Tad hesitatingly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we'll put one of the men on guard to watch the place.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "That's all we can do, so far as I see.
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From this reading SOLVING THE MYSTERY "We can't do much of anything more until daylight," announced the foreman finally.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "You see, it's getting dark now."
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading SOLVING THE MYSTERY "We can't do much of anything more until daylight," announced the foreman finally.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading SOLVING THE MYSTERY "We can't do much of anything more until daylight," announced the foreman finally.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "That's all we can do, so far as I see.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading SOLVING THE MYSTERY "We can't do much of anything more until daylight," announced the foreman finally.
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading SOLVING THE MYSTERY "We can't do much of anything more until daylight," announced the foreman finally.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "You see, it's getting dark now."
the act of departing
From this reading "You--you are going to leave him here?" asked Tad hesitatingly.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading But we'll put one of the men on guard to watch the place.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "You--you are going to leave him here?" asked Tad hesitatingly.
with hesitation; in a hesitant manner
From this reading "You--you are going to leave him here?" asked Tad hesitatingly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You--you are going to leave him here?" asked Tad hesitatingly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That's all we can do, so far as I see.
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From this reading "You see, it's getting dark now."
go away from a place
From this reading "You--you are going to leave him here?" asked Tad hesitatingly.
the force of workers available
From this reading But we'll put one of the men on guard to watch the place.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading SOLVING THE MYSTERY "We can't do much of anything more until daylight," announced the foreman finally.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading SOLVING THE MYSTERY "We can't do much of anything more until daylight," announced the foreman finally.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading SOLVING THE MYSTERY "We can't do much of anything more until daylight," announced the foreman finally.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "You see, it's getting dark now."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOLVING THE MYSTERY "We can't do much of anything more until daylight," announced the foreman finally.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But we'll put one of the men on guard to watch the place.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But we'll put one of the men on guard to watch the place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading But we'll put one of the men on guard to watch the place.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But we'll put one of the men on guard to watch the place.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You see, it's getting dark now."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "That's all we can do, so far as I see.
finding a solution to a problem
From this reading SOLVING THE MYSTERY "We can't do much of anything more until daylight," announced the foreman finally.
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading "You--you are going to leave him here?" asked Tad hesitatingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's all we can do, so far as I see.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOLVING THE MYSTERY "We can't do much of anything more until daylight," announced the foreman finally.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You--you are going to leave him here?" asked Tad hesitatingly.
up to a particular time
From this reading SOLVING THE MYSTERY "We can't do much of anything more until daylight," announced the foreman finally.
look attentively
From this reading But we'll put one of the men on guard to watch the place.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading SOLVING THE MYSTERY "We can't do much of anything more until daylight," announced the foreman finally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But we'll put one of the men on guard to watch the place.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see, it's getting dark now."
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