Chapter 23 of The Pony Rider Boys in Texas is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Pony Rider Boys in Texas is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONCLUSION "Get back to that herd!" commanded the foreman sharply. "All of you! Tad, you stay with me. The girl has fallen and struck her head on the flagging. I don't think she is seriously hurt."
Chapter 23 of The Pony Rider Boys in Texas is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading “CONCLUSION "Get back to that herd!" commanded the foreman sharply.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “CONCLUSION "Get back to that herd!" commanded the foreman sharply.”
flagstones collectively
From this reading “The girl has fallen and struck her head on the flagging.”
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “CONCLUSION "Get back to that herd!" commanded the foreman sharply.”
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading “CONCLUSION "Get back to that herd!" commanded the foreman sharply.”
in a serious manner
From this reading “I don't think she is seriously hurt."”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “CONCLUSION "Get back to that herd!" commanded the foreman sharply.”
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading “Tad, you stay with me.”
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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 "All of you!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl has fallen and struck her head on the flagging.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading CONCLUSION "Get back to that herd!" commanded the foreman sharply.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading CONCLUSION "Get back to that herd!" commanded the foreman sharply.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION "Get back to that herd!" commanded the foreman sharply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't think she is seriously hurt."
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The girl has fallen and struck her head on the flagging.
flagstones collectively
From this reading The girl has fallen and struck her head on the flagging.
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading CONCLUSION "Get back to that herd!" commanded the foreman sharply.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading CONCLUSION "Get back to that herd!" commanded the foreman sharply.
a young female
From this reading The girl has fallen and struck her head on the flagging.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The girl has fallen and struck her head on the flagging.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The girl has fallen and struck her head on the flagging.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl has fallen and struck her head on the flagging.
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading CONCLUSION "Get back to that herd!" commanded the foreman sharply.
be the source of pain
From this reading I don't think she is seriously hurt."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't think she is seriously hurt."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I don't think she is seriously hurt."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tad, you stay with me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "All of you!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The girl has fallen and struck her head on the flagging.
in a serious manner
From this reading I don't think she is seriously hurt."
in an aggressive manner
From this reading CONCLUSION "Get back to that herd!" commanded the foreman sharply.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I don't think she is seriously hurt."
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Tad, you stay with me.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The girl has fallen and struck her head on the flagging.
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading Tad, you stay with me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CONCLUSION "Get back to that herd!" commanded the foreman sharply.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONCLUSION "Get back to that herd!" commanded the foreman sharply.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I don't think she is seriously hurt."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CONCLUSION "Get back to that herd!" commanded the foreman sharply.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tad, you stay with me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "All of you!
Chapter 23 of The Pony Rider Boys in Texas by Frank Gee Patchin holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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.
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