Chapter 6 of The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BAGGED BY LUCKY SHOTS "K-I-I-O-O-O-O! K-I-I-I-O-O-O!" "There he goes!" shouted Walter. Stacy was picking himself up from the ground where the rifle had kicked him. Bang!
Chapter 6 of The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “bag” — capture or kill, as in hunting
From this reading “BAGGED BY LUCKY SHOTS "K-I-I-O-O-O-O!”
strike violently
From this reading “Bang!”
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading “Stacy was picking himself up from the ground where the rifle had kicked him.”
occurring by chance
From this reading “BAGGED BY LUCKY SHOTS "K-I-I-O-O-O-O!”
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading “Stacy was picking himself up from the ground where the rifle had kicked him.”
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading “Stacy was picking himself up from the ground where the rifle had kicked him.”
plural of “shot” — the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “BAGGED BY LUCKY SHOTS "K-I-I-O-O-O-O!”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “"There he goes!" shouted Walter.”
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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 “Stacy was picking himself up from the ground where the rifle had kicked him.”
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inflected form of “bag” — capture or kill, as in hunting
From this reading BAGGED BY LUCKY SHOTS "K-I-I-O-O-O-O!
strike violently
From this reading Bang!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BAGGED BY LUCKY SHOTS "K-I-I-O-O-O-O!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Stacy was picking himself up from the ground where the rifle had kicked him.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "There he goes!" shouted Walter.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Stacy was picking himself up from the ground where the rifle had kicked him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Stacy was picking himself up from the ground where the rifle had kicked him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There he goes!" shouted Walter.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Stacy was picking himself up from the ground where the rifle had kicked him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Stacy was picking himself up from the ground where the rifle had kicked him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading K-I-I-I-O-O-O!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BAGGED BY LUCKY SHOTS "K-I-I-O-O-O-O!
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading Stacy was picking himself up from the ground where the rifle had kicked him.
occurring by chance
From this reading BAGGED BY LUCKY SHOTS "K-I-I-O-O-O-O!
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading Stacy was picking himself up from the ground where the rifle had kicked him.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading Stacy was picking himself up from the ground where the rifle had kicked him.
plural of “shot” — the act of firing a projectile
From this reading BAGGED BY LUCKY SHOTS "K-I-I-O-O-O-O!
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "There he goes!" shouted Walter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stacy was picking himself up from the ground where the rifle had kicked him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stacy was picking himself up from the ground where the rifle had kicked him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There he goes!" shouted Walter.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Stacy was picking himself up from the ground where the rifle had kicked him.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading "There he goes!" shouted Walter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Stacy was picking himself up from the ground where the rifle had kicked him.
in or at the place that
From this reading Stacy was picking himself up from the ground where the rifle had kicked him.
Chapter 6 of The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali by Frank Gee Patchin holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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 6 holds 126 sentences of The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali by Frank Gee Patchin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 126 sentences, grouped into 26 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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