Chapter 3 of The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INTO THE CANYON "Thaddeus, I cannot consent to this. I--" "Please, now, Professor, don't stop me. I'm all right, don't you see I am?" "Yes, at this precise moment you are. It's the moments to come that I am thinking about."
Chapter 3 of The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading “INTO THE CANYON "Thaddeus, I cannot consent to this.”
permission to do something
From this reading “INTO THE CANYON "Thaddeus, I cannot consent to this.”
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “It's the moments to come that I am thinking about."”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “I--" "Please, now, Professor, don't stop me.”
sharply exact or accurate or delimited
From this reading “"Yes, at this precise moment you are.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “I--" "Please, now, Professor, don't stop me.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “I--" "Please, now, Professor, don't stop me.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “It's the moments to come that I am thinking about."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It's the moments to come that I am thinking about."
(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 I'm all right, don't you see I am?"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I'm all right, don't you see I am?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes, at this precise moment you are.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes, at this precise moment you are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INTO THE CANYON "Thaddeus, I cannot consent to this.
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading INTO THE CANYON "Thaddeus, I cannot consent to this.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It's the moments to come that I am thinking about."
permission to do something
From this reading INTO THE CANYON "Thaddeus, I cannot consent to this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I--" "Please, now, Professor, don't stop me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading INTO THE CANYON "Thaddeus, I cannot consent to this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm all right, don't you see I am?"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading INTO THE CANYON "Thaddeus, I cannot consent to this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the moments to come that I am thinking about."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I--" "Please, now, Professor, don't stop me.
a particular point in time
From this reading "Yes, at this precise moment you are.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading It's the moments to come that I am thinking about."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I--" "Please, now, Professor, don't stop me.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading I--" "Please, now, Professor, don't stop me.
sharply exact or accurate or delimited
From this reading "Yes, at this precise moment you are.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading I--" "Please, now, Professor, don't stop me.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I'm all right, don't you see I am?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I'm all right, don't you see I am?"
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading I--" "Please, now, Professor, don't stop me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INTO THE CANYON "Thaddeus, I cannot consent to this.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's the moments to come that I am thinking about."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTO THE CANYON "Thaddeus, I cannot consent to this.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading It's the moments to come that I am thinking about."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading INTO THE CANYON "Thaddeus, I cannot consent to this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading INTO THE CANYON "Thaddeus, I cannot consent to this.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, at this precise moment you are.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm all right, don't you see I am?"
Chapter 3 of The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks by Frank Gee Patchin holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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 3 holds 191 sentences of The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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