Chapter 9 of The Pony Rider Boys in the Rockies is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Pony Rider Boys in the Rockies is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LOSS OF THE PACK TRAIN "Feels good to be in the saddle again, doesn't it, Walt?" "Yes, Ned. At least it's better than falling over a cliff. How do you feel, Chunky?" "Shoulder aches where the gun kicked me.
Chapter 9 of The Pony Rider Boys in the Rockies is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ache” — a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
From this reading “"Shoulder aches where the gun kicked me.”
like or containing small sticky lumps
From this reading “How do you feel, Chunky?"”
a steep high face of rock
From this reading “At least it's better than falling over a cliff.”
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading “THE LOSS OF THE PACK TRAIN "Feels good to be in the saddle again, doesn't it, Walt?"”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “"Shoulder aches where the gun kicked me.”
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading “"Shoulder aches where the gun kicked me.”
arrange in a container
From this reading “THE LOSS OF THE PACK TRAIN "Feels good to be in the saddle again, doesn't it, Walt?"”
put a saddle on
From this reading “THE LOSS OF THE PACK TRAIN "Feels good to be in the saddle again, doesn't it, Walt?"”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At least it's better than falling over a cliff.
plural of “ache” — a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
From this reading "Shoulder aches where the gun kicked me.
anew
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE PACK TRAIN "Feels good to be in the saddle again, doesn't it, Walt?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least it's better than falling over a cliff.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE PACK TRAIN "Feels good to be in the saddle again, doesn't it, Walt?"
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading At least it's better than falling over a cliff.
like or containing small sticky lumps
From this reading How do you feel, Chunky?"
a steep high face of rock
From this reading At least it's better than falling over a cliff.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How do you feel, Chunky?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE PACK TRAIN "Feels good to be in the saddle again, doesn't it, Walt?"
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading At least it's better than falling over a cliff.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading How do you feel, Chunky?"
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE PACK TRAIN "Feels good to be in the saddle again, doesn't it, Walt?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE PACK TRAIN "Feels good to be in the saddle again, doesn't it, Walt?"
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading "Shoulder aches where the gun kicked me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How do you feel, Chunky?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE PACK TRAIN "Feels good to be in the saddle again, doesn't it, Walt?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE PACK TRAIN "Feels good to be in the saddle again, doesn't it, Walt?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At least it's better than falling over a cliff.
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading "Shoulder aches where the gun kicked me.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least it's better than falling over a cliff.
something that is lost
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE PACK TRAIN "Feels good to be in the saddle again, doesn't it, Walt?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Shoulder aches where the gun kicked me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, Ned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE PACK TRAIN "Feels good to be in the saddle again, doesn't it, Walt?"
above and across; more than
From this reading At least it's better than falling over a cliff.
arrange in a container
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE PACK TRAIN "Feels good to be in the saddle again, doesn't it, Walt?"
put a saddle on
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE PACK TRAIN "Feels good to be in the saddle again, doesn't it, Walt?"
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading "Shoulder aches where the gun kicked me.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At least it's better than falling over a cliff.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE PACK TRAIN "Feels good to be in the saddle again, doesn't it, Walt?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE PACK TRAIN "Feels good to be in the saddle again, doesn't it, Walt?"
create by training and teaching
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE PACK TRAIN "Feels good to be in the saddle again, doesn't it, Walt?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOSS OF THE PACK TRAIN "Feels good to be in the saddle again, doesn't it, Walt?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Shoulder aches where the gun kicked me.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Ned.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How do you feel, Chunky?"
Chapter 9 of The Pony Rider Boys in the Rockies by Frank Gee Patchin holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 9 holds 185 sentences of The Pony Rider Boys in the Rockies, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Pony Rider Boys in the Rockies by Frank Gee Patchin exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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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