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Chapter 6 of The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Professor ready for a fight. Held up by armed men. "In my opinion you're a scoundrel!" Tad shows his nerve. "It's the black cat and we'll all be lame ducks in a minute and a half." The situation of the boys grows serious.
Chapter 6 of The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading “Held up by armed men.”
plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading “"It's the black cat and we'll all be lame ducks in a minute and a half."”
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “The situation of the boys grows serious.”
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading “"It's the black cat and we'll all be lame ducks in a minute and a half."”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading “Tad shows his nerve.”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “"In my opinion you're a scoundrel!"”
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading “Tad shows his nerve.”
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading “Tad shows his nerve.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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 “Held up by armed men.”
large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
In this reading “"It's the black cat and we'll all be lame ducks in a minute and a half."”
In this reading “The situation of the boys grows serious.”
In this reading “"It's the black cat and we'll all be lame ducks in a minute and a half."”
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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 The Professor ready for a fight.
(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 "It's the black cat and we'll all be lame ducks in a minute and a half."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's the black cat and we'll all be lame ducks in a minute and a half."
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading Held up by armed men.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It's the black cat and we'll all be lame ducks in a minute and a half."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "It's the black cat and we'll all be lame ducks in a minute and a half."
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The situation of the boys grows serious.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Held up by armed men.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading "It's the black cat and we'll all be lame ducks in a minute and a half."
plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading "It's the black cat and we'll all be lame ducks in a minute and a half."
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading The Professor ready for a fight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Professor ready for a fight.
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The situation of the boys grows serious.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "It's the black cat and we'll all be lame ducks in a minute and a half."
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Held up by armed men.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tad shows his nerve.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In my opinion you're a scoundrel!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the black cat and we'll all be lame ducks in a minute and a half."
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading "It's the black cat and we'll all be lame ducks in a minute and a half."
the force of workers available
From this reading Held up by armed men.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "It's the black cat and we'll all be lame ducks in a minute and a half."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "In my opinion you're a scoundrel!"
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading Tad shows his nerve.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The situation of the boys grows serious.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading "In my opinion you're a scoundrel!"
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading The Professor ready for a fight.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The Professor ready for a fight.
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading "In my opinion you're a scoundrel!"
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading The situation of the boys grows serious.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading Tad shows his nerve.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading The situation of the boys grows serious.
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading Tad shows his nerve.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Professor ready for a fight.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Held up by armed men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the black cat and we'll all be lame ducks in a minute and a half."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In my opinion you're a scoundrel!"
Chapter 6 of The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge by Frank Gee Patchin holds 6 sentences, grouped into 2 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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