Chapter VIII of The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge, “The Ghost of the Tulip Glade,” is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter VIII of The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge, “The Ghost of the Tulip Glade,” is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Do I look as if I had twenty biscuit inside of me?" demands Chunky. Tad rigs up an ingenious burglar alarm. The freckle-faced boy turns practical joker. "I'm shot! I'm shot!"
Chapter VIII of The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge, “The Ghost of the Tulip Glade,” is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading “"Do I look as if I had twenty biscuit inside of me?" demands Chunky.”
A person who commits illegal entry into a building with intent to steal valuable treasures.
From this reading “Tad rigs up an ingenious burglar alarm.”
like or containing small sticky lumps
From this reading “"Do I look as if I had twenty biscuit inside of me?" demands Chunky.”
plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading “"Do I look as if I had twenty biscuit inside of me?" demands Chunky.”
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading “Tad rigs up an ingenious burglar alarm.”
a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
From this reading “The freckle-faced boy turns practical joker.”
plural of “rig” — gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
From this reading “Tad rigs up an ingenious burglar alarm.”
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading “Tad rigs up an ingenious burglar alarm.”
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.
erect or construct, especially as a temporary measure
In this reading “Tad rigs up an ingenious burglar alarm.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Tad rigs up an ingenious burglar alarm.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Tad rigs up an ingenious burglar alarm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Do I look as if I had twenty biscuit inside of me?" demands Chunky.
small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading "Do I look as if I had twenty biscuit inside of me?" demands Chunky.
a youthful male person
From this reading The freckle-faced boy turns practical joker.
A person who commits illegal entry into a building with intent to steal valuable treasures.
From this reading Tad rigs up an ingenious burglar alarm.
like or containing small sticky lumps
From this reading "Do I look as if I had twenty biscuit inside of me?" demands Chunky.
plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading "Do I look as if I had twenty biscuit inside of me?" demands Chunky.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do I look as if I had twenty biscuit inside of me?" demands Chunky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The freckle-faced boy turns practical joker.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Do I look as if I had twenty biscuit inside of me?" demands Chunky.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Do I look as if I had twenty biscuit inside of me?" demands Chunky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm shot!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Do I look as if I had twenty biscuit inside of me?" demands Chunky.
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading Tad rigs up an ingenious burglar alarm.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading "Do I look as if I had twenty biscuit inside of me?" demands Chunky.
a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
From this reading The freckle-faced boy turns practical joker.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Do I look as if I had twenty biscuit inside of me?" demands Chunky.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do I look as if I had twenty biscuit inside of me?" demands Chunky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Do I look as if I had twenty biscuit inside of me?" demands Chunky.
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading The freckle-faced boy turns practical joker.
plural of “rig” — gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
From this reading Tad rigs up an ingenious burglar alarm.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "I'm shot!
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading Tad rigs up an ingenious burglar alarm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The freckle-faced boy turns practical joker.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading The freckle-faced boy turns practical joker.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "Do I look as if I had twenty biscuit inside of me?" demands Chunky.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Tad rigs up an ingenious burglar alarm.
Chapter 8 of The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge by Frank Gee Patchin holds 11 sentences, grouped into 3 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 8 holds 11 sentences of The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge by Frank Gee Patchin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 11 sentences, grouped into 3 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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