Chapter IX of The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge, “Prospectors in the Hills,” is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter IX of The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge, “Prospectors in the Hills,” is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A man is identified by a horse's footprint. Friendly faces once more. Getting acquainted with new-found friends. Pony Rider Boys amaze the gold prospectors. The enemy is fully identified.
Chapter IX of The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge, “Prospectors in the Hills,” is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having fair knowledge of
From this reading “Getting acquainted with new-found friends.”
affect with wonder
From this reading “Pony Rider Boys amaze the gold prospectors.”
a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
From this reading “A man is identified by a horse's footprint.”
possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “A man is identified by a horse's footprint.”
having the identity known or established
From this reading “A man is identified by a horse's footprint.”
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “Pony Rider Boys amaze the gold prospectors.”
plural of “prospector” — someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
From this reading “Pony Rider Boys amaze the gold prospectors.”
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading “Pony Rider Boys amaze the gold prospectors.”
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.
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anew
In this reading “Friendly faces once more.”
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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 A man is identified by a horse's footprint.
having fair knowledge of
From this reading Getting acquainted with new-found friends.
affect with wonder
From this reading Pony Rider Boys amaze the gold prospectors.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Pony Rider Boys amaze the gold prospectors.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A man is identified by a horse's footprint.
an opposing military force
From this reading The enemy is fully identified.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Friendly faces once more.
a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
From this reading A man is identified by a horse's footprint.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading Friendly faces once more.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Getting acquainted with new-found friends.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading The enemy is fully identified.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Getting acquainted with new-found friends.
coins made of gold
From this reading Pony Rider Boys amaze the gold prospectors.
possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading A man is identified by a horse's footprint.
having the identity known or established
From this reading A man is identified by a horse's footprint.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A man is identified by a horse's footprint.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man is identified by a horse's footprint.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Friendly faces once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Getting acquainted with new-found friends.
on one occasion
From this reading Friendly faces once more.
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading Pony Rider Boys amaze the gold prospectors.
plural of “prospector” — someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
From this reading Pony Rider Boys amaze the gold prospectors.
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading Pony Rider Boys amaze the gold prospectors.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pony Rider Boys amaze the gold prospectors.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Getting acquainted with new-found friends.
Chapter 9 of The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge by Frank Gee Patchin holds 5 sentences, grouped into 1 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 9 holds 5 sentences of The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge, unabridged, divided into 1 reading sections.
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