Chapter 9 of The Rambler club in the mountains is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Rambler club in the mountains is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN EXCURSION "Grab hold of him--do, that's a good fellow! Stop the beast! Whoa, Buttercup, whoa! Oh, dear, won't somebody stop him?" Howard Fenton, seated on Mr. Barton's big black horse, was having a most uncomfortable time in the field by the house.
Chapter 9 of The Rambler club in the mountains is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “Stop the beast!”
any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
From this reading “Whoa, Buttercup, whoa!”
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading “AN EXCURSION "Grab hold of him--do, that's a good fellow!”
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading “AN EXCURSION "Grab hold of him--do, that's a good fellow!”
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading “Howard Fenton, seated on Mr. Barton's big black horse, was having a most uncomfortable time in the field by the house.”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “Howard Fenton, seated on Mr. Barton's big black horse, was having a most uncomfortable time in the field by the house.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Oh, dear, won't somebody stop him?"”
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading “Howard Fenton, seated on Mr. Barton's big black horse, was having a most uncomfortable time in the field by the house.”
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In this reading “Howard Fenton, seated on Mr. Barton's big black horse, was having a most uncomfortable time in the field by the house.”
In this reading “AN EXCURSION "Grab hold of him--do, that's a good fellow!”
In this reading “Howard Fenton, seated on Mr. Barton's big black horse, was having a most uncomfortable time in the field by the house.”
In this reading “Howard Fenton, seated on Mr. Barton's big black horse, was having a most uncomfortable time in the field by the house.”
In this reading “AN EXCURSION "Grab hold of him--do, that's a good fellow!”
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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 AN EXCURSION "Grab hold of him--do, that's a good fellow!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EXCURSION "Grab hold of him--do, that's a good fellow!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Howard Fenton, seated on Mr. Barton's big black horse, was having a most uncomfortable time in the field by the house.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Stop the beast!
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Howard Fenton, seated on Mr. Barton's big black horse, was having a most uncomfortable time in the field by the house.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Howard Fenton, seated on Mr. Barton's big black horse, was having a most uncomfortable time in the field by the house.
any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
From this reading Whoa, Buttercup, whoa!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Howard Fenton, seated on Mr. Barton's big black horse, was having a most uncomfortable time in the field by the house.
dearly loved
From this reading Oh, dear, won't somebody stop him?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading AN EXCURSION "Grab hold of him--do, that's a good fellow!
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading AN EXCURSION "Grab hold of him--do, that's a good fellow!
a boy or man
From this reading AN EXCURSION "Grab hold of him--do, that's a good fellow!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Howard Fenton, seated on Mr. Barton's big black horse, was having a most uncomfortable time in the field by the house.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Howard Fenton, seated on Mr. Barton's big black horse, was having a most uncomfortable time in the field by the house.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading AN EXCURSION "Grab hold of him--do, that's a good fellow!
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading AN EXCURSION "Grab hold of him--do, that's a good fellow!
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Howard Fenton, seated on Mr. Barton's big black horse, was having a most uncomfortable time in the field by the house.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AN EXCURSION "Grab hold of him--do, that's a good fellow!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading AN EXCURSION "Grab hold of him--do, that's a good fellow!
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Howard Fenton, seated on Mr. Barton's big black horse, was having a most uncomfortable time in the field by the house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Howard Fenton, seated on Mr. Barton's big black horse, was having a most uncomfortable time in the field by the house.
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading Howard Fenton, seated on Mr. Barton's big black horse, was having a most uncomfortable time in the field by the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Howard Fenton, seated on Mr. Barton's big black horse, was having a most uncomfortable time in the field by the house.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Howard Fenton, seated on Mr. Barton's big black horse, was having a most uncomfortable time in the field by the house.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Howard Fenton, seated on Mr. Barton's big black horse, was having a most uncomfortable time in the field by the house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN EXCURSION "Grab hold of him--do, that's a good fellow!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, dear, won't somebody stop him?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Howard Fenton, seated on Mr. Barton's big black horse, was having a most uncomfortable time in the field by the house.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Howard Fenton, seated on Mr. Barton's big black horse, was having a most uncomfortable time in the field by the house.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Oh, dear, won't somebody stop him?"
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Stop the beast!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN EXCURSION "Grab hold of him--do, that's a good fellow!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stop the beast!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Howard Fenton, seated on Mr. Barton's big black horse, was having a most uncomfortable time in the field by the house.
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading Howard Fenton, seated on Mr. Barton's big black horse, was having a most uncomfortable time in the field by the house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Howard Fenton, seated on Mr. Barton's big black horse, was having a most uncomfortable time in the field by the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whoa, Buttercup, whoa!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, dear, won't somebody stop him?"
Chapter 9 of The Rambler club in the mountains by W. Crispin (William Crispin) Sheppard holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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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