Chapter 12 of The Red Moccasins: A Story is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Red Moccasins: A Story is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Will-o'-the-Wisp. "Sprigg!" said the bear, and rose from his tail. "Sir!" said the boy, as he rose from his seat. "Can you ride a bear?" "I don't know, sir; I never tried it," said the boy, dubiously.
Chapter 12 of The Red Moccasins: A Story is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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have
From this reading “"Sprigg!" said the bear, and rose from his tail.”
a youthful male person
From this reading “"Sir!" said the boy, as he rose from his seat.”
in a questionable and dubious manner
From this reading “"I don't know, sir; I never tried it," said the boy, dubiously.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “"Can you ride a bear?"”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “"Sprigg!" said the bear, and rose from his tail.”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “"Sir!" said the boy, as he rose from his seat.”
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading “"Sprigg!" said the bear, and rose from his tail.”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “"I don't know, sir; I never tried it," said the boy, dubiously.”
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 “"I don't know, sir; I never tried it," said the boy, dubiously.”
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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 "Can you ride a bear?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Sprigg!" said the bear, and rose from his tail.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Sir!" said the boy, as he rose from his seat.
have
From this reading "Sprigg!" said the bear, and rose from his tail.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Sir!" said the boy, as he rose from his seat.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can you ride a bear?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know, sir; I never tried it," said the boy, dubiously.
in a questionable and dubious manner
From this reading "I don't know, sir; I never tried it," said the boy, dubiously.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Sprigg!" said the bear, and rose from his tail.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Sir!" said the boy, as he rose from his seat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Sprigg!" said the bear, and rose from his tail.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know, sir; I never tried it," said the boy, dubiously.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't know, sir; I never tried it," said the boy, dubiously.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know, sir; I never tried it," said the boy, dubiously.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I don't know, sir; I never tried it," said the boy, dubiously.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "Can you ride a bear?"
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "Sprigg!" said the bear, and rose from his tail.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Sprigg!" said the bear, and rose from his tail.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading "Sir!" said the boy, as he rose from his seat.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Sir!" said the boy, as he rose from his seat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sprigg!" said the bear, and rose from his tail.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading "Sprigg!" said the bear, and rose from his tail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Sprigg!" said the bear, and rose from his tail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will-o'-the-Wisp.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "I don't know, sir; I never tried it," said the boy, dubiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will-o'-the-Wisp.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can you ride a bear?"
Chapter 12 of The Red Moccasins: A Story by Morrison Heady holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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 12 holds 111 sentences of The Red Moccasins: A Story, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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