Chapter 5 of The Red Mustang is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Red Mustang is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAL AND THE CAVALRY AND THE RED MUSTANG. "Sixty miles to Fort Craig!" That had been the mournful exclamation of Cal Evans, a little distance from Santa Lucia. Then he made a brief calculation, and added: "Dick has had ten miles of easy going and ten miles of running. Not many horses could stand sixty more.
Chapter 5 of The Red Mustang is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
From this reading “Then he made a brief calculation, and added: "Dick has had ten miles of easy going and ten miles of running.”
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading “CAL AND THE CAVALRY AND THE RED MUSTANG.”
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading “That had been the mournful exclamation of Cal Evans, a little distance from Santa Lucia.”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “That had been the mournful exclamation of Cal Evans, a little distance from Santa Lucia.”
expressing sorrow
From this reading “That had been the mournful exclamation of Cal Evans, a little distance from Santa Lucia.”
small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish
From this reading “CAL AND THE CAVALRY AND THE RED MUSTANG.”
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading “That had been the mournful exclamation of Cal Evans, a little distance from Santa Lucia.”
being ten more than fifty
From this reading “"Sixty miles to Fort Craig!"”
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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In this reading “"Sixty miles to Fort Craig!"”
In this reading “Then he made a brief calculation, and added: "Dick has had ten miles of easy going and ten miles of running.”
In this reading “That had been the mournful exclamation of Cal Evans, a little distance from Santa Lucia.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That had been the mournful exclamation of Cal Evans, a little distance from Santa Lucia.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Then he made a brief calculation, and added: "Dick has had ten miles of easy going and ten miles of running.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAL AND THE CAVALRY AND THE RED MUSTANG.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That had been the mournful exclamation of Cal Evans, a little distance from Santa Lucia.
of short duration or distance
From this reading Then he made a brief calculation, and added: "Dick has had ten miles of easy going and ten miles of running.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAL AND THE CAVALRY AND THE RED MUSTANG.
the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
From this reading Then he made a brief calculation, and added: "Dick has had ten miles of easy going and ten miles of running.
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading CAL AND THE CAVALRY AND THE RED MUSTANG.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Not many horses could stand sixty more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sixty miles to Fort Craig!"
someone who is a detective
From this reading Then he made a brief calculation, and added: "Dick has had ten miles of easy going and ten miles of running.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading That had been the mournful exclamation of Cal Evans, a little distance from Santa Lucia.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Then he made a brief calculation, and added: "Dick has had ten miles of easy going and ten miles of running.
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading That had been the mournful exclamation of Cal Evans, a little distance from Santa Lucia.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading That had been the mournful exclamation of Cal Evans, a little distance from Santa Lucia.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading "Sixty miles to Fort Craig!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That had been the mournful exclamation of Cal Evans, a little distance from Santa Lucia.
the act of departing
From this reading Then he made a brief calculation, and added: "Dick has had ten miles of easy going and ten miles of running.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That had been the mournful exclamation of Cal Evans, a little distance from Santa Lucia.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he made a brief calculation, and added: "Dick has had ten miles of easy going and ten miles of running.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he made a brief calculation, and added: "Dick has had ten miles of easy going and ten miles of running.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Not many horses could stand sixty more.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That had been the mournful exclamation of Cal Evans, a little distance from Santa Lucia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That had been the mournful exclamation of Cal Evans, a little distance from Santa Lucia.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then he made a brief calculation, and added: "Dick has had ten miles of easy going and ten miles of running.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Not many horses could stand sixty more.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "Sixty miles to Fort Craig!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Not many horses could stand sixty more.
expressing sorrow
From this reading That had been the mournful exclamation of Cal Evans, a little distance from Santa Lucia.
small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish
From this reading CAL AND THE CAVALRY AND THE RED MUSTANG.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not many horses could stand sixty more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That had been the mournful exclamation of Cal Evans, a little distance from Santa Lucia.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading CAL AND THE CAVALRY AND THE RED MUSTANG.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Then he made a brief calculation, and added: "Dick has had ten miles of easy going and ten miles of running.
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading That had been the mournful exclamation of Cal Evans, a little distance from Santa Lucia.
being ten more than fifty
From this reading "Sixty miles to Fort Craig!"
be standing; be upright
From this reading Not many horses could stand sixty more.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Then he made a brief calculation, and added: "Dick has had ten miles of easy going and ten miles of running.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That had been the mournful exclamation of Cal Evans, a little distance from Santa Lucia.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAL AND THE CAVALRY AND THE RED MUSTANG.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he made a brief calculation, and added: "Dick has had ten miles of easy going and ten miles of running.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sixty miles to Fort Craig!"
Chapter 5 of The Red Mustang by William O. Stoddard holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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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