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Chapter 1 of The Rider of Golden Bar is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. "But why don't you _do_ something, Bill?" demanded Sam Prescott's pretty daughter. Bill Wingo looked at Miss Prescott in injured astonishment. "Do something?" he repeated. "What do you want me to do?"
Chapter 1 of The Rider of Golden Bar is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “Bill Wingo looked at Miss Prescott in injured astonishment.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “"But why don't you _do_ something, Bill?" demanded Sam Prescott's pretty daughter.”
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “"But why don't you _do_ something, Bill?" demanded Sam Prescott's pretty daughter.”
harmed
From this reading “Bill Wingo looked at Miss Prescott in injured astonishment.”
a town in central Arizona
From this reading “"But why don't you _do_ something, Bill?" demanded Sam Prescott's pretty daughter.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “"Do something?" he repeated.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “"But why don't you _do_ something, Bill?" demanded Sam Prescott's pretty daughter.”
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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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Bill Wingo looked at Miss Prescott in injured astonishment.”
In this reading “"But why don't you _do_ something, Bill?" demanded Sam Prescott's pretty daughter.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Bill Wingo looked at Miss Prescott in injured astonishment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bill Wingo looked at Miss Prescott in injured astonishment.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "But why don't you _do_ something, Bill?" demanded Sam Prescott's pretty daughter.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But why don't you _do_ something, Bill?" demanded Sam Prescott's pretty daughter.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
a female human offspring
From this reading "But why don't you _do_ something, Bill?" demanded Sam Prescott's pretty daughter.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "But why don't you _do_ something, Bill?" demanded Sam Prescott's pretty daughter.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But why don't you _do_ something, Bill?" demanded Sam Prescott's pretty daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But why don't you _do_ something, Bill?" demanded Sam Prescott's pretty daughter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Do something?" he repeated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bill Wingo looked at Miss Prescott in injured astonishment.
harmed
From this reading Bill Wingo looked at Miss Prescott in injured astonishment.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Bill Wingo looked at Miss Prescott in injured astonishment.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What do you want me to do?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Bill Wingo looked at Miss Prescott in injured astonishment.
a town in central Arizona
From this reading Bill Wingo looked at Miss Prescott in injured astonishment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But why don't you _do_ something, Bill?" demanded Sam Prescott's pretty daughter.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "But why don't you _do_ something, Bill?" demanded Sam Prescott's pretty daughter.
recurring again and again
From this reading "Do something?" he repeated.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "But why don't you _do_ something, Bill?" demanded Sam Prescott's pretty daughter.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "But why don't you _do_ something, Bill?" demanded Sam Prescott's pretty daughter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What do you want me to do?"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "What do you want me to do?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you want me to do?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "But why don't you _do_ something, Bill?" demanded Sam Prescott's pretty daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bill Wingo looked at Miss Prescott in injured astonishment.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But why don't you _do_ something, Bill?" demanded Sam Prescott's pretty daughter.
Chapter 1 of The Rider of Golden Bar by William Patterson White holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 1 holds 398 sentences of The Rider of Golden Bar, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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