Chapter 3 of The Rider of Golden Bar is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Rider of Golden Bar is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bill slipped right off the porch rail and sat down limply on the floor. His eye-balls rolled up. His hand fluttered over his heart. He breathed with difficulty. "At last," he muttered.
Chapter 3 of The Rider of Golden Bar is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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uttered without voice
From this reading “He breathed with difficulty.”
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading “He breathed with difficulty.”
past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “His hand fluttered over his heart.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"At last," he muttered.”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “Bill slipped right off the porch rail and sat down limply on the floor.”
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading “Bill slipped right off the porch rail and sat down limply on the floor.”
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading “His eye-balls rolled up.”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “Bill slipped right off the porch rail and sat down limply on the floor.”
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 “Bill slipped right off the porch rail and sat down limply on the floor.”
In this reading “He breathed with difficulty.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bill slipped right off the porch rail and sat down limply on the floor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At last," he muttered.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Bill slipped right off the porch rail and sat down limply on the floor.
uttered without voice
From this reading He breathed with difficulty.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading He breathed with difficulty.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Bill slipped right off the porch rail and sat down limply on the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His eye-balls rolled up.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Bill slipped right off the porch rail and sat down limply on the floor.
past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading His hand fluttered over his heart.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading His hand fluttered over his heart.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He breathed with difficulty.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading His hand fluttered over his heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eye-balls rolled up.
immediately past
From this reading "At last," he muttered.
without rigidity
From this reading Bill slipped right off the porch rail and sat down limply on the floor.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "At last," he muttered.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Bill slipped right off the porch rail and sat down limply on the floor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bill slipped right off the porch rail and sat down limply on the floor.
above and across; more than
From this reading His hand fluttered over his heart.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading Bill slipped right off the porch rail and sat down limply on the floor.
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading Bill slipped right off the porch rail and sat down limply on the floor.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Bill slipped right off the porch rail and sat down limply on the floor.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading His eye-balls rolled up.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Bill slipped right off the porch rail and sat down limply on the floor.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Bill slipped right off the porch rail and sat down limply on the floor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bill slipped right off the porch rail and sat down limply on the floor.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading His eye-balls rolled up.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He breathed with difficulty.
Chapter 3 of The Rider of Golden Bar by William Patterson White holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 3 holds 415 sentences of The Rider of Golden Bar, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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