Chapter 14 of The Rider of Golden Bar is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of The Rider of Golden Bar is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No longer than is necessary," slipped in Tip, with emphasis on the last word. "Necessary, huh. _Necessary_. I suppose you fellers think you'll be able to get Dan Slike off by kidnappin' me. You forget there's Riley Tyler."
Chapter 14 of The Rider of Golden Bar is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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special importance or significance
From this reading “"No longer than is necessary," slipped in Tip, with emphasis on the last word.”
plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading “I suppose you fellers think you'll be able to get Dan Slike off by kidnappin' me.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “You forget there's Riley Tyler."”
absolutely essential
From this reading “"No longer than is necessary," slipped in Tip, with emphasis on the last word.”
United States poet (1849-1916)
From this reading “You forget there's Riley Tyler."”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “"No longer than is necessary," slipped in Tip, with emphasis on the last word.”
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading “"No longer than is necessary," slipped in Tip, with emphasis on the last word.”
elected vice president and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862)
From this reading “You forget there's Riley Tyler."”
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 “"No longer than is necessary," slipped in Tip, with emphasis on the last word.”
the final statement in a verbal argument
In this reading “"No longer than is necessary," slipped in Tip, with emphasis on the last word.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading I suppose you fellers think you'll be able to get Dan Slike off by kidnappin' me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I suppose you fellers think you'll be able to get Dan Slike off by kidnappin' me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I suppose you fellers think you'll be able to get Dan Slike off by kidnappin' me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose you fellers think you'll be able to get Dan Slike off by kidnappin' me.
special importance or significance
From this reading "No longer than is necessary," slipped in Tip, with emphasis on the last word.
plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading I suppose you fellers think you'll be able to get Dan Slike off by kidnappin' me.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading You forget there's Riley Tyler."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I suppose you fellers think you'll be able to get Dan Slike off by kidnappin' me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Necessary, huh.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose you fellers think you'll be able to get Dan Slike off by kidnappin' me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No longer than is necessary," slipped in Tip, with emphasis on the last word.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No longer than is necessary," slipped in Tip, with emphasis on the last word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose you fellers think you'll be able to get Dan Slike off by kidnappin' me.
immediately past
From this reading "No longer than is necessary," slipped in Tip, with emphasis on the last word.
for more time
From this reading "No longer than is necessary," slipped in Tip, with emphasis on the last word.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I suppose you fellers think you'll be able to get Dan Slike off by kidnappin' me.
absolutely essential
From this reading "No longer than is necessary," slipped in Tip, with emphasis on the last word.
not any; not one
From this reading "No longer than is necessary," slipped in Tip, with emphasis on the last word.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I suppose you fellers think you'll be able to get Dan Slike off by kidnappin' me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "No longer than is necessary," slipped in Tip, with emphasis on the last word.
United States poet (1849-1916)
From this reading You forget there's Riley Tyler."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose you fellers think you'll be able to get Dan Slike off by kidnappin' me.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading "No longer than is necessary," slipped in Tip, with emphasis on the last word.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose you fellers think you'll be able to get Dan Slike off by kidnappin' me.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "No longer than is necessary," slipped in Tip, with emphasis on the last word.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No longer than is necessary," slipped in Tip, with emphasis on the last word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You forget there's Riley Tyler."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I suppose you fellers think you'll be able to get Dan Slike off by kidnappin' me.
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading "No longer than is necessary," slipped in Tip, with emphasis on the last word.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I suppose you fellers think you'll be able to get Dan Slike off by kidnappin' me.
elected vice president and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862)
From this reading You forget there's Riley Tyler."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "No longer than is necessary," slipped in Tip, with emphasis on the last word.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "No longer than is necessary," slipped in Tip, with emphasis on the last word.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I suppose you fellers think you'll be able to get Dan Slike off by kidnappin' me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose you fellers think you'll be able to get Dan Slike off by kidnappin' me.
Chapter 14 of The Rider of Golden Bar by William Patterson White holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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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