Chapter 12 of The saddle boys on the plains is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The saddle boys on the plains is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PATH ALONG THE CLIFF A long, loud whistle sounded. “What d’ye suppose that’s for?” asked Bob. “It came from the mine, didn’t it?” “To be sure,” replied Frank. “And I reckon it’s a call for the men to get busy.”
Chapter 12 of The saddle boys on the plains is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading ““What d’ye suppose that’s for?” asked Bob.”
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading ““And I reckon it’s a call for the men to get busy.””
a steep high face of rock
From this reading “THE PATH ALONG THE CLIFF A long, loud whistle sounded.”
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “THE PATH ALONG THE CLIFF A long, loud whistle sounded.”
a course of conduct
From this reading “THE PATH ALONG THE CLIFF A long, loud whistle sounded.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading ““And I reckon it’s a call for the men to get busy.””
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “THE PATH ALONG THE CLIFF A long, loud whistle sounded.”
make whistling sounds
From this reading “THE PATH ALONG THE CLIFF A long, loud whistle sounded.”
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 “THE PATH ALONG THE CLIFF A long, loud whistle sounded.”
In this reading “THE PATH ALONG THE CLIFF A long, loud whistle sounded.”
In this reading ““It came from the mine, didn’t it?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 THE PATH ALONG THE CLIFF A long, loud whistle sounded.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE PATH ALONG THE CLIFF A long, loud whistle sounded.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And I reckon it’s a call for the men to get busy.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What d’ye suppose that’s for?” asked Bob.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “To be sure,” replied Frank.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “What d’ye suppose that’s for?” asked Bob.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “And I reckon it’s a call for the men to get busy.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “And I reckon it’s a call for the men to get busy.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “It came from the mine, didn’t it?”
a steep high face of rock
From this reading THE PATH ALONG THE CLIFF A long, loud whistle sounded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What d’ye suppose that’s for?” asked Bob.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It came from the mine, didn’t it?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What d’ye suppose that’s for?” asked Bob.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “To be sure,” replied Frank.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “It came from the mine, didn’t it?”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “And I reckon it’s a call for the men to get busy.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And I reckon it’s a call for the men to get busy.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It came from the mine, didn’t it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And I reckon it’s a call for the men to get busy.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE PATH ALONG THE CLIFF A long, loud whistle sounded.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading THE PATH ALONG THE CLIFF A long, loud whistle sounded.
the force of workers available
From this reading “And I reckon it’s a call for the men to get busy.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It came from the mine, didn’t it?”
a course of conduct
From this reading THE PATH ALONG THE CLIFF A long, loud whistle sounded.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “And I reckon it’s a call for the men to get busy.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “To be sure,” replied Frank.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading THE PATH ALONG THE CLIFF A long, loud whistle sounded.
express a supposition
From this reading “What d’ye suppose that’s for?” asked Bob.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “To be sure,” replied Frank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What d’ye suppose that’s for?” asked Bob.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PATH ALONG THE CLIFF A long, loud whistle sounded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To be sure,” replied Frank.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What d’ye suppose that’s for?” asked Bob.
make whistling sounds
From this reading THE PATH ALONG THE CLIFF A long, loud whistle sounded.
Chapter 12 of The saddle boys on the plains by James, Captain Carson holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 127 sentences of The saddle boys on the plains, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The saddle boys on the plains by James, Captain Carson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 127 sentences, grouped into 26 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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