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The Silent Readers: Sixth Reader

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of The Silent Readers: Sixth Reader is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.
He can harness a team of five correctly, and drive them like the wind.
At the gullies he is splendid; he puts the deer to a gallop when he sees the ravine ahead; then over they go, sleigh and all, Mekolka sitting there, proud and unmoved.
Sometimes the ravine cannot be treated this way.
Then Mekolka brings the team up to the edge and holds his _toor_--the long driving pole--across them to make them stand evenly.
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The Silent Readers: Sixth Reader

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of The Silent Readers: Sixth Reader is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.
Line 2
He can harness a team of five correctly, and drive them like the wind.
/hiː kæn ˈhɑːrnəs ə tiːm ʌv faɪv kərˈektli ənd draɪv ðem laɪk ðə waɪnd/
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At the gullies he is splendid; he puts the deer to a gallop when he sees the ravine ahead; then over they go, sleigh and all, Mekolka sitting there, proud and unmoved.
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Sometimes the ravine cannot be treated this way.
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Then Mekolka brings the team up to the edge and holds his _toor_--the long driving pole--across them to make them stand evenly.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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correctly adverb US /kərˈektli/

in an accurate manner

From this reading “He can harness a team of five correctly, and drive them like the wind.”

evenly adverb US /ˈiːvənli/

in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way

From this reading “Then Mekolka brings the team up to the edge and holds his _toor_--the long driving pole--across them to make them stand evenly.”

gullies noun US /ˈɡʌliz/

plural of “gully” — deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)

From this reading “At the gullies he is splendid; he puts the deer to a gallop when he sees the ravine ahead; then over they go, sleigh and all, Mekolka sitting there, proud and unmoved.”

harness verb US /ˈhɑːrnəs/

put a harness

From this reading “He can harness a team of five correctly, and drive them like the wind.”

mend verb US /mend/

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

From this reading “Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.”

reindeer noun US /ˈreɪndɪr/

Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America

From this reading “Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.”

sleigh noun US /sleɪ/

a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow

From this reading “Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.”

unmoved adjective US /ənˈmuːvd/

emotionally unmoved

From this reading “At the gullies he is splendid; he puts the deer to a gallop when he sees the ravine ahead; then over they go, sleigh and all, Mekolka sitting there, proud and unmoved.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

like the wind verb + article + noun counted as “like … wind”

In this reading “He can harness a team of five correctly, and drive them like the wind.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.

acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Then Mekolka brings the team up to the edge and holds his _toor_--the long driving pole--across them to make them stand evenly.

aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/

at or in the front

From this reading At the gullies he is splendid; he puts the deer to a gallop when he sees the ravine ahead; then over they go, sleigh and all, Mekolka sitting there, proud and unmoved.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading At the gullies he is splendid; he puts the deer to a gallop when he sees the ravine ahead; then over they go, sleigh and all, Mekolka sitting there, proud and unmoved.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Sometimes the ravine cannot be treated this way.

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.

bringsverbUS /brɪŋz/

third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Then Mekolka brings the team up to the edge and holds his _toor_--the long driving pole--across them to make them stand evenly.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.

cannot

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sometimes the ravine cannot be treated this way.

catchverbUS /kætʃ/

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.

correctlyadverbUS /kərˈektli/

in an accurate manner

From this reading He can harness a team of five correctly, and drive them like the wind.

deernounUS /dɪr/

distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

From this reading At the gullies he is splendid; he puts the deer to a gallop when he sees the ravine ahead; then over they go, sleigh and all, Mekolka sitting there, proud and unmoved.

disha

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.

driveverbUS /draɪv/

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading He can harness a team of five correctly, and drive them like the wind.

drivingadjectiveUS /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/

having the power of driving or impelling

From this reading Then Mekolka brings the team up to the edge and holds his _toor_--the long driving pole--across them to make them stand evenly.

edgenounUS /edʒ/

the boundary of a surface

From this reading Then Mekolka brings the team up to the edge and holds his _toor_--the long driving pole--across them to make them stand evenly.

evenlyadverbUS /ˈiːvənli/

in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way

From this reading Then Mekolka brings the team up to the edge and holds his _toor_--the long driving pole--across them to make them stand evenly.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.

fivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading He can harness a team of five correctly, and drive them like the wind.

gallopverbUS /ˈɡæləp/

ride at a galloping pace

From this reading At the gullies he is splendid; he puts the deer to a gallop when he sees the ravine ahead; then over they go, sleigh and all, Mekolka sitting there, proud and unmoved.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading At the gullies he is splendid; he puts the deer to a gallop when he sees the ravine ahead; then over they go, sleigh and all, Mekolka sitting there, proud and unmoved.

gulliesnounUS /ˈɡʌliz/

plural of “gully” — deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)

From this reading At the gullies he is splendid; he puts the deer to a gallop when he sees the ravine ahead; then over they go, sleigh and all, Mekolka sitting there, proud and unmoved.

harnessverbUS /ˈhɑːrnəs/

put a harness

From this reading He can harness a team of five correctly, and drive them like the wind.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Then Mekolka brings the team up to the edge and holds his _toor_--the long driving pole--across them to make them stand evenly.

holdsnounUS /hoʊldz/

plural of “hold” — the act of grasping

From this reading Then Mekolka brings the team up to the edge and holds his _toor_--the long driving pole--across them to make them stand evenly.

hornnounUS /hɔːrn/

a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

From this reading Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading At the gullies he is splendid; he puts the deer to a gallop when he sees the ravine ahead; then over they go, sleigh and all, Mekolka sitting there, proud and unmoved.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading He can harness a team of five correctly, and drive them like the wind.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

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 Then Mekolka brings the team up to the edge and holds his _toor_--the long driving pole--across them to make them stand evenly.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.

Mekolka

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.

mendverbUS /mend/

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

From this reading Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He can harness a team of five correctly, and drive them like the wind.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading At the gullies he is splendid; he puts the deer to a gallop when he sees the ravine ahead; then over they go, sleigh and all, Mekolka sitting there, proud and unmoved.

polenounUS /poʊl/

a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

From this reading Then Mekolka brings the team up to the edge and holds his _toor_--the long driving pole--across them to make them stand evenly.

proudadjectiveUS /praʊd/

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading At the gullies he is splendid; he puts the deer to a gallop when he sees the ravine ahead; then over they go, sleigh and all, Mekolka sitting there, proud and unmoved.

putsnounUS /pʊts/

plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

From this reading At the gullies he is splendid; he puts the deer to a gallop when he sees the ravine ahead; then over they go, sleigh and all, Mekolka sitting there, proud and unmoved.

ravinenounUS /rəˈviːn/

a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)

From this reading At the gullies he is splendid; he puts the deer to a gallop when he sees the ravine ahead; then over they go, sleigh and all, Mekolka sitting there, proud and unmoved.

reindeernounUS /ˈreɪndɪr/

Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America

From this reading Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.

requiredadjectiveUS /riˈkwaɪərd/

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.

roundnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.

seesnounUS /siːz/

plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

From this reading At the gullies he is splendid; he puts the deer to a gallop when he sees the ravine ahead; then over they go, sleigh and all, Mekolka sitting there, proud and unmoved.

sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading At the gullies he is splendid; he puts the deer to a gallop when he sees the ravine ahead; then over they go, sleigh and all, Mekolka sitting there, proud and unmoved.

sleighnounUS /sleɪ/

a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow

From this reading Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.

SometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Sometimes the ravine cannot be treated this way.

splendidadjectiveUS /ˈsplendɪd/

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading At the gullies he is splendid; he puts the deer to a gallop when he sees the ravine ahead; then over they go, sleigh and all, Mekolka sitting there, proud and unmoved.

standverbUS /stænd/

be standing; be upright

From this reading Then Mekolka brings the team up to the edge and holds his _toor_--the long driving pole--across them to make them stand evenly.

teamnounUS /tiːm/

a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

From this reading He can harness a team of five correctly, and drive them like the wind.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He can harness a team of five correctly, and drive them like the wind.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading At the gullies he is splendid; he puts the deer to a gallop when he sees the ravine ahead; then over they go, sleigh and all, Mekolka sitting there, proud and unmoved.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading At the gullies he is splendid; he puts the deer to a gallop when he sees the ravine ahead; then over they go, sleigh and all, Mekolka sitting there, proud and unmoved.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading At the gullies he is splendid; he puts the deer to a gallop when he sees the ravine ahead; then over they go, sleigh and all, Mekolka sitting there, proud and unmoved.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Sometimes the ravine cannot be treated this way.

throwverbUS /θroʊ/

propel through the air

From this reading Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.

toor

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Then Mekolka brings the team up to the edge and holds his _toor_--the long driving pole--across them to make them stand evenly.

treatedadjectiveUS /ˈtriːtɪd/

subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent

From this reading Sometimes the ravine cannot be treated this way.

unmovedadjectiveUS /ənˈmuːvd/

emotionally unmoved

From this reading At the gullies he is splendid; he puts the deer to a gallop when he sees the ravine ahead; then over they go, sleigh and all, Mekolka sitting there, proud and unmoved.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Then Mekolka brings the team up to the edge and holds his _toor_--the long driving pole--across them to make them stand evenly.

wantsnounUS /wɑːnts/

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Sometimes the ravine cannot be treated this way.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Mekolka can make a sleigh and mend it when required, throw the _disha_ when he wants to catch a reindeer, and bring it round its horn at the first throw.

windnounUS /waɪnd/

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading He can harness a team of five correctly, and drive them like the wind.

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