Chapter 8 of The Sportsman's Club in the Saddle is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Sportsman's Club in the Saddle is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT HAPPENED THERE. “Well, if this doesn’t beat anything I ever heard of!” said Seth, in a frightened whisper. “That isn’t _him_, is it?” “No sir, it isn’t. It is somebody else, as sure as you are alive,” replied Will.
Chapter 8 of The Sportsman's Club in the Saddle is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 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.
possessing life
From this reading “It is somebody else, as sure as you are alive,” replied Will.”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading ““Well, if this doesn’t beat anything I ever heard of!” said Seth, in a frightened whisper.”
made afraid
From this reading ““Well, if this doesn’t beat anything I ever heard of!” said Seth, in a frightened whisper.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “WHAT HAPPENED THERE.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “It is somebody else, as sure as you are alive,” replied Will.”
(Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel
From this reading ““Well, if this doesn’t beat anything I ever heard of!” said Seth, in a frightened whisper.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “It is somebody else, as sure as you are alive,” replied Will.”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading ““Well, if this doesn’t beat anything I ever heard of!” said Seth, in a frightened whisper.”
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 ““Well, if this doesn’t beat anything I ever heard of!” said Seth, in a frightened whisper.”
In this reading ““Well, if this doesn’t beat anything I ever heard of!” said Seth, in a frightened whisper.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Well, if this doesn’t beat anything I ever heard of!” said Seth, in a frightened whisper.
possessing life
From this reading It is somebody else, as sure as you are alive,” replied Will.
any thing at all
From this reading “Well, if this doesn’t beat anything I ever heard of!” said Seth, in a frightened whisper.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is somebody else, as sure as you are alive,” replied Will.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is somebody else, as sure as you are alive,” replied Will.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “Well, if this doesn’t beat anything I ever heard of!” said Seth, in a frightened whisper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, if this doesn’t beat anything I ever heard of!” said Seth, in a frightened whisper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is somebody else, as sure as you are alive,” replied Will.
at any time
From this reading “Well, if this doesn’t beat anything I ever heard of!” said Seth, in a frightened whisper.
made afraid
From this reading “Well, if this doesn’t beat anything I ever heard of!” said Seth, in a frightened whisper.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED THERE.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Well, if this doesn’t beat anything I ever heard of!” said Seth, in a frightened whisper.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That isn’t _him_, is it?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, if this doesn’t beat anything I ever heard of!” said Seth, in a frightened whisper.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Well, if this doesn’t beat anything I ever heard of!” said Seth, in a frightened whisper.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well, if this doesn’t beat anything I ever heard of!” said Seth, in a frightened whisper.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That isn’t _him_, is it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That isn’t _him_, is it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “That isn’t _him_, is it?”
not any; not one
From this reading “No sir, it isn’t.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, if this doesn’t beat anything I ever heard of!” said Seth, in a frightened whisper.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading It is somebody else, as sure as you are alive,” replied Will.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, if this doesn’t beat anything I ever heard of!” said Seth, in a frightened whisper.
(Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel
From this reading “Well, if this doesn’t beat anything I ever heard of!” said Seth, in a frightened whisper.
term of address for a man
From this reading “No sir, it isn’t.
a person, without saying who
From this reading It is somebody else, as sure as you are alive,” replied Will.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading It is somebody else, as sure as you are alive,” replied Will.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That isn’t _him_, is it?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED THERE.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Well, if this doesn’t beat anything I ever heard of!” said Seth, in a frightened whisper.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, if this doesn’t beat anything I ever heard of!” said Seth, in a frightened whisper.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED THERE.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “Well, if this doesn’t beat anything I ever heard of!” said Seth, in a frightened whisper.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It is somebody else, as sure as you are alive,” replied Will.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is somebody else, as sure as you are alive,” replied Will.
Chapter 8 of The Sportsman's Club in the Saddle by Harry Castlemon holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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 8 holds 155 sentences of The Sportsman's Club in the Saddle, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Sportsman's Club in the Saddle by Harry Castlemon exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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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