Chapter 10 of The testing of Janice Day is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The testing of Janice Day is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANNETTE BOWMAN Janice leaped out of her car and ran toward the frightened horse. “Stop pulling on the reins! Stop it--do!” she begged of the girl driving. “See! he’ll come down if you’ll let him.” With slackened reins the horse dropped his fore-hoofs to the ground.
Chapter 10 of The testing of Janice Day is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Stop it--do!” she begged of the girl driving.”
a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading “ANNETTE BOWMAN Janice leaped out of her car and ran toward the frightened horse.”
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading “Stop it--do!” she begged of the girl driving.”
made afraid
From this reading “ANNETTE BOWMAN Janice leaped out of her car and ran toward the frightened horse.”
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “ANNETTE BOWMAN Janice leaped out of her car and ran toward the frightened horse.”
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading ““Stop pulling on the reins!”
plural of “rein” — one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
From this reading ““Stop pulling on the reins!”
past form of “slacken” — become slow or slower
From this reading “With slackened reins the horse dropped his fore-hoofs to the ground.”
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In this reading “ANNETTE BOWMAN Janice leaped out of her car and ran toward the frightened horse.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading ““See! he’ll come down if you’ll let him.””
In this reading “ANNETTE BOWMAN Janice leaped out of her car and ran toward the frightened horse.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANNETTE BOWMAN Janice leaped out of her car and ran toward the frightened horse.
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From this reading ANNETTE BOWMAN Janice leaped out of her car and ran toward the frightened horse.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Stop it--do!” she begged of the girl driving.
a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading ANNETTE BOWMAN Janice leaped out of her car and ran toward the frightened horse.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading ANNETTE BOWMAN Janice leaped out of her car and ran toward the frightened horse.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “See! he’ll come down if you’ll let him.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Stop it--do!” she begged of the girl driving.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “See! he’ll come down if you’ll let him.”
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading Stop it--do!” she begged of the girl driving.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading With slackened reins the horse dropped his fore-hoofs to the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With slackened reins the horse dropped his fore-hoofs to the ground.
made afraid
From this reading ANNETTE BOWMAN Janice leaped out of her car and ran toward the frightened horse.
a young female
From this reading Stop it--do!” she begged of the girl driving.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading With slackened reins the horse dropped his fore-hoofs to the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “See! he’ll come down if you’ll let him.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ANNETTE BOWMAN Janice leaped out of her car and ran toward the frightened horse.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “See! he’ll come down if you’ll let him.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With slackened reins the horse dropped his fore-hoofs to the ground.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading ANNETTE BOWMAN Janice leaped out of her car and ran toward the frightened horse.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “See! he’ll come down if you’ll let him.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Stop it--do!” she begged of the girl driving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANNETTE BOWMAN Janice leaped out of her car and ran toward the frightened horse.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading ANNETTE BOWMAN Janice leaped out of her car and ran toward the frightened horse.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “See! he’ll come down if you’ll let him.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ANNETTE BOWMAN Janice leaped out of her car and ran toward the frightened horse.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Stop pulling on the reins!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ANNETTE BOWMAN Janice leaped out of her car and ran toward the frightened horse.
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading “Stop pulling on the reins!
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading ANNETTE BOWMAN Janice leaped out of her car and ran toward the frightened horse.
plural of “rein” — one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
From this reading “Stop pulling on the reins!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “See! he’ll come down if you’ll let him.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stop it--do!” she begged of the girl driving.
past form of “slacken” — become slow or slower
From this reading With slackened reins the horse dropped his fore-hoofs to the ground.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “Stop pulling on the reins!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANNETTE BOWMAN Janice leaped out of her car and ran toward the frightened horse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With slackened reins the horse dropped his fore-hoofs to the ground.
in the direction of
From this reading ANNETTE BOWMAN Janice leaped out of her car and ran toward the frightened horse.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With slackened reins the horse dropped his fore-hoofs to the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “See! he’ll come down if you’ll let him.”
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