Chapter XV of The Trail Boys of the Plains, ““What Won’t Be Led Must Be Driven”,” is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XV
Chapter XV of The Trail Boys of the Plains, ““What Won’t Be Led Must Be Driven”,” is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Come along,” said Chet, after the Indians were gone. “Let’s pick up the pieces and get away. We won’t get anywhere on the trail to-day. But there’s one thing sure—we won’t stop at noon to eat.” “Whew!
Chapter XV of The Trail Boys of the Plains, ““What Won’t Be Led Must Be Driven”,” is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in or to any place
From this reading “We won’t get anywhere on the trail to-day.”
take in solid food
From this reading “But there’s one thing sure—we won’t stop at noon to eat.””
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading ““Come along,” said Chet, after the Indians were gone.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “But there’s one thing sure—we won’t stop at noon to eat.””
select carefully from a group
From this reading ““Let’s pick up the pieces and get away.”
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading ““Let’s pick up the pieces and get away.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “But there’s one thing sure—we won’t stop at noon to eat.””
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “We won’t get anywhere on the trail to-day.”
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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take and lift upward
In this reading ““Let’s pick up the pieces and get away.”
In this reading “But there’s one thing sure—we won’t stop at noon to eat.””
come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
In this reading ““Come along,” said Chet, after the Indians were gone.”
run away from confinement
In this reading ““Let’s pick up the pieces and get away.”
In this reading “We won’t get anywhere on the trail to-day.”
In this reading “But there’s one thing sure—we won’t stop at noon to eat.””
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.
later than; following
From this reading “Come along,” said Chet, after the Indians were gone.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Come along,” said Chet, after the Indians were gone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Let’s pick up the pieces and get away.
at or in or to any place
From this reading We won’t get anywhere on the trail to-day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But there’s one thing sure—we won’t stop at noon to eat.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Let’s pick up the pieces and get away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there’s one thing sure—we won’t stop at noon to eat.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come along,” said Chet, after the Indians were gone.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come along,” said Chet, after the Indians were gone.
take in solid food
From this reading But there’s one thing sure—we won’t stop at noon to eat.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Let’s pick up the pieces and get away.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Come along,” said Chet, after the Indians were gone.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading “Come along,” said Chet, after the Indians were gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s pick up the pieces and get away.
the middle of the day
From this reading But there’s one thing sure—we won’t stop at noon to eat.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We won’t get anywhere on the trail to-day.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But there’s one thing sure—we won’t stop at noon to eat.”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “Let’s pick up the pieces and get away.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading “Let’s pick up the pieces and get away.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Come along,” said Chet, after the Indians were gone.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading But there’s one thing sure—we won’t stop at noon to eat.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading But there’s one thing sure—we won’t stop at noon to eat.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Come along,” said Chet, after the Indians were gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there’s one thing sure—we won’t stop at noon to eat.”
a special situation
From this reading But there’s one thing sure—we won’t stop at noon to eat.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there’s one thing sure—we won’t stop at noon to eat.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We won’t get anywhere on the trail to-day.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading We won’t get anywhere on the trail to-day.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Let’s pick up the pieces and get away.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We won’t get anywhere on the trail to-day.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Come along,” said Chet, after the Indians were gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Whew!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We won’t get anywhere on the trail to-day.
Chapter 15 of The Trail Boys of the Plains by W. Bert (Walter Bertram) Foster holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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 15 holds 230 sentences of The Trail Boys of the Plains, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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