Chapter 4 of The white Indian boy is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The white Indian boy is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We kept this up for days. When the track was well made, we would pull the sled up without a horse. All of the big boys and girls joined in the coasting, and sometimes the older Indians would ride too. The sled was kept going all the time, until we wore the runners out. After that for fun we turned to fishing and hunting chickens and rabbits.
Chapter 4 of The white Indian boy is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading “After that for fun we turned to fishing and hunting chickens and rabbits.”
-ing form of “coast” — move effortlessly; by force of gravity
From this reading “All of the big boys and girls joined in the coasting, and sometimes the older Indians would ride too.”
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading “After that for fun we turned to fishing and hunting chickens and rabbits.”
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “After that for fun we turned to fishing and hunting chickens and rabbits.”
plural of “rabbit” — any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading “After that for fun we turned to fishing and hunting chickens and rabbits.”
plural of “runner” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading “The sled was kept going all the time, until we wore the runners out.”
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading “When the track was well made, we would pull the sled up without a horse.”
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “When the track was well made, we would pull the sled up without a horse.”
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 “All of the big boys and girls joined in the coasting, and sometimes the older Indians would ride too.”
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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 When the track was well made, we would pull the sled up without a horse.
later than; following
From this reading After that for fun we turned to fishing and hunting chickens and rabbits.
(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 All of the big boys and girls joined in the coasting, and sometimes the older Indians would ride too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All of the big boys and girls joined in the coasting, and sometimes the older Indians would ride too.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading All of the big boys and girls joined in the coasting, and sometimes the older Indians would ride too.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading All of the big boys and girls joined in the coasting, and sometimes the older Indians would ride too.
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading After that for fun we turned to fishing and hunting chickens and rabbits.
-ing form of “coast” — move effortlessly; by force of gravity
From this reading All of the big boys and girls joined in the coasting, and sometimes the older Indians would ride too.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading We kept this up for days.
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading After that for fun we turned to fishing and hunting chickens and rabbits.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We kept this up for days.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading After that for fun we turned to fishing and hunting chickens and rabbits.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading All of the big boys and girls joined in the coasting, and sometimes the older Indians would ride too.
the act of departing
From this reading The sled was kept going all the time, until we wore the runners out.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading When the track was well made, we would pull the sled up without a horse.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading After that for fun we turned to fishing and hunting chickens and rabbits.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All of the big boys and girls joined in the coasting, and sometimes the older Indians would ride too.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading All of the big boys and girls joined in the coasting, and sometimes the older Indians would ride too.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading All of the big boys and girls joined in the coasting, and sometimes the older Indians would ride too.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading We kept this up for days.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When the track was well made, we would pull the sled up without a horse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All of the big boys and girls joined in the coasting, and sometimes the older Indians would ride too.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading All of the big boys and girls joined in the coasting, and sometimes the older Indians would ride too.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The sled was kept going all the time, until we wore the runners out.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading When the track was well made, we would pull the sled up without a horse.
plural of “rabbit” — any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading After that for fun we turned to fishing and hunting chickens and rabbits.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading All of the big boys and girls joined in the coasting, and sometimes the older Indians would ride too.
plural of “runner” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading The sled was kept going all the time, until we wore the runners out.
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading When the track was well made, we would pull the sled up without a horse.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading All of the big boys and girls joined in the coasting, and sometimes the older Indians would ride too.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that for fun we turned to fishing and hunting chickens and rabbits.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the track was well made, we would pull the sled up without a horse.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We kept this up for days.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The sled was kept going all the time, until we wore the runners out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After that for fun we turned to fishing and hunting chickens and rabbits.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading All of the big boys and girls joined in the coasting, and sometimes the older Indians would ride too.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading When the track was well made, we would pull the sled up without a horse.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading After that for fun we turned to fishing and hunting chickens and rabbits.
up to a particular time
From this reading The sled was kept going all the time, until we wore the runners out.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We kept this up for days.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the track was well made, we would pull the sled up without a horse.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We kept this up for days.
(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 When the track was well made, we would pull the sled up without a horse.
at the time that
From this reading When the track was well made, we would pull the sled up without a horse.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading When the track was well made, we would pull the sled up without a horse.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading The sled was kept going all the time, until we wore the runners out.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When the track was well made, we would pull the sled up without a horse.
Chapter 4 of The white Indian boy by Elijah Nicholas Wilson holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 4 holds 417 sentences of The white Indian boy, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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