Chapter 21 of The X Bar X boys at Nugget Camp is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The X Bar X boys at Nugget Camp is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALLEN’S GUN The gun fell from Allen’s fingers. It struck the pony on the neck, and he shied. Bug Eye moved his bronco forward. “Now we’ll have a little conversation,” he went on. “Nick, what’s it all about?”
Chapter 21 of The X Bar X boys at Nugget Camp is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “allen” — United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
From this reading “Bug Eye moved his bronco forward.”
general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
From this reading “Bug Eye moved his bronco forward.”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “ALLEN’S GUN The gun fell from Allen’s fingers.”
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading “It struck the pony on the neck, and he shied.”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading ““Nick, what’s it all about?””
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “It struck the pony on the neck, and he shied.”
inflected form of “shy” — start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading “It struck the pony on the neck, and he shied.”
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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continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading ““Now we’ll have a little conversation,” he went on.”
In this reading “ALLEN’S GUN The gun fell from Allen’s fingers.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “Now we’ll have a little conversation,” he went on.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Nick, what’s it all about?”
(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 “Nick, what’s it all about?”
possessive form of “allen” — United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading ALLEN’S GUN The gun fell from Allen’s fingers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It struck the pony on the neck, and he shied.
an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
From this reading Bug Eye moved his bronco forward.
general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
From this reading Bug Eye moved his bronco forward.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading “Now we’ll have a little conversation,” he went on.
the organ of sight
From this reading Bug Eye moved his bronco forward.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading ALLEN’S GUN The gun fell from Allen’s fingers.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading ALLEN’S GUN The gun fell from Allen’s fingers.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Bug Eye moved his bronco forward.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ALLEN’S GUN The gun fell from Allen’s fingers.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading ALLEN’S GUN The gun fell from Allen’s fingers.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Now we’ll have a little conversation,” he went on.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It struck the pony on the neck, and he shied.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bug Eye moved his bronco forward.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It struck the pony on the neck, and he shied.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Now we’ll have a little conversation,” he went on.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Bug Eye moved his bronco forward.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading It struck the pony on the neck, and he shied.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “Nick, what’s it all about?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now we’ll have a little conversation,” he went on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It struck the pony on the neck, and he shied.
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading It struck the pony on the neck, and he shied.
inflected form of “shy” — start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading It struck the pony on the neck, and he shied.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading It struck the pony on the neck, and he shied.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALLEN’S GUN The gun fell from Allen’s fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now we’ll have a little conversation,” he went on.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Now we’ll have a little conversation,” he went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nick, what’s it all about?”
Chapter 21 of The X Bar X boys at Nugget Camp by James Cody Ferris holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 21 holds 178 sentences of The X Bar X boys at Nugget Camp, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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