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The X Bar X boys at the round-up
The X Bar X boys at the round-up

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of The X Bar X boys at the round-up is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.
One was that he hated to trick his brother with the knife story.
The other was that Mob Jamisson had not met the Lefton boys accidentally.
As to the first, he had no need to give himself concern.
Teddy had not been fooled.
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The X Bar X boys at the round-up

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of The X Bar X boys at the round-up is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.
Line 2
One was that he hated to trick his brother with the knife story.
/wʌn wɑːz ðæt hiː ˈheɪtəd tuː trɪk hɪz ˈbrʌðər wɪð ðə naɪf ˈstɔːri/
Line 3
The other was that Mob Jamisson had not met the Lefton boys accidentally.
Line 4
As to the first, he had no need to give himself concern.
/æz tuː ðə fɜːrst hiː hæd noʊ niːd tuː ɡɪv hɪmˈself kənˈsɜːrn/
Line 5
Teddy had not been fooled.
/ˈtedi hæd nɑːt bɪn fuːld/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

accidentally adverb US /ˌæksəˈdentəli/

without advance planning

From this reading “The other was that Mob Jamisson had not met the Lefton boys accidentally.”

bush noun US /bʊʃ/

a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading “OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.”

concern noun US /kənˈsɜːrn/

something that interests you because it is important or affects you

From this reading “As to the first, he had no need to give himself concern.”

fooled verb US /fuːld/

past form of “fool” — make a fool or dupe of

From this reading “Teddy had not been fooled.”

Mob noun US /mɑːb/

a disorderly crowd of people

From this reading “The other was that Mob Jamisson had not met the Lefton boys accidentally.”

overheard verb US /ˈoʊvərˈhɜːrd/

inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers

From this reading “OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.”

paramount adjective US /ˈperəmaʊnt/

having superior power and influence

From this reading “OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.”

Teddy noun US /ˈtedi/

plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)

From this reading “OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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went through verb + particle counted as “go through”

undergo or live through a difficult experience

In this reading “OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.”

through the night preposition + article + noun counted as “through … night”

In this reading “OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.”

with the knife preposition + article + noun counted as “with … knife”

In this reading “One was that he hated to trick his brother with the knife story.”

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accidentallyadverbUS /ˌæksəˈdentəli/

without advance planning

From this reading The other was that Mob Jamisson had not met the Lefton boys accidentally.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As to the first, he had no need to give himself concern.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Teddy had not been fooled.

boysnounUS /bɔɪz/

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading The other was that Mob Jamisson had not met the Lefton boys accidentally.

brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading One was that he hated to trick his brother with the knife story.

bushnounUS /bʊʃ/

a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

campnounUS /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

concernnounUS /kənˈsɜːrn/

something that interests you because it is important or affects you

From this reading As to the first, he had no need to give himself concern.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading As to the first, he had no need to give himself concern.

fooledverbUS /fuːld/

past form of “fool” — make a fool or dupe of

From this reading Teddy had not been fooled.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading As to the first, he had no need to give himself concern.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading One was that he hated to trick his brother with the knife story.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading As to the first, he had no need to give himself concern.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

Jamisson

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The other was that Mob Jamisson had not met the Lefton boys accidentally.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

knifenounUS /naɪf/

edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

From this reading One was that he hated to trick his brother with the knife story.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

Lefton

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The other was that Mob Jamisson had not met the Lefton boys accidentally.

Manley

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading The other was that Mob Jamisson had not met the Lefton boys accidentally.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

MobnounUS /mɑːb/

a disorderly crowd of people

From this reading The other was that Mob Jamisson had not met the Lefton boys accidentally.

neednounUS /niːd/

a condition requiring relief

From this reading As to the first, he had no need to give himself concern.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading As to the first, he had no need to give himself concern.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The other was that Mob Jamisson had not met the Lefton boys accidentally.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One was that he hated to trick his brother with the knife story.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The other was that Mob Jamisson had not met the Lefton boys accidentally.

OVERHEARDverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhɜːrd/

inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

paramountadjectiveUS /ˈperəmaʊnt/

having superior power and influence

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

Roy

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading One was that he hated to trick his brother with the knife story.

TeddynounUS /ˈtedi/

plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading One was that he hated to trick his brother with the knife story.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading One was that he hated to trick his brother with the knife story.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

tricknounUS /trɪk/

a cunning or deceitful action or device

From this reading One was that he hated to trick his brother with the knife story.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading One was that he hated to trick his brother with the knife story.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading OVERHEARD When Roy Manley left Teddy alone by the bush and went through the night toward the camp he had just left, two thoughts were paramount in his mind.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading One was that he hated to trick his brother with the knife story.

Chapter 4 of The X Bar X boys at the round-up by James Cody Ferris holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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.

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