Chapter 25 of The X Bar X boys in Thunder Canyon is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The X Bar X boys in Thunder Canyon is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MORNING JOY “What a night _that_ was!” Teddy, turning on his pillow, observed his brother. The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by: “Now yore hittin’ along, you ole puddle jumper. Hear that engine, Nick?
Chapter 25 of The X Bar X boys in Thunder Canyon is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who jumps
From this reading ““Now yore hittin’ along, you ole puddle jumper.”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “Hear that engine, Nick?”
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading “Teddy, turning on his pillow, observed his brother.”
wade or dabble in a puddle
From this reading ““Now yore hittin’ along, you ole puddle jumper.”
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:”
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading “The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:”
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading “Teddy, turning on his pillow, observed his brother.”
time long past
From this reading ““Now yore hittin’ along, you ole puddle jumper.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a one story house with a low pitched roof
In this reading “The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:”
In this reading “The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:”
In this reading “The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:”
In this reading “The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MORNING JOY “What a night _that_ was!”
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Now yore hittin’ along, you ole puddle jumper.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Teddy, turning on his pillow, observed his brother.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading Hear that engine, Nick?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Hear that engine, Nick?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Teddy, turning on his pillow, observed his brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now yore hittin’ along, you ole puddle jumper.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:
discontinued temporarily
From this reading The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading THE MORNING JOY “What a night _that_ was!”
a person who jumps
From this reading “Now yore hittin’ along, you ole puddle jumper.
not able to be found
From this reading The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE MORNING JOY “What a night _that_ was!”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading Hear that engine, Nick?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE MORNING JOY “What a night _that_ was!”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now yore hittin’ along, you ole puddle jumper.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Teddy, turning on his pillow, observed his brother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now yore hittin’ along, you ole puddle jumper.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Teddy, turning on his pillow, observed his brother.
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading Teddy, turning on his pillow, observed his brother.
wade or dabble in a puddle
From this reading “Now yore hittin’ along, you ole puddle jumper.
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading Teddy, turning on his pillow, observed his brother.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MORNING JOY “What a night _that_ was!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MORNING JOY “What a night _that_ was!”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Teddy, turning on his pillow, observed his brother.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MORNING JOY “What a night _that_ was!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE MORNING JOY “What a night _that_ was!”
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading The early afternoon sun was streaming through the windows of their bedroom at the ranch house of the X Bar X. From the yard came sounds of a missing motor, interrupted by:
time long past
From this reading “Now yore hittin’ along, you ole puddle jumper.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now yore hittin’ along, you ole puddle jumper.
Chapter 25 of The X Bar X boys in Thunder Canyon by James Cody Ferris holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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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