Chapter 8 of The X Bar X boys on Whirlpool River is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The X Bar X boys on Whirlpool River is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Follow Us With a bound, the boys were out of the corral and running toward the house. As they came closer they saw a look of anxiety on their mother’s face. “What is it?” Roy shouted, not slacking his pace. “Is any one hurt?”
Chapter 8 of The X Bar X boys on Whirlpool River is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “As they came closer they saw a look of anxiety on their mother’s face.”
confined by bonds
From this reading “Follow Us With a bound, the boys were out of the corral and running toward the house.”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “As they came closer they saw a look of anxiety on their mother’s face.”
enclose in a corral
From this reading “Follow Us With a bound, the boys were out of the corral and running toward the house.”
be the source of pain
From this reading ““Is any one hurt?””
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “Roy shouted, not slacking his pace.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Roy shouted, not slacking his pace.”
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 “As they came closer they saw a look of anxiety on their mother’s face.”
In this reading “Follow Us With a bound, the boys were out of the corral and running toward the house.”
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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 Follow Us With a bound, the boys were out of the corral and running toward the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Follow Us With a bound, the boys were out of the corral and running toward the house.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading As they came closer they saw a look of anxiety on their mother’s face.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Is any one hurt?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they came closer they saw a look of anxiety on their mother’s face.
confined by bonds
From this reading Follow Us With a bound, the boys were out of the corral and running toward the house.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Follow Us With a bound, the boys were out of the corral and running toward the house.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As they came closer they saw a look of anxiety on their mother’s face.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading As they came closer they saw a look of anxiety on their mother’s face.
enclose in a corral
From this reading Follow Us With a bound, the boys were out of the corral and running toward the house.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading As they came closer they saw a look of anxiety on their mother’s face.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Follow Us With a bound, the boys were out of the corral and running toward the house.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Roy shouted, not slacking his pace.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Follow Us With a bound, the boys were out of the corral and running toward the house.
be the source of pain
From this reading “Is any one hurt?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it?”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading As they came closer they saw a look of anxiety on their mother’s face.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading As they came closer they saw a look of anxiety on their mother’s face.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Roy shouted, not slacking his pace.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Follow Us With a bound, the boys were out of the corral and running toward the house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As they came closer they saw a look of anxiety on their mother’s face.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Is any one hurt?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Follow Us With a bound, the boys were out of the corral and running toward the house.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading Roy shouted, not slacking his pace.
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From this reading Roy shouted, not slacking his pace.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Follow Us With a bound, the boys were out of the corral and running toward the house.
cut with a saw
From this reading As they came closer they saw a look of anxiety on their mother’s face.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Roy shouted, not slacking his pace.
the evasion of work or duty
From this reading Roy shouted, not slacking his pace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Follow Us With a bound, the boys were out of the corral and running toward the house.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As they came closer they saw a look of anxiety on their mother’s face.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they came closer they saw a look of anxiety on their mother’s face.
in the direction of
From this reading Follow Us With a bound, the boys were out of the corral and running toward the house.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Follow Us With a bound, the boys were out of the corral and running toward the house.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Follow Us With a bound, the boys were out of the corral and running toward the house.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Follow Us With a bound, the boys were out of the corral and running toward the house.
Chapter 8 of The X Bar X boys on Whirlpool River by James Cody Ferris holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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 8 holds 171 sentences of The X Bar X boys on Whirlpool River, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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