Chapter 3 of Tinkle, the Trick Pony: His Many Adventures is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Tinkle, the Trick Pony: His Many Adventures is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp. “Oh, my dear lady!” exclaimed the old fire horse, “you must not go in there! You really must not!” “Why?” asked Tinkle’s mother. “Oh, I’m sure something dreadful has happened!
Chapter 3 of Tinkle, the Trick Pony: His Many Adventures is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading ““Oh, I’m sure something dreadful has happened!”
enclose with a fence
From this reading “TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.”
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading “TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.”
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading “TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.”
a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
From this reading “TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.”
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 ““Oh, my dear lady!” exclaimed the old fire horse, “you must not go in there!”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Why?” asked Tinkle’s mother.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.
dearly loved
From this reading “Oh, my dear lady!” exclaimed the old fire horse, “you must not go in there!
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “Oh, I’m sure something dreadful has happened!
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Oh, my dear lady!” exclaimed the old fire horse, “you must not go in there!
enclose with a fence
From this reading TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.
start firing a weapon
From this reading “Oh, my dear lady!” exclaimed the old fire horse, “you must not go in there!
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Oh, my dear lady!” exclaimed the old fire horse, “you must not go in there!
the act of departing
From this reading TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “Oh, I’m sure something dreadful has happened!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, I’m sure something dreadful has happened!
an opening into or through something
From this reading TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “Oh, my dear lady!” exclaimed the old fire horse, “you must not go in there!
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I’m sure something dreadful has happened!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh, my dear lady!” exclaimed the old fire horse, “you must not go in there!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Oh, my dear lady!” exclaimed the old fire horse, “you must not go in there!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Oh, my dear lady!” exclaimed the old fire horse, “you must not go in there!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, my dear lady!” exclaimed the old fire horse, “you must not go in there!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Oh, my dear lady!” exclaimed the old fire horse, “you must not go in there!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, my dear lady!” exclaimed the old fire horse, “you must not go in there!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Oh, my dear lady!” exclaimed the old fire horse, “you must not go in there!
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading You really must not!”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Oh, I’m sure something dreadful has happened!
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Oh, I’m sure something dreadful has happened!
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Oh, my dear lady!” exclaimed the old fire horse, “you must not go in there!
a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
From this reading TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.
in the direction of
From this reading TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading TINKLE AND GEORGE Dapple Gray, running toward the hole which the horses had made by pushing against the fence, met Tinkle’s mother going into the swamp.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why?” asked Tinkle’s mother.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, my dear lady!” exclaimed the old fire horse, “you must not go in there!
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