Chapter 15 of Tonio, Son of the Sierras is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Tonio, Son of the Sierras is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Harris was up and fuming for action. With his wound unhealed and his arm utterly useless, he was insistent that he should be permitted to mount and ride. "What could you do?" asked Bentley. "The post is surrounded. Every trail and both roads are watched day and night.
Chapter 15 of Tonio, Son of the Sierras is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “fume” — be mad, angry, or furious
From this reading “Harris was up and fuming for action.”
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading “Harris was up and fuming for action.”
repetitive and persistent
From this reading “With his wound unhealed and his arm utterly useless, he was insistent that he should be permitted to mount and ride.”
attach to a support
From this reading “With his wound unhealed and his arm utterly useless, he was insistent that he should be permitted to mount and ride.”
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading “With his wound unhealed and his arm utterly useless, he was insistent that he should be permitted to mount and ride.”
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading “Every trail and both roads are watched day and night.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “Every trail and both roads are watched day and night.”
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading “With his wound unhealed and his arm utterly useless, he was insistent that he should be permitted to mount and ride.”
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something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading Harris was up and fuming for action.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harris was up and fuming for action.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Every trail and both roads are watched day and night.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading With his wound unhealed and his arm utterly useless, he was insistent that he should be permitted to mount and ride.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What could you do?" asked Bentley.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With his wound unhealed and his arm utterly useless, he was insistent that he should be permitted to mount and ride.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What could you do?" asked Bentley.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Every trail and both roads are watched day and night.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "What could you do?" asked Bentley.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Every trail and both roads are watched day and night.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What could you do?" asked Bentley.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every trail and both roads are watched day and night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Harris was up and fuming for action.
-ing form of “fume” — be mad, angry, or furious
From this reading Harris was up and fuming for action.
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading Harris was up and fuming for action.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With his wound unhealed and his arm utterly useless, he was insistent that he should be permitted to mount and ride.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With his wound unhealed and his arm utterly useless, he was insistent that he should be permitted to mount and ride.
repetitive and persistent
From this reading With his wound unhealed and his arm utterly useless, he was insistent that he should be permitted to mount and ride.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The post is surrounded.
attach to a support
From this reading With his wound unhealed and his arm utterly useless, he was insistent that he should be permitted to mount and ride.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Every trail and both roads are watched day and night.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading With his wound unhealed and his arm utterly useless, he was insistent that he should be permitted to mount and ride.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading "The post is surrounded.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading With his wound unhealed and his arm utterly useless, he was insistent that he should be permitted to mount and ride.
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading Every trail and both roads are watched day and night.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading With his wound unhealed and his arm utterly useless, he was insistent that he should be permitted to mount and ride.
confined on all sides
From this reading "The post is surrounded.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With his wound unhealed and his arm utterly useless, he was insistent that he should be permitted to mount and ride.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The post is surrounded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With his wound unhealed and his arm utterly useless, he was insistent that he should be permitted to mount and ride.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Every trail and both roads are watched day and night.
not healed
From this reading With his wound unhealed and his arm utterly useless, he was insistent that he should be permitted to mount and ride.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Harris was up and fuming for action.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading With his wound unhealed and his arm utterly useless, he was insistent that he should be permitted to mount and ride.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading With his wound unhealed and his arm utterly useless, he was insistent that he should be permitted to mount and ride.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harris was up and fuming for action.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Every trail and both roads are watched day and night.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What could you do?" asked Bentley.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his wound unhealed and his arm utterly useless, he was insistent that he should be permitted to mount and ride.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading With his wound unhealed and his arm utterly useless, he was insistent that he should be permitted to mount and ride.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What could you do?" asked Bentley.
Chapter 15 of Tonio, Son of the Sierras by Charles King holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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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