Chapter 3 of Tracked to his lair is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Tracked to his lair is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RAID. “Ghosties!” gasped Sandy, in a voice scarcely above a whisper. “No wonder we couldn’t place it--but I knew it warn’t no coyote,” asserted Deadshot. For several minutes the men gazed at the awesome thing as it flitted hither and thither. “By the blood of my mother!
Chapter 3 of Tracked to his lair is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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confidently declared to be so
From this reading ““No wonder we couldn’t place it--but I knew it warn’t no coyote,” asserted Deadshot.”
inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
From this reading “For several minutes the men gazed at the awesome thing as it flitted hither and thither.”
small wolf native to western North America
From this reading ““No wonder we couldn’t place it--but I knew it warn’t no coyote,” asserted Deadshot.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““Ghosties!” gasped Sandy, in a voice scarcely above a whisper.”
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading “For several minutes the men gazed at the awesome thing as it flitted hither and thither.”
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading “THE RAID.”
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading ““Ghosties!” gasped Sandy, in a voice scarcely above a whisper.”
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading “For several minutes the men gazed at the awesome thing as it flitted hither and thither.”
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.
In this reading “For several minutes the men gazed at the awesome thing as it flitted hither and thither.”
In this reading ““Ghosties!” gasped Sandy, in a voice scarcely above a whisper.”
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 “Ghosties!” gasped Sandy, in a voice scarcely above a whisper.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Ghosties!” gasped Sandy, in a voice scarcely above a whisper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For several minutes the men gazed at the awesome thing as it flitted hither and thither.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For several minutes the men gazed at the awesome thing as it flitted hither and thither.
confidently declared to be so
From this reading “No wonder we couldn’t place it--but I knew it warn’t no coyote,” asserted Deadshot.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For several minutes the men gazed at the awesome thing as it flitted hither and thither.
inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
From this reading For several minutes the men gazed at the awesome thing as it flitted hither and thither.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “By the blood of my mother!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No wonder we couldn’t place it--but I knew it warn’t no coyote,” asserted Deadshot.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By the blood of my mother!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No wonder we couldn’t place it--but I knew it warn’t no coyote,” asserted Deadshot.
small wolf native to western North America
From this reading “No wonder we couldn’t place it--but I knew it warn’t no coyote,” asserted Deadshot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No wonder we couldn’t place it--but I knew it warn’t no coyote,” asserted Deadshot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For several minutes the men gazed at the awesome thing as it flitted hither and thither.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several minutes the men gazed at the awesome thing as it flitted hither and thither.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Ghosties!” gasped Sandy, in a voice scarcely above a whisper.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading For several minutes the men gazed at the awesome thing as it flitted hither and thither.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ghosties!” gasped Sandy, in a voice scarcely above a whisper.
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading For several minutes the men gazed at the awesome thing as it flitted hither and thither.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No wonder we couldn’t place it--but I knew it warn’t no coyote,” asserted Deadshot.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Ghosties!” gasped Sandy, in a voice scarcely above a whisper.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “No wonder we couldn’t place it--but I knew it warn’t no coyote,” asserted Deadshot.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “No wonder we couldn’t place it--but I knew it warn’t no coyote,” asserted Deadshot.
the force of workers available
From this reading For several minutes the men gazed at the awesome thing as it flitted hither and thither.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading For several minutes the men gazed at the awesome thing as it flitted hither and thither.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “By the blood of my mother!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “By the blood of my mother!
not any; not one
From this reading “No wonder we couldn’t place it--but I knew it warn’t no coyote,” asserted Deadshot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “By the blood of my mother!
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “No wonder we couldn’t place it--but I knew it warn’t no coyote,” asserted Deadshot.
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading THE RAID.
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading “Ghosties!” gasped Sandy, in a voice scarcely above a whisper.
only a very short time before
From this reading “Ghosties!” gasped Sandy, in a voice scarcely above a whisper.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading For several minutes the men gazed at the awesome thing as it flitted hither and thither.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RAID.
a special situation
From this reading For several minutes the men gazed at the awesome thing as it flitted hither and thither.
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading For several minutes the men gazed at the awesome thing as it flitted hither and thither.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Ghosties!” gasped Sandy, in a voice scarcely above a whisper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No wonder we couldn’t place it--but I knew it warn’t no coyote,” asserted Deadshot.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “No wonder we couldn’t place it--but I knew it warn’t no coyote,” asserted Deadshot.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “Ghosties!” gasped Sandy, in a voice scarcely above a whisper.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “No wonder we couldn’t place it--but I knew it warn’t no coyote,” asserted Deadshot.
Chapter 3 of Tracked to his lair by Spencer Dair holds 80 sentences, grouped into 16 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 3 holds 80 sentences of Tracked to his lair, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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