Chapter 7 of Treasury of American Indian Tales is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Treasury of American Indian Tales is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Come, Little Turtle,” he said. “It is time you learned to ride a horse. We will go to my string of ponies and pick one that you may ride and call your own. If you are to go on the hunt and take part in the many other riding events in the village, you must learn to ride well.” Little Turtle’s heart leaped excitedly.
Chapter 7 of Treasury of American Indian Tales is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading “Little Turtle’s heart leaped excitedly.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “If you are to go on the hunt and take part in the many other riding events in the village, you must learn to ride well.””
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Little Turtle’s heart leaped excitedly.”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “We will go to my string of ponies and pick one that you may ride and call your own.”
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “We will go to my string of ponies and pick one that you may ride and call your own.”
a lightweight cord
From this reading “We will go to my string of ponies and pick one that you may ride and call your own.”
a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
From this reading ““Come, Little Turtle,” he said.”
possessive form of “turtle” — a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
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 “Little Turtle’s heart leaped excitedly.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “If you are to go on the hunt and take part in the many other riding events in the village, you must learn to ride well.””
share in something
In this reading “If you are to go on the hunt and take part in the many other riding events in the village, you must learn to ride well.””
In this reading “If you are to go on the hunt and take part in the many other riding events in the village, you must learn to ride well.””
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 “It is time you learned to ride a horse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We will go to my string of ponies and pick one that you may ride and call your own.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If you are to go on the hunt and take part in the many other riding events in the village, you must learn to ride well.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading We will go to my string of ponies and pick one that you may ride and call your own.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, Little Turtle,” he said.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading If you are to go on the hunt and take part in the many other riding events in the village, you must learn to ride well.”
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading Little Turtle’s heart leaped excitedly.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We will go to my string of ponies and pick one that you may ride and call your own.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Come, Little Turtle,” he said.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Little Turtle’s heart leaped excitedly.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “It is time you learned to ride a horse.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading If you are to go on the hunt and take part in the many other riding events in the village, you must learn to ride well.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you are to go on the hunt and take part in the many other riding events in the village, you must learn to ride well.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If you are to go on the hunt and take part in the many other riding events in the village, you must learn to ride well.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is time you learned to ride a horse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is time you learned to ride a horse.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Little Turtle’s heart leaped excitedly.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading If you are to go on the hunt and take part in the many other riding events in the village, you must learn to ride well.”
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading “It is time you learned to ride a horse.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Come, Little Turtle,” he said.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading If you are to go on the hunt and take part in the many other riding events in the village, you must learn to ride well.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We will go to my string of ponies and pick one that you may ride and call your own.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If you are to go on the hunt and take part in the many other riding events in the village, you must learn to ride well.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We will go to my string of ponies and pick one that you may ride and call your own.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We will go to my string of ponies and pick one that you may ride and call your own.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If you are to go on the hunt and take part in the many other riding events in the village, you must learn to ride well.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We will go to my string of ponies and pick one that you may ride and call your own.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading If you are to go on the hunt and take part in the many other riding events in the village, you must learn to ride well.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading We will go to my string of ponies and pick one that you may ride and call your own.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading If you are to go on the hunt and take part in the many other riding events in the village, you must learn to ride well.”
select carefully from a group
From this reading We will go to my string of ponies and pick one that you may ride and call your own.
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading We will go to my string of ponies and pick one that you may ride and call your own.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “It is time you learned to ride a horse.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading If you are to go on the hunt and take part in the many other riding events in the village, you must learn to ride well.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Come, Little Turtle,” he said.
a lightweight cord
From this reading We will go to my string of ponies and pick one that you may ride and call your own.
carry out
From this reading If you are to go on the hunt and take part in the many other riding events in the village, you must learn to ride well.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We will go to my string of ponies and pick one that you may ride and call your own.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If you are to go on the hunt and take part in the many other riding events in the village, you must learn to ride well.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “It is time you learned to ride a horse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It is time you learned to ride a horse.
a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
From this reading “Come, Little Turtle,” he said.
possessive form of “turtle” — a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar
From this reading Little Turtle’s heart leaped excitedly.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading If you are to go on the hunt and take part in the many other riding events in the village, you must learn to ride well.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will go to my string of ponies and pick one that you may ride and call your own.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading If you are to go on the hunt and take part in the many other riding events in the village, you must learn to ride well.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will go to my string of ponies and pick one that you may ride and call your own.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It is time you learned to ride a horse.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We will go to my string of ponies and pick one that you may ride and call your own.
Chapter 7 of Treasury of American Indian Tales by Theodore Whitson Ressler holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 7 holds 404 sentences of Treasury of American Indian Tales, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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