Chapter 3 of We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What time is it?" Alec asked. "Twenty past nine," his father said. He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day. She had eaten her oats, but instead of paying any attention to her hay she trampled it as she shuffled about.
Chapter 3 of We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading “She had eaten her oats, but instead of paying any attention to her hay she trampled it as she shuffled about.”
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading “She had eaten her oats, but instead of paying any attention to her hay she trampled it as she shuffled about.”
plural of “oat” — annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: “oats”)
From this reading “She had eaten her oats, but instead of paying any attention to her hay she trampled it as she shuffled about.”
yielding a fair profit
From this reading “She had eaten her oats, but instead of paying any attention to her hay she trampled it as she shuffled about.”
past form of “shuffle” — walk by dragging one's feet
From this reading “She had eaten her oats, but instead of paying any attention to her hay she trampled it as she shuffled about.”
pulled or drawn tight
From this reading “He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.”
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading “He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.”
past form of “trample” — tread or stomp heavily or roughly
From this reading “She had eaten her oats, but instead of paying any attention to her hay she trampled it as she shuffled about.”
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 “He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.”
In this reading “"Twenty past nine," his father said.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.”
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading “He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.”
In this reading “She had eaten her oats, but instead of paying any attention to her hay she trampled it as she shuffled about.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had eaten her oats, but instead of paying any attention to her hay she trampled it as she shuffled about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alec asked.
in addition
From this reading He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She had eaten her oats, but instead of paying any attention to her hay she trampled it as she shuffled about.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Alec asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading She had eaten her oats, but instead of paying any attention to her hay she trampled it as she shuffled about.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had eaten her oats, but instead of paying any attention to her hay she trampled it as she shuffled about.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading She had eaten her oats, but instead of paying any attention to her hay she trampled it as she shuffled about.
divisible by two
From this reading He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Twenty past nine," his father said.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had eaten her oats, but instead of paying any attention to her hay she trampled it as she shuffled about.
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading She had eaten her oats, but instead of paying any attention to her hay she trampled it as she shuffled about.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had eaten her oats, but instead of paying any attention to her hay she trampled it as she shuffled about.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Twenty past nine," his father said.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading She had eaten her oats, but instead of paying any attention to her hay she trampled it as she shuffled about.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What time is it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What time is it?"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading "Twenty past nine," his father said.
plural of “oat” — annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: “oats”)
From this reading She had eaten her oats, but instead of paying any attention to her hay she trampled it as she shuffled about.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading "Twenty past nine," his father said.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading She had eaten her oats, but instead of paying any attention to her hay she trampled it as she shuffled about.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Twenty past nine," his father said.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.
past form of “shuffle” — walk by dragging one's feet
From this reading She had eaten her oats, but instead of paying any attention to her hay she trampled it as she shuffled about.
the rays of the sun
From this reading He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.
pulled or drawn tight
From this reading He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "What time is it?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.
past form of “trample” — tread or stomp heavily or roughly
From this reading She had eaten her oats, but instead of paying any attention to her hay she trampled it as she shuffled about.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "Twenty past nine," his father said.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went off to look at Sunshine, and even the horse seemed tense and taut, as though she also felt the vast importance of this day.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What time is it?"
Chapter 3 of We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run by Jim Kjelgaard holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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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