Chapter 12 of When the Owl Cries is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of When the Owl Cries is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico. Her great yellow mane, tied with white ribbons, flared at every jump. Vicente tagged behind. "How are you coming, boy?" Raul called, as his son curbed his range pony.
Chapter 12 of When the Owl Cries is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1891-1961)
From this reading “Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.”
past form of “curb” — lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
From this reading “Raul called, as his son curbed his range pony.”
past form of “flare” — burn brightly
From this reading “Her great yellow mane, tied with white ribbons, flared at every jump.”
a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles
From this reading “Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.”
a person who jumps
From this reading “Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.”
by a particular locality
From this reading “Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.”
comparative of “steady” — not subject to change or variation especially in behavior
From this reading “Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.”
bearing or marked with a label or tag
From this reading “Vicente tagged behind.”
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 “Her great yellow mane, tied with white ribbons, flared at every jump.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How are you coming, boy?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her great yellow mane, tied with white ribbons, flared at every jump.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Vicente tagged behind.
a youthful male person
From this reading "How are you coming, boy?"
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Raul called, as his son curbed his range pony.
United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1891-1961)
From this reading Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "How are you coming, boy?"
past form of “curb” — lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
From this reading Raul called, as his son curbed his range pony.
-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Her great yellow mane, tied with white ribbons, flared at every jump.
past form of “flare” — burn brightly
From this reading Her great yellow mane, tied with white ribbons, flared at every jump.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Her great yellow mane, tied with white ribbons, flared at every jump.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Raul called, as his son curbed his range pony.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How are you coming, boy?"
a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles
From this reading Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Her great yellow mane, tied with white ribbons, flared at every jump.
a person who jumps
From this reading Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.
plural of “leap” — a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.
by a particular locality
From this reading Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.
long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
From this reading Her great yellow mane, tied with white ribbons, flared at every jump.
female equine animal
From this reading Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.
above and across; more than
From this reading Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading Raul called, as his son curbed his range pony.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading Raul called, as his son curbed his range pony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.
plural of “ribbon” — any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading Her great yellow mane, tied with white ribbons, flared at every jump.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.
a male human offspring
From this reading Raul called, as his son curbed his range pony.
comparative of “steady” — not subject to change or variation especially in behavior
From this reading Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.
bearing or marked with a label or tag
From this reading Vicente tagged behind.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Raul had a horse, known locally as a good jumper, and he put the mare over the hurdles, enjoying her leaps, thinking her so much steadier than Chico.
bound or secured closely
From this reading Her great yellow mane, tied with white ribbons, flared at every jump.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vicente tagged behind.
a Caucasian
From this reading Her great yellow mane, tied with white ribbons, flared at every jump.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her great yellow mane, tied with white ribbons, flared at every jump.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Her great yellow mane, tied with white ribbons, flared at every jump.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How are you coming, boy?"
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