Chapter 5 of A Texas Ranger is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of A Texas Ranger is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney. “All aboard for the Mal Pais,” he sang out cheerfully. Too cheerfully perhaps. His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner. He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
Chapter 5 of A Texas Ranger is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading ““All aboard for the Mal Pais,” he sang out cheerfully.”
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading “His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner.”
in a cheerful manner
From this reading ““All aboard for the Mal Pais,” he sang out cheerfully.”
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading “His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner.”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.”
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading ““All aboard for the Mal Pais,” he sang out cheerfully.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.”
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.”
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “All aboard for the Mal Pais,” he sang out cheerfully.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “All aboard for the Mal Pais,” he sang out cheerfully.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “All aboard for the Mal Pais,” he sang out cheerfully.
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “All aboard for the Mal Pais,” he sang out cheerfully.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “All aboard for the Mal Pais,” he sang out cheerfully.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
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From this reading Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.
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From this reading Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
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From this reading “All aboard for the Mal Pais,” he sang out cheerfully.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.
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From this reading Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.
not any; not one
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “All aboard for the Mal Pais,” he sang out cheerfully.
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From this reading “All aboard for the Mal Pais,” he sang out cheerfully.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
by chance
From this reading Too cheerfully perhaps.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading “All aboard for the Mal Pais,” he sang out cheerfully.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “All aboard for the Mal Pais,” he sang out cheerfully.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Too cheerfully perhaps.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.
(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 His assurance that all was well between them chilled her manner.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He might forgive himself easily if he was that sort of man; she would at least show him she was no party, to it.
Chapter 5 of A Texas Ranger by William MacLeod Raine holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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