Chapter 6 of A Texas Ranger is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of A Texas Ranger is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“He's my prisoner and you can't have him,” the girl heard the ranger say. The answer came in a roar of rage. “By God, we'll show you!” “If you want him, take him. But don't come unless you are ready to pay the price!” warned the officer.
Chapter 6 of A Texas Ranger is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “But don't come unless you are ready to pay the price!” warned the officer.”
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading “But don't come unless you are ready to pay the price!” warned the officer.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading ““He's my prisoner and you can't have him,” the girl heard the ranger say.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “The answer came in a roar of rage.”
a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading ““He's my prisoner and you can't have him,” the girl heard the ranger say.”
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “The answer came in a roar of rage.”
except if; if not
From this reading “But don't come unless you are ready to pay the price!” warned the officer.”
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “But don't come unless you are ready to pay the price!” warned the officer.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The answer came in a roar of rage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He's my prisoner and you can't have him,” the girl heard the ranger say.
react verbally
From this reading The answer came in a roar of rage.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But don't come unless you are ready to pay the price!” warned the officer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But don't come unless you are ready to pay the price!” warned the officer.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By God, we'll show you!”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The answer came in a roar of rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He's my prisoner and you can't have him,” the girl heard the ranger say.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But don't come unless you are ready to pay the price!” warned the officer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But don't come unless you are ready to pay the price!” warned the officer.
a young female
From this reading “He's my prisoner and you can't have him,” the girl heard the ranger say.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “By God, we'll show you!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He's my prisoner and you can't have him,” the girl heard the ranger say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He's my prisoner and you can't have him,” the girl heard the ranger say.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “He's my prisoner and you can't have him,” the girl heard the ranger say.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He's my prisoner and you can't have him,” the girl heard the ranger say.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you want him, take him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The answer came in a roar of rage.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “He's my prisoner and you can't have him,” the girl heard the ranger say.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The answer came in a roar of rage.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading But don't come unless you are ready to pay the price!” warned the officer.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading But don't come unless you are ready to pay the price!” warned the officer.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading But don't come unless you are ready to pay the price!” warned the officer.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “He's my prisoner and you can't have him,” the girl heard the ranger say.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading The answer came in a roar of rage.
a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading “He's my prisoner and you can't have him,” the girl heard the ranger say.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading But don't come unless you are ready to pay the price!” warned the officer.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading The answer came in a roar of rage.
express in words
From this reading “He's my prisoner and you can't have him,” the girl heard the ranger say.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “By God, we'll show you!”
carry out
From this reading “If you want him, take him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He's my prisoner and you can't have him,” the girl heard the ranger say.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But don't come unless you are ready to pay the price!” warned the officer.
except if; if not
From this reading But don't come unless you are ready to pay the price!” warned the officer.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “If you want him, take him.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading But don't come unless you are ready to pay the price!” warned the officer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “By God, we'll show you!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “He's my prisoner and you can't have him,” the girl heard the ranger say.
Chapter 6 of A Texas Ranger by William MacLeod Raine holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 6 holds 178 sentences of A Texas Ranger, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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