Chapter 12 of A Texas Ranger is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A Texas Ranger is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed. He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would. Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath. He found at the next table two other late breakfasters. “Mo'ning, Miss Kinney.
Chapter 12 of A Texas Ranger is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading “Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.”
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading “Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.”
well in the past; former
From this reading “When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.”
of the present time and place
From this reading “When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.”
according to the clock
From this reading “He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.”
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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 Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.
later than; following
From this reading Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.
anew
From this reading Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found at the next table two other late breakfasters.
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.
well in the past; former
From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
a room used for dining
From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
a social unit living together
From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
set up or found
From this reading He found at the next table two other late breakfasters.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
of the present time and place
From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mo'ning, Miss Kinney.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading He found at the next table two other late breakfasters.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Mo'ning, Miss Kinney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mo'ning, Miss Kinney.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading He found at the next table two other late breakfasters.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.
according to the clock
From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He found at the next table two other late breakfasters.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He found at the next table two other late breakfasters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
up to a particular time
From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He found at the next table two other late breakfasters.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, at nine, he was up again and fresh as a daisy after a morning bath.
at the time that
From this reading When Fraser reached the dining-room for breakfast his immediate family had finished and departed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had been up till four o'clock and his mother had let him sleep as long as he would.
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