Chapter 24 of A Texas Ranger is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of A Texas Ranger is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The day after Fraser changed his quarters, Dick France rode up to the Howard ranch. Without alighting, he nodded casually to Alec, and then to his guest. “Hello, Steve! How's the shoulder?” “Fine and dandy.”
Chapter 24 of A Texas Ranger is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not methodically or according to plan
From this reading “Without alighting, he nodded casually to Alec, and then to his guest.”
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading ““Fine and dandy.””
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “Without alighting, he nodded casually to Alec, and then to his guest.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Hello, Steve!”
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading “The day after Fraser changed his quarters, Dick France rode up to the Howard ranch.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Without alighting, he nodded casually to Alec, and then to his guest.”
housing available for people to live in
From this reading “The day after Fraser changed his quarters, Dick France rode up to the Howard ranch.”
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “The day after Fraser changed his quarters, Dick France rode up to the Howard ranch.”
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later than; following
From this reading The day after Fraser changed his quarters, Dick France rode up to the Howard ranch.
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From this reading Without alighting, he nodded casually to Alec, and then to his guest.
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From this reading Without alighting, he nodded casually to Alec, and then to his guest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Without alighting, he nodded casually to Alec, and then to his guest.
not methodically or according to plan
From this reading Without alighting, he nodded casually to Alec, and then to his guest.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading The day after Fraser changed his quarters, Dick France rode up to the Howard ranch.
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading “Fine and dandy.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day after Fraser changed his quarters, Dick France rode up to the Howard ranch.
someone who is a detective
From this reading The day after Fraser changed his quarters, Dick France rode up to the Howard ranch.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “Fine and dandy.”
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading The day after Fraser changed his quarters, Dick France rode up to the Howard ranch.
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From this reading The day after Fraser changed his quarters, Dick France rode up to the Howard ranch.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Without alighting, he nodded casually to Alec, and then to his guest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without alighting, he nodded casually to Alec, and then to his guest.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello, Steve!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The day after Fraser changed his quarters, Dick France rode up to the Howard ranch.
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From this reading How's the shoulder?”
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading The day after Fraser changed his quarters, Dick France rode up to the Howard ranch.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Without alighting, he nodded casually to Alec, and then to his guest.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading The day after Fraser changed his quarters, Dick France rode up to the Howard ranch.
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading The day after Fraser changed his quarters, Dick France rode up to the Howard ranch.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading The day after Fraser changed his quarters, Dick France rode up to the Howard ranch.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading How's the shoulder?”
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From this reading “Hello, Steve!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day after Fraser changed his quarters, Dick France rode up to the Howard ranch.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Without alighting, he nodded casually to Alec, and then to his guest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day after Fraser changed his quarters, Dick France rode up to the Howard ranch.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The day after Fraser changed his quarters, Dick France rode up to the Howard ranch.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without alighting, he nodded casually to Alec, and then to his guest.
Chapter 24 of A Texas Ranger by William MacLeod Raine holds 202 sentences, grouped into 41 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.
Chapter 24 holds 202 sentences of A Texas Ranger, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 24 of A Texas Ranger by William MacLeod Raine exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 202 sentences, grouped into 41 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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