Chapter 1 of Alamo Ranch: A Story of New Mexico is here in full — 38 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Alamo Ranch: A Story of New Mexico is here in full — 38 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of "My Fire Opal," "The Search of Ceres," etc. AND SON . CAMBRIDGE . U.S.A. _Across the silence that between us stays, Speak!
Chapter 1 of Alamo Ranch: A Story of New Mexico is here in full — 38 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
from one side of something to the other
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Author of "My Fire Opal," "The Search of Ceres," etc.”
a university in England
From this reading “CAMBRIDGE .”
(Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
From this reading “Author of "My Fire Opal," "The Search of Ceres," etc.”
a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
From this reading “Author of "My Fire Opal," "The Search of Ceres," etc.”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “Author of "My Fire Opal," "The Search of Ceres," etc.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “_Across the silence that between us stays, Speak!”
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
From this reading “_Across the silence that between us stays, Speak!”
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 “Author of "My Fire Opal," "The Search of Ceres," etc.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading U.S.A.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading _Across the silence that between us stays, Speak!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND SON .
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "My Fire Opal," "The Search of Ceres," etc.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading _Across the silence that between us stays, Speak!
a university in England
From this reading CAMBRIDGE .
(Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
From this reading Author of "My Fire Opal," "The Search of Ceres," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "My Fire Opal," "The Search of Ceres," etc.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Author of "My Fire Opal," "The Search of Ceres," etc.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Author of "My Fire Opal," "The Search of Ceres," etc.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "My Fire Opal," "The Search of Ceres," etc.
a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
From this reading Author of "My Fire Opal," "The Search of Ceres," etc.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading U.S.A.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Author of "My Fire Opal," "The Search of Ceres," etc.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading _Across the silence that between us stays, Speak!
a male human offspring
From this reading AND SON .
express in speech
From this reading _Across the silence that between us stays, Speak!
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
From this reading _Across the silence that between us stays, Speak!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Across the silence that between us stays, Speak!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "My Fire Opal," "The Search of Ceres," etc.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading U.S.A.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Across the silence that between us stays, Speak!
Chapter 1 of Alamo Ranch: A Story of New Mexico by Sarah Warner Brooks holds 38 sentences, grouped into 8 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 1 holds 38 sentences of Alamo Ranch: A Story of New Mexico, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Alamo Ranch: A Story of New Mexico by Sarah Warner Brooks exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 38 sentences, grouped into 8 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.
Work through the 8 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 8 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Alamo Ranch: A Story of New Mexico by Sarah Warner Brooks on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 1342 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #40471 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #40471, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 111 minutes of reading across 269 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Alamo Ranch: A Story of New Mexico section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 15 chapters of Alamo Ranch: A Story of New Mexico to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Alamo Ranch: A Story of New Mexico, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
