Chapter XII of Aunt Jane's Nieces on the Ranch, “Another Disappearance,” is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter XII of Aunt Jane's Nieces on the Ranch, “Another Disappearance,” is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For a time the three stood regarding one another with startled eyes. Then Arthur gasped: “Great heaven! what fools we’ve been.” “Come!” cried Patsy. “The nursery.” They rushed down the corridors to the staircase and thence into the court.
Chapter XII of Aunt Jane's Nieces on the Ranch, “Another Disappearance,” is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “corridor” — an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “They rushed down the corridors to the staircase and thence into the court.”
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Then Arthur gasped: “Great heaven! what fools we’ve been.””
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Then Arthur gasped: “Great heaven! what fools we’ve been.””
a child's room for a baby
From this reading ““The nursery.””
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading ““Come!” cried Patsy.”
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “For a time the three stood regarding one another with startled eyes.”
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading “They rushed down the corridors to the staircase and thence into the court.”
from that place or that time
From this reading “They rushed down the corridors to the staircase and thence into the court.”
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 “For a time the three stood regarding one another with startled eyes.”
In this reading “They rushed down the corridors to the staircase and thence into the court.”
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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 For a time the three stood regarding one another with startled eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They rushed down the corridors to the staircase and thence into the court.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading For a time the three stood regarding one another with startled eyes.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Then Arthur gasped: “Great heaven! what fools we’ve been.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then Arthur gasped: “Great heaven! what fools we’ve been.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come!” cried Patsy.
plural of “corridor” — an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading They rushed down the corridors to the staircase and thence into the court.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading They rushed down the corridors to the staircase and thence into the court.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Come!” cried Patsy.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They rushed down the corridors to the staircase and thence into the court.
opinion or judgment
From this reading For a time the three stood regarding one another with startled eyes.
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Then Arthur gasped: “Great heaven! what fools we’ve been.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a time the three stood regarding one another with startled eyes.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading Then Arthur gasped: “Great heaven! what fools we’ve been.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Then Arthur gasped: “Great heaven! what fools we’ve been.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Then Arthur gasped: “Great heaven! what fools we’ve been.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They rushed down the corridors to the staircase and thence into the court.
a child's room for a baby
From this reading “The nursery.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For a time the three stood regarding one another with startled eyes.
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading “Come!” cried Patsy.
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading For a time the three stood regarding one another with startled eyes.
done under pressure
From this reading They rushed down the corridors to the staircase and thence into the court.
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading They rushed down the corridors to the staircase and thence into the court.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading For a time the three stood regarding one another with startled eyes.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading For a time the three stood regarding one another with startled eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a time the three stood regarding one another with startled eyes.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Arthur gasped: “Great heaven! what fools we’ve been.”
from that place or that time
From this reading They rushed down the corridors to the staircase and thence into the court.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They rushed down the corridors to the staircase and thence into the court.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading For a time the three stood regarding one another with startled eyes.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For a time the three stood regarding one another with startled eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They rushed down the corridors to the staircase and thence into the court.
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From this reading Then Arthur gasped: “Great heaven! what fools we’ve been.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then Arthur gasped: “Great heaven! what fools we’ve been.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a time the three stood regarding one another with startled eyes.
Chapter 12 of Aunt Jane's Nieces on the Ranch by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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 12 holds 191 sentences of Aunt Jane's Nieces on the Ranch, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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