Chapter 16 of Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LOST SHEEP "OH, Carita, do you really have to go to-day?" Genuine regret was in Blue Bonnet's eyes and tone. Carita sighed. "Yes, Grandfather expects us back at the farm to-night, and Mother never disappoints him. He's getting old and she doesn't like to leave him alone much.
Chapter 16 of Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “disappoint” — fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
From this reading “"Yes, Grandfather expects us back at the farm to-night, and Mother never disappoints him.”
third-person singular of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “"Yes, Grandfather expects us back at the farm to-night, and Mother never disappoints him.”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “"Yes, Grandfather expects us back at the farm to-night, and Mother never disappoints him.”
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading “Genuine regret was in Blue Bonnet's eyes and tone.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “"Yes, Grandfather expects us back at the farm to-night, and Mother never disappoints him.”
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading “Genuine regret was in Blue Bonnet's eyes and tone.”
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading “THE LOST SHEEP "OH, Carita, do you really have to go to-day?"”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Carita sighed.”
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Having no one else present.
From this reading He's getting old and she doesn't like to leave him alone much.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Genuine regret was in Blue Bonnet's eyes and tone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes, Grandfather expects us back at the farm to-night, and Mother never disappoints him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Yes, Grandfather expects us back at the farm to-night, and Mother never disappoints him.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Genuine regret was in Blue Bonnet's eyes and tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Genuine regret was in Blue Bonnet's eyes and tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST SHEEP "OH, Carita, do you really have to go to-day?"
third-person singular of “disappoint” — fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
From this reading "Yes, Grandfather expects us back at the farm to-night, and Mother never disappoints him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE LOST SHEEP "OH, Carita, do you really have to go to-day?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's getting old and she doesn't like to leave him alone much.
third-person singular of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "Yes, Grandfather expects us back at the farm to-night, and Mother never disappoints him.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Genuine regret was in Blue Bonnet's eyes and tone.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading "Yes, Grandfather expects us back at the farm to-night, and Mother never disappoints him.
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading Genuine regret was in Blue Bonnet's eyes and tone.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading He's getting old and she doesn't like to leave him alone much.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE LOST SHEEP "OH, Carita, do you really have to go to-day?"
the father of your father or mother
From this reading "Yes, Grandfather expects us back at the farm to-night, and Mother never disappoints him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE LOST SHEEP "OH, Carita, do you really have to go to-day?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's getting old and she doesn't like to leave him alone much.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, Grandfather expects us back at the farm to-night, and Mother never disappoints him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Genuine regret was in Blue Bonnet's eyes and tone.
go away from a place
From this reading He's getting old and she doesn't like to leave him alone much.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He's getting old and she doesn't like to leave him alone much.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading THE LOST SHEEP "OH, Carita, do you really have to go to-day?"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Yes, Grandfather expects us back at the farm to-night, and Mother never disappoints him.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He's getting old and she doesn't like to leave him alone much.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Yes, Grandfather expects us back at the farm to-night, and Mother never disappoints him.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading THE LOST SHEEP "OH, Carita, do you really have to go to-day?"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He's getting old and she doesn't like to leave him alone much.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading THE LOST SHEEP "OH, Carita, do you really have to go to-day?"
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading Genuine regret was in Blue Bonnet's eyes and tone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He's getting old and she doesn't like to leave him alone much.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading THE LOST SHEEP "OH, Carita, do you really have to go to-day?"
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Carita sighed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOST SHEEP "OH, Carita, do you really have to go to-day?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LOST SHEEP "OH, Carita, do you really have to go to-day?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST SHEEP "OH, Carita, do you really have to go to-day?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, Grandfather expects us back at the farm to-night, and Mother never disappoints him.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Genuine regret was in Blue Bonnet's eyes and tone.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, Grandfather expects us back at the farm to-night, and Mother never disappoints him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Genuine regret was in Blue Bonnet's eyes and tone.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Grandfather expects us back at the farm to-night, and Mother never disappoints him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE LOST SHEEP "OH, Carita, do you really have to go to-day?"
Chapter 16 of Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party by Caroline Elliott Hoogs Jacobs holds 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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 16 holds 232 sentences of Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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