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Chapter 2 of Carlota of the rancho is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying: “Wait, Carlota. Turn him around. I want to go to the schoolroom and get my _riata_[6] and my little hammer.” “Let’s!
Chapter 2 of Carlota of the rancho is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading “UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:”
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading “UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:”
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading “I want to go to the schoolroom and get my _riata_[6] and my little hammer.””
with laughter; while laughing
From this reading “UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:”
control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading “UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:”
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:”
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading “I want to go to the schoolroom and get my _riata_[6] and my little hammer.””
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:”
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In this reading “UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:”
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From this reading I want to go to the schoolroom and get my _riata_[6] and my little hammer.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Turn him around.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
at or toward the back of something
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
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From this reading “Wait, Carlota.
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I want to go to the schoolroom and get my _riata_[6] and my little hammer.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I want to go to the schoolroom and get my _riata_[6] and my little hammer.”
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading I want to go to the schoolroom and get my _riata_[6] and my little hammer.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Turn him around.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to go to the schoolroom and get my _riata_[6] and my little hammer.”
set down according to a plan
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
with laughter; while laughing
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I want to go to the schoolroom and get my _riata_[6] and my little hammer.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I want to go to the schoolroom and get my _riata_[6] and my little hammer.”
above and across; more than
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
a long noosed rope used to catch animals
From this reading I want to go to the schoolroom and get my _riata_[6] and my little hammer.”
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading I want to go to the schoolroom and get my _riata_[6] and my little hammer.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
carry out
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Turn him around.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
a formal word for “on”
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Wait, Carlota.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to go to the schoolroom and get my _riata_[6] and my little hammer.”
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading UNEXPECTED GUESTS Before they had ridden far, Carlos, whom Marta had laughingly compelled to take the place behind his sister, reached over her shoulder and laid his hand upon the bridle rein, saying:
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