Chapter 3 of Carlota of the rancho is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Carlota of the rancho is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REFUGIO Nobody living knew how old the House of Refuge was. Guadalupo, who seemed as native to the soil as the cacti at its gates, affirmed that it did not “grow any older.” He had been born there and he had found it “just so.” It had never changed. It was an abandoned Franciscan Mission, with chapel and cloister and bell-tower.
Chapter 3 of Carlota of the rancho is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “It was an abandoned Franciscan Mission, with chapel and cloister and bell-tower.”
thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
From this reading “Guadalupo, who seemed as native to the soil as the cacti at its gates, affirmed that it did not “grow any older.””
plural of “cactus” — any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
From this reading “Guadalupo, who seemed as native to the soil as the cacti at its gates, affirmed that it did not “grow any older.””
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading “It was an abandoned Franciscan Mission, with chapel and cloister and bell-tower.”
surround with a cloister, as of a garden
From this reading “It was an abandoned Franciscan Mission, with chapel and cloister and bell-tower.”
a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order
From this reading “It was an abandoned Franciscan Mission, with chapel and cloister and bell-tower.”
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading “It was an abandoned Franciscan Mission, with chapel and cloister and bell-tower.”
a safe place
From this reading “REFUGIO Nobody living knew how old the House of Refuge was.”
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forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading It was an abandoned Franciscan Mission, with chapel and cloister and bell-tower.
thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
From this reading Guadalupo, who seemed as native to the soil as the cacti at its gates, affirmed that it did not “grow any older.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an abandoned Franciscan Mission, with chapel and cloister and bell-tower.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been born there and he had found it “just so.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Guadalupo, who seemed as native to the soil as the cacti at its gates, affirmed that it did not “grow any older.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Guadalupo, who seemed as native to the soil as the cacti at its gates, affirmed that it did not “grow any older.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Guadalupo, who seemed as native to the soil as the cacti at its gates, affirmed that it did not “grow any older.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been born there and he had found it “just so.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was an abandoned Franciscan Mission, with chapel and cloister and bell-tower.
brought into existence
From this reading He had been born there and he had found it “just so.”
plural of “cactus” — any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
From this reading Guadalupo, who seemed as native to the soil as the cacti at its gates, affirmed that it did not “grow any older.”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading It had never changed.
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading It was an abandoned Franciscan Mission, with chapel and cloister and bell-tower.
surround with a cloister, as of a garden
From this reading It was an abandoned Franciscan Mission, with chapel and cloister and bell-tower.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Guadalupo, who seemed as native to the soil as the cacti at its gates, affirmed that it did not “grow any older.”
set up or found
From this reading He had been born there and he had found it “just so.”
a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order
From this reading It was an abandoned Franciscan Mission, with chapel and cloister and bell-tower.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading Guadalupo, who seemed as native to the soil as the cacti at its gates, affirmed that it did not “grow any older.”
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Guadalupo, who seemed as native to the soil as the cacti at its gates, affirmed that it did not “grow any older.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Guadalupo, who seemed as native to the soil as the cacti at its gates, affirmed that it did not “grow any older.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been born there and he had found it “just so.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been born there and he had found it “just so.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading REFUGIO Nobody living knew how old the House of Refuge was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading REFUGIO Nobody living knew how old the House of Refuge was.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Guadalupo, who seemed as native to the soil as the cacti at its gates, affirmed that it did not “grow any older.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Guadalupo, who seemed as native to the soil as the cacti at its gates, affirmed that it did not “grow any older.”
and nothing more
From this reading He had been born there and he had found it “just so.”
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading REFUGIO Nobody living knew how old the House of Refuge was.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading REFUGIO Nobody living knew how old the House of Refuge was.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading It was an abandoned Franciscan Mission, with chapel and cloister and bell-tower.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading Guadalupo, who seemed as native to the soil as the cacti at its gates, affirmed that it did not “grow any older.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It had never changed.
no person; not anyone
From this reading REFUGIO Nobody living knew how old the House of Refuge was.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Guadalupo, who seemed as native to the soil as the cacti at its gates, affirmed that it did not “grow any older.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading REFUGIO Nobody living knew how old the House of Refuge was.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading REFUGIO Nobody living knew how old the House of Refuge was.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Guadalupo, who seemed as native to the soil as the cacti at its gates, affirmed that it did not “grow any older.”
a safe place
From this reading REFUGIO Nobody living knew how old the House of Refuge was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading REFUGIO Nobody living knew how old the House of Refuge was.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Guadalupo, who seemed as native to the soil as the cacti at its gates, affirmed that it did not “grow any older.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had been born there and he had found it “just so.”
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading Guadalupo, who seemed as native to the soil as the cacti at its gates, affirmed that it did not “grow any older.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Guadalupo, who seemed as native to the soil as the cacti at its gates, affirmed that it did not “grow any older.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REFUGIO Nobody living knew how old the House of Refuge was.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He had been born there and he had found it “just so.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Guadalupo, who seemed as native to the soil as the cacti at its gates, affirmed that it did not “grow any older.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading REFUGIO Nobody living knew how old the House of Refuge was.
which person or people
From this reading Guadalupo, who seemed as native to the soil as the cacti at its gates, affirmed that it did not “grow any older.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was an abandoned Franciscan Mission, with chapel and cloister and bell-tower.
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