Chapter 18 of Carlota of the rancho is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Carlota of the rancho is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A ROUGH KNIGHT ERRANT “Letitia, that woman we owe was on the train that stopped here last night. She was one of those who spoke to these Manuel children and the sight of her clinched my anxiety to get away.” “That--woman? Are you sure?” “I reckon I can’t be mistaken in the face of the person who has held a mortgage on my life so long.
Chapter 18 of Carlota of the rancho is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “She was one of those who spoke to these Manuel children and the sight of her clinched my anxiety to get away.””
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading “She was one of those who spoke to these Manuel children and the sight of her clinched my anxiety to get away.””
straying from the right course or from accepted standards
From this reading “A ROUGH KNIGHT ERRANT “Letitia, that woman we owe was on the train that stopped here last night.”
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading “A ROUGH KNIGHT ERRANT “Letitia, that woman we owe was on the train that stopped here last night.”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading ““I reckon I can’t be mistaken in the face of the person who has held a mortgage on my life so long.”
a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan
From this reading ““I reckon I can’t be mistaken in the face of the person who has held a mortgage on my life so long.”
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “A ROUGH KNIGHT ERRANT “Letitia, that woman we owe was on the train that stopped here last night.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading ““I reckon I can’t be mistaken in the face of the person who has held a mortgage on my life so long.”
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In this reading “A ROUGH KNIGHT ERRANT “Letitia, that woman we owe was on the train that stopped here last night.”
run away from confinement
In this reading “She was one of those who spoke to these Manuel children and the sight of her clinched my anxiety to get away.””
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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 A ROUGH KNIGHT ERRANT “Letitia, that woman we owe was on the train that stopped here last night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was one of those who spoke to these Manuel children and the sight of her clinched my anxiety to get away.”
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading She was one of those who spoke to these Manuel children and the sight of her clinched my anxiety to get away.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you sure?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She was one of those who spoke to these Manuel children and the sight of her clinched my anxiety to get away.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I reckon I can’t be mistaken in the face of the person who has held a mortgage on my life so long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I reckon I can’t be mistaken in the face of the person who has held a mortgage on my life so long.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading She was one of those who spoke to these Manuel children and the sight of her clinched my anxiety to get away.”
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading She was one of those who spoke to these Manuel children and the sight of her clinched my anxiety to get away.”
straying from the right course or from accepted standards
From this reading A ROUGH KNIGHT ERRANT “Letitia, that woman we owe was on the train that stopped here last night.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “I reckon I can’t be mistaken in the face of the person who has held a mortgage on my life so long.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She was one of those who spoke to these Manuel children and the sight of her clinched my anxiety to get away.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I reckon I can’t be mistaken in the face of the person who has held a mortgage on my life so long.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “I reckon I can’t be mistaken in the face of the person who has held a mortgage on my life so long.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was one of those who spoke to these Manuel children and the sight of her clinched my anxiety to get away.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading A ROUGH KNIGHT ERRANT “Letitia, that woman we owe was on the train that stopped here last night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I reckon I can’t be mistaken in the face of the person who has held a mortgage on my life so long.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I reckon I can’t be mistaken in the face of the person who has held a mortgage on my life so long.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading A ROUGH KNIGHT ERRANT “Letitia, that woman we owe was on the train that stopped here last night.
immediately past
From this reading A ROUGH KNIGHT ERRANT “Letitia, that woman we owe was on the train that stopped here last night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A ROUGH KNIGHT ERRANT “Letitia, that woman we owe was on the train that stopped here last night.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “I reckon I can’t be mistaken in the face of the person who has held a mortgage on my life so long.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “I reckon I can’t be mistaken in the face of the person who has held a mortgage on my life so long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was one of those who spoke to these Manuel children and the sight of her clinched my anxiety to get away.”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “I reckon I can’t be mistaken in the face of the person who has held a mortgage on my life so long.
a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan
From this reading “I reckon I can’t be mistaken in the face of the person who has held a mortgage on my life so long.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She was one of those who spoke to these Manuel children and the sight of her clinched my anxiety to get away.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A ROUGH KNIGHT ERRANT “Letitia, that woman we owe was on the train that stopped here last night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was one of those who spoke to these Manuel children and the sight of her clinched my anxiety to get away.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A ROUGH KNIGHT ERRANT “Letitia, that woman we owe was on the train that stopped here last night.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was one of those who spoke to these Manuel children and the sight of her clinched my anxiety to get away.”
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading A ROUGH KNIGHT ERRANT “Letitia, that woman we owe was on the train that stopped here last night.
a human being
From this reading “I reckon I can’t be mistaken in the face of the person who has held a mortgage on my life so long.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I reckon I can’t be mistaken in the face of the person who has held a mortgage on my life so long.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading A ROUGH KNIGHT ERRANT “Letitia, that woman we owe was on the train that stopped here last night.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was one of those who spoke to these Manuel children and the sight of her clinched my anxiety to get away.”
an instance of visual perception
From this reading She was one of those who spoke to these Manuel children and the sight of her clinched my anxiety to get away.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I reckon I can’t be mistaken in the face of the person who has held a mortgage on my life so long.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading She was one of those who spoke to these Manuel children and the sight of her clinched my anxiety to get away.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading A ROUGH KNIGHT ERRANT “Letitia, that woman we owe was on the train that stopped here last night.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Are you sure?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A ROUGH KNIGHT ERRANT “Letitia, that woman we owe was on the train that stopped here last night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A ROUGH KNIGHT ERRANT “Letitia, that woman we owe was on the train that stopped here last night.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She was one of those who spoke to these Manuel children and the sight of her clinched my anxiety to get away.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She was one of those who spoke to these Manuel children and the sight of her clinched my anxiety to get away.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was one of those who spoke to these Manuel children and the sight of her clinched my anxiety to get away.”
create by training and teaching
From this reading A ROUGH KNIGHT ERRANT “Letitia, that woman we owe was on the train that stopped here last night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A ROUGH KNIGHT ERRANT “Letitia, that woman we owe was on the train that stopped here last night.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A ROUGH KNIGHT ERRANT “Letitia, that woman we owe was on the train that stopped here last night.
which person or people
From this reading She was one of those who spoke to these Manuel children and the sight of her clinched my anxiety to get away.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A ROUGH KNIGHT ERRANT “Letitia, that woman we owe was on the train that stopped here last night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you sure?”
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