Chapter 30 of Carlota of the rancho is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Carlota of the rancho is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody. Oh! you precious comfort! I should have died here, in the wilderness, but for your tender care!” “No, no, Mrs. Burnham. Don’t say that.
Chapter 30 of Carlota of the rancho is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912)
From this reading ““No, no, Mrs. Burnham.”
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading “THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.”
seemingly without interruption
From this reading “THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.”
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.”
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading “Oh! you precious comfort!”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.”
work hard
From this reading “THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.”
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading “I should have died here, in the wilderness, but for your tender care!””
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In this reading “I should have died here, in the wilderness, but for your tender care!””
In this reading “THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.”
In this reading “THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.”
In this reading “THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.”
In this reading “I should have died here, in the wilderness, but for your tender care!””
In this reading “THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
Having no one else present.
From this reading THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.
United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912)
From this reading “No, no, Mrs. Burnham.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I should have died here, in the wilderness, but for your tender care!”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I should have died here, in the wilderness, but for your tender care!”
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading Oh! you precious comfort!
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.
seemingly without interruption
From this reading THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.
dearly loved
From this reading THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I should have died here, in the wilderness, but for your tender care!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should have died here, in the wilderness, but for your tender care!”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I should have died here, in the wilderness, but for your tender care!”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “No, no, Mrs. Burnham.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, no, Mrs. Burnham.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! you precious comfort!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading Oh! you precious comfort!
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.
express in words
From this reading Don’t say that.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have died here, in the wilderness, but for your tender care!”
be seated
From this reading THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.
a person, without saying who
From this reading THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading I should have died here, in the wilderness, but for your tender care!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Don’t say that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.
work hard
From this reading THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading I should have died here, in the wilderness, but for your tender care!”
an affirmative
From this reading THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE BLUE FLOWER AND THE BLACK ROCK “Yes, go, my dear, I don’t want you to sit here alone, so constantly, or so continually to toil for somebody.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I should have died here, in the wilderness, but for your tender care!”
Chapter 30 of Carlota of the rancho by Evelyn Raymond holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
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