Chapter 14 of Connie Carl at Rainbow Ranch is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Connie Carl at Rainbow Ranch is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Telltale Handkerchief "Good old Jim!" murmured Connie gratefully as she saw the rider coming up the trail. "He's saved our lives." Lefty hurried down the path to meet the man and help him with the horses. "Everything all right?" asked Jim as he rode up. "I was worried when I found your ponies on the trail.
Chapter 14 of Connie Carl at Rainbow Ranch is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with appreciation; in a grateful manner
From this reading “A Telltale Handkerchief "Good old Jim!" murmured Connie gratefully as she saw the rider coming up the trail.”
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading “A Telltale Handkerchief "Good old Jim!" murmured Connie gratefully as she saw the rider coming up the trail.”
a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
From this reading “Lefty hurried down the path to meet the man and help him with the horses.”
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “"I was worried when I found your ponies on the trail.”
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading “A Telltale Handkerchief "Good old Jim!" murmured Connie gratefully as she saw the rider coming up the trail.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “A Telltale Handkerchief "Good old Jim!" murmured Connie gratefully as she saw the rider coming up the trail.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “A Telltale Handkerchief "Good old Jim!" murmured Connie gratefully as she saw the rider coming up the trail.”
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading “"I was worried when I found your ponies on the trail.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Everything all right?" asked Jim as he rode up.”
In this reading “"I was worried when I found your ponies on the trail.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Telltale Handkerchief "Good old Jim!" murmured Connie gratefully as she saw the rider coming up the trail.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Everything all right?" asked Jim as he rode up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lefty hurried down the path to meet the man and help him with the horses.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A Telltale Handkerchief "Good old Jim!" murmured Connie gratefully as she saw the rider coming up the trail.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Everything all right?" asked Jim as he rode up.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading A Telltale Handkerchief "Good old Jim!" murmured Connie gratefully as she saw the rider coming up the trail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Telltale Handkerchief "Good old Jim!" murmured Connie gratefully as she saw the rider coming up the trail.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Lefty hurried down the path to meet the man and help him with the horses.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Everything all right?" asked Jim as he rode up.
set up or found
From this reading "I was worried when I found your ponies on the trail.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A Telltale Handkerchief "Good old Jim!" murmured Connie gratefully as she saw the rider coming up the trail.
with appreciation; in a grateful manner
From this reading A Telltale Handkerchief "Good old Jim!" murmured Connie gratefully as she saw the rider coming up the trail.
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading A Telltale Handkerchief "Good old Jim!" murmured Connie gratefully as she saw the rider coming up the trail.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Everything all right?" asked Jim as he rode up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's saved our lives."
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Lefty hurried down the path to meet the man and help him with the horses.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lefty hurried down the path to meet the man and help him with the horses.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Lefty hurried down the path to meet the man and help him with the horses.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Lefty hurried down the path to meet the man and help him with the horses.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was worried when I found your ponies on the trail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Telltale Handkerchief "Good old Jim!" murmured Connie gratefully as she saw the rider coming up the trail.
a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
From this reading Lefty hurried down the path to meet the man and help him with the horses.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "He's saved our lives."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Lefty hurried down the path to meet the man and help him with the horses.
come together
From this reading Lefty hurried down the path to meet the man and help him with the horses.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading A Telltale Handkerchief "Good old Jim!" murmured Connie gratefully as she saw the rider coming up the trail.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A Telltale Handkerchief "Good old Jim!" murmured Connie gratefully as she saw the rider coming up the trail.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I was worried when I found your ponies on the trail.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "He's saved our lives."
a course of conduct
From this reading Lefty hurried down the path to meet the man and help him with the horses.
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading "I was worried when I found your ponies on the trail.
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading A Telltale Handkerchief "Good old Jim!" murmured Connie gratefully as she saw the rider coming up the trail.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Everything all right?" asked Jim as he rode up.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "Everything all right?" asked Jim as he rode up.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading "He's saved our lives."
cut with a saw
From this reading A Telltale Handkerchief "Good old Jim!" murmured Connie gratefully as she saw the rider coming up the trail.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A Telltale Handkerchief "Good old Jim!" murmured Connie gratefully as she saw the rider coming up the trail.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading A Telltale Handkerchief "Good old Jim!" murmured Connie gratefully as she saw the rider coming up the trail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Telltale Handkerchief "Good old Jim!" murmured Connie gratefully as she saw the rider coming up the trail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lefty hurried down the path to meet the man and help him with the horses.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading A Telltale Handkerchief "Good old Jim!" murmured Connie gratefully as she saw the rider coming up the trail.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A Telltale Handkerchief "Good old Jim!" murmured Connie gratefully as she saw the rider coming up the trail.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was worried when I found your ponies on the trail.
at the time that
From this reading "I was worried when I found your ponies on the trail.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lefty hurried down the path to meet the man and help him with the horses.
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading "I was worried when I found your ponies on the trail.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I was worried when I found your ponies on the trail.
Chapter 14 of Connie Carl at Rainbow Ranch by Joan Clark holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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 14 holds 170 sentences of Connie Carl at Rainbow Ranch, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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