Chapter 16 of Connie Carl at Rainbow Ranch is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Connie Carl at Rainbow Ranch is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Roundup Connie spent a half hour searching the streets for the man, and finally abandoned the hunt. It was early afternoon by the time she reached Rainbow Ranch. Lefty met her by the corral gate. "Well, how did the guests like the cliff dwellings?" she inquired cheerfully. "Blakeman never took 'em there," the cowboy reported.
Chapter 16 of Connie Carl at Rainbow Ranch is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a cheerful manner
From this reading “"Well, how did the guests like the cliff dwellings?" she inquired cheerfully.”
enclose in a corral
From this reading “Lefty met her by the corral gate.”
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading “"Blakeman never took 'em there," the cowboy reported.”
plural of “dwelling” — housing that someone is living in
From this reading “"Well, how did the guests like the cliff dwellings?" she inquired cheerfully.”
a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
From this reading “Lefty met her by the corral gate.”
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading “It was early afternoon by the time she reached Rainbow Ranch.”
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “It was early afternoon by the time she reached Rainbow Ranch.”
the activity of gathering livestock together so that they can be counted or branded or sold
From this reading “The Roundup Connie spent a half hour searching the streets for the man, and finally abandoned the hunt.”
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 “Lefty met her by the corral gate.”
In this reading “The Roundup Connie spent a half hour searching the streets for the man, and finally abandoned the hunt.”
In this reading “It was early afternoon by the time she reached Rainbow Ranch.”
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 The Roundup Connie spent a half hour searching the streets for the man, and finally abandoned the hunt.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading The Roundup Connie spent a half hour searching the streets for the man, and finally abandoned the hunt.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was early afternoon by the time she reached Rainbow Ranch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Roundup Connie spent a half hour searching the streets for the man, and finally abandoned the hunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Blakeman never took 'em there," the cowboy reported.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was early afternoon by the time she reached Rainbow Ranch.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading "Well, how did the guests like the cliff dwellings?" she inquired cheerfully.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading "Well, how did the guests like the cliff dwellings?" she inquired cheerfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Roundup Connie spent a half hour searching the streets for the man, and finally abandoned the hunt.
enclose in a corral
From this reading Lefty met her by the corral gate.
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading "Blakeman never took 'em there," the cowboy reported.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Well, how did the guests like the cliff dwellings?" she inquired cheerfully.
plural of “dwelling” — housing that someone is living in
From this reading "Well, how did the guests like the cliff dwellings?" she inquired cheerfully.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It was early afternoon by the time she reached Rainbow Ranch.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Blakeman never took 'em there," the cowboy reported.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading The Roundup Connie spent a half hour searching the streets for the man, and finally abandoned the hunt.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Roundup Connie spent a half hour searching the streets for the man, and finally abandoned the hunt.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Lefty met her by the corral gate.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading "Well, how did the guests like the cliff dwellings?" she inquired cheerfully.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The Roundup Connie spent a half hour searching the streets for the man, and finally abandoned the hunt.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lefty met her by the corral gate.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The Roundup Connie spent a half hour searching the streets for the man, and finally abandoned the hunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, how did the guests like the cliff dwellings?" she inquired cheerfully.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading The Roundup Connie spent a half hour searching the streets for the man, and finally abandoned the hunt.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "Well, how did the guests like the cliff dwellings?" she inquired cheerfully.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was early afternoon by the time she reached Rainbow Ranch.
a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
From this reading Lefty met her by the corral gate.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Well, how did the guests like the cliff dwellings?" she inquired cheerfully.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Roundup Connie spent a half hour searching the streets for the man, and finally abandoned the hunt.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Lefty met her by the corral gate.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Blakeman never took 'em there," the cowboy reported.
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading It was early afternoon by the time she reached Rainbow Ranch.
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading It was early afternoon by the time she reached Rainbow Ranch.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It was early afternoon by the time she reached Rainbow Ranch.
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading "Blakeman never took 'em there," the cowboy reported.
the activity of gathering livestock together so that they can be counted or branded or sold
From this reading The Roundup Connie spent a half hour searching the streets for the man, and finally abandoned the hunt.
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading The Roundup Connie spent a half hour searching the streets for the man, and finally abandoned the hunt.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was early afternoon by the time she reached Rainbow Ranch.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading The Roundup Connie spent a half hour searching the streets for the man, and finally abandoned the hunt.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The Roundup Connie spent a half hour searching the streets for the man, and finally abandoned the hunt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Roundup Connie spent a half hour searching the streets for the man, and finally abandoned the hunt.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Blakeman never took 'em there," the cowboy reported.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was early afternoon by the time she reached Rainbow Ranch.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "Blakeman never took 'em there," the cowboy reported.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was early afternoon by the time she reached Rainbow Ranch.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, how did the guests like the cliff dwellings?" she inquired cheerfully.
Chapter 16 of Connie Carl at Rainbow Ranch by Joan Clark holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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 16 holds 155 sentences of Connie Carl at Rainbow Ranch, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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