Chapter 26 of Dave Porter at Star Ranch is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Dave Porter at Star Ranch is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFTER DEER "A rattlesnake!" "Take care that he doesn't bite you!" "My, what a big fellow!" "He is heading this way!" Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
Chapter 26 of Dave Porter at Star Ranch is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading “"Take care that he doesn't bite you!"”
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading “Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.”
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading “AFTER DEER "A rattlesnake!"”
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
From this reading “"He is heading this way!"”
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading “Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.”
pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
From this reading “AFTER DEER "A rattlesnake!"”
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.”
Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
From this reading “Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.”
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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 AFTER DEER "A rattlesnake!"
later than; following
From this reading AFTER DEER "A rattlesnake!"
(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 Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "My, what a big fellow!"
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading "Take care that he doesn't bite you!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "Take care that he doesn't bite you!"
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading AFTER DEER "A rattlesnake!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Take care that he doesn't bite you!"
a boy or man
From this reading "My, what a big fellow!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Take care that he doesn't bite you!"
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
From this reading "He is heading this way!"
an opening into or through something
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is heading this way!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My, what a big fellow!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
From this reading AFTER DEER "A rattlesnake!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
carry out
From this reading "Take care that he doesn't bite you!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Take care that he doesn't bite you!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "He is heading this way!"
Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
communicated in words
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "He is heading this way!"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "My, what a big fellow!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Take care that he doesn't bite you!"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
Chapter 26 of Dave Porter at Star Ranch by Edward Stratemeyer holds 158 sentences, grouped into 32 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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