Chapter 15 of Dorothy on a Ranch is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Dorothy on a Ranch is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TRIP TO BALD EAGLE ROCK Molly gave one glance and screamed. Then flung herself to her knees and buried her face in Helena's lap, who pityingly drew her light skirt over the child's head. Nobody else moved nor spoke. All felt their last hour had come. "An Indian raid!"
Chapter 15 of Dorothy on a Ranch is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with no effort to conceal
From this reading “A TRIP TO BALD EAGLE ROCK Molly gave one glance and screamed.”
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “Then flung herself to her knees and buried her face in Helena's lap, who pityingly drew her light skirt over the child's head.”
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “A TRIP TO BALD EAGLE ROCK Molly gave one glance and screamed.”
possessive form of “helena” — capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
From this reading “Then flung herself to her knees and buried her face in Helena's lap, who pityingly drew her light skirt over the child's head.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “A TRIP TO BALD EAGLE ROCK Molly gave one glance and screamed.”
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading “"An Indian raid!"”
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “A TRIP TO BALD EAGLE ROCK Molly gave one glance and screamed.”
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading “Then flung herself to her knees and buried her face in Helena's lap, who pityingly drew her light skirt over the child's head.”
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 TRIP TO BALD EAGLE ROCK Molly gave one glance and screamed.
(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 All felt their last hour had come.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An Indian raid!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A TRIP TO BALD EAGLE ROCK Molly gave one glance and screamed.
with no effort to conceal
From this reading A TRIP TO BALD EAGLE ROCK Molly gave one glance and screamed.
placed in a grave
From this reading Then flung herself to her knees and buried her face in Helena's lap, who pityingly drew her light skirt over the child's head.
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Then flung herself to her knees and buried her face in Helena's lap, who pityingly drew her light skirt over the child's head.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading All felt their last hour had come.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Then flung herself to her knees and buried her face in Helena's lap, who pityingly drew her light skirt over the child's head.
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading A TRIP TO BALD EAGLE ROCK Molly gave one glance and screamed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nobody else moved nor spoke.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then flung herself to her knees and buried her face in Helena's lap, who pityingly drew her light skirt over the child's head.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading All felt their last hour had come.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Then flung herself to her knees and buried her face in Helena's lap, who pityingly drew her light skirt over the child's head.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading A TRIP TO BALD EAGLE ROCK Molly gave one glance and screamed.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading A TRIP TO BALD EAGLE ROCK Molly gave one glance and screamed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All felt their last hour had come.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Then flung herself to her knees and buried her face in Helena's lap, who pityingly drew her light skirt over the child's head.
possessive form of “helena” — capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
From this reading Then flung herself to her knees and buried her face in Helena's lap, who pityingly drew her light skirt over the child's head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then flung herself to her knees and buried her face in Helena's lap, who pityingly drew her light skirt over the child's head.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then flung herself to her knees and buried her face in Helena's lap, who pityingly drew her light skirt over the child's head.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading All felt their last hour had come.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then flung herself to her knees and buried her face in Helena's lap, who pityingly drew her light skirt over the child's head.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading "An Indian raid!"
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Then flung herself to her knees and buried her face in Helena's lap, who pityingly drew her light skirt over the child's head.
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading Then flung herself to her knees and buried her face in Helena's lap, who pityingly drew her light skirt over the child's head.
immediately past
From this reading All felt their last hour had come.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Then flung herself to her knees and buried her face in Helena's lap, who pityingly drew her light skirt over the child's head.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading A TRIP TO BALD EAGLE ROCK Molly gave one glance and screamed.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Nobody else moved nor spoke.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody else moved nor spoke.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nobody else moved nor spoke.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A TRIP TO BALD EAGLE ROCK Molly gave one glance and screamed.
above and across; more than
From this reading Then flung herself to her knees and buried her face in Helena's lap, who pityingly drew her light skirt over the child's head.
in a compassionate manner
From this reading Then flung herself to her knees and buried her face in Helena's lap, who pityingly drew her light skirt over the child's head.
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading "An Indian raid!"
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading A TRIP TO BALD EAGLE ROCK Molly gave one glance and screamed.
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A TRIP TO BALD EAGLE ROCK Molly gave one glance and screamed.
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading Then flung herself to her knees and buried her face in Helena's lap, who pityingly drew her light skirt over the child's head.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Nobody else moved nor spoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then flung herself to her knees and buried her face in Helena's lap, who pityingly drew her light skirt over the child's head.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All felt their last hour had come.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then flung herself to her knees and buried her face in Helena's lap, who pityingly drew her light skirt over the child's head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A TRIP TO BALD EAGLE ROCK Molly gave one glance and screamed.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading A TRIP TO BALD EAGLE ROCK Molly gave one glance and screamed.
which person or people
From this reading Then flung herself to her knees and buried her face in Helena's lap, who pityingly drew her light skirt over the child's head.
Chapter 15 of Dorothy on a Ranch by Evelyn Raymond holds 219 sentences, grouped into 44 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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