Chapter 14 of Frances of the Ranges is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Frances of the Ranges is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CONTRAST "Frances!" Pratt Sanderson fairly shrieked the ranch girl's name. He could do nothing to save Sue Latrop himself, nor could the other visitors from Amarillo. Silent Sam and his men were too far away. If with anybody, it lay with Frances Rugley to save the Boston girl.
Chapter 14 of Frances of the Ranges is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a city in the northern panhandle of Texas
From this reading “He could do nothing to save Sue Latrop himself, nor could the other visitors from Amarillo.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “If with anybody, it lay with Frances Rugley to save the Boston girl.”
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading “THE CONTRAST "Frances!"”
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “THE CONTRAST "Frances!"”
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “Pratt Sanderson fairly shrieked the ranch girl's name.”
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading “Pratt Sanderson fairly shrieked the ranch girl's name.”
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading “He could do nothing to save Sue Latrop himself, nor could the other visitors from Amarillo.”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “He could do nothing to save Sue Latrop himself, nor could the other visitors from Amarillo.”
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 “He could do nothing to save Sue Latrop himself, nor could the other visitors from Amarillo.”
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a city in the northern panhandle of Texas
From this reading He could do nothing to save Sue Latrop himself, nor could the other visitors from Amarillo.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Silent Sam and his men were too far away.
any person at all
From this reading If with anybody, it lay with Frances Rugley to save the Boston girl.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Silent Sam and his men were too far away.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading If with anybody, it lay with Frances Rugley to save the Boston girl.
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading THE CONTRAST "Frances!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could do nothing to save Sue Latrop himself, nor could the other visitors from Amarillo.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He could do nothing to save Sue Latrop himself, nor could the other visitors from Amarillo.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Pratt Sanderson fairly shrieked the ranch girl's name.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Silent Sam and his men were too far away.
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading THE CONTRAST "Frances!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He could do nothing to save Sue Latrop himself, nor could the other visitors from Amarillo.
a young female
From this reading If with anybody, it lay with Frances Rugley to save the Boston girl.
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Pratt Sanderson fairly shrieked the ranch girl's name.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could do nothing to save Sue Latrop himself, nor could the other visitors from Amarillo.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He could do nothing to save Sue Latrop himself, nor could the other visitors from Amarillo.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Silent Sam and his men were too far away.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If with anybody, it lay with Frances Rugley to save the Boston girl.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If with anybody, it lay with Frances Rugley to save the Boston girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could do nothing to save Sue Latrop himself, nor could the other visitors from Amarillo.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading If with anybody, it lay with Frances Rugley to save the Boston girl.
the force of workers available
From this reading Silent Sam and his men were too far away.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Pratt Sanderson fairly shrieked the ranch girl's name.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He could do nothing to save Sue Latrop himself, nor could the other visitors from Amarillo.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He could do nothing to save Sue Latrop himself, nor could the other visitors from Amarillo.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He could do nothing to save Sue Latrop himself, nor could the other visitors from Amarillo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pratt Sanderson fairly shrieked the ranch girl's name.
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading Pratt Sanderson fairly shrieked the ranch girl's name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If with anybody, it lay with Frances Rugley to save the Boston girl.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Silent Sam and his men were too far away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pratt Sanderson fairly shrieked the ranch girl's name.
except for; apart from
From this reading He could do nothing to save Sue Latrop himself, nor could the other visitors from Amarillo.
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading Pratt Sanderson fairly shrieked the ranch girl's name.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Silent Sam and his men were too far away.
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading He could do nothing to save Sue Latrop himself, nor could the other visitors from Amarillo.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONTRAST "Frances!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He could do nothing to save Sue Latrop himself, nor could the other visitors from Amarillo.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Silent Sam and his men were too far away.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading He could do nothing to save Sue Latrop himself, nor could the other visitors from Amarillo.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Silent Sam and his men were too far away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If with anybody, it lay with Frances Rugley to save the Boston girl.
Chapter 14 of Frances of the Ranges by Amy Bell Marlowe holds 81 sentences, grouped into 17 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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