Chapter VIII of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders at Circle O Ranch, “Hippy Defends the Ranch,” is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter VIII of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders at Circle O Ranch, “Hippy Defends the Ranch,” is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lieutenant Wingate’s suspicions aroused. Two ruffians are neatly trapped. The ranch-house under rifle fire. A ruse that succeeded. “I’ve got to take a chance.” Rifle bullets rip through the old house. Disaster again overtakes the Overland Rider.
Chapter VIII of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders at Circle O Ranch, “Hippy Defends the Ranch,” is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “Rifle bullets rip through the old house.”
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading “Disaster again overtakes the Overland Rider.”
with neatness
From this reading “Two ruffians are neatly trapped.”
traveling or passing over land
From this reading “Disaster again overtakes the Overland Rider.”
third-person singular of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading “Disaster again overtakes the Overland Rider.”
tear or be torn violently
From this reading “Rifle bullets rip through the old house.”
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
From this reading “A ruse that succeeded.”
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading “Two ruffians are neatly trapped.”
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 “Rifle bullets rip through the old house.”
In this reading “Rifle bullets rip through the old house.”
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
In this reading ““I’ve got to take a chance.””
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 ruse that succeeded.
anew
From this reading Disaster again overtakes the Overland Rider.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two ruffians are neatly trapped.
aroused to action
From this reading Lieutenant Wingate’s suspicions aroused.
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading Rifle bullets rip through the old house.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “I’ve got to take a chance.”
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading Disaster again overtakes the Overland Rider.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The ranch-house under rifle fire.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I’ve got to take a chance.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Rifle bullets rip through the old house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve got to take a chance.”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading Lieutenant Wingate’s suspicions aroused.
with neatness
From this reading Two ruffians are neatly trapped.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Rifle bullets rip through the old house.
traveling or passing over land
From this reading Disaster again overtakes the Overland Rider.
third-person singular of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading Disaster again overtakes the Overland Rider.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ranch-house under rifle fire.
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading Disaster again overtakes the Overland Rider.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading The ranch-house under rifle fire.
tear or be torn violently
From this reading Rifle bullets rip through the old house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two ruffians are neatly trapped.
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
From this reading A ruse that succeeded.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading A ruse that succeeded.
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading Lieutenant Wingate’s suspicions aroused.
carry out
From this reading “I’ve got to take a chance.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A ruse that succeeded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ranch-house under rifle fire.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Rifle bullets rip through the old house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’ve got to take a chance.”
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading Two ruffians are neatly trapped.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two ruffians are neatly trapped.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The ranch-house under rifle fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lieutenant Wingate’s suspicions aroused.
Chapter 8 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders at Circle O Ranch by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 7 sentences, grouped into 2 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 8 holds 7 sentences of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders at Circle O Ranch, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
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