Chapter XI of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders at Circle O Ranch, “The Lost Trail,” is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter XI of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders at Circle O Ranch, “The Lost Trail,” is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Malcolm Hornby refuses Joe Bindloss’s request. “Pap’s got an awful grouch today.” Jim fails to follow Chunky’s trail. The search is given up for the night. Judy acts strangely. “Something has happened to Jim!” Sam Conifer meets disaster.
Chapter XI of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders at Circle O Ranch, “The Lost Trail,” is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading “Judy acts strangely.”
any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
From this reading “Sam Conifer meets disaster.”
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading “Sam Conifer meets disaster.”
third-person singular of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “Jim fails to follow Chunky’s trail.”
a bad-tempered person
From this reading ““Pap’s got an awful grouch today.””
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading “Sam Conifer meets disaster.”
plural of “refuse” — food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading “Malcolm Hornby refuses Joe Bindloss’s request.”
the present time or age
From this reading ““Pap’s got an awful grouch today.””
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.
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a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading Judy acts strangely.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Pap’s got an awful grouch today.”
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “Pap’s got an awful grouch today.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Malcolm Hornby refuses Joe Bindloss’s request.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim fails to follow Chunky’s trail.
any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
From this reading Sam Conifer meets disaster.
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading Sam Conifer meets disaster.
third-person singular of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Jim fails to follow Chunky’s trail.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Jim fails to follow Chunky’s trail.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The search is given up for the night.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The search is given up for the night.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Pap’s got an awful grouch today.”
a bad-tempered person
From this reading “Pap’s got an awful grouch today.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “Something has happened to Jim!”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Something has happened to Jim!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Malcolm Hornby refuses Joe Bindloss’s request.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The search is given up for the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim fails to follow Chunky’s trail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Malcolm Hornby refuses Joe Bindloss’s request.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judy acts strangely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Malcolm Hornby refuses Joe Bindloss’s request.
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading Sam Conifer meets disaster.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The search is given up for the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pap’s got an awful grouch today.”
plural of “refuse” — food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading Malcolm Hornby refuses Joe Bindloss’s request.
express the need or desire for
From this reading Malcolm Hornby refuses Joe Bindloss’s request.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Sam Conifer meets disaster.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading The search is given up for the night.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something has happened to Jim!”
in a strange manner
From this reading Judy acts strangely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The search is given up for the night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jim fails to follow Chunky’s trail.
the present time or age
From this reading “Pap’s got an awful grouch today.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Jim fails to follow Chunky’s trail.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The search is given up for the night.
Chapter 11 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 11 holds 7 sentences of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders at Circle O Ranch, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
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