Chapter 22 of Homestead Ranch is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Homestead Ranch is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sunset comes early in the foothills in November, and it was dark by the time the girls reached home. As Harry was opening the big gate at the foot of the lane, Isita exclaimed: "There's a light at the house!" "O goody! Then Rob is here."
Chapter 22 of Homestead Ranch is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “foothill” — a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain
From this reading “Sunset comes early in the foothills in November, and it was dark by the time the girls reached home.”
something considered choice to eat
From this reading “"O goody!”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “As Harry was opening the big gate at the foot of the lane, Isita exclaimed:”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “As Harry was opening the big gate at the foot of the lane, Isita exclaimed:”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “Sunset comes early in the foothills in November, and it was dark by the time the girls reached home.”
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “As Harry was opening the big gate at the foot of the lane, Isita exclaimed:”
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “Then Rob is here."”
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading “Sunset comes early in the foothills in November, and it was dark by the time the girls reached home.”
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In this reading “Sunset comes early in the foothills in November, and it was dark by the time the girls reached home.”
In this reading “As Harry was opening the big gate at the foot of the lane, Isita exclaimed:”
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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 "There's a light at the house!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sunset comes early in the foothills in November, and it was dark by the time the girls reached home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Harry was opening the big gate at the foot of the lane, Isita exclaimed:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Harry was opening the big gate at the foot of the lane, Isita exclaimed:
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As Harry was opening the big gate at the foot of the lane, Isita exclaimed:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sunset comes early in the foothills in November, and it was dark by the time the girls reached home.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Sunset comes early in the foothills in November, and it was dark by the time the girls reached home.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Sunset comes early in the foothills in November, and it was dark by the time the girls reached home.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Sunset comes early in the foothills in November, and it was dark by the time the girls reached home.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading As Harry was opening the big gate at the foot of the lane, Isita exclaimed:
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading As Harry was opening the big gate at the foot of the lane, Isita exclaimed:
plural of “foothill” — a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain
From this reading Sunset comes early in the foothills in November, and it was dark by the time the girls reached home.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading As Harry was opening the big gate at the foot of the lane, Isita exclaimed:
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Sunset comes early in the foothills in November, and it was dark by the time the girls reached home.
something considered choice to eat
From this reading "O goody!
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading As Harry was opening the big gate at the foot of the lane, Isita exclaimed:
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Then Rob is here."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Sunset comes early in the foothills in November, and it was dark by the time the girls reached home.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "There's a light at the house!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sunset comes early in the foothills in November, and it was dark by the time the girls reached home.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then Rob is here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Harry was opening the big gate at the foot of the lane, Isita exclaimed:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sunset comes early in the foothills in November, and it was dark by the time the girls reached home.
a narrow way or road
From this reading As Harry was opening the big gate at the foot of the lane, Isita exclaimed:
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "There's a light at the house!"
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading Sunset comes early in the foothills in November, and it was dark by the time the girls reached home.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O goody!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Harry was opening the big gate at the foot of the lane, Isita exclaimed:
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading As Harry was opening the big gate at the foot of the lane, Isita exclaimed:
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Sunset comes early in the foothills in November, and it was dark by the time the girls reached home.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading Then Rob is here."
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading Sunset comes early in the foothills in November, and it was dark by the time the girls reached home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sunset comes early in the foothills in November, and it was dark by the time the girls reached home.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Rob is here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a light at the house!"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Sunset comes early in the foothills in November, and it was dark by the time the girls reached home.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sunset comes early in the foothills in November, and it was dark by the time the girls reached home.
Chapter 22 of Homestead Ranch by Elizabeth G. Young holds 274 sentences, grouped into 55 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 22 holds 274 sentences of Homestead Ranch, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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