Chapter 24 of Hope Hathaway: A Story of Western Ranch Life is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Hope Hathaway: A Story of Western Ranch Life is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Clarice, dear," said Hope, "what _is_ the matter?" "Oh," sobbed Mrs. Van Rensselaer, "_did_ you see it--_did you see it_? A terrible thing! A terrible thing!" "But _what_?" asked the girl wonderingly, "what could have frightened you so, _here_?"
Chapter 24 of Hope Hathaway: A Story of Western Ranch Life is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dearly loved
From this reading “"Clarice, dear," said Hope, "what _is_ the matter?"”
made afraid
From this reading “"But _what_?" asked the girl wonderingly, "what could have frightened you so, _here_?"”
a young female
From this reading “"But _what_?" asked the girl wonderingly, "what could have frightened you so, _here_?"”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “"Clarice, dear," said Hope, "what _is_ the matter?"”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “"Clarice, dear," said Hope, "what _is_ the matter?"”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “"Oh," sobbed Mrs. Van Rensselaer, "_did_ you see it--_did you see it_?”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “A terrible thing!”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “"Oh," sobbed Mrs. Van Rensselaer, "_did_ you see it--_did you see it_?”
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 “A terrible thing!”
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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 A terrible thing!
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "But _what_?" asked the girl wonderingly, "what could have frightened you so, _here_?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But _what_?" asked the girl wonderingly, "what could have frightened you so, _here_?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Clarice, dear," said Hope, "what _is_ the matter?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "But _what_?" asked the girl wonderingly, "what could have frightened you so, _here_?"
dearly loved
From this reading "Clarice, dear," said Hope, "what _is_ the matter?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Oh," sobbed Mrs. Van Rensselaer, "_did_ you see it--_did you see it_?
made afraid
From this reading "But _what_?" asked the girl wonderingly, "what could have frightened you so, _here_?"
a young female
From this reading "But _what_?" asked the girl wonderingly, "what could have frightened you so, _here_?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But _what_?" asked the girl wonderingly, "what could have frightened you so, _here_?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "But _what_?" asked the girl wonderingly, "what could have frightened you so, _here_?"
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Clarice, dear," said Hope, "what _is_ the matter?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Clarice, dear," said Hope, "what _is_ the matter?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh," sobbed Mrs. Van Rensselaer, "_did_ you see it--_did you see it_?
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Clarice, dear," said Hope, "what _is_ the matter?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Oh," sobbed Mrs. Van Rensselaer, "_did_ you see it--_did you see it_?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh," sobbed Mrs. Van Rensselaer, "_did_ you see it--_did you see it_?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh," sobbed Mrs. Van Rensselaer, "_did_ you see it--_did you see it_?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Clarice, dear," said Hope, "what _is_ the matter?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Oh," sobbed Mrs. Van Rensselaer, "_did_ you see it--_did you see it_?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "But _what_?" asked the girl wonderingly, "what could have frightened you so, _here_?"
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading "Oh," sobbed Mrs. Van Rensselaer, "_did_ you see it--_did you see it_?
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading A terrible thing!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Clarice, dear," said Hope, "what _is_ the matter?"
a special situation
From this reading A terrible thing!
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading "Oh," sobbed Mrs. Van Rensselaer, "_did_ you see it--_did you see it_?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Clarice, dear," said Hope, "what _is_ the matter?"
in a curious and questioning manner
From this reading "But _what_?" asked the girl wonderingly, "what could have frightened you so, _here_?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh," sobbed Mrs. Van Rensselaer, "_did_ you see it--_did you see it_?
Chapter 24 of Hope Hathaway: A Story of Western Ranch Life by Frances Parker holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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 24 holds 163 sentences of Hope Hathaway: A Story of Western Ranch Life, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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