Chapter 8 of "I Conquered" is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of "I Conquered" is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Head of Yellow Hair The next day Jed declared for a trip to Ranger after grub. The trip was necessary, and it would be an education for VB, he said with a chuckle, to see the town. But when they were ready to start a rider approached the ranch. "If it ain't Kelly!" Jed cried.
Chapter 8 of "I Conquered" is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading “The trip was necessary, and it would be an education for VB, he said with a chuckle, to see the town.”
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading “The trip was necessary, and it would be an education for VB, he said with a chuckle, to see the town.”
informal terms for a meal
From this reading “A Head of Yellow Hair The next day Jed declared for a trip to Ranger after grub.”
United States circus clown (1898-1979)
From this reading “"If it ain't Kelly!"”
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “But when they were ready to start a rider approached the ranch.”
a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading “A Head of Yellow Hair The next day Jed declared for a trip to Ranger after grub.”
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading “But when they were ready to start a rider approached the ranch.”
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “A Head of Yellow Hair The next day Jed declared for a trip to Ranger after grub.”
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.
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In this reading “A Head of Yellow Hair The next day Jed declared for a trip to Ranger after grub.”
In this reading “A Head of Yellow Hair The next day Jed declared for a trip to Ranger after grub.”
In this reading “The trip was necessary, and it would be an education for VB, he said with a chuckle, to see the town.”
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 Head of Yellow Hair The next day Jed declared for a trip to Ranger after grub.
later than; following
From this reading A Head of Yellow Hair The next day Jed declared for a trip to Ranger after grub.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If it ain't Kelly!"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The trip was necessary, and it would be an education for VB, he said with a chuckle, to see the town.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The trip was necessary, and it would be an education for VB, he said with a chuckle, to see the town.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading But when they were ready to start a rider approached the ranch.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The trip was necessary, and it would be an education for VB, he said with a chuckle, to see the town.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when they were ready to start a rider approached the ranch.
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading The trip was necessary, and it would be an education for VB, he said with a chuckle, to see the town.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Jed cried.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A Head of Yellow Hair The next day Jed declared for a trip to Ranger after grub.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading A Head of Yellow Hair The next day Jed declared for a trip to Ranger after grub.
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading The trip was necessary, and it would be an education for VB, he said with a chuckle, to see the town.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Head of Yellow Hair The next day Jed declared for a trip to Ranger after grub.
informal terms for a meal
From this reading A Head of Yellow Hair The next day Jed declared for a trip to Ranger after grub.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading A Head of Yellow Hair The next day Jed declared for a trip to Ranger after grub.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The trip was necessary, and it would be an education for VB, he said with a chuckle, to see the town.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading A Head of Yellow Hair The next day Jed declared for a trip to Ranger after grub.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If it ain't Kelly!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The trip was necessary, and it would be an education for VB, he said with a chuckle, to see the town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Head of Yellow Hair The next day Jed declared for a trip to Ranger after grub.
United States circus clown (1898-1979)
From this reading "If it ain't Kelly!"
absolutely essential
From this reading The trip was necessary, and it would be an education for VB, he said with a chuckle, to see the town.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading A Head of Yellow Hair The next day Jed declared for a trip to Ranger after grub.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Head of Yellow Hair The next day Jed declared for a trip to Ranger after grub.
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading But when they were ready to start a rider approached the ranch.
a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading A Head of Yellow Hair The next day Jed declared for a trip to Ranger after grub.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading But when they were ready to start a rider approached the ranch.
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading But when they were ready to start a rider approached the ranch.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The trip was necessary, and it would be an education for VB, he said with a chuckle, to see the town.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The trip was necessary, and it would be an education for VB, he said with a chuckle, to see the town.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But when they were ready to start a rider approached the ranch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Head of Yellow Hair The next day Jed declared for a trip to Ranger after grub.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when they were ready to start a rider approached the ranch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Head of Yellow Hair The next day Jed declared for a trip to Ranger after grub.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The trip was necessary, and it would be an education for VB, he said with a chuckle, to see the town.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading A Head of Yellow Hair The next day Jed declared for a trip to Ranger after grub.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The trip was necessary, and it would be an education for VB, he said with a chuckle, to see the town.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The trip was necessary, and it would be an education for VB, he said with a chuckle, to see the town.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But when they were ready to start a rider approached the ranch.
at the time that
From this reading But when they were ready to start a rider approached the ranch.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The trip was necessary, and it would be an education for VB, he said with a chuckle, to see the town.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The trip was necessary, and it would be an education for VB, he said with a chuckle, to see the town.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading A Head of Yellow Hair The next day Jed declared for a trip to Ranger after grub.
Chapter 8 of "I Conquered" by Harold Titus holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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 109 sentences of "I Conquered", unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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