Chapter 4 of In the Musgrave Ranges is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of In the Musgrave Ranges is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Wild Cattle The boys woke late on their first morning in the Far North. Sax's thoughts immediately turned to his father's letter. He groped under his pillow and pulled it out and read it again: "In difficulties. Musgrave Ranges.
Chapter 4 of In the Musgrave Ranges is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “Wild Cattle The boys woke late on their first morning in the Far North.”
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading “"In difficulties.”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Sax's thoughts immediately turned to his father's letter.”
past form of “grope” — feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading “He groped under his pillow and pulled it out and read it again:”
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading “He groped under his pillow and pulled it out and read it again:”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “He groped under his pillow and pulled it out and read it again:”
plural of “range” — an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “Musgrave Ranges.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Wild Cattle The boys woke late on their first morning in the Far North.”
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anew
From this reading He groped under his pillow and pulled it out and read it again:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He groped under his pillow and pulled it out and read it again:
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Wild Cattle The boys woke late on their first morning in the Far North.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Wild Cattle The boys woke late on their first morning in the Far North.
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading "In difficulties.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Wild Cattle The boys woke late on their first morning in the Far North.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Sax's thoughts immediately turned to his father's letter.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Wild Cattle The boys woke late on their first morning in the Far North.
past form of “grope” — feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading He groped under his pillow and pulled it out and read it again:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He groped under his pillow and pulled it out and read it again:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sax's thoughts immediately turned to his father's letter.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Sax's thoughts immediately turned to his father's letter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wild Cattle The boys woke late on their first morning in the Far North.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He groped under his pillow and pulled it out and read it again:
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Wild Cattle The boys woke late on their first morning in the Far North.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Sax's thoughts immediately turned to his father's letter.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Wild Cattle The boys woke late on their first morning in the Far North.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Musgrave Ranges.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Wild Cattle The boys woke late on their first morning in the Far North.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wild Cattle The boys woke late on their first morning in the Far North.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He groped under his pillow and pulled it out and read it again:
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading He groped under his pillow and pulled it out and read it again:
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading He groped under his pillow and pulled it out and read it again:
plural of “range” — an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading Musgrave Ranges.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading He groped under his pillow and pulled it out and read it again:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sax's thoughts immediately turned to his father's letter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wild Cattle The boys woke late on their first morning in the Far North.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Wild Cattle The boys woke late on their first morning in the Far North.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Sax's thoughts immediately turned to his father's letter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sax's thoughts immediately turned to his father's letter.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Sax's thoughts immediately turned to his father's letter.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He groped under his pillow and pulled it out and read it again:
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Wild Cattle The boys woke late on their first morning in the Far North.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Wild Cattle The boys woke late on their first morning in the Far North.
Chapter 4 of In the Musgrave Ranges by Conrad H. (Conrad Harvey) Sayce holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 4 holds 178 sentences of In the Musgrave Ranges, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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