Chapter 4 of Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor. "Oh! I'm glad you've gotten here all safe. How did you do it? It's a long walk for those who aren't used to it.
Chapter 4 of Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I'm glad you've gotten here all safe.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.”
make a sweeping movement
From this reading “AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.”
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading “AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.”
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading “AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.”
someone who visits
From this reading “AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.”
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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become used up; be exhausted
In this reading “AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.”
In this reading “It's a long walk for those who aren't used to it.”
In this reading “AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 It's a long walk for those who aren't used to it.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I'm glad you've gotten here all safe.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a long walk for those who aren't used to it.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How did you do it?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How did you do it?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It's a long walk for those who aren't used to it.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I'm glad you've gotten here all safe.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I'm glad you've gotten here all safe.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I'm glad you've gotten here all safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How did you do it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm glad you've gotten here all safe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How did you do it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a long walk for those who aren't used to it.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It's a long walk for those who aren't used to it.
come together
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
make a sweeping movement
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading I'm glad you've gotten here all safe.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It's a long walk for those who aren't used to it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading It's a long walk for those who aren't used to it.
someone who visits
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading It's a long walk for those who aren't used to it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
in or at the place that
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
which person or people
From this reading It's a long walk for those who aren't used to it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How did you do it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm glad you've gotten here all safe.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SUPPER The young ranchwoman placed her pan in safety and ran out upon that north porch, where the table was already spread, to meet the visitor.
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