Chapter 15 of Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NEW FRIEND FOR THE OLD "Lost! I'm lost! Right here in this great city full of folks. It seemed so easy to find Mr. Hale and it was so hard. There are so many streets--which one is right?
Chapter 15 of Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “Right here in this great city full of folks.”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “It seemed so easy to find Mr. Hale and it was so hard.”
your parents
From this reading “Right here in this great city full of folks.”
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “Right here in this great city full of folks.”
a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
From this reading “It seemed so easy to find Mr. Hale and it was so hard.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “It seemed so easy to find Mr. Hale and it was so hard.”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “A NEW FRIEND FOR THE OLD "Lost!”
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “There are so many streets--which one is right?”
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 “Right here in this great city full of folks.”
In this reading “A NEW FRIEND FOR THE OLD "Lost!”
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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 NEW FRIEND FOR THE OLD "Lost!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It seemed so easy to find Mr. Hale and it was so hard.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are so many streets--which one is right?
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Right here in this great city full of folks.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It seemed so easy to find Mr. Hale and it was so hard.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading It seemed so easy to find Mr. Hale and it was so hard.
your parents
From this reading Right here in this great city full of folks.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A NEW FRIEND FOR THE OLD "Lost!
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A NEW FRIEND FOR THE OLD "Lost!
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Right here in this great city full of folks.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Right here in this great city full of folks.
a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
From this reading It seemed so easy to find Mr. Hale and it was so hard.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It seemed so easy to find Mr. Hale and it was so hard.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Right here in this great city full of folks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm lost!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Right here in this great city full of folks.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There are so many streets--which one is right?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed so easy to find Mr. Hale and it was so hard.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading A NEW FRIEND FOR THE OLD "Lost!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There are so many streets--which one is right?
a form of address for a man
From this reading It seemed so easy to find Mr. Hale and it was so hard.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW FRIEND FOR THE OLD "Lost!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Right here in this great city full of folks.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A NEW FRIEND FOR THE OLD "Lost!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There are so many streets--which one is right?
precisely, exactly
From this reading Right here in this great city full of folks.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed so easy to find Mr. Hale and it was so hard.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It seemed so easy to find Mr. Hale and it was so hard.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading There are so many streets--which one is right?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NEW FRIEND FOR THE OLD "Lost!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are so many streets--which one is right?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Right here in this great city full of folks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed so easy to find Mr. Hale and it was so hard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seemed so easy to find Mr. Hale and it was so hard.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are so many streets--which one is right?
Chapter 15 of Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch by Evelyn Raymond holds 228 sentences, grouped into 46 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.
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