Chapter 1 of Judith of Blue Lake Ranch is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Judith of Blue Lake Ranch is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of The Joyous Trouble Maker, Six Feet-Four, Etc. Judith's spurs answered him, and the bit . . brought him about, whirling .
Chapter 1 of Judith of Blue Lake Ranch is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Author of The Joyous Trouble Maker, Six Feet-Four, Etc.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Judith's spurs answered him, and the bit .”
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading “Author of The Joyous Trouble Maker, Six Feet-Four, Etc.”
a person who makes things
From this reading “Author of The Joyous Trouble Maker, Six Feet-Four, Etc.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “Author of The Joyous Trouble Maker, Six Feet-Four, Etc.”
plural of “spur” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading “Judith's spurs answered him, and the bit .”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “Author of The Joyous Trouble Maker, Six Feet-Four, Etc.”
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
From this reading “. brought him about, whirling .”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading . brought him about, whirling .
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Judith's spurs answered him, and the bit .
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Judith's spurs answered him, and the bit .
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of The Joyous Trouble Maker, Six Feet-Four, Etc.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Judith's spurs answered him, and the bit .
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading . brought him about, whirling .
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From this reading Author of The Joyous Trouble Maker, Six Feet-Four, Etc.
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From this reading Author of The Joyous Trouble Maker, Six Feet-Four, Etc.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Judith's spurs answered him, and the bit .
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading Author of The Joyous Trouble Maker, Six Feet-Four, Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judith's spurs answered him, and the bit .
a person who makes things
From this reading Author of The Joyous Trouble Maker, Six Feet-Four, Etc.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of The Joyous Trouble Maker, Six Feet-Four, Etc.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Author of The Joyous Trouble Maker, Six Feet-Four, Etc.
plural of “spur” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading Judith's spurs answered him, and the bit .
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of The Joyous Trouble Maker, Six Feet-Four, Etc.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Author of The Joyous Trouble Maker, Six Feet-Four, Etc.
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
From this reading . brought him about, whirling .
Chapter 1 of Judith of Blue Lake Ranch by Jackson Gregory holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 1 holds 416 sentences of Judith of Blue Lake Ranch, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Judith of Blue Lake Ranch by Jackson Gregory exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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