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Chapter 2 of Judith of Blue Lake Ranch is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Get this coat off me," he commanded. "Curse you, don't tear my arms off! Slit the sleeves." Benny's big, razor-edged butcher-knife cut away coat and shirt sleeves. And at last, to the eager gaze of the men in the bunk-house, there appeared the two wounds, one upon the outer right shoulder, the other upon the left forearm.
Chapter 2 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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profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “"Curse you, don't tear my arms off!”
the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist
From this reading “And at last, to the eager gaze of the men in the bunk-house, there appeared the two wounds, one upon the outer right shoulder, the other upon the left forearm.”
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading “And at last, to the eager gaze of the men in the bunk-house, there appeared the two wounds, one upon the outer right shoulder, the other upon the left forearm.”
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading “Benny's big, razor-edged butcher-knife cut away coat and shirt sleeves.”
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “Slit the sleeves."”
a long narrow opening
From this reading “Slit the sleeves."”
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading “"Curse you, don't tear my arms off!”
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “And at last, to the eager gaze of the men in the bunk-house, there appeared the two wounds, one upon the outer right shoulder, the other upon the left forearm.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Benny's big, razor-edged butcher-knife cut away coat and shirt sleeves.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And at last, to the eager gaze of the men in the bunk-house, there appeared the two wounds, one upon the outer right shoulder, the other upon the left forearm.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading "Curse you, don't tear my arms off!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And at last, to the eager gaze of the men in the bunk-house, there appeared the two wounds, one upon the outer right shoulder, the other upon the left forearm.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Benny's big, razor-edged butcher-knife cut away coat and shirt sleeves.
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From this reading Benny's big, razor-edged butcher-knife cut away coat and shirt sleeves.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Benny's big, razor-edged butcher-knife cut away coat and shirt sleeves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And at last, to the eager gaze of the men in the bunk-house, there appeared the two wounds, one upon the outer right shoulder, the other upon the left forearm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Benny's big, razor-edged butcher-knife cut away coat and shirt sleeves.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading "Get this coat off me," he commanded.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading "Get this coat off me," he commanded.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading "Curse you, don't tear my arms off!
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Benny's big, razor-edged butcher-knife cut away coat and shirt sleeves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Curse you, don't tear my arms off!
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading And at last, to the eager gaze of the men in the bunk-house, there appeared the two wounds, one upon the outer right shoulder, the other upon the left forearm.
the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist
From this reading And at last, to the eager gaze of the men in the bunk-house, there appeared the two wounds, one upon the outer right shoulder, the other upon the left forearm.
a long fixed look
From this reading And at last, to the eager gaze of the men in the bunk-house, there appeared the two wounds, one upon the outer right shoulder, the other upon the left forearm.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get this coat off me," he commanded.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Get this coat off me," he commanded.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And at last, to the eager gaze of the men in the bunk-house, there appeared the two wounds, one upon the outer right shoulder, the other upon the left forearm.
immediately past
From this reading And at last, to the eager gaze of the men in the bunk-house, there appeared the two wounds, one upon the outer right shoulder, the other upon the left forearm.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading And at last, to the eager gaze of the men in the bunk-house, there appeared the two wounds, one upon the outer right shoulder, the other upon the left forearm.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Get this coat off me," he commanded.
the force of workers available
From this reading And at last, to the eager gaze of the men in the bunk-house, there appeared the two wounds, one upon the outer right shoulder, the other upon the left forearm.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Curse you, don't tear my arms off!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And at last, to the eager gaze of the men in the bunk-house, there appeared the two wounds, one upon the outer right shoulder, the other upon the left forearm.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Get this coat off me," he commanded.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And at last, to the eager gaze of the men in the bunk-house, there appeared the two wounds, one upon the outer right shoulder, the other upon the left forearm.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And at last, to the eager gaze of the men in the bunk-house, there appeared the two wounds, one upon the outer right shoulder, the other upon the left forearm.
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading And at last, to the eager gaze of the men in the bunk-house, there appeared the two wounds, one upon the outer right shoulder, the other upon the left forearm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Benny's big, razor-edged butcher-knife cut away coat and shirt sleeves.
precisely, exactly
From this reading And at last, to the eager gaze of the men in the bunk-house, there appeared the two wounds, one upon the outer right shoulder, the other upon the left forearm.
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading Benny's big, razor-edged butcher-knife cut away coat and shirt sleeves.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading And at last, to the eager gaze of the men in the bunk-house, there appeared the two wounds, one upon the outer right shoulder, the other upon the left forearm.
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading Slit the sleeves."
a long narrow opening
From this reading Slit the sleeves."
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading "Curse you, don't tear my arms off!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Slit the sleeves."
in or at that place or location
From this reading And at last, to the eager gaze of the men in the bunk-house, there appeared the two wounds, one upon the outer right shoulder, the other upon the left forearm.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Get this coat off me," he commanded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And at last, to the eager gaze of the men in the bunk-house, there appeared the two wounds, one upon the outer right shoulder, the other upon the left forearm.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading And at last, to the eager gaze of the men in the bunk-house, there appeared the two wounds, one upon the outer right shoulder, the other upon the left forearm.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And at last, to the eager gaze of the men in the bunk-house, there appeared the two wounds, one upon the outer right shoulder, the other upon the left forearm.
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading And at last, to the eager gaze of the men in the bunk-house, there appeared the two wounds, one upon the outer right shoulder, the other upon the left forearm.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Curse you, don't tear my arms off!
Chapter 2 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.
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