Chapter 3 of Judith of Blue Lake Ranch is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Judith of Blue Lake Ranch is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Pollock Hampton has his nerve!" she snapped. She took up the telephone instrument at her elbow and demanded the Western Union at Rocky Bend. "Judith Sanford speaking," she said crisply. "Repeat the message of last night for the general manager, Blue Lake Ranch." In a moment she had it.
Chapter 3 of Judith of Blue Lake Ranch is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a well delineated manner
From this reading “"Judith Sanford speaking," she said crisply.”
United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)
From this reading “"Pollock Hampton has his nerve!" she snapped.”
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading “"Judith Sanford speaking," she said crisply.”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading “"Pollock Hampton has his nerve!" she snapped.”
United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956)
From this reading “"Pollock Hampton has his nerve!" she snapped.”
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “"Repeat the message of last night for the general manager, Blue Lake Ranch."”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “"Pollock Hampton has his nerve!" she snapped.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “She took up the telephone instrument at her elbow and demanded the Western Union at Rocky Bend.”
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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 In a moment she had it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She took up the telephone instrument at her elbow and demanded the Western Union at Rocky Bend.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She took up the telephone instrument at her elbow and demanded the Western Union at Rocky Bend.
form a curve
From this reading She took up the telephone instrument at her elbow and demanded the Western Union at Rocky Bend.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading "Repeat the message of last night for the general manager, Blue Lake Ranch."
in a well delineated manner
From this reading "Judith Sanford speaking," she said crisply.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading She took up the telephone instrument at her elbow and demanded the Western Union at Rocky Bend.
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading She took up the telephone instrument at her elbow and demanded the Western Union at Rocky Bend.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Repeat the message of last night for the general manager, Blue Lake Ranch."
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading "Repeat the message of last night for the general manager, Blue Lake Ranch."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a moment she had it.
United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)
From this reading "Pollock Hampton has his nerve!" she snapped.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Pollock Hampton has his nerve!" she snapped.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She took up the telephone instrument at her elbow and demanded the Western Union at Rocky Bend.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Pollock Hampton has his nerve!" she snapped.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a moment she had it.
a device that requires skill for proper use
From this reading She took up the telephone instrument at her elbow and demanded the Western Union at Rocky Bend.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In a moment she had it.
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading "Judith Sanford speaking," she said crisply.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading "Repeat the message of last night for the general manager, Blue Lake Ranch."
immediately past
From this reading "Repeat the message of last night for the general manager, Blue Lake Ranch."
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading "Repeat the message of last night for the general manager, Blue Lake Ranch."
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading "Repeat the message of last night for the general manager, Blue Lake Ranch."
a particular point in time
From this reading In a moment she had it.
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading "Pollock Hampton has his nerve!" she snapped.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Repeat the message of last night for the general manager, Blue Lake Ranch."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Repeat the message of last night for the general manager, Blue Lake Ranch."
United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956)
From this reading "Pollock Hampton has his nerve!" she snapped.
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading "Repeat the message of last night for the general manager, Blue Lake Ranch."
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading "Repeat the message of last night for the general manager, Blue Lake Ranch."
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading She took up the telephone instrument at her elbow and demanded the Western Union at Rocky Bend.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Judith Sanford speaking," she said crisply.
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From this reading "Judith Sanford speaking," she said crisply.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Pollock Hampton has his nerve!" she snapped.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading "Pollock Hampton has his nerve!" she snapped.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "Judith Sanford speaking," she said crisply.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading She took up the telephone instrument at her elbow and demanded the Western Union at Rocky Bend.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She took up the telephone instrument at her elbow and demanded the Western Union at Rocky Bend.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took up the telephone instrument at her elbow and demanded the Western Union at Rocky Bend.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading She took up the telephone instrument at her elbow and demanded the Western Union at Rocky Bend.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She took up the telephone instrument at her elbow and demanded the Western Union at Rocky Bend.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading She took up the telephone instrument at her elbow and demanded the Western Union at Rocky Bend.
Chapter 3 of Judith of Blue Lake Ranch by Jackson Gregory holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 3 holds 435 sentences of Judith of Blue Lake Ranch, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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