Chapter 6 of Judith of Blue Lake Ranch is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Judith of Blue Lake Ranch is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Judith, her lips tightly compressed, shook her head. "You didn't find him under the car, did you? And the blow that killed him might have been dealt with some heavy weapon in the hands of a man standing behind him, mightn't it? I know, Bud Lee, I know!" "How do you know?" he demanded intently.
Chapter 6 of Judith of Blue Lake Ranch is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a partially opened flower
From this reading “I know, Bud Lee, I know!"”
pressed tightly together
From this reading “Judith, her lips tightly compressed, shook her head.”
inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “And the blow that killed him might have been dealt with some heavy weapon in the hands of a man standing behind him, mightn't it?”
with strained or eager attention
From this reading “"How do you know?" he demanded intently.”
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading “Judith, her lips tightly compressed, shook her head.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “I know, Bud Lee, I know!"”
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading “Judith, her lips tightly compressed, shook her head.”
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading “And the blow that killed him might have been dealt with some heavy weapon in the hands of a man standing behind him, mightn't it?”
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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 And the blow that killed him might have been dealt with some heavy weapon in the hands of a man standing behind him, mightn't it?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the blow that killed him might have been dealt with some heavy weapon in the hands of a man standing behind him, mightn't it?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And the blow that killed him might have been dealt with some heavy weapon in the hands of a man standing behind him, mightn't it?
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And the blow that killed him might have been dealt with some heavy weapon in the hands of a man standing behind him, mightn't it?
exhale hard
From this reading And the blow that killed him might have been dealt with some heavy weapon in the hands of a man standing behind him, mightn't it?
a partially opened flower
From this reading I know, Bud Lee, I know!"
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "You didn't find him under the car, did you?
pressed tightly together
From this reading Judith, her lips tightly compressed, shook her head.
inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading And the blow that killed him might have been dealt with some heavy weapon in the hands of a man standing behind him, mightn't it?
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "How do you know?" he demanded intently.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "You didn't find him under the car, did you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You didn't find him under the car, did you?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you know?" he demanded intently.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "You didn't find him under the car, did you?
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading And the blow that killed him might have been dealt with some heavy weapon in the hands of a man standing behind him, mightn't it?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And the blow that killed him might have been dealt with some heavy weapon in the hands of a man standing behind him, mightn't it?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How do you know?" he demanded intently.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Judith, her lips tightly compressed, shook her head.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading And the blow that killed him might have been dealt with some heavy weapon in the hands of a man standing behind him, mightn't it?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Judith, her lips tightly compressed, shook her head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You didn't find him under the car, did you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How do you know?" he demanded intently.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know, Bud Lee, I know!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the blow that killed him might have been dealt with some heavy weapon in the hands of a man standing behind him, mightn't it?
with strained or eager attention
From this reading "How do you know?" he demanded intently.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And the blow that killed him might have been dealt with some heavy weapon in the hands of a man standing behind him, mightn't 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, her lips tightly compressed, shook her head.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading And the blow that killed him might have been dealt with some heavy weapon in the hands of a man standing behind him, mightn't it?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know, Bud Lee, I know!"
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading I know, Bud Lee, I know!"
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Judith, her lips tightly compressed, shook her head.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And the blow that killed him might have been dealt with some heavy weapon in the hands of a man standing behind him, mightn't it?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And the blow that killed him might have been dealt with some heavy weapon in the hands of a man standing behind him, mightn't it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the blow that killed him might have been dealt with some heavy weapon in the hands of a man standing behind him, mightn't it?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the blow that killed him might have been dealt with some heavy weapon in the hands of a man standing behind him, mightn't it?
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Judith, her lips tightly compressed, shook her head.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And the blow that killed him might have been dealt with some heavy weapon in the hands of a man standing behind him, mightn't it?
having a supporting base
From this reading And the blow that killed him might have been dealt with some heavy weapon in the hands of a man standing behind him, mightn't it?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the blow that killed him might have been dealt with some heavy weapon in the hands of a man standing behind him, mightn't it?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You didn't find him under the car, did you?
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading Judith, her lips tightly compressed, shook her head.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "You didn't find him under the car, did you?
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading And the blow that killed him might have been dealt with some heavy weapon in the hands of a man standing behind him, mightn't it?
in the company of; together with
From this reading And the blow that killed him might have been dealt with some heavy weapon in the hands of a man standing behind him, mightn't it?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You didn't find him under the car, did you?
Chapter 6 of Judith of Blue Lake Ranch by Jackson Gregory holds 419 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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