Chapter 28 of Oh, You Tex! is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Oh, You Tex! is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once. But without hesitation he refused the chance to manage the A T O ranch. "Sorry, but I can't work for you, Mr. Wadley." The big Texan stiffened. "All right," he said huffily.
Chapter 28 of Oh, You Tex! is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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indecision in speech or action
From this reading “But without hesitation he refused the chance to manage the A T O ranch.”
set afire or burning
From this reading “THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once.”
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “But without hesitation he refused the chance to manage the A T O ranch.”
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “But without hesitation he refused the chance to manage the A T O ranch.”
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading “But without hesitation he refused the chance to manage the A T O ranch.”
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading “THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once.”
past form of “stiffen” — become stiff or stiffer
From this reading “The big Texan stiffened.”
a native or resident of Texas
From this reading “The big Texan stiffened.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 But without hesitation he refused the chance to manage the A T O ranch.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All right," he said huffily.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The big Texan stiffened.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But without hesitation he refused the chance to manage the A T O ranch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sorry, but I can't work for you, Mr. Wadley."
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading But without hesitation he refused the chance to manage the A T O ranch.
a female human offspring
From this reading THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Sorry, but I can't work for you, Mr. Wadley."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once.
indecision in speech or action
From this reading But without hesitation he refused the chance to manage the A T O ranch.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once.
in a huffy manner
From this reading "All right," he said huffily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Sorry, but I can't work for you, Mr. Wadley."
a small worthless amount
From this reading THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once.
set afire or burning
From this reading THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading But without hesitation he refused the chance to manage the A T O ranch.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Sorry, but I can't work for you, Mr. Wadley."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading But without hesitation he refused the chance to manage the A T O ranch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once.
on one occasion
From this reading THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once.
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading But without hesitation he refused the chance to manage the A T O ranch.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading But without hesitation he refused the chance to manage the A T O ranch.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right," he said huffily.
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "All right," he said huffily.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Sorry, but I can't work for you, Mr. Wadley."
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once.
past form of “stiffen” — become stiff or stiffer
From this reading The big Texan stiffened.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading But without hesitation he refused the chance to manage the A T O ranch.
a native or resident of Texas
From this reading The big Texan stiffened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once.
at the time that
From this reading THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But without hesitation he refused the chance to manage the A T O ranch.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Sorry, but I can't work for you, Mr. Wadley."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sorry, but I can't work for you, Mr. Wadley."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE HOLD-UP When Wadley made to Jack Roberts the offer he had spoken of to his daughter, the face of that young man lighted up at once.
Chapter 28 of Oh, You Tex! by William MacLeod Raine holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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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