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Chapter 10 of Rancho Del Muerto, and Other Stories of Adventure is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“We ginerelly overreach every one!” “Goin' to Ann's funerel hez sorter upset ye, M'ri. Lord, how old Tige would cavort when Jim would ride him; throw out his heels like a colt. I never told the hackman Tige was eighteen year old. I ain't over pertikler in a hoss trade, like everybody else.
Chapter 10 of Rancho Del Muerto, and Other Stories of Adventure is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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play boisterously
From this reading “Lord, how old Tige would cavort when Jim would ride him; throw out his heels like a colt.”
a young male horse under the age of four
From this reading “Lord, how old Tige would cavort when Jim would ride him; throw out his heels like a colt.”
being one more than seventeen
From this reading “I never told the hackman Tige was eighteen year old.”
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading “Lord, how old Tige would cavort when Jim would ride him; throw out his heels like a colt.”
fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
From this reading ““We ginerelly overreach every one!””
a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office)
From this reading ““Goin' to Ann's funerel hez sorter upset ye, M'ri.”
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading “I ain't over pertikler in a hoss trade, like everybody else.”
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading ““Goin' to Ann's funerel hez sorter upset ye, M'ri.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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force to leave or move out
In this reading “Lord, how old Tige would cavort when Jim would ride him; throw out his heels like a colt.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lord, how old Tige would cavort when Jim would ride him; throw out his heels like a colt.
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From this reading I ain't over pertikler in a hoss trade, like everybody else.
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From this reading “Goin' to Ann's funerel hez sorter upset ye, M'ri.
play boisterously
From this reading Lord, how old Tige would cavort when Jim would ride him; throw out his heels like a colt.
a young male horse under the age of four
From this reading Lord, how old Tige would cavort when Jim would ride him; throw out his heels like a colt.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading I never told the hackman Tige was eighteen year old.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ain't over pertikler in a hoss trade, like everybody else.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “We ginerelly overreach every one!”
every person
From this reading I ain't over pertikler in a hoss trade, like everybody else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Goin' to Ann's funerel hez sorter upset ye, M'ri.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We ginerelly overreach every one!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Goin' to Ann's funerel hez sorter upset ye, M'ri.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I never told the hackman Tige was eighteen year old.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading Lord, how old Tige would cavort when Jim would ride him; throw out his heels like a colt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Goin' to Ann's funerel hez sorter upset ye, M'ri.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lord, how old Tige would cavort when Jim would ride him; throw out his heels like a colt.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lord, how old Tige would cavort when Jim would ride him; throw out his heels like a colt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ain't over pertikler in a hoss trade, like everybody else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord, how old Tige would cavort when Jim would ride him; throw out his heels like a colt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never told the hackman Tige was eighteen year old.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I ain't over pertikler in a hoss trade, like everybody else.
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From this reading Lord, how old Tige would cavort when Jim would ride him; throw out his heels like a colt.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Lord, how old Tige would cavort when Jim would ride him; throw out his heels like a colt.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord, how old Tige would cavort when Jim would ride him; throw out his heels like a colt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Goin' to Ann's funerel hez sorter upset ye, M'ri.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never told the hackman Tige was eighteen year old.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Lord, how old Tige would cavort when Jim would ride him; throw out his heels like a colt.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We ginerelly overreach every one!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Lord, how old Tige would cavort when Jim would ride him; throw out his heels like a colt.
above and across; more than
From this reading I ain't over pertikler in a hoss trade, like everybody else.
fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
From this reading “We ginerelly overreach every one!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ain't over pertikler in a hoss trade, like everybody else.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Lord, how old Tige would cavort when Jim would ride him; throw out his heels like a colt.
a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office)
From this reading “Goin' to Ann's funerel hez sorter upset ye, M'ri.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I never told the hackman Tige was eighteen year old.
propel through the air
From this reading Lord, how old Tige would cavort when Jim would ride him; throw out his heels like a colt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord, how old Tige would cavort when Jim would ride him; throw out his heels like a colt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Goin' to Ann's funerel hez sorter upset ye, M'ri.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I never told the hackman Tige was eighteen year old.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading I ain't over pertikler in a hoss trade, like everybody else.
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading “Goin' to Ann's funerel hez sorter upset ye, M'ri.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I never told the hackman Tige was eighteen year old.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We ginerelly overreach every one!”
at the time that
From this reading Lord, how old Tige would cavort when Jim would ride him; throw out his heels like a colt.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lord, how old Tige would cavort when Jim would ride him; throw out his heels like a colt.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Goin' to Ann's funerel hez sorter upset ye, M'ri.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I never told the hackman Tige was eighteen year old.
Chapter 10 of Rancho Del Muerto, and Other Stories of Adventure by Charles King holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 10 holds 399 sentences of Rancho Del Muerto, and Other Stories of Adventure, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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