Chapter 8 of Riders of the Purple Sage is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Riders of the Purple Sage is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DAUGHTER OF WITHERSTEEN “Lassiter, will you be my rider?” Jane had asked him. “I reckon so,” he had replied. Few as the words were, Jane knew how infinitely much they implied. She wanted him to take charge of her cattle and horse and ranges, and save them if that were possible.
Chapter 8 of Riders of the Purple Sage is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “She wanted him to take charge of her cattle and horse and ranges, and save them if that were possible.”
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading “She wanted him to take charge of her cattle and horse and ranges, and save them if that were possible.”
inflected form of “imply” — express or state indirectly
From this reading “Few as the words were, Jane knew how infinitely much they implied.”
without bounds
From this reading “Few as the words were, Jane knew how infinitely much they implied.”
plural of “range” — an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “She wanted him to take charge of her cattle and horse and ranges, and save them if that were possible.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading ““I reckon so,” he had replied.”
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading “THE DAUGHTER OF WITHERSTEEN “Lassiter, will you be my rider?””
except for; apart from
From this reading “She wanted him to take charge of her cattle and horse and ranges, and save them if that were possible.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wanted him to take charge of her cattle and horse and ranges, and save them if that were possible.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Few as the words were, Jane knew how infinitely much they implied.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Jane had asked him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE DAUGHTER OF WITHERSTEEN “Lassiter, will you be my rider?”
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading She wanted him to take charge of her cattle and horse and ranges, and save them if that were possible.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading She wanted him to take charge of her cattle and horse and ranges, and save them if that were possible.
a female human offspring
From this reading THE DAUGHTER OF WITHERSTEEN “Lassiter, will you be my rider?”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Few as the words were, Jane knew how infinitely much they implied.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jane had asked him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I reckon so,” he had replied.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She wanted him to take charge of her cattle and horse and ranges, and save them if that were possible.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jane had asked him.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading She wanted him to take charge of her cattle and horse and ranges, and save them if that were possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Few as the words were, Jane knew how infinitely much they implied.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I reckon so,” he had replied.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She wanted him to take charge of her cattle and horse and ranges, and save them if that were possible.
inflected form of “imply” — express or state indirectly
From this reading Few as the words were, Jane knew how infinitely much they implied.
without bounds
From this reading Few as the words were, Jane knew how infinitely much they implied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jane had asked him.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Few as the words were, Jane knew how infinitely much they implied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DAUGHTER OF WITHERSTEEN “Lassiter, will you be my rider?”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Few as the words were, Jane knew how infinitely much they implied.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE DAUGHTER OF WITHERSTEEN “Lassiter, will you be my rider?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DAUGHTER OF WITHERSTEEN “Lassiter, will you be my rider?”
capable of happening or existing
From this reading She wanted him to take charge of her cattle and horse and ranges, and save them if that were possible.
plural of “range” — an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading She wanted him to take charge of her cattle and horse and ranges, and save them if that were possible.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I reckon so,” he had replied.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “I reckon so,” he had replied.
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading THE DAUGHTER OF WITHERSTEEN “Lassiter, will you be my rider?”
except for; apart from
From this reading She wanted him to take charge of her cattle and horse and ranges, and save them if that were possible.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wanted him to take charge of her cattle and horse and ranges, and save them if that were possible.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I reckon so,” he had replied.
carry out
From this reading She wanted him to take charge of her cattle and horse and ranges, and save them if that were possible.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She wanted him to take charge of her cattle and horse and ranges, and save them if that were possible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAUGHTER OF WITHERSTEEN “Lassiter, will you be my rider?”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She wanted him to take charge of her cattle and horse and ranges, and save them if that were possible.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Few as the words were, Jane knew how infinitely much they implied.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wanted him to take charge of her cattle and horse and ranges, and save them if that were possible.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She wanted him to take charge of her cattle and horse and ranges, and save them if that were possible.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Few as the words were, Jane knew how infinitely much they implied.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE DAUGHTER OF WITHERSTEEN “Lassiter, will you be my rider?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DAUGHTER OF WITHERSTEEN “Lassiter, will you be my rider?”
the words that are spoken
From this reading Few as the words were, Jane knew how infinitely much they implied.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE DAUGHTER OF WITHERSTEEN “Lassiter, will you be my rider?”
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