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Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

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DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.
"Bring her out to the Three Star sometime," he told him.
"Mind if I tell Sam and Mormon, Westlake?
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Rimrock Trail

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Rimrock Trail is here in full — 780 sentences across 156 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/156 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.
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Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.
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He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.
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"Bring her out to the Three Star sometime," he told him.
/brɪŋ hɜːr aʊt tuː ðə θriː stɑːr ˈsʌmtaɪm hiː toʊld hɪm/
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"Mind if I tell Sam and Mormon, Westlake?

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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Bailey noun US /ˈbeɪli/

United States singer (1918-1990)

From this reading “DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.”

grip noun US /ɡrɪp/

the act of grasping

From this reading “He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.”

grips noun US /ɡrɪps/

plural of “grip” — the act of grasping

From this reading “Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.”

Molly noun US /ˈmɑːli/

popular aquarium fish

From this reading “Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.”

Mormon noun US /ˈmɔːrmən/

the ancient prophet whose writings were revealed to Joseph Smith who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

From this reading “"Mind if I tell Sam and Mormon, Westlake?”

sometime adverb US /ˈsʌmtaɪm/

at some indefinite or unstated time

From this reading “"Bring her out to the Three Star sometime," he told him.”

stowed verb US /stoʊd/

past form of “stow” — fill by packing tightly

From this reading “Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.”

wince verb US /wɪns/

draw back, as with fear or pain

From this reading “He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.

BaileynounUS /ˈbeɪli/

United States singer (1918-1990)

From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.

BringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading "Bring her out to the Three Star sometime," he told him.

buckboardnoun

an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles

From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.

carnounUS /kɑːr/

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.

DEHORNED

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.

drovenounUS /droʊv/

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.

earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.

gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/

the act of grasping

From this reading He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.

gripsnounUS /ɡrɪps/

plural of “grip” — the act of grasping

From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Mind if I tell Sam and Mormon, Westlake?

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Mind if I tell Sam and Mormon, Westlake?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.

lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.

MindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading "Mind if I tell Sam and Mormon, Westlake?

Miranda

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.

MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/

popular aquarium fish

From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.

MormonnounUS /ˈmɔːrmən/

the ancient prophet whose writings were revealed to Joseph Smith who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

From this reading "Mind if I tell Sam and Mormon, Westlake?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.

offeredverbUS /ˈɔːfərd/

past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "Bring her out to the Three Star sometime," he told him.

refusedverbUS /rəˈfjuːzd/

past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards

From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.

SamnounUS /sæm/

a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

From this reading "Mind if I tell Sam and Mormon, Westlake?

SandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/

of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown

From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.

sometimeadverbUS /ˈsʌmtaɪm/

at some indefinite or unstated time

From this reading "Bring her out to the Three Star sometime," he told him.

StarnounUS /stɑːr/

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading "Bring her out to the Three Star sometime," he told him.

stowedverbUS /stoʊd/

past form of “stow” — fill by packing tightly

From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading "Mind if I tell Sam and Mormon, Westlake?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Molly drove him in the buckboard, his grips stowed behind, and Sandy saw them go with the old light back in his eyes.

ThreenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading "Bring her out to the Three Star sometime," he told him.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading "Bring her out to the Three Star sometime," he told him.

trainverbUS /treɪn/

create by training and teaching

From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.

Westlake

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.

winceverbUS /wɪns/

draw back, as with fear or pain

From this reading He gave Westlake a grip of the hand that made him wince.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading DEHORNED Miranda Bailey had offered to come in for Westlake with her car, but the train went early and he had refused.

Chapter 18 of Rimrock Trail by J. Allan, (Joseph Allan) Dunn holds 780 sentences, grouped into 156 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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Chapter 18 holds 780 sentences of Rimrock Trail, unabridged, divided into 156 reading sections.

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