Chapter 25 of The Border Boys with the Texas Rangers is here in full — 306 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Border Boys with the Texas Rangers is here in full — 306 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GREAT STAMPEDE. “How is it going, Jack? All quiet?” Walt Phelps paused in his ride around the herd to address his chum. “Yes, everything is going splendidly, Walt.
Chapter 25 of The Border Boys with the Texas Rangers is here in full — 306 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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speak to
From this reading “Walt Phelps paused in his ride around the herd to address his chum.”
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “Walt Phelps paused in his ride around the herd to address his chum.”
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading “Walt Phelps paused in his ride around the herd to address his chum.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “Walt Phelps paused in his ride around the herd to address his chum.”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “All quiet?””
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “Walt Phelps paused in his ride around the herd to address his chum.”
extremely well
From this reading ““Yes, everything is going splendidly, Walt.”
cause to run in panic
From this reading “THE GREAT STAMPEDE.”
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speak to
From this reading Walt Phelps paused in his ride around the herd to address his chum.
(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 quiet?”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Walt Phelps paused in his ride around the herd to address his chum.
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Walt Phelps paused in his ride around the herd to address his chum.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Yes, everything is going splendidly, Walt.
the act of departing
From this reading “How is it going, Jack?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT STAMPEDE.
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading Walt Phelps paused in his ride around the herd to address his chum.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Walt Phelps paused in his ride around the herd to address his chum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How is it going, Jack?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Walt Phelps paused in his ride around the herd to address his chum.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How is it going, Jack?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “How is it going, Jack?
a small worthless amount
From this reading “How is it going, Jack?
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Walt Phelps paused in his ride around the herd to address his chum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Walt Phelps paused in his ride around the herd to address his chum.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading All quiet?”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Walt Phelps paused in his ride around the herd to address his chum.
extremely well
From this reading “Yes, everything is going splendidly, Walt.
cause to run in panic
From this reading THE GREAT STAMPEDE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT STAMPEDE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Walt Phelps paused in his ride around the herd to address his chum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Walt Phelps paused in his ride around the herd to address his chum.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, everything is going splendidly, Walt.
Chapter 25 of The Border Boys with the Texas Rangers by John Henry Goldfrap holds 306 sentences, grouped into 62 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 25 holds 306 sentences of The Border Boys with the Texas Rangers, unabridged, divided into 62 reading sections.
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