Chapter 8 of The Boy from the Ranch is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Boy from the Ranch is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STOP FOR REPAIRS For a few seconds the four men were too surprised to say anything. They stood looking at each other and, when they had gone to the smoking room, with an angry glance at Mr. Baker, Sutton remarked: "I thought you said the kid would bite at this game?" "I thought he would." "Well, you've got another 'think' coming."
Chapter 8 of The Boy from the Ranch is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or showing anger
From this reading “They stood looking at each other and, when they had gone to the smoking room, with an angry glance at Mr. Baker, Sutton remarked:”
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading “They stood looking at each other and, when they had gone to the smoking room, with an angry glance at Mr. Baker, Sutton remarked:”
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading “"I thought you said the kid would bite at this game?"”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “"I thought you said the kid would bite at this game?"”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “They stood looking at each other and, when they had gone to the smoking room, with an angry glance at Mr. Baker, Sutton remarked:”
plural of “repair” — the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading “A STOP FOR REPAIRS For a few seconds the four men were too surprised to say anything.”
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “A STOP FOR REPAIRS For a few seconds the four men were too surprised to say anything.”
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading “They stood looking at each other and, when they had gone to the smoking room, with an angry glance at Mr. Baker, Sutton remarked:”
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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 A STOP FOR REPAIRS For a few seconds the four men were too surprised to say anything.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They stood looking at each other and, when they had gone to the smoking room, with an angry glance at Mr. Baker, Sutton remarked:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They stood looking at each other and, when they had gone to the smoking room, with an angry glance at Mr. Baker, Sutton remarked:
feeling or showing anger
From this reading They stood looking at each other and, when they had gone to the smoking room, with an angry glance at Mr. Baker, Sutton remarked:
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Well, you've got another 'think' coming."
any thing at all
From this reading A STOP FOR REPAIRS For a few seconds the four men were too surprised to say anything.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They stood looking at each other and, when they had gone to the smoking room, with an angry glance at Mr. Baker, Sutton remarked:
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading They stood looking at each other and, when they had gone to the smoking room, with an angry glance at Mr. Baker, Sutton remarked:
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading "I thought you said the kid would bite at this game?"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Well, you've got another 'think' coming."
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They stood looking at each other and, when they had gone to the smoking room, with an angry glance at Mr. Baker, Sutton remarked:
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A STOP FOR REPAIRS For a few seconds the four men were too surprised to say anything.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A STOP FOR REPAIRS For a few seconds the four men were too surprised to say anything.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading A STOP FOR REPAIRS For a few seconds the four men were too surprised to say anything.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading "I thought you said the kid would bite at this game?"
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading They stood looking at each other and, when they had gone to the smoking room, with an angry glance at Mr. Baker, Sutton remarked:
destroyed or killed
From this reading They stood looking at each other and, when they had gone to the smoking room, with an angry glance at Mr. Baker, Sutton remarked:
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Well, you've got another 'think' coming."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They stood looking at each other and, when they had gone to the smoking room, with an angry glance at Mr. Baker, Sutton remarked:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I thought he would."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought you said the kid would bite at this game?"
tell false information to for fun
From this reading "I thought you said the kid would bite at this game?"
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading They stood looking at each other and, when they had gone to the smoking room, with an angry glance at Mr. Baker, Sutton remarked:
the force of workers available
From this reading A STOP FOR REPAIRS For a few seconds the four men were too surprised to say anything.
a form of address for a man
From this reading They stood looking at each other and, when they had gone to the smoking room, with an angry glance at Mr. Baker, Sutton remarked:
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They stood looking at each other and, when they had gone to the smoking room, with an angry glance at Mr. Baker, Sutton remarked:
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading They stood looking at each other and, when they had gone to the smoking room, with an angry glance at Mr. Baker, Sutton remarked:
plural of “repair” — the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading A STOP FOR REPAIRS For a few seconds the four men were too surprised to say anything.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading They stood looking at each other and, when they had gone to the smoking room, with an angry glance at Mr. Baker, Sutton remarked:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I thought you said the kid would bite at this game?"
express in words
From this reading A STOP FOR REPAIRS For a few seconds the four men were too surprised to say anything.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading A STOP FOR REPAIRS For a few seconds the four men were too surprised to say anything.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading They stood looking at each other and, when they had gone to the smoking room, with an angry glance at Mr. Baker, Sutton remarked:
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They stood looking at each other and, when they had gone to the smoking room, with an angry glance at Mr. Baker, Sutton remarked:
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading A STOP FOR REPAIRS For a few seconds the four men were too surprised to say anything.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading A STOP FOR REPAIRS For a few seconds the four men were too surprised to say anything.
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From this reading They stood looking at each other and, when they had gone to the smoking room, with an angry glance at Mr. Baker, Sutton remarked:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STOP FOR REPAIRS For a few seconds the four men were too surprised to say anything.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood looking at each other and, when they had gone to the smoking room, with an angry glance at Mr. Baker, Sutton remarked:
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Well, you've got another 'think' coming."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I thought you said the kid would bite at this game?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought you said the kid would bite at this game?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A STOP FOR REPAIRS For a few seconds the four men were too surprised to say anything.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading A STOP FOR REPAIRS For a few seconds the four men were too surprised to say anything.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, you've got another 'think' coming."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A STOP FOR REPAIRS For a few seconds the four men were too surprised to say anything.
at the time that
From this reading They stood looking at each other and, when they had gone to the smoking room, with an angry glance at Mr. Baker, Sutton remarked:
in the company of; together with
From this reading They stood looking at each other and, when they had gone to the smoking room, with an angry glance at Mr. Baker, Sutton remarked:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I thought you said the kid would bite at this game?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thought you said the kid would bite at this game?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, you've got another 'think' coming."
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