The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek

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AT SPUR CREEK Dick was dreaming that he was at a football game, and that his brother Nort had hold of him and was trying to pull him through the line of opposing players to make a touchdown.

Then the dream seemed to become confused with reality, and Dick felt some one tugging at the blanket in which he had rolled himself so snugly.

Half awake and half asleep Dick's brain struggled to clear itself and get the right impression of what really was going on.

Then he became aware that his blanket was actually being pulled--this was no dream.

"Here!

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek Willard F. Baker

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

AT SPUR CREEK Dick was dreaming that he was at a football game, and that his brother Nort had hold of him and was trying to pull him through the line of opposing players to make a touchdown. Then the dream seemed to become confused with reality, and Dick felt some one tugging at the blanket in which he had rolled himself so snugly. Half awake and half asleep Dick's brain struggled to clear itself and get the right impression of what really was going on. Then he became aware that his blanket was actually being pulled--this was no dream. "Here!

The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek

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Chapter 5 of The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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AT SPUR CREEK Dick was dreaming that he was at a football game, and that his brother Nort had hold of him and was trying to pull him through the line of opposing players to make a touchdown.

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Then the dream seemed to become confused with reality, and Dick felt some one tugging at the blanket in which he had rolled himself so snugly.

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Half awake and half asleep Dick's brain struggled to clear itself and get the right impression of what really was going on.

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Then he became aware that his blanket was actually being pulled--this was no dream.

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"Here!

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “Then he became aware that his blanket was actually being pulled--this was no dream.”

Dream noun US /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading “Then the dream seemed to become confused with reality, and Dick felt some one tugging at the blanket in which he had rolled himself so snugly.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Then the dream seemed to become confused with reality, and Dick felt some one tugging at the blanket in which he had rolled himself so snugly.”

Itself pronoun US /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Half awake and half asleep Dick's brain struggled to clear itself and get the right impression of what really was going on.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Then the dream seemed to become confused with reality, and Dick felt some one tugging at the blanket in which he had rolled himself so snugly.”

Through preposition US /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading “AT SPUR CREEK Dick was dreaming that he was at a football game, and that his brother Nort had hold of him and was trying to pull him through the line of opposing players to make a touchdown.”

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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 AT SPUR CREEK Dick was dreaming that he was at a football game, and that his brother Nort had hold of him and was trying to pull him through the line of opposing players to make a touchdown.

actually

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From this reading Then he became aware that his blanket was actually being pulled--this was no dream.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

asleep

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From this reading Half awake and half asleep Dick's brain struggled to clear itself and get the right impression of what really was going on.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

awake

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From this reading Half awake and half asleep Dick's brain struggled to clear itself and get the right impression of what really was going on.

aware

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From this reading Then he became aware that his blanket was actually being pulled--this was no dream.

became

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From this reading Then he became aware that his blanket was actually being pulled--this was no dream.

become

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From this reading Then the dream seemed to become confused with reality, and Dick felt some one tugging at the blanket in which he had rolled himself so snugly.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Then he became aware that his blanket was actually being pulled--this was no dream.

blanket

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From this reading Then the dream seemed to become confused with reality, and Dick felt some one tugging at the blanket in which he had rolled himself so snugly.

brain

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From this reading Half awake and half asleep Dick's brain struggled to clear itself and get the right impression of what really was going on.

brother

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clear

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From this reading Half awake and half asleep Dick's brain struggled to clear itself and get the right impression of what really was going on.

confused

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From this reading Then the dream seemed to become confused with reality, and Dick felt some one tugging at the blanket in which he had rolled himself so snugly.

CREEK

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Dick

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Dick's

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From this reading Half awake and half asleep Dick's brain struggled to clear itself and get the right impression of what really was going on.

dreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading Then the dream seemed to become confused with reality, and Dick felt some one tugging at the blanket in which he had rolled himself so snugly.

dreaming

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felt

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From this reading Then the dream seemed to become confused with reality, and Dick felt some one tugging at the blanket in which he had rolled himself so snugly.

football

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game

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get

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From this reading Half awake and half asleep Dick's brain struggled to clear itself and get the right impression of what really was going on.

going

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From this reading Half awake and half asleep Dick's brain struggled to clear itself and get the right impression of what really was going on.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

Half

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From this reading Half awake and half asleep Dick's brain struggled to clear itself and get the right impression of what really was going on.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

Here

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From this reading "Here!

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Then the dream seemed to become confused with reality, and Dick felt some one tugging at the blanket in which he had rolled himself so snugly.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

hold

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impression

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From this reading Half awake and half asleep Dick's brain struggled to clear itself and get the right impression of what really was going on.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Then the dream seemed to become confused with reality, and Dick felt some one tugging at the blanket in which he had rolled himself so snugly.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Half awake and half asleep Dick's brain struggled to clear itself and get the right impression of what really was going on.

line

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make

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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Then he became aware that his blanket was actually being pulled--this was no dream.

Nort

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Half awake and half asleep Dick's brain struggled to clear itself and get the right impression of what really was going on.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Then the dream seemed to become confused with reality, and Dick felt some one tugging at the blanket in which he had rolled himself so snugly.

opposing

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players

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pull

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pulled

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From this reading Then he became aware that his blanket was actually being pulled--this was no dream.

reality

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From this reading Then the dream seemed to become confused with reality, and Dick felt some one tugging at the blanket in which he had rolled himself so snugly.

really

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From this reading Half awake and half asleep Dick's brain struggled to clear itself and get the right impression of what really was going on.

right

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From this reading Half awake and half asleep Dick's brain struggled to clear itself and get the right impression of what really was going on.

rolled

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From this reading Then the dream seemed to become confused with reality, and Dick felt some one tugging at the blanket in which he had rolled himself so snugly.

seemed

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From this reading Then the dream seemed to become confused with reality, and Dick felt some one tugging at the blanket in which he had rolled himself so snugly.

snugly

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From this reading Then the dream seemed to become confused with reality, and Dick felt some one tugging at the blanket in which he had rolled himself so snugly.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Then the dream seemed to become confused with reality, and Dick felt some one tugging at the blanket in which he had rolled himself so snugly.

some

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From this reading Then the dream seemed to become confused with reality, and Dick felt some one tugging at the blanket in which he had rolled himself so snugly.

SPUR

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struggled

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From this reading Half awake and half asleep Dick's brain struggled to clear itself and get the right impression of what really was going on.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

Then

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From this reading Then the dream seemed to become confused with reality, and Dick felt some one tugging at the blanket in which he had rolled himself so snugly.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Then he became aware that his blanket was actually being pulled--this was no dream.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

touchdown

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trying

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tugging

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From this reading Then the dream seemed to become confused with reality, and Dick felt some one tugging at the blanket in which he had rolled himself so snugly.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Half awake and half asleep Dick's brain struggled to clear itself and get the right impression of what really was going on.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Then the dream seemed to become confused with reality, and Dick felt some one tugging at the blanket in which he had rolled himself so snugly.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Then the dream seemed to become confused with reality, and Dick felt some one tugging at the blanket in which he had rolled himself so snugly.

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