Chapter 15 of The Boy Ranchers in Camp is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Boy Ranchers in Camp is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BRANDING IRON "Come on, boys! Come on!" shouted Bud, as he spurred off in the darkness, followed by Nort and Dick. "They're trying to drive 'em off through the lower end of the valley! We've got to stop 'em!" "You said it!" shouted Dick.
Chapter 15 of The Boy Ranchers in Camp is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of stigmatizing
From this reading “THE BRANDING IRON "Come on, boys!”
a partially opened flower
From this reading “Come on!" shouted Bud, as he spurred off in the darkness, followed by Nort and Dick.”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “"They're trying to drive 'em off through the lower end of the valley!”
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading “THE BRANDING IRON "Come on, boys!”
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading “"They're trying to drive 'em off through the lower end of the valley!”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Come on!" shouted Bud, as he spurred off in the darkness, followed by Nort and Dick.”
inflected form of “spur” — incite or stimulate
From this reading “Come on!" shouted Bud, as he spurred off in the darkness, followed by Nort and Dick.”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “"They're trying to drive 'em off through the lower end of the valley!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"They're trying to drive 'em off through the lower end of the valley!”
In this reading “Come on!" shouted Bud, as he spurred off in the darkness, followed by Nort and Dick.”
In this reading “Come on!" shouted Bud, as he spurred off in the darkness, followed by Nort and Dick.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come on!" shouted Bud, as he spurred off in the darkness, followed by Nort and Dick.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Come on!" shouted Bud, as he spurred off in the darkness, followed by Nort and Dick.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE BRANDING IRON "Come on, boys!
the act of stigmatizing
From this reading THE BRANDING IRON "Come on, boys!
a partially opened flower
From this reading Come on!" shouted Bud, as he spurred off in the darkness, followed by Nort and Dick.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Come on!" shouted Bud, as he spurred off in the darkness, followed by Nort and Dick.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE BRANDING IRON "Come on, boys!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Come on!" shouted Bud, as he spurred off in the darkness, followed by Nort and Dick.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Come on!" shouted Bud, as he spurred off in the darkness, followed by Nort and Dick.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading "They're trying to drive 'em off through the lower end of the valley!
a quad with a square body
From this reading "They're trying to drive 'em off through the lower end of the valley!
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "They're trying to drive 'em off through the lower end of the valley!
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Come on!" shouted Bud, as he spurred off in the darkness, followed by Nort and Dick.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We've got to stop 'em!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Come on!" shouted Bud, as he spurred off in the darkness, followed by Nort and Dick.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come on!" shouted Bud, as he spurred off in the darkness, followed by Nort and Dick.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading THE BRANDING IRON "Come on, boys!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You said it!" shouted Dick.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading "They're trying to drive 'em off through the lower end of the valley!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come on!" shouted Bud, as he spurred off in the darkness, followed by Nort and Dick.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "They're trying to drive 'em off through the lower end of the valley!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Come on!" shouted Bud, as he spurred off in the darkness, followed by Nort and Dick.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BRANDING IRON "Come on, boys!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You said it!" shouted Dick.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Come on!" shouted Bud, as he spurred off in the darkness, followed by Nort and Dick.
inflected form of “spur” — incite or stimulate
From this reading Come on!" shouted Bud, as he spurred off in the darkness, followed by Nort and Dick.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading We've got to stop 'em!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BRANDING IRON "Come on, boys!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're trying to drive 'em off through the lower end of the valley!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "They're trying to drive 'em off through the lower end of the valley!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They're trying to drive 'em off through the lower end of the valley!
hard to endure
From this reading "They're trying to drive 'em off through the lower end of the valley!
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading "They're trying to drive 'em off through the lower end of the valley!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We've got to stop 'em!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You said it!" shouted Dick.
Chapter 15 of The Boy Ranchers in Camp by Willard F. Baker holds 64 sentences, grouped into 13 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 15 holds 64 sentences of The Boy Ranchers in Camp, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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