Chapter 13 of The Boy Ranchers in Death Valley is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The Boy Ranchers in Death Valley is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRIGHTENED HORSES Bud Merkel lost no time in getting connected, through the telephone, with the only physician in Los Pompan. Old Doc Taylor, the medical man was called, though he was not very old. It was more a term of affection. "Our Chink cook is poisoned!" Bud explained.
Chapter 13 of The Boy Ranchers in Death Valley is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a partially opened flower
From this reading “FRIGHTENED HORSES Bud Merkel lost no time in getting connected, through the telephone, with the only physician in Los Pompan.”
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
From this reading “"Our Chink cook is poisoned!"”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Old Doc Taylor, the medical man was called, though he was not very old.”
relating to the study or practice of medicine
From this reading “Old Doc Taylor, the medical man was called, though he was not very old.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “FRIGHTENED HORSES Bud Merkel lost no time in getting connected, through the telephone, with the only physician in Los Pompan.”
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading “"Our Chink cook is poisoned!"”
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading “Old Doc Taylor, the medical man was called, though he was not very old.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “FRIGHTENED HORSES Bud Merkel lost no time in getting connected, through the telephone, with the only physician in Los Pompan.”
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.
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someone who practices medicine
In this reading “Old Doc Taylor, the medical man was called, though he was not very old.”
In this reading “FRIGHTENED HORSES Bud Merkel lost no time in getting connected, through the telephone, with the only physician in Los Pompan.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was more a term of affection.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading It was more a term of affection.
a partially opened flower
From this reading FRIGHTENED HORSES Bud Merkel lost no time in getting connected, through the telephone, with the only physician in Los Pompan.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Old Doc Taylor, the medical man was called, though he was not very old.
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
From this reading "Our Chink cook is poisoned!"
being joined in close association
From this reading FRIGHTENED HORSES Bud Merkel lost no time in getting connected, through the telephone, with the only physician in Los Pompan.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading "Our Chink cook is poisoned!"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Old Doc Taylor, the medical man was called, though he was not very old.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Bud explained.
made afraid
From this reading FRIGHTENED HORSES Bud Merkel lost no time in getting connected, through the telephone, with the only physician in Los Pompan.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading FRIGHTENED HORSES Bud Merkel lost no time in getting connected, through the telephone, with the only physician in Los Pompan.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Old Doc Taylor, the medical man was called, though he was not very old.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading FRIGHTENED HORSES Bud Merkel lost no time in getting connected, through the telephone, with the only physician in Los Pompan.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FRIGHTENED HORSES Bud Merkel lost no time in getting connected, through the telephone, with the only physician in Los Pompan.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Our Chink cook is poisoned!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was more a term of affection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FRIGHTENED HORSES Bud Merkel lost no time in getting connected, through the telephone, with the only physician in Los Pompan.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading FRIGHTENED HORSES Bud Merkel lost no time in getting connected, through the telephone, with the only physician in Los Pompan.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Old Doc Taylor, the medical man was called, though he was not very old.
relating to the study or practice of medicine
From this reading Old Doc Taylor, the medical man was called, though he was not very old.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FRIGHTENED HORSES Bud Merkel lost no time in getting connected, through the telephone, with the only physician in Los Pompan.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was more a term of affection.
not any; not one
From this reading FRIGHTENED HORSES Bud Merkel lost no time in getting connected, through the telephone, with the only physician in Los Pompan.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Old Doc Taylor, the medical man was called, though he was not very old.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was more a term of affection.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Doc Taylor, the medical man was called, though he was not very old.
and nothing more
From this reading FRIGHTENED HORSES Bud Merkel lost no time in getting connected, through the telephone, with the only physician in Los Pompan.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our Chink cook is poisoned!"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading FRIGHTENED HORSES Bud Merkel lost no time in getting connected, through the telephone, with the only physician in Los Pompan.
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading "Our Chink cook is poisoned!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FRIGHTENED HORSES Bud Merkel lost no time in getting connected, through the telephone, with the only physician in Los Pompan.
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading Old Doc Taylor, the medical man was called, though he was not very old.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading FRIGHTENED HORSES Bud Merkel lost no time in getting connected, through the telephone, with the only physician in Los Pompan.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading It was more a term of affection.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FRIGHTENED HORSES Bud Merkel lost no time in getting connected, through the telephone, with the only physician in Los Pompan.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Old Doc Taylor, the medical man was called, though he was not very old.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading FRIGHTENED HORSES Bud Merkel lost no time in getting connected, through the telephone, with the only physician in Los Pompan.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading FRIGHTENED HORSES Bud Merkel lost no time in getting connected, through the telephone, with the only physician in Los Pompan.
precisely as stated
From this reading Old Doc Taylor, the medical man was called, though he was not very old.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Doc Taylor, the medical man was called, though he was not very old.
in the company of; together with
From this reading FRIGHTENED HORSES Bud Merkel lost no time in getting connected, through the telephone, with the only physician in Los Pompan.
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