Chapter 8 of The Boy Ranchers on Roaring River is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The Boy Ranchers on Roaring River is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CYCLONE Following the deputy into the house, Bud looked about. The place _felt_ vacant. It had an atmosphere of emptiness. The furniture in the rooms had a tossed-about appearance, as though the occupants had made a hurried exit. A cheap vase lay on the floor by the mantel, broken.
Chapter 8 of The Boy Ranchers on Roaring River is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a partially opened flower
From this reading “CYCLONE Following the deputy into the house, Bud looked about.”
(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
From this reading “CYCLONE Following the deputy into the house, Bud looked about.”
someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
From this reading “CYCLONE Following the deputy into the house, Bud looked about.”
the state of containing nothing
From this reading “It had an atmosphere of emptiness.”
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
From this reading “A cheap vase lay on the floor by the mantel, broken.”
plural of “occupant” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading “The furniture in the rooms had a tossed-about appearance, as though the occupants had made a hurried exit.”
void of intelligence or thought
From this reading “The place _felt_ vacant.”
an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
From this reading “A cheap vase lay on the floor by the mantel, broken.”
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 “A cheap vase lay on the floor by the mantel, broken.”
In this reading “CYCLONE Following the deputy into the house, Bud looked about.”
In this reading “A cheap vase lay on the floor by the mantel, broken.”
In this reading “CYCLONE Following the deputy into the house, Bud looked about.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The furniture in the rooms had a tossed-about appearance, as though the occupants had made a hurried exit.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading CYCLONE Following the deputy into the house, Bud looked about.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It had an atmosphere of emptiness.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading The furniture in the rooms had a tossed-about appearance, as though the occupants had made a hurried exit.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The furniture in the rooms had a tossed-about appearance, as though the occupants had made a hurried exit.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading It had an atmosphere of emptiness.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading A cheap vase lay on the floor by the mantel, broken.
a partially opened flower
From this reading CYCLONE Following the deputy into the house, Bud looked about.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A cheap vase lay on the floor by the mantel, broken.
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading A cheap vase lay on the floor by the mantel, broken.
(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
From this reading CYCLONE Following the deputy into the house, Bud looked about.
someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
From this reading CYCLONE Following the deputy into the house, Bud looked about.
the state of containing nothing
From this reading It had an atmosphere of emptiness.
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading The furniture in the rooms had a tossed-about appearance, as though the occupants had made a hurried exit.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The place _felt_ vacant.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading A cheap vase lay on the floor by the mantel, broken.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading CYCLONE Following the deputy into the house, Bud looked about.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading The furniture in the rooms had a tossed-about appearance, as though the occupants had made a hurried exit.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had an atmosphere of emptiness.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading CYCLONE Following the deputy into the house, Bud looked about.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading The furniture in the rooms had a tossed-about appearance, as though the occupants had made a hurried exit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The furniture in the rooms had a tossed-about appearance, as though the occupants had made a hurried exit.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading CYCLONE Following the deputy into the house, Bud looked about.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had an atmosphere of emptiness.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A cheap vase lay on the floor by the mantel, broken.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading CYCLONE Following the deputy into the house, Bud looked about.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The furniture in the rooms had a tossed-about appearance, as though the occupants had made a hurried exit.
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
From this reading A cheap vase lay on the floor by the mantel, broken.
plural of “occupant” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
From this reading The furniture in the rooms had a tossed-about appearance, as though the occupants had made a hurried exit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had an atmosphere of emptiness.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A cheap vase lay on the floor by the mantel, broken.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The place _felt_ vacant.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading The furniture in the rooms had a tossed-about appearance, as though the occupants had made a hurried exit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CYCLONE Following the deputy into the house, Bud looked about.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The furniture in the rooms had a tossed-about appearance, as though the occupants had made a hurried exit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The furniture in the rooms had a tossed-about appearance, as though the occupants had made a hurried exit.
void of intelligence or thought
From this reading The place _felt_ vacant.
an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers
From this reading A cheap vase lay on the floor by the mantel, broken.
Chapter 8 of The Boy Ranchers on Roaring River by Willard F. Baker holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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 8 holds 191 sentences of The Boy Ranchers on Roaring River, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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