Chapter 11 of The Boy Ranchers on Roaring River is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Boy Ranchers on Roaring River is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOE HAWKINS'S VISIT "Can you beat that!" Nort ejaculated when Bud finished reading. "Nerve--that Delton certainly has his share of it!" The feeling which the note aroused was not just one of disappointment. The Kid seemed highly amused at the turn events had taken.
Chapter 11 of The Boy Ranchers on Roaring River is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pleasantly occupied
From this reading “The Kid seemed highly amused at the turn events had taken.”
aroused to action
From this reading “The feeling which the note aroused was not just one of disappointment.”
a partially opened flower
From this reading “Nort ejaculated when Bud finished reading.”
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading “The feeling which the note aroused was not just one of disappointment.”
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “The Kid seemed highly amused at the turn events had taken.”
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading “The Kid seemed highly amused at the turn events had taken.”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “The Kid seemed highly amused at the turn events had taken.”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading “"Nerve--that Delton certainly has his share of it!"”
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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In this reading “The Kid seemed highly amused at the turn events had taken.”
In this reading “Nort ejaculated when Bud finished reading.”
In this reading “The Kid seemed highly amused at the turn events had taken.”
In this reading “"Nerve--that Delton certainly has his share of it!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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pleasantly occupied
From this reading The Kid seemed highly amused at the turn events had taken.
aroused to action
From this reading The feeling which the note aroused was not just one of disappointment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Kid seemed highly amused at the turn events had taken.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading JOE HAWKINS'S VISIT "Can you beat that!"
a partially opened flower
From this reading Nort ejaculated when Bud finished reading.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading JOE HAWKINS'S VISIT "Can you beat that!"
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Nerve--that Delton certainly has his share of it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nerve--that Delton certainly has his share of it!"
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading The feeling which the note aroused was not just one of disappointment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nort ejaculated when Bud finished reading.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading The Kid seemed highly amused at the turn events had taken.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The feeling which the note aroused was not just one of disappointment.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Nort ejaculated when Bud finished reading.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Kid seemed highly amused at the turn events had taken.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Nerve--that Delton certainly has his share of it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE HAWKINS'S VISIT "Can you beat that!"
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading The Kid seemed highly amused at the turn events had taken.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Nerve--that Delton certainly has his share of it!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Nerve--that Delton certainly has his share of it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE HAWKINS'S VISIT "Can you beat that!"
and nothing more
From this reading The feeling which the note aroused was not just one of disappointment.
tell false information to for fun
From this reading The Kid seemed highly amused at the turn events had taken.
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading "Nerve--that Delton certainly has his share of it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nort ejaculated when Bud finished reading.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The feeling which the note aroused was not just one of disappointment.
a brief written record
From this reading The feeling which the note aroused was not just one of disappointment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Nerve--that Delton certainly has his share of it!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The feeling which the note aroused was not just one of disappointment.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Nort ejaculated when Bud finished reading.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The Kid seemed highly amused at the turn events had taken.
have in common
From this reading "Nerve--that Delton certainly has his share of it!"
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The Kid seemed highly amused at the turn events had taken.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JOE HAWKINS'S VISIT "Can you beat that!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The feeling which the note aroused was not just one of disappointment.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading The Kid seemed highly amused at the turn events had taken.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading JOE HAWKINS'S VISIT "Can you beat that!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The feeling which the note aroused was not just one of disappointment.
at the time that
From this reading Nort ejaculated when Bud finished reading.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The feeling which the note aroused was not just one of disappointment.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading JOE HAWKINS'S VISIT "Can you beat that!"
Chapter 11 of The Boy Ranchers on Roaring River by Willard F. Baker holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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 11 holds 164 sentences of The Boy Ranchers on Roaring River, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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