Chapter 23 of The Boy Ranchers on Roaring River is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Boy Ranchers on Roaring River is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A RING OF FIRE "Wait, Nort!" Hawkins yelled. "Stick close to the house! Get in close! Not the front--this way!
Chapter 23 of The Boy Ranchers on Roaring River is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading “"Stick close to the house!”
start firing a weapon
From this reading “A RING OF FIRE "Wait, Nort!"”
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading “Not the front--this way!”
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
From this reading “Hawkins yelled.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “A RING OF FIRE "Wait, Nort!"”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “"Stick close to the house!”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “A RING OF FIRE "Wait, Nort!"”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Hawkins yelled.”
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 “"Stick close to the house!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A RING OF FIRE "Wait, Nort!"
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "Stick close to the house!
start firing a weapon
From this reading A RING OF FIRE "Wait, Nort!"
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Not the front--this way!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Get in close!
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
From this reading Hawkins yelled.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Stick close to the house!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Get in close!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A RING OF FIRE "Wait, Nort!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not the front--this way!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A RING OF FIRE "Wait, Nort!"
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading A RING OF FIRE "Wait, Nort!"
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading "Stick close to the house!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Stick close to the house!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Not the front--this way!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Stick close to the house!
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading A RING OF FIRE "Wait, Nort!"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Not the front--this way!
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Hawkins yelled.
Chapter 23 of The Boy Ranchers on Roaring River by Willard F. Baker holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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 23 holds 199 sentences of The Boy Ranchers on Roaring River, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 23 of The Boy Ranchers on Roaring River by Willard F. Baker exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 199 sentences, grouped into 40 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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