Chapter 11 of The Broncho Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Broncho Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A COUNCIL OF WAR. Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive. “I never suspected it,” said Adrian. “Nor I,” said Donald, “I thought sure it would be Billie. Where do you suppose they caught her?”
Chapter 11 of The Broncho Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138)
From this reading ““I never suspected it,” said Adrian.”
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading “Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.”
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading “A COUNCIL OF WAR.”
with resolute determination
From this reading “Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.”
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.”
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading “Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.”
believed likely
From this reading ““I never suspected it,” said Adrian.”
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 ““I never suspected it,” said Adrian.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 COUNCIL OF WAR.
Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138)
From this reading “I never suspected it,” said Adrian.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Nor I,” said Donald, “I thought sure it would be Billie.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nor I,” said Donald, “I thought sure it would be Billie.
confined by bonds
From this reading Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Where do you suppose they caught her?”
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Where do you suppose they caught her?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nor I,” said Donald, “I thought sure it would be Billie.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.
with resolute determination
From this reading Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Where do you suppose they caught her?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I never suspected it,” said Adrian.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I never suspected it,” said Adrian.
and nothing more
From this reading Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never suspected it,” said Adrian.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “Nor I,” said Donald, “I thought sure it would be Billie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I never suspected it,” said Adrian.
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.
express a supposition
From this reading Where do you suppose they caught her?”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Nor I,” said Donald, “I thought sure it would be Billie.
believed likely
From this reading “I never suspected it,” said Adrian.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where do you suppose they caught her?”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Nor I,” said Donald, “I thought sure it would be Billie.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where do you suppose they caught her?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Having secured the guard and bound him firmly to a tree, the boys approached the door through which Guadalupe had just been led captive.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Nor I,” said Donald, “I thought sure it would be Billie.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where do you suppose they caught her?”
Chapter 11 of The Broncho Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers by Frank Fowler holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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.
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