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Chapter 10 of The Curlytops at Uncle Frank's Ranch is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked: "Who are you, and where are you from? Tell me about this sick pony with the funny name." "He is Clipclap," answered Teddy, giving the name he had picked out for his new pet. "And we are the Curlytops."
Chapter 10 of The Curlytops at Uncle Frank's Ranch is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading “TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “Tell me about this sick pony with the funny name."”
Belgian composer (1532-1594)
From this reading “TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:”
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading “"He is Clipclap," answered Teddy, giving the name he had picked out for his new pet.”
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading “"He is Clipclap," answered Teddy, giving the name he had picked out for his new pet.”
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “Tell me about this sick pony with the funny name."”
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading “TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:”
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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 TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Tell me about this sick pony with the funny name."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "He is Clipclap," answered Teddy, giving the name he had picked out for his new pet.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Who are you, and where are you from?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He is Clipclap," answered Teddy, giving the name he had picked out for his new pet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And we are the Curlytops."
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Who are you, and where are you from?
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading Tell me about this sick pony with the funny name."
the act of giving
From this reading "He is Clipclap," answered Teddy, giving the name he had picked out for his new pet.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "He is Clipclap," answered Teddy, giving the name he had picked out for his new pet.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He is Clipclap," answered Teddy, giving the name he had picked out for his new pet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is Clipclap," answered Teddy, giving the name he had picked out for his new pet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:
Belgian composer (1532-1594)
From this reading TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me about this sick pony with the funny name."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Tell me about this sick pony with the funny name."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "He is Clipclap," answered Teddy, giving the name he had picked out for his new pet.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "He is Clipclap," answered Teddy, giving the name he had picked out for his new pet.
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading "He is Clipclap," answered Teddy, giving the name he had picked out for his new pet.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading "He is Clipclap," answered Teddy, giving the name he had picked out for his new pet.
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading Tell me about this sick pony with the funny name."
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Tell me about this sick pony with the funny name."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:
express in words
From this reading Tell me about this sick pony with the funny name."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tell me about this sick pony with the funny name."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Tell me about this sick pony with the funny name."
a source of difficulty
From this reading TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:
precisely as stated
From this reading TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "And we are the Curlytops."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO Doctor Bond must have seen how disappointed Teddy and Janet were, for he spoke very kindly as he asked:
in or at the place that
From this reading "Who are you, and where are you from?
which person or people
From this reading "Who are you, and where are you from?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tell me about this sick pony with the funny name."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Who are you, and where are you from?
Chapter 10 of The Curlytops at Uncle Frank's Ranch by Howard Roger Garis holds 254 sentences, grouped into 51 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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