Chapter 10 of The Free Range is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Free Range is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone. "What are you trying to see?" Bud asked. "I thought father and some of the cowboys would probably follow the sheep once they had started them. Oh, what have I said?"
Chapter 10 of The Free Range is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a partially opened flower
From this reading “Bud asked.”
plural of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading “"I thought father and some of the cowboys would probably follow the sheep once they had started them.”
plural of “prairie” — a treeless grassy plain
From this reading “WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.”
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “"I thought father and some of the cowboys would probably follow the sheep once they had started them.”
one of four equal parts
From this reading “WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.”
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading “WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.”
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading “"I thought father and some of the cowboys would probably follow the sheep once they had started them.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you trying to see?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Bud asked.
a partially opened flower
From this reading Bud asked.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
plural of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading "I thought father and some of the cowboys would probably follow the sheep once they had started them.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "I thought father and some of the cowboys would probably follow the sheep once they had started them.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "I thought father and some of the cowboys would probably follow the sheep once they had started them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
set up or found
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Oh, what have I said?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought father and some of the cowboys would probably follow the sheep once they had started them.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I thought father and some of the cowboys would probably follow the sheep once they had started them.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, what have I said?"
on one occasion
From this reading "I thought father and some of the cowboys would probably follow the sheep once they had started them.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
above and across; more than
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
plural of “prairie” — a treeless grassy plain
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading "I thought father and some of the cowboys would probably follow the sheep once they had started them.
one of four equal parts
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Oh, what have I said?"
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "What are you trying to see?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading "I thought father and some of the cowboys would probably follow the sheep once they had started them.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I thought father and some of the cowboys would probably follow the sheep once they had started them.
a person, without saying who
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
having a supporting base
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "I thought father and some of the cowboys would probably follow the sheep once they had started them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I thought father and some of the cowboys would probably follow the sheep once they had started them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I thought father and some of the cowboys would probably follow the sheep once they had started them.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought father and some of the cowboys would probably follow the sheep once they had started them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What are you trying to see?"
hard to endure
From this reading "What are you trying to see?"
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you trying to see?"
in or at the place that
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading WAR WITHOUT QUARTER He found her where he had left her, but now she was standing and looking out over the silent prairies, as though searching for someone.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I thought father and some of the cowboys would probably follow the sheep once they had started them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you trying to see?"
Chapter 10 of The Free Range by Francis William Sullivan holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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 10 holds 122 sentences of The Free Range, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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