Chapter 37 of The girl from Hollywood is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 37 of The girl from Hollywood is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was morning when the colonel reached the ranch. He found his wife and Eva sitting in Custer’s room. They knew the hour, and they were waiting there to be as near him as they could. They were weeping quietly. In the kitchen across the patio they could hear Hannah sobbing.
Chapter 37 of The girl from Hollywood is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “It was morning when the colonel reached the ranch.”
possessive form of “custer” — United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876)
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “In the kitchen across the patio they could hear Hannah sobbing.”
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading “In the kitchen across the patio they could hear Hannah sobbing.”
with low volume
From this reading “They were weeping quietly.”
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “It was morning when the colonel reached the ranch.”
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading “In the kitchen across the patio they could hear Hannah sobbing.”
showing sorrow
From this reading “They were weeping quietly.”
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 “It was morning when the colonel reached the ranch.”
In this reading “In the kitchen across the patio they could hear Hannah sobbing.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In the kitchen across the patio they could hear Hannah sobbing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He found his wife and Eva sitting in Custer’s room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They knew the hour, and they were waiting there to be as near him as they could.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They knew the hour, and they were waiting there to be as near him as they could.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading It was morning when the colonel reached the ranch.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They knew the hour, and they were waiting there to be as near him as they could.
possessive form of “custer” — United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876)
From this reading He found his wife and Eva sitting in Custer’s room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found his wife and Eva sitting in Custer’s room.
set up or found
From this reading He found his wife and Eva sitting in Custer’s room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the kitchen across the patio they could hear Hannah sobbing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found his wife and Eva sitting in Custer’s room.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading In the kitchen across the patio they could hear Hannah sobbing.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They knew the hour, and they were waiting there to be as near him as they could.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He found his wife and Eva sitting in Custer’s room.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading They knew the hour, and they were waiting there to be as near him as they could.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He found his wife and Eva sitting in Custer’s room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was morning when the colonel reached the ranch.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading In the kitchen across the patio they could hear Hannah sobbing.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They knew the hour, and they were waiting there to be as near him as they could.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was morning when the colonel reached the ranch.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading They knew the hour, and they were waiting there to be as near him as they could.
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading In the kitchen across the patio they could hear Hannah sobbing.
with low volume
From this reading They were weeping quietly.
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading It was morning when the colonel reached the ranch.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It was morning when the colonel reached the ranch.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He found his wife and Eva sitting in Custer’s room.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading He found his wife and Eva sitting in Custer’s room.
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading In the kitchen across the patio they could hear Hannah sobbing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was morning when the colonel reached the ranch.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They knew the hour, and they were waiting there to be as near him as they could.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They knew the hour, and they were waiting there to be as near him as they could.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They knew the hour, and they were waiting there to be as near him as they could.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading They knew the hour, and they were waiting there to be as near him as they could.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was morning when the colonel reached the ranch.
showing sorrow
From this reading They were weeping quietly.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They knew the hour, and they were waiting there to be as near him as they could.
at the time that
From this reading It was morning when the colonel reached the ranch.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He found his wife and Eva sitting in Custer’s room.
Chapter 37 of The girl from Hollywood by Edgar Rice Burroughs holds 107 sentences, grouped into 22 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 37 holds 107 sentences of The girl from Hollywood, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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