Chapter 5 of The Heart of the Range is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Heart of the Range is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHANGE OF PLAN "It's a long way to Arizona," offered Racey Dawson, casually--too casually. Swing Tunstall's bristle-haired head jerked round. Swing bent two suspicious eyes upon his friend. "You just find it out?" he queried. "No, oh, no," denied Racey.
Chapter 5 of The Heart of the Range is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
From this reading “CHANGE OF PLAN "It's a long way to Arizona," offered Racey Dawson, casually--too casually.”
not methodically or according to plan
From this reading “CHANGE OF PLAN "It's a long way to Arizona," offered Racey Dawson, casually--too casually.”
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading “CHANGE OF PLAN "It's a long way to Arizona," offered Racey Dawson, casually--too casually.”
inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “"No, oh, no," denied Racey.”
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading “Swing Tunstall's bristle-haired head jerked round.”
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “"You just find it out?" he queried.”
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading “Swing bent two suspicious eyes upon his friend.”
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading “Swing Tunstall's bristle-haired head jerked round.”
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 CHANGE OF PLAN "It's a long way to Arizona," offered Racey Dawson, casually--too casually.
a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
From this reading CHANGE OF PLAN "It's a long way to Arizona," offered Racey Dawson, casually--too casually.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Swing bent two suspicious eyes upon his friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Swing Tunstall's bristle-haired head jerked round.
not methodically or according to plan
From this reading CHANGE OF PLAN "It's a long way to Arizona," offered Racey Dawson, casually--too casually.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading CHANGE OF PLAN "It's a long way to Arizona," offered Racey Dawson, casually--too casually.
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading CHANGE OF PLAN "It's a long way to Arizona," offered Racey Dawson, casually--too casually.
inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading "No, oh, no," denied Racey.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Swing bent two suspicious eyes upon his friend.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "You just find it out?" he queried.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Swing bent two suspicious eyes upon his friend.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You just find it out?" he queried.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Swing Tunstall's bristle-haired head jerked round.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Swing bent two suspicious eyes upon his friend.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You just find it out?" he queried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHANGE OF PLAN "It's a long way to Arizona," offered Racey Dawson, casually--too casually.
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading Swing Tunstall's bristle-haired head jerked round.
and nothing more
From this reading "You just find it out?" he queried.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading CHANGE OF PLAN "It's a long way to Arizona," offered Racey Dawson, casually--too casually.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, oh, no," denied Racey.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHANGE OF PLAN "It's a long way to Arizona," offered Racey Dawson, casually--too casually.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading CHANGE OF PLAN "It's a long way to Arizona," offered Racey Dawson, casually--too casually.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "No, oh, no," denied Racey.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "You just find it out?" he queried.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading CHANGE OF PLAN "It's a long way to Arizona," offered Racey Dawson, casually--too casually.
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading "You just find it out?" he queried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHANGE OF PLAN "It's a long way to Arizona," offered Racey Dawson, casually--too casually.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Swing Tunstall's bristle-haired head jerked round.
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading Swing bent two suspicious eyes upon his friend.
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading Swing Tunstall's bristle-haired head jerked round.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHANGE OF PLAN "It's a long way to Arizona," offered Racey Dawson, casually--too casually.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading CHANGE OF PLAN "It's a long way to Arizona," offered Racey Dawson, casually--too casually.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Swing Tunstall's bristle-haired head jerked round.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Swing bent two suspicious eyes upon his friend.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Swing bent two suspicious eyes upon his friend.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading CHANGE OF PLAN "It's a long way to Arizona," offered Racey Dawson, casually--too casually.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You just find it out?" he queried.
Chapter 5 of The Heart of the Range by William Patterson White holds 264 sentences, grouped into 53 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 5 holds 264 sentences of The Heart of the Range, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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