Chapter 10 of The Lone Ranche is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Lone Ranche is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I have no thought of going back to New Mexico." "Where, then, brother?" "In the very opposite direction--to the United States. Don Francisco advises me to do so; and I have yielded to his counsel." Adela seems less disposed to offer opposition.
Chapter 10 of The Lone Ranche is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “advise” — give advice to
From this reading “Don Francisco advises me to do so; and I have yielded to his counsel."”
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading “Don Francisco advises me to do so; and I have yielded to his counsel."”
having made preparations
From this reading “Adela seems less disposed to offer opposition.”
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading “"I have no thought of going back to New Mexico."”
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading “Adela seems less disposed to offer opposition.”
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “"In the very opposite direction--to the United States.”
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading “"In the very opposite direction--to the United States.”
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading “Don Francisco advises me to do so; and I have yielded to his counsel."”
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From this reading Adela seems less disposed to offer opposition.
third-person singular of “advise” — give advice to
From this reading Don Francisco advises me to do so; and I have yielded to his counsel."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Don Francisco advises me to do so; and I have yielded to his counsel."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I have no thought of going back to New Mexico."
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Where, then, brother?"
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading Don Francisco advises me to do so; and I have yielded to his counsel."
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading "In the very opposite direction--to the United States.
having made preparations
From this reading Adela seems less disposed to offer opposition.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Don Francisco advises me to do so; and I have yielded to his counsel."
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Don Francisco advises me to do so; and I have yielded to his counsel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don Francisco advises me to do so; and I have yielded to his counsel."
the act of departing
From this reading "I have no thought of going back to New Mexico."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have no thought of going back to New Mexico."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Don Francisco advises me to do so; and I have yielded to his counsel."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have no thought of going back to New Mexico."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In the very opposite direction--to the United States.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Adela seems less disposed to offer opposition.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don Francisco advises me to do so; and I have yielded to his counsel."
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading "I have no thought of going back to New Mexico."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "I have no thought of going back to New Mexico."
not any; not one
From this reading "I have no thought of going back to New Mexico."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have no thought of going back to New Mexico."
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Adela seems less disposed to offer opposition.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading "In the very opposite direction--to the United States.
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading Adela seems less disposed to offer opposition.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Adela seems less disposed to offer opposition.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Don Francisco advises me to do so; and I have yielded to his counsel."
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading "In the very opposite direction--to the United States.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "In the very opposite direction--to the United States.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Where, then, brother?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I have no thought of going back to New Mexico."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have no thought of going back to New Mexico."
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading "In the very opposite direction--to the United States.
precisely as stated
From this reading "In the very opposite direction--to the United States.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where, then, brother?"
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading Don Francisco advises me to do so; and I have yielded to his counsel."
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