Chapter 8 of The Lone Trail is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Lone Trail is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LAMB AMONG THE LIONS "There y'are, mister. That's your place." Stamford unlimbered his stiffened legs and raised himself in the buggy to look out over the valley of the H-Lazy Z. "It's my place all right," he moaned. "I don't care what ranch it is.
Chapter 8 of The Lone Trail is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading “Stamford unlimbered his stiffened legs and raised himself in the buggy to look out over the valley of the H-Lazy Z.”
young sheep
From this reading “A LAMB AMONG THE LIONS "There y'are, mister.”
plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “A LAMB AMONG THE LIONS "There y'are, mister.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “A LAMB AMONG THE LIONS "There y'are, mister.”
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “"It's my place all right," he moaned.”
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “"I don't care what ranch it is.”
past form of “stiffen” — become stiff or stiffer
From this reading “Stamford unlimbered his stiffened legs and raised himself in the buggy to look out over the valley of the H-Lazy Z.”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “Stamford unlimbered his stiffened legs and raised himself in the buggy to look out over the valley of the H-Lazy Z.”
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.
be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
In this reading “Stamford unlimbered his stiffened legs and raised himself in the buggy to look out over the valley of the H-Lazy Z.”
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 A LAMB AMONG THE LIONS "There y'are, mister.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "It's my place all right," he moaned.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A LAMB AMONG THE LIONS "There y'are, mister.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stamford unlimbered his stiffened legs and raised himself in the buggy to look out over the valley of the H-Lazy Z.
a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading Stamford unlimbered his stiffened legs and raised himself in the buggy to look out over the valley of the H-Lazy Z.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "I don't care what ranch it is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't care what ranch it is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stamford unlimbered his stiffened legs and raised himself in the buggy to look out over the valley of the H-Lazy Z.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's my place all right," he moaned.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Stamford unlimbered his stiffened legs and raised himself in the buggy to look out over the valley of the H-Lazy Z.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stamford unlimbered his stiffened legs and raised himself in the buggy to look out over the valley of the H-Lazy Z.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't care what ranch it is.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stamford unlimbered his stiffened legs and raised himself in the buggy to look out over the valley of the H-Lazy Z.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I don't care what ranch it is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't care what ranch it is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's my place all right," he moaned.
young sheep
From this reading A LAMB AMONG THE LIONS "There y'are, mister.
staying power
From this reading Stamford unlimbered his stiffened legs and raised himself in the buggy to look out over the valley of the H-Lazy Z.
plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading A LAMB AMONG THE LIONS "There y'are, mister.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Stamford unlimbered his stiffened legs and raised himself in the buggy to look out over the valley of the H-Lazy Z.
a form of address for a man
From this reading A LAMB AMONG THE LIONS "There y'are, mister.
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading "It's my place all right," he moaned.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It's my place all right," he moaned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stamford unlimbered his stiffened legs and raised himself in the buggy to look out over the valley of the H-Lazy Z.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Stamford unlimbered his stiffened legs and raised himself in the buggy to look out over the valley of the H-Lazy Z.
above and across; more than
From this reading Stamford unlimbered his stiffened legs and raised himself in the buggy to look out over the valley of the H-Lazy Z.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading That's your place."
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Stamford unlimbered his stiffened legs and raised himself in the buggy to look out over the valley of the H-Lazy Z.
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading "I don't care what ranch it is.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "It's my place all right," he moaned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stamford unlimbered his stiffened legs and raised himself in the buggy to look out over the valley of the H-Lazy Z.
past form of “stiffen” — become stiff or stiffer
From this reading Stamford unlimbered his stiffened legs and raised himself in the buggy to look out over the valley of the H-Lazy Z.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's your place."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LAMB AMONG THE LIONS "There y'are, mister.
in or at that place or location
From this reading A LAMB AMONG THE LIONS "There y'are, mister.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stamford unlimbered his stiffened legs and raised himself in the buggy to look out over the valley of the H-Lazy Z.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stamford unlimbered his stiffened legs and raised himself in the buggy to look out over the valley of the H-Lazy Z.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Stamford unlimbered his stiffened legs and raised himself in the buggy to look out over the valley of the H-Lazy Z.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I don't care what ranch it is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LAMB AMONG THE LIONS "There y'are, mister.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That's your place."
the ending of a series or sequence
From this reading Stamford unlimbered his stiffened legs and raised himself in the buggy to look out over the valley of the H-Lazy Z.
Chapter 8 of The Lone Trail by Luke Allan holds 260 sentences, grouped into 52 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 8 holds 260 sentences of The Lone Trail, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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