Chapter 3 of The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DARING FEAT "Oh, Ruth, did you hear? We are to go out West!" "Are you glad, Alice?" "Indeed I am. Why, we can see Indians and cowboys, and ride bucking broncos and all that.
Chapter 3 of The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bronco” — an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
From this reading “Why, we can see Indians and cowboys, and ride bucking broncos and all that.”
-ing form of “buck” — to strive with determination
From this reading “Why, we can see Indians and cowboys, and ride bucking broncos and all that.”
plural of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading “Why, we can see Indians and cowboys, and ride bucking broncos and all that.”
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading “A DARING FEAT "Oh, Ruth, did you hear?”
a notable achievement
From this reading “A DARING FEAT "Oh, Ruth, did you hear?”
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading “Why, we can see Indians and cowboys, and ride bucking broncos and all that.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “Why, we can see Indians and cowboys, and ride bucking broncos and all that.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “A DARING FEAT "Oh, Ruth, did you hear?”
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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 DARING FEAT "Oh, Ruth, did you hear?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are you glad, Alice?"
(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 Why, we can see Indians and cowboys, and ride bucking broncos and all that.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Indeed I am.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, we can see Indians and cowboys, and ride bucking broncos and all that.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are to go out West!"
plural of “bronco” — an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
From this reading Why, we can see Indians and cowboys, and ride bucking broncos and all that.
-ing form of “buck” — to strive with determination
From this reading Why, we can see Indians and cowboys, and ride bucking broncos and all that.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Why, we can see Indians and cowboys, and ride bucking broncos and all that.
plural of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading Why, we can see Indians and cowboys, and ride bucking broncos and all that.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading A DARING FEAT "Oh, Ruth, did you hear?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A DARING FEAT "Oh, Ruth, did you hear?
a notable achievement
From this reading A DARING FEAT "Oh, Ruth, did you hear?
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Are you glad, Alice?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We are to go out West!"
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading A DARING FEAT "Oh, Ruth, did you hear?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Indeed I am.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Indeed I am.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading Why, we can see Indians and cowboys, and ride bucking broncos and all that.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading A DARING FEAT "Oh, Ruth, did you hear?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We are to go out West!"
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Why, we can see Indians and cowboys, and ride bucking broncos and all that.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading A DARING FEAT "Oh, Ruth, did you hear?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Why, we can see Indians and cowboys, and ride bucking broncos and all that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why, we can see Indians and cowboys, and ride bucking broncos and all that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are to go out West!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are to go out West!"
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading We are to go out West!"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, we can see Indians and cowboys, and ride bucking broncos and all that.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A DARING FEAT "Oh, Ruth, did you hear?
Chapter 3 of The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch by Laura Lee Hope holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 3 holds 127 sentences of The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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