Chapter 24 of The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DISCLOSURE "Into the creek! Drive right in!" cried Baldy Johnson. "Run the wagon right in! It's a good bottom and you can go all the way across!" "Go on!" called Mr. Switzer to his horses, and the steeds, nothing loath, darted for the cooling water.
Chapter 24 of The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
From this reading “"Go on!" called Mr. Switzer to his horses, and the steeds, nothing loath, darted for the cooling water.”
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “A DISCLOSURE "Into the creek!”
past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “"Go on!" called Mr. Switzer to his horses, and the steeds, nothing loath, darted for the cooling water.”
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading “A DISCLOSURE "Into the creek!”
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading “Drive right in!" cried Baldy Johnson.”
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
From this reading “"Go on!" called Mr. Switzer to his horses, and the steeds, nothing loath, darted for the cooling water.”
plural of “steed” — (literary) a spirited horse for state of war
From this reading “"Go on!" called Mr. Switzer to his horses, and the steeds, nothing loath, darted for the cooling water.”
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “"Run the wagon right in!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DISCLOSURE "Into the creek!
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It's a good bottom and you can go all the way across!"
(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 a good bottom and you can go all the way across!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It's a good bottom and you can go all the way across!"
a person whose head is bald or shaved
From this reading Drive right in!" cried Baldy Johnson.
the lower side of anything
From this reading It's a good bottom and you can go all the way across!"
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Go on!" called Mr. Switzer to his horses, and the steeds, nothing loath, darted for the cooling water.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It's a good bottom and you can go all the way across!"
the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
From this reading "Go on!" called Mr. Switzer to his horses, and the steeds, nothing loath, darted for the cooling water.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading A DISCLOSURE "Into the creek!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Drive right in!" cried Baldy Johnson.
past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading "Go on!" called Mr. Switzer to his horses, and the steeds, nothing loath, darted for the cooling water.
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading A DISCLOSURE "Into the creek!
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Drive right in!" cried Baldy Johnson.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Go on!" called Mr. Switzer to his horses, and the steeds, nothing loath, darted for the cooling water.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It's a good bottom and you can go all the way across!"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It's a good bottom and you can go all the way across!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Go on!" called Mr. Switzer to his horses, and the steeds, nothing loath, darted for the cooling water.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Go on!" called Mr. Switzer to his horses, and the steeds, nothing loath, darted for the cooling water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Drive right in!" cried Baldy Johnson.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A DISCLOSURE "Into the creek!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a good bottom and you can go all the way across!"
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading Drive right in!" cried Baldy Johnson.
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
From this reading "Go on!" called Mr. Switzer to his horses, and the steeds, nothing loath, darted for the cooling water.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Go on!" called Mr. Switzer to his horses, and the steeds, nothing loath, darted for the cooling water.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Go on!" called Mr. Switzer to his horses, and the steeds, nothing loath, darted for the cooling water.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Go on!" called Mr. Switzer to his horses, and the steeds, nothing loath, darted for the cooling water.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Drive right in!" cried Baldy Johnson.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Run the wagon right in!
plural of “steed” — (literary) a spirited horse for state of war
From this reading "Go on!" called Mr. Switzer to his horses, and the steeds, nothing loath, darted for the cooling water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go on!" called Mr. Switzer to his horses, and the steeds, nothing loath, darted for the cooling water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DISCLOSURE "Into the creek!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Go on!" called Mr. Switzer to his horses, and the steeds, nothing loath, darted for the cooling water.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading "Run the wagon right in!
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "Go on!" called Mr. Switzer to his horses, and the steeds, nothing loath, darted for the cooling water.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It's a good bottom and you can go all the way across!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It's a good bottom and you can go all the way across!"
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