Chapter 25 of The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ROUND-UP "What's the matter?" "Couldn't you catch them?" "Did they get away?" All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase. It was dusk, and the prairie fire was almost out.
Chapter 25 of The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.”
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.”
plural of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading “All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “It was dusk, and the prairie fire was almost out.”
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading “All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.”
unnecessary and unwarranted
From this reading “All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.”
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading “It was dusk, and the prairie fire was almost out.”
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later than; following
From this reading All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.
(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 All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It was dusk, and the prairie fire was almost out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Did they get away?"
a person whose head is bald or shaved
From this reading All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "Couldn't you catch them?"
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Couldn't you catch them?"
plural of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did they get away?"
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading It was dusk, and the prairie fire was almost out.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.
start firing a weapon
From this reading It was dusk, and the prairie fire was almost out.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Did they get away?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was dusk, and the prairie fire was almost out.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading THE ROUND-UP "What's the matter?"
unnecessary and unwarranted
From this reading All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was dusk, and the prairie fire was almost out.
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading It was dusk, and the prairie fire was almost out.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROUND-UP "What's the matter?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROUND-UP "What's the matter?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Couldn't you catch them?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Did they get away?"
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was dusk, and the prairie fire was almost out.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROUND-UP "What's the matter?"
at the time that
From this reading All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.
but in spite of that
From this reading All needless questions, evidently, yet they were anxiously asked, for all that, when the tired and disappointed cowboys, led by Baldy Johnson, returned after the chase.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Couldn't you catch them?"
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