Chapter 14 of The Pony Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Pony Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEN THE AIR GREW CHILL "I'm a Ranger, too," confided the visitor. "What, you a Ranger?" exclaimed the professor. "Of Captain McKay's band?" "You've hit it, pard." "Well, well, this is indeed a pleasure.
Chapter 14 of The Pony Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading “"Of Captain McKay's band?"”
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading “WHEN THE AIR GREW CHILL "I'm a Ranger, too," confided the visitor.”
past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading “WHEN THE AIR GREW CHILL "I'm a Ranger, too," confided the visitor.”
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “WHEN THE AIR GREW CHILL "I'm a Ranger, too," confided the visitor.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “"You've hit it, pard."”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “"What, you a Ranger?" exclaimed the professor.”
a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading “WHEN THE AIR GREW CHILL "I'm a Ranger, too," confided the visitor.”
someone who visits
From this reading “WHEN THE AIR GREW CHILL "I'm a Ranger, too," confided the visitor.”
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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 WHEN THE AIR GREW CHILL "I'm a Ranger, too," confided the visitor.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading WHEN THE AIR GREW CHILL "I'm a Ranger, too," confided the visitor.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading "Of Captain McKay's band?"
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Of Captain McKay's band?"
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading WHEN THE AIR GREW CHILL "I'm a Ranger, too," confided the visitor.
past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading WHEN THE AIR GREW CHILL "I'm a Ranger, too," confided the visitor.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "What, you a Ranger?" exclaimed the professor.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading WHEN THE AIR GREW CHILL "I'm a Ranger, too," confided the visitor.
cause to move by striking
From this reading "You've hit it, pard."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN THE AIR GREW CHILL "I'm a Ranger, too," confided the visitor.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Well, well, this is indeed a pleasure.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, well, this is indeed a pleasure.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You've hit it, pard."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of Captain McKay's band?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of Captain McKay's band?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've hit it, pard."
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "Well, well, this is indeed a pleasure.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading "What, you a Ranger?" exclaimed the professor.
a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading WHEN THE AIR GREW CHILL "I'm a Ranger, too," confided the visitor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN THE AIR GREW CHILL "I'm a Ranger, too," confided the visitor.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, well, this is indeed a pleasure.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading WHEN THE AIR GREW CHILL "I'm a Ranger, too," confided the visitor.
someone who visits
From this reading WHEN THE AIR GREW CHILL "I'm a Ranger, too," confided the visitor.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, well, this is indeed a pleasure.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What, you a Ranger?" exclaimed the professor.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN THE AIR GREW CHILL "I'm a Ranger, too," confided the visitor.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What, you a Ranger?" exclaimed the professor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've hit it, pard."
Chapter 14 of The Pony Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers by Frank Gee Patchin holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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.
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