Chapter 5 of The Rambler Club on the Texas border is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Rambler Club on the Texas border is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEW FRIENDS A chorus of exclamations arose when the others rode up. “Great Scott!” exclaimed Dick. “Say! Maybe this isn’t some surprise.” “Well, I like that,” cried Tom, fiercely.
Chapter 5 of The Rambler Club on the Texas border is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “NEW FRIENDS A chorus of exclamations arose when the others rode up.”
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading “NEW FRIENDS A chorus of exclamations arose when the others rode up.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading ““Great Scott!” exclaimed Dick.”
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “NEW FRIENDS A chorus of exclamations arose when the others rode up.”
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading ““Well, I like that,” cried Tom, fiercely.”
by chance
From this reading “Maybe this isn’t some surprise.””
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “NEW FRIENDS A chorus of exclamations arose when the others rode up.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading ““Great Scott!” exclaimed Dick.”
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In this reading “NEW FRIENDS A chorus of exclamations arose when the others rode up.”
In this reading “NEW FRIENDS A chorus of exclamations arose when the others rode up.”
In this reading “Maybe this isn’t some surprise.””
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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 NEW FRIENDS A chorus of exclamations arose when the others rode up.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading NEW FRIENDS A chorus of exclamations arose when the others rode up.
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading NEW FRIENDS A chorus of exclamations arose when the others rode up.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Well, I like that,” cried Tom, fiercely.
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Great Scott!” exclaimed Dick.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Great Scott!” exclaimed Dick.
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading NEW FRIENDS A chorus of exclamations arose when the others rode up.
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading “Well, I like that,” cried Tom, fiercely.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading NEW FRIENDS A chorus of exclamations arose when the others rode up.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Great Scott!” exclaimed Dick.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I like that,” cried Tom, fiercely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe this isn’t some surprise.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Well, I like that,” cried Tom, fiercely.
by chance
From this reading Maybe this isn’t some surprise.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW FRIENDS A chorus of exclamations arose when the others rode up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEW FRIENDS A chorus of exclamations arose when the others rode up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW FRIENDS A chorus of exclamations arose when the others rode up.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading NEW FRIENDS A chorus of exclamations arose when the others rode up.
express in words
From this reading “Say!
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “Great Scott!” exclaimed Dick.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Maybe this isn’t some surprise.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Maybe this isn’t some surprise.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well, I like that,” cried Tom, fiercely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEW FRIENDS A chorus of exclamations arose when the others rode up.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Maybe this isn’t some surprise.”
male cat
From this reading “Well, I like that,” cried Tom, fiercely.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading NEW FRIENDS A chorus of exclamations arose when the others rode up.
(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, I like that,” cried Tom, fiercely.
at the time that
From this reading NEW FRIENDS A chorus of exclamations arose when the others rode up.
Chapter 5 of The Rambler Club on the Texas border by W. Crispin (William Crispin) Sheppard holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 5 holds 139 sentences of The Rambler Club on the Texas border, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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