Chapter 19 of The Rambler Club on the Texas border is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Rambler Club on the Texas border is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAPTURED BY COWBOYS “Jimmy Raymond!” gasped Tom. “What do you mean?” “Business, Jimmy!” came the terse answer. “Our fellows have been a-lookin’ fer ye; so has the Texas Rangers, to say nothin’ o’ Jake Raigan the sheriff--but what made ye come? Was it our Mexican pard yonder; or did ye git tired of the lonesome trail?”
Chapter 19 of The Rambler Club on the Texas border is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “CAPTURED BY COWBOYS “Jimmy Raymond!” gasped Tom.”
plural of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading “CAPTURED BY COWBOYS “Jimmy Raymond!” gasped Tom.”
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading “Was it our Mexican pard yonder; or did ye git tired of the lonesome trail?””
a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading “Was it our Mexican pard yonder; or did ye git tired of the lonesome trail?””
plural of “ranger” — a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading ““Our fellows have been a-lookin’ fer ye; so has the Texas Rangers, to say nothin’ o’ Jake Raigan the sheriff--but what made ye come?”
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading ““Our fellows have been a-lookin’ fer ye; so has the Texas Rangers, to say nothin’ o’ Jake Raigan the sheriff--but what made ye come?”
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
From this reading ““Business, Jimmy!” came the terse answer.”
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading ““Our fellows have been a-lookin’ fer ye; so has the Texas Rangers, to say nothin’ o’ Jake Raigan the sheriff--but what made ye come?”
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In this reading “CAPTURED BY COWBOYS “Jimmy Raymond!” gasped Tom.”
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From this reading “Our fellows have been a-lookin’ fer ye; so has the Texas Rangers, to say nothin’ o’ Jake Raigan the sheriff--but what made ye come?
react verbally
From this reading “Business, Jimmy!” came the terse answer.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Our fellows have been a-lookin’ fer ye; so has the Texas Rangers, to say nothin’ o’ Jake Raigan the sheriff--but what made ye come?
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “Business, Jimmy!” came the terse answer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Our fellows have been a-lookin’ fer ye; so has the Texas Rangers, to say nothin’ o’ Jake Raigan the sheriff--but what made ye come?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading CAPTURED BY COWBOYS “Jimmy Raymond!” gasped Tom.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Business, Jimmy!” came the terse answer.
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading CAPTURED BY COWBOYS “Jimmy Raymond!” gasped Tom.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Our fellows have been a-lookin’ fer ye; so has the Texas Rangers, to say nothin’ o’ Jake Raigan the sheriff--but what made ye come?
plural of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading CAPTURED BY COWBOYS “Jimmy Raymond!” gasped Tom.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Was it our Mexican pard yonder; or did ye git tired of the lonesome trail?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you mean?”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “Our fellows have been a-lookin’ fer ye; so has the Texas Rangers, to say nothin’ o’ Jake Raigan the sheriff--but what made ye come?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Our fellows have been a-lookin’ fer ye; so has the Texas Rangers, to say nothin’ o’ Jake Raigan the sheriff--but what made ye come?
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading CAPTURED BY COWBOYS “Jimmy Raymond!” gasped Tom.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading Was it our Mexican pard yonder; or did ye git tired of the lonesome trail?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Our fellows have been a-lookin’ fer ye; so has the Texas Rangers, to say nothin’ o’ Jake Raigan the sheriff--but what made ye come?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Our fellows have been a-lookin’ fer ye; so has the Texas Rangers, to say nothin’ o’ Jake Raigan the sheriff--but what made ye come?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it our Mexican pard yonder; or did ye git tired of the lonesome trail?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Our fellows have been a-lookin’ fer ye; so has the Texas Rangers, to say nothin’ o’ Jake Raigan the sheriff--but what made ye come?
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading CAPTURED BY COWBOYS “Jimmy Raymond!” gasped Tom.
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading Was it our Mexican pard yonder; or did ye git tired of the lonesome trail?”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Our fellows have been a-lookin’ fer ye; so has the Texas Rangers, to say nothin’ o’ Jake Raigan the sheriff--but what made ye come?
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “What do you mean?”
a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading Was it our Mexican pard yonder; or did ye git tired of the lonesome trail?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Our fellows have been a-lookin’ fer ye; so has the Texas Rangers, to say nothin’ o’ Jake Raigan the sheriff--but what made ye come?
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “Our fellows have been a-lookin’ fer ye; so has the Texas Rangers, to say nothin’ o’ Jake Raigan the sheriff--but what made ye come?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Was it our Mexican pard yonder; or did ye git tired of the lonesome trail?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was it our Mexican pard yonder; or did ye git tired of the lonesome trail?”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Our fellows have been a-lookin’ fer ye; so has the Texas Rangers, to say nothin’ o’ Jake Raigan the sheriff--but what made ye come?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was it our Mexican pard yonder; or did ye git tired of the lonesome trail?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Our fellows have been a-lookin’ fer ye; so has the Texas Rangers, to say nothin’ o’ Jake Raigan the sheriff--but what made ye come?
plural of “ranger” — a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading “Our fellows have been a-lookin’ fer ye; so has the Texas Rangers, to say nothin’ o’ Jake Raigan the sheriff--but what made ye come?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAPTURED BY COWBOYS “Jimmy Raymond!” gasped Tom.
express in words
From this reading “Our fellows have been a-lookin’ fer ye; so has the Texas Rangers, to say nothin’ o’ Jake Raigan the sheriff--but what made ye come?
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “Our fellows have been a-lookin’ fer ye; so has the Texas Rangers, to say nothin’ o’ Jake Raigan the sheriff--but what made ye come?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Our fellows have been a-lookin’ fer ye; so has the Texas Rangers, to say nothin’ o’ Jake Raigan the sheriff--but what made ye come?
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
From this reading “Business, Jimmy!” came the terse answer.
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading “Our fellows have been a-lookin’ fer ye; so has the Texas Rangers, to say nothin’ o’ Jake Raigan the sheriff--but what made ye come?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Business, Jimmy!” came the terse answer.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Was it our Mexican pard yonder; or did ye git tired of the lonesome trail?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Our fellows have been a-lookin’ fer ye; so has the Texas Rangers, to say nothin’ o’ Jake Raigan the sheriff--but what made ye come?
male cat
From this reading CAPTURED BY COWBOYS “Jimmy Raymond!” gasped Tom.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Was it our Mexican pard yonder; or did ye git tired of the lonesome trail?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it our Mexican pard yonder; or did ye git tired of the lonesome trail?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you mean?”
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Our fellows have been a-lookin’ fer ye; so has the Texas Rangers, to say nothin’ o’ Jake Raigan the sheriff--but what made ye come?
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading Was it our Mexican pard yonder; or did ye git tired of the lonesome trail?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you mean?”
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