Chapter 5 of The Ramblin' Kid is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Ramblin' Kid is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
YOU'RE A BRUTE Carolyn June went directly to her room when she reached the house. She wished to investigate the feeling of looseness at her knee. The satin band that belonged there was gone. She felt her cheeks grow hot. Doubtless she had lost it at the corral--the Ramblin' Kid would pick it up!
Chapter 5 of The Ramblin' Kid is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading “YOU'RE A BRUTE Carolyn June went directly to her room when she reached the house.”
enclose in a corral
From this reading “Doubtless she had lost it at the corral--the Ramblin' Kid would pick it up!”
investigate scientifically
From this reading “She wished to investigate the feeling of looseness at her knee.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “YOU'RE A BRUTE Carolyn June went directly to her room when she reached the house.”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “Doubtless she had lost it at the corral--the Ramblin' Kid would pick it up!”
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “She wished to investigate the feeling of looseness at her knee.”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “Doubtless she had lost it at the corral--the Ramblin' Kid would pick it up!”
a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back
From this reading “The satin band that belonged there was gone.”
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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 YOU'RE A BRUTE Carolyn June went directly to her room when she reached the house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She wished to investigate the feeling of looseness at her knee.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading The satin band that belonged there was gone.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading The satin band that belonged there was gone.
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading YOU'RE A BRUTE Carolyn June went directly to her room when she reached the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YOU'RE A BRUTE Carolyn June went directly to her room when she reached the house.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading She felt her cheeks grow hot.
enclose in a corral
From this reading Doubtless she had lost it at the corral--the Ramblin' Kid would pick it up!
without deviation
From this reading YOU'RE A BRUTE Carolyn June went directly to her room when she reached the house.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading Doubtless she had lost it at the corral--the Ramblin' Kid would pick it up!
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading She wished to investigate the feeling of looseness at her knee.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt her cheeks grow hot.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The satin band that belonged there was gone.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading She felt her cheeks grow hot.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Doubtless she had lost it at the corral--the Ramblin' Kid would pick it up!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading YOU'RE A BRUTE Carolyn June went directly to her room when she reached the house.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading She felt her cheeks grow hot.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading YOU'RE A BRUTE Carolyn June went directly to her room when she reached the house.
investigate scientifically
From this reading She wished to investigate the feeling of looseness at her knee.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Doubtless she had lost it at the corral--the Ramblin' Kid would pick it up!
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading YOU'RE A BRUTE Carolyn June went directly to her room when she reached the house.
tell false information to for fun
From this reading Doubtless she had lost it at the corral--the Ramblin' Kid would pick it up!
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading She wished to investigate the feeling of looseness at her knee.
frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
From this reading She wished to investigate the feeling of looseness at her knee.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Doubtless she had lost it at the corral--the Ramblin' Kid would pick it up!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She wished to investigate the feeling of looseness at her knee.
select carefully from a group
From this reading Doubtless she had lost it at the corral--the Ramblin' Kid would pick it up!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doubtless she had lost it at the corral--the Ramblin' Kid would pick it up!
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading YOU'RE A BRUTE Carolyn June went directly to her room when she reached the house.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading YOU'RE A BRUTE Carolyn June went directly to her room when she reached the house.
a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back
From this reading The satin band that belonged there was gone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading YOU'RE A BRUTE Carolyn June went directly to her room when she reached the house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The satin band that belonged there was gone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading YOU'RE A BRUTE Carolyn June went directly to her room when she reached the house.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The satin band that belonged there was gone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading YOU'RE A BRUTE Carolyn June went directly to her room when she reached the house.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Doubtless she had lost it at the corral--the Ramblin' Kid would pick it up!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The satin band that belonged there was gone.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading YOU'RE A BRUTE Carolyn June went directly to her room when she reached the house.
at the time that
From this reading YOU'RE A BRUTE Carolyn June went directly to her room when she reached the house.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading She wished to investigate the feeling of looseness at her knee.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Doubtless she had lost it at the corral--the Ramblin' Kid would pick it up!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YOU'RE A BRUTE Carolyn June went directly to her room when she reached the house.
Chapter 5 of The Ramblin' Kid by Earl Wayland Bowman holds 240 sentences, grouped into 48 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 240 sentences of The Ramblin' Kid, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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