Chapter 1 of The Ranch Girls and the silver arrow is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Ranch Girls and the silver arrow is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Ranch Girls and the Silver Arrow MADE IN U. S. A. Four girls were leading their ponies along a narrow defile. On either side of them arose tall cliffs. Overhead the sky showed a deep warm blue. A stream of water flowed along, ending in a small lake at some distance ahead.
Chapter 1 of The Ranch Girls and the silver arrow is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 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 “On either side of them arose tall cliffs.”
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading “The Ranch Girls and the Silver Arrow MADE IN U. S. A.”
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading “On either side of them arose tall cliffs.”
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading “A stream of water flowed along, ending in a small lake at some distance ahead.”
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading “A stream of water flowed along, ending in a small lake at some distance ahead.”
above your head; in the sky
From this reading “Overhead the sky showed a deep warm blue.”
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “Four girls were leading their ponies along a narrow defile.”
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “The Ranch Girls and the Silver Arrow MADE IN U. S. A.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The Ranch Girls and the Silver Arrow MADE IN U. S. A.”
In this reading “A stream of water flowed along, ending in a small lake at some distance ahead.”
In this reading “A stream of water flowed along, ending in a small lake at some distance ahead.”
In this reading “On either side of them arose tall cliffs.”
In this reading “A stream of water flowed along, ending in a small lake at some distance ahead.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Ranch Girls and the Silver Arrow MADE IN U. S. A.
at or in the front
From this reading A stream of water flowed along, ending in a small lake at some distance ahead.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Four girls were leading their ponies along a narrow defile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Ranch Girls and the Silver Arrow MADE IN U. S. A.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading On either side of them arose tall cliffs.
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading The Ranch Girls and the Silver Arrow MADE IN U. S. A.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A stream of water flowed along, ending in a small lake at some distance ahead.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Overhead the sky showed a deep warm blue.
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading On either side of them arose tall cliffs.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Overhead the sky showed a deep warm blue.
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
From this reading Four girls were leading their ponies along a narrow defile.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading A stream of water flowed along, ending in a small lake at some distance ahead.
one or the other of two
From this reading On either side of them arose tall cliffs.
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading A stream of water flowed along, ending in a small lake at some distance ahead.
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading A stream of water flowed along, ending in a small lake at some distance ahead.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Four girls were leading their ponies along a narrow defile.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The Ranch Girls and the Silver Arrow MADE IN U. S. A.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Ranch Girls and the Silver Arrow MADE IN U. S. A.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading A stream of water flowed along, ending in a small lake at some distance ahead.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading Four girls were leading their ponies along a narrow defile.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Ranch Girls and the Silver Arrow MADE IN U. S. A.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading Four girls were leading their ponies along a narrow defile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On either side of them arose tall cliffs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On either side of them arose tall cliffs.
above your head; in the sky
From this reading Overhead the sky showed a deep warm blue.
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading Four girls were leading their ponies along a narrow defile.
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading The Ranch Girls and the Silver Arrow MADE IN U. S. A.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The Ranch Girls and the Silver Arrow MADE IN U. S. A.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Overhead the sky showed a deep warm blue.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On either side of them arose tall cliffs.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading The Ranch Girls and the Silver Arrow MADE IN U. S. A.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Overhead the sky showed a deep warm blue.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A stream of water flowed along, ending in a small lake at some distance ahead.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A stream of water flowed along, ending in a small lake at some distance ahead.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading A stream of water flowed along, ending in a small lake at some distance ahead.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading On either side of them arose tall cliffs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Ranch Girls and the Silver Arrow MADE IN U. S. A.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Four girls were leading their ponies along a narrow defile.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On either side of them arose tall cliffs.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading The Ranch Girls and the Silver Arrow MADE IN U. S. A.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Overhead the sky showed a deep warm blue.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading A stream of water flowed along, ending in a small lake at some distance ahead.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Four girls were leading their ponies along a narrow defile.
Chapter 1 of The Ranch Girls and the silver arrow by Margaret Vandercook holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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 1 holds 151 sentences of The Ranch Girls and the silver arrow, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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