Chapter 18 of The Ranch Girls and the silver arrow is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Ranch Girls and the silver arrow is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VALOR "The Silver Arrow is to be yours, Jeanette. The club has decided without a single dissenting voice." Martha Putnam was speaking. Jeanette smiled, flushed and shook her head. "Thank you, no, I must decline an honor I never gained."
Chapter 18 of The Ranch Girls and the silver arrow is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading “VALOR "The Silver Arrow is to be yours, Jeanette.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “The club has decided without a single dissenting voice."”
grow worse
From this reading “"Thank you, no, I must decline an honor I never gained."”
disagreeing, especially with a majority
From this reading “The club has decided without a single dissenting voice."”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading “Jeanette smiled, flushed and shook her head.”
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading “"Thank you, no, I must decline an honor I never gained."”
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading “"Thank you, no, I must decline an honor I never gained."”
the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
From this reading “VALOR "The Silver Arrow is to be yours, Jeanette.”
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 “VALOR "The Silver Arrow is to be yours, Jeanette.”
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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 The club has decided without a single dissenting voice."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Thank you, no, I must decline an honor I never gained."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jeanette smiled, flushed and shook her head.
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading VALOR "The Silver Arrow is to be yours, Jeanette.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading VALOR "The Silver Arrow is to be yours, Jeanette.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading The club has decided without a single dissenting voice."
recognizable; marked
From this reading The club has decided without a single dissenting voice."
grow worse
From this reading "Thank you, no, I must decline an honor I never gained."
disagreeing, especially with a majority
From this reading The club has decided without a single dissenting voice."
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading Jeanette smiled, flushed and shook her head.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading "Thank you, no, I must decline an honor I never gained."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The club has decided without a single dissenting voice."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Jeanette smiled, flushed and shook her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jeanette smiled, flushed and shook her head.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading "Thank you, no, I must decline an honor I never gained."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Thank you, no, I must decline an honor I never gained."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VALOR "The Silver Arrow is to be yours, Jeanette.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VALOR "The Silver Arrow is to be yours, Jeanette.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Martha Putnam was speaking.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Thank you, no, I must decline an honor I never gained."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Thank you, no, I must decline an honor I never gained."
not any; not one
From this reading "Thank you, no, I must decline an honor I never gained."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Martha Putnam was speaking.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Jeanette smiled, flushed and shook her head.
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 VALOR "The Silver Arrow is to be yours, Jeanette.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading The club has decided without a single dissenting voice."
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Jeanette smiled, flushed and shook her head.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Martha Putnam was speaking.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank you, no, I must decline an honor I never gained."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VALOR "The Silver Arrow is to be yours, Jeanette.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VALOR "The Silver Arrow is to be yours, Jeanette.
the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
From this reading VALOR "The Silver Arrow is to be yours, Jeanette.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The club has decided without a single dissenting voice."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Martha Putnam was speaking.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The club has decided without a single dissenting voice."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thank you, no, I must decline an honor I never gained."
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading VALOR "The Silver Arrow is to be yours, Jeanette.
Chapter 18 of The Ranch Girls and the silver arrow by Margaret Vandercook holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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 18 holds 121 sentences of The Ranch Girls and the silver arrow, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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