Chapter 11 of The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BREAKING THE NEWS. JEAN and Jack came down the wide sunlit hall with their two heads close together. It was three days since their return from the house party to their own home. Outside a half-opened door they stopped. "Listen, Jack," Jean whispered, swallowing a giggle.
Chapter 11 of The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of breaking something
From this reading “BREAKING THE NEWS.”
a foolish or nervous laugh
From this reading “"Listen, Jack," Jean whispered, swallowing a giggle.”
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “JEAN and Jack came down the wide sunlit hall with their two heads close together.”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “JEAN and Jack came down the wide sunlit hall with their two heads close together.”
hear with intention
From this reading “"Listen, Jack," Jean whispered, swallowing a giggle.”
lighted by sunlight
From this reading “JEAN and Jack came down the wide sunlit hall with their two heads close together.”
-ing form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading “"Listen, Jack," Jean whispered, swallowing a giggle.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “"Listen, Jack," Jean whispered, swallowing a giggle.”
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 “It was three days since their return from the house party to their own home.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “JEAN and Jack came down the wide sunlit hall with their two heads close together.”
In this reading “It was three days since their return from the house party to their own home.”
In this reading “It was three days since their return from the house party to their own home.”
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 Outside a half-opened door they stopped.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JEAN and Jack came down the wide sunlit hall with their two heads close together.
the act of breaking something
From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading JEAN and Jack came down the wide sunlit hall with their two heads close together.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading JEAN and Jack came down the wide sunlit hall with their two heads close together.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It was three days since their return from the house party to their own home.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Outside a half-opened door they stopped.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading JEAN and Jack came down the wide sunlit hall with their two heads close together.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was three days since their return from the house party to their own home.
a foolish or nervous laugh
From this reading "Listen, Jack," Jean whispered, swallowing a giggle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Outside a half-opened door they stopped.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading JEAN and Jack came down the wide sunlit hall with their two heads close together.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading JEAN and Jack came down the wide sunlit hall with their two heads close together.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was three days since their return from the house party to their own home.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It was three days since their return from the house party to their own home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was three days since their return from the house party to their own home.
a small worthless amount
From this reading JEAN and Jack came down the wide sunlit hall with their two heads close together.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading JEAN and Jack came down the wide sunlit hall with their two heads close together.
hear with intention
From this reading "Listen, Jack," Jean whispered, swallowing a giggle.
information about recent and important events
From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside a half-opened door they stopped.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It was three days since their return from the house party to their own home.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading It was three days since their return from the house party to their own home.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It was three days since their return from the house party to their own home.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was three days since their return from the house party to their own home.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Outside a half-opened door they stopped.
lighted by sunlight
From this reading JEAN and Jack came down the wide sunlit hall with their two heads close together.
-ing form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading "Listen, Jack," Jean whispered, swallowing a giggle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading JEAN and Jack came down the wide sunlit hall with their two heads close together.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Outside a half-opened door they stopped.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It was three days since their return from the house party to their own home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was three days since their return from the house party to their own home.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading JEAN and Jack came down the wide sunlit hall with their two heads close together.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading JEAN and Jack came down the wide sunlit hall with their two heads close together.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was three days since their return from the house party to their own home.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Listen, Jack," Jean whispered, swallowing a giggle.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading JEAN and Jack came down the wide sunlit hall with their two heads close together.
in the company of; together with
From this reading JEAN and Jack came down the wide sunlit hall with their two heads close together.
Chapter 11 of The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge by Margaret Vandercook holds 220 sentences, grouped into 44 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 11 holds 220 sentences of The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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