Chapter 18 of The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A RACE FOR LIFE. "JACK, don't you think we are going too near the corrals?" Olive inquired timidly. It was high noon. The cattle had been brought by the cowboys into the open field and each ranchman had divided his own stock from the herds.
Chapter 18 of The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “The cattle had been brought by the cowboys into the open field and each ranchman had divided his own stock from the herds.”
plural of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading “The cattle had been brought by the cowboys into the open field and each ranchman had divided his own stock from the herds.”
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading “The cattle had been brought by the cowboys into the open field and each ranchman had divided his own stock from the herds.”
plural of “herd” — a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading “The cattle had been brought by the cowboys into the open field and each ranchman had divided his own stock from the herds.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “It was high noon.”
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading “Olive inquired timidly.”
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading “The cattle had been brought by the cowboys into the open field and each ranchman had divided his own stock from the herds.”
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading “Olive inquired timidly.”
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the middle of the day
In this reading “It was high noon.”
In this reading “The cattle had been brought by the cowboys into the open field and each ranchman had divided his own stock from the herds.”
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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 A RACE FOR LIFE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cattle had been brought by the cowboys into the open field and each ranchman had divided his own stock from the herds.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "JACK, don't you think we are going too near the corrals?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The cattle had been brought by the cowboys into the open field and each ranchman had divided his own stock from the herds.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The cattle had been brought by the cowboys into the open field and each ranchman had divided his own stock from the herds.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The cattle had been brought by the cowboys into the open field and each ranchman had divided his own stock from the herds.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading The cattle had been brought by the cowboys into the open field and each ranchman had divided his own stock from the herds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "JACK, don't you think we are going too near the corrals?"
plural of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading The cattle had been brought by the cowboys into the open field and each ranchman had divided his own stock from the herds.
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading The cattle had been brought by the cowboys into the open field and each ranchman had divided his own stock from the herds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "JACK, don't you think we are going too near the corrals?"
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The cattle had been brought by the cowboys into the open field and each ranchman had divided his own stock from the herds.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading The cattle had been brought by the cowboys into the open field and each ranchman had divided his own stock from the herds.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A RACE FOR LIFE.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The cattle had been brought by the cowboys into the open field and each ranchman had divided his own stock from the herds.
the act of departing
From this reading "JACK, don't you think we are going too near the corrals?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The cattle had been brought by the cowboys into the open field and each ranchman had divided his own stock from the herds.
plural of “herd” — a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading The cattle had been brought by the cowboys into the open field and each ranchman had divided his own stock from the herds.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was high noon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The cattle had been brought by the cowboys into the open field and each ranchman had divided his own stock from the herds.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading Olive inquired timidly.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The cattle had been brought by the cowboys into the open field and each ranchman had divided his own stock from the herds.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was high noon.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "JACK, don't you think we are going too near the corrals?"
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A RACE FOR LIFE.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "JACK, don't you think we are going too near the corrals?"
the middle of the day
From this reading It was high noon.
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading Olive inquired timidly.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The cattle had been brought by the cowboys into the open field and each ranchman had divided his own stock from the herds.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The cattle had been brought by the cowboys into the open field and each ranchman had divided his own stock from the herds.
any competition
From this reading A RACE FOR LIFE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cattle had been brought by the cowboys into the open field and each ranchman had divided his own stock from the herds.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading The cattle had been brought by the cowboys into the open field and each ranchman had divided his own stock from the herds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "JACK, don't you think we are going too near the corrals?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "JACK, don't you think we are going too near the corrals?"
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading Olive inquired timidly.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "JACK, don't you think we are going too near the corrals?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was high noon.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "JACK, don't you think we are going too near the corrals?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "JACK, don't you think we are going too near the corrals?"
Chapter 18 of The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge by Margaret Vandercook holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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 119 sentences of The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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