The Ranch Girls in Europe

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More than this he accomplished, for he inspired in Ruth Drew a genuine admiration and liking.

And while she and the older man talked together Jack usually sat quietly by listening to everything that was said.

In all their lives Ruth and Jack had never known anyone like this Captain Madden.

Here was a man who had traveled all over the world, who had fought in the Boer war and more recently in Mexico and had hunted big game in Africa.

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The Ranch Girls in Europe Margaret Vandercook

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Ranch Girls in Europe is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

RUTH'S ATTITUDE BY the next morning the storm had abated, and for the rest of that day and evening Captain Madden devoted the greater part of his time to making the acquaintance of the Ranch girls' chaperon. More than this he accomplished, for he inspired in Ruth Drew a genuine admiration and liking. And while she and the older man talked together Jack usually sat quietly by listening to everything that was said. In all their lives Ruth and Jack had never known anyone like this Captain Madden. Here was a man who had traveled all over the world, who had fought in the Boer war and more recently in Mexico and had hunted big game in Africa.

The Ranch Girls in Europe

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Ranch Girls in Europe is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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More than this he accomplished, for he inspired in Ruth Drew a genuine admiration and liking.

/mɔːr ðæn ðɪs hiː əˈkɑːmplɪʃt fɔːr hiː ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ɪn ruːθ druː ə ˈdʒenjəwən ˌædmərˈeɪʃən ənd ˈlaɪkɪŋ/

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And while she and the older man talked together Jack usually sat quietly by listening to everything that was said.

/ənd waɪl ʃiː ənd ðə ˈoʊldər mæn tɔːkt təˈɡeðər dʒæk ˈjuːʒəwəli sæt ˈkwaɪətli baɪ ˈlɪsənɪŋ tuː ˈevriθɪŋ ðæt wɑːz sed/

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In all their lives Ruth and Jack had never known anyone like this Captain Madden.

/ɪn ɔːl ðer lɪvz ruːθ ənd dʒæk hæd ˈnevər noʊn ˈeniwʌn laɪk ðɪs ˈkæptən ˈmædən/

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Here was a man who had traveled all over the world, who had fought in the Boer war and more recently in Mexico and had hunted big game in Africa.

/hiːr wɑːz ə mæn huː hæd ˈtrævəld ɔːl ˈoʊvər ðə wɜːrld huː hæd fɔːt ɪn ðə bɔːr wɔːr ənd mɔːr ˈriːsəntli ɪn ˈmeksəkoʊ ənd hæd ˈhʌntəd bɪɡ ɡeɪm ɪn ˈæfrəkɑː/

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abated verb US /əˈbeɪtɪd/

past form of “abate” — make less active or intense

From this reading “RUTH'S ATTITUDE BY the next morning the storm had abated, and for the rest of that day and evening Captain Madden devoted the greater part of his time to making the acquaintance of the Ranch girls' chaperon.”

Boer noun US /bɔːr/

a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans

From this reading “Here was a man who had traveled all over the world, who had fought in the Boer war and more recently in Mexico and had hunted big game in Africa.”

hunted adjective US /ˈhʌntəd/

reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted

From this reading “Here was a man who had traveled all over the world, who had fought in the Boer war and more recently in Mexico and had hunted big game in Africa.”

liking noun US /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/

a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment

From this reading “More than this he accomplished, for he inspired in Ruth Drew a genuine admiration and liking.”

Madden verb US /ˈmædən/

cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind

Mexico noun US /ˈmeksəkoʊ/

a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810

From this reading “Here was a man who had traveled all over the world, who had fought in the Boer war and more recently in Mexico and had hunted big game in Africa.”

ruth's noun US /ruːθs/

possessive form of “ruth” — United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

traveled adjective US /ˈtrævəld/

traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term

From this reading “Here was a man who had traveled all over the world, who had fought in the Boer war and more recently in Mexico and had hunted big game in Africa.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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next morning adjective + noun

In this reading “RUTH'S ATTITUDE BY the next morning the storm had abated, and for the rest of that day and evening Captain Madden devoted the greater part of his time to making the acquaintance of the Ranch girls' chaperon.”

greater part adjective + noun

big game adjective + noun

large animals that are hunted for sport

In this reading “Here was a man who had traveled all over the world, who had fought in the Boer war and more recently in Mexico and had hunted big game in Africa.”

never known adverb + adjective

In this reading “In all their lives Ruth and Jack had never known anyone like this Captain Madden.”

older man adjective + noun

In this reading “And while she and the older man talked together Jack usually sat quietly by listening to everything that was said.”

talked together verb + particle counted as “talk together”

In this reading “And while she and the older man talked together Jack usually sat quietly by listening to everything that was said.”

rest of verb + particle

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading More than this he accomplished, for he inspired in Ruth Drew a genuine admiration and liking.

abatedverbUS /əˈbeɪtɪd/

past form of “abate” — make less active or intense

From this reading RUTH'S ATTITUDE BY the next morning the storm had abated, and for the rest of that day and evening Captain Madden devoted the greater part of his time to making the acquaintance of the Ranch girls' chaperon.

accomplishedadjectiveUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃt/

highly skilled

From this reading More than this he accomplished, for he inspired in Ruth Drew a genuine admiration and liking.

acquaintancenounUS /əˈkweɪntəns/

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

admirationnounUS /ˌædmərˈeɪʃən/

a feeling of delighted approval and liking

From this reading More than this he accomplished, for he inspired in Ruth Drew a genuine admiration and liking.

AfricanounUS /ˈæfrəkɑː/

the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

From this reading Here was a man who had traveled all over the world, who had fought in the Boer war and more recently in Mexico and had hunted big game in Africa.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading In all their lives Ruth and Jack had never known anyone like this Captain Madden.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/

any person at all

From this reading In all their lives Ruth and Jack had never known anyone like this Captain Madden.

ATTITUDEnounUS /ˈætətuːd/

a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Here was a man who had traveled all over the world, who had fought in the Boer war and more recently in Mexico and had hunted big game in Africa.

BoernounUS /bɔːr/

a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans

From this reading Here was a man who had traveled all over the world, who had fought in the Boer war and more recently in Mexico and had hunted big game in Africa.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

chaperonnoun

one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

devotedadjectiveUS /dɪˈvoʊtɪd/

zealous in devotion or affection

DrewnounUS /druː/

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading More than this he accomplished, for he inspired in Ruth Drew a genuine admiration and liking.

eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading And while she and the older man talked together Jack usually sat quietly by listening to everything that was said.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

foughtverbUS /fɔːt/

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading Here was a man who had traveled all over the world, who had fought in the Boer war and more recently in Mexico and had hunted big game in Africa.

gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading Here was a man who had traveled all over the world, who had fought in the Boer war and more recently in Mexico and had hunted big game in Africa.

genuineadjectiveUS /ˈdʒenjəwən/

not fake or counterfeit

From this reading More than this he accomplished, for he inspired in Ruth Drew a genuine admiration and liking.

girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

greateradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtər/

greater in size or importance or degree

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading More than this he accomplished, for he inspired in Ruth Drew a genuine admiration and liking.

HereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here was a man who had traveled all over the world, who had fought in the Boer war and more recently in Mexico and had hunted big game in Africa.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

huntedadjectiveUS /ˈhʌntəd/

reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted

From this reading Here was a man who had traveled all over the world, who had fought in the Boer war and more recently in Mexico and had hunted big game in Africa.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading More than this he accomplished, for he inspired in Ruth Drew a genuine admiration and liking.

inspiredadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪərd/

being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods

From this reading More than this he accomplished, for he inspired in Ruth Drew a genuine admiration and liking.

JacknounUS /dʒæk/

a small worthless amount

From this reading And while she and the older man talked together Jack usually sat quietly by listening to everything that was said.

knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/

apprehended with certainty

From this reading In all their lives Ruth and Jack had never known anyone like this Captain Madden.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading In all their lives Ruth and Jack had never known anyone like this Captain Madden.

likingnounUS /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/

a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment

From this reading More than this he accomplished, for he inspired in Ruth Drew a genuine admiration and liking.

listeningnounUS /ˈlɪsənɪŋ/

the act of hearing attentively

From this reading And while she and the older man talked together Jack usually sat quietly by listening to everything that was said.

livesnounUS /lɪvz/

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading In all their lives Ruth and Jack had never known anyone like this Captain Madden.

MaddenverbUS /ˈmædən/

cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind

makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

the act that results in something coming to be

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading And while she and the older man talked together Jack usually sat quietly by listening to everything that was said.

MexiconounUS /ˈmeksəkoʊ/

a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810

From this reading Here was a man who had traveled all over the world, who had fought in the Boer war and more recently in Mexico and had hunted big game in Africa.

MoreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading More than this he accomplished, for he inspired in Ruth Drew a genuine admiration and liking.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading In all their lives Ruth and Jack had never known anyone like this Captain Madden.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading And while she and the older man talked together Jack usually sat quietly by listening to everything that was said.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Here was a man who had traveled all over the world, who had fought in the Boer war and more recently in Mexico and had hunted big game in Africa.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

quietlyadverbUS /ˈkwaɪətli/

with low volume

From this reading And while she and the older man talked together Jack usually sat quietly by listening to everything that was said.

RanchnounUS /ræntʃ/

farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/

in the recent past

From this reading Here was a man who had traveled all over the world, who had fought in the Boer war and more recently in Mexico and had hunted big game in Africa.

restverbUS /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

RuthnounUS /ruːθ/

United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

From this reading More than this he accomplished, for he inspired in Ruth Drew a genuine admiration and liking.

RUTH'SnounUS /ruːθs/

possessive form of “ruth” — United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading And while she and the older man talked together Jack usually sat quietly by listening to everything that was said.

satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading And while she and the older man talked together Jack usually sat quietly by listening to everything that was said.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And while she and the older man talked together Jack usually sat quietly by listening to everything that was said.

stormverbUS /stɔːrm/

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

talkedverbUS /tɔːkt/

past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading And while she and the older man talked together Jack usually sat quietly by listening to everything that was said.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading More than this he accomplished, for he inspired in Ruth Drew a genuine admiration and liking.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading In all their lives Ruth and Jack had never known anyone like this Captain Madden.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading More than this he accomplished, for he inspired in Ruth Drew a genuine admiration and liking.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading And while she and the older man talked together Jack usually sat quietly by listening to everything that was said.

traveledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/

traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term

From this reading Here was a man who had traveled all over the world, who had fought in the Boer war and more recently in Mexico and had hunted big game in Africa.

usuallyadverbUS /ˈjuːʒəwəli/

under normal conditions

From this reading And while she and the older man talked together Jack usually sat quietly by listening to everything that was said.

warnounUS /wɔːr/

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading Here was a man who had traveled all over the world, who had fought in the Boer war and more recently in Mexico and had hunted big game in Africa.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And while she and the older man talked together Jack usually sat quietly by listening to everything that was said.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading And while she and the older man talked together Jack usually sat quietly by listening to everything that was said.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Here was a man who had traveled all over the world, who had fought in the Boer war and more recently in Mexico and had hunted big game in Africa.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Here was a man who had traveled all over the world, who had fought in the Boer war and more recently in Mexico and had hunted big game in Africa.

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