Chapter 4 of The ranch of the tombstones is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The ranch of the tombstones is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You drive the rig, Sleep,” ordered Hashknife. “I’ll bring your bronc along with me.” “But,” objected the girl, “I--I--Mr. Easton is going to take me to my father’s ranch.” “Was,” corrected Hashknife. “He’s goin’ to sleep with one of his hired men tonight, so we made him let us take you home.”
Chapter 4 of The ranch of the tombstones is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
From this reading ““I’ll bring your bronc along with me.””
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading ““Was,” corrected Hashknife.”
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading ““He’s goin’ to sleep with one of his hired men tonight, so we made him let us take you home.””
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading ““But,” objected the girl, “I--I--Mr. Easton is going to take me to my father’s ranch.””
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading ““You drive the rig, Sleep,” ordered Hashknife.”
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading ““But,” objected the girl, “I--I--Mr. Easton is going to take me to my father’s ranch.””
arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
From this reading ““You drive the rig, Sleep,” ordered Hashknife.”
On the present night.
From this reading ““He’s goin’ to sleep with one of his hired men tonight, so we made him let us take you home.””
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.
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In this reading ““He’s goin’ to sleep with one of his hired men tonight, so we made him let us take you home.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “I’ll bring your bronc along with me.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “I’ll bring your bronc along with me.”
an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang
From this reading “I’ll bring your bronc along with me.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But,” objected the girl, “I--I--Mr. Easton is going to take me to my father’s ranch.”
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading “Was,” corrected Hashknife.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “You drive the rig, Sleep,” ordered Hashknife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But,” objected the girl, “I--I--Mr. Easton is going to take me to my father’s ranch.”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “But,” objected the girl, “I--I--Mr. Easton is going to take me to my father’s ranch.”
a young female
From this reading “But,” objected the girl, “I--I--Mr. Easton is going to take me to my father’s ranch.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s goin’ to sleep with one of his hired men tonight, so we made him let us take you home.”
the act of departing
From this reading “But,” objected the girl, “I--I--Mr. Easton is going to take me to my father’s ranch.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You drive the rig, Sleep,” ordered Hashknife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s goin’ to sleep with one of his hired men tonight, so we made him let us take you home.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He’s goin’ to sleep with one of his hired men tonight, so we made him let us take you home.”
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading “He’s goin’ to sleep with one of his hired men tonight, so we made him let us take you home.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He’s goin’ to sleep with one of his hired men tonight, so we made him let us take you home.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “He’s goin’ to sleep with one of his hired men tonight, so we made him let us take you home.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But,” objected the girl, “I--I--Mr. Easton is going to take me to my father’s ranch.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll bring your bronc along with me.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But,” objected the girl, “I--I--Mr. Easton is going to take me to my father’s ranch.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “He’s goin’ to sleep with one of his hired men tonight, so we made him let us take you home.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “He’s goin’ to sleep with one of his hired men tonight, so we made him let us take you home.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I’ll bring your bronc along with me.”
the force of workers available
From this reading “He’s goin’ to sleep with one of his hired men tonight, so we made him let us take you home.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “But,” objected the girl, “I--I--Mr. Easton is going to take me to my father’s ranch.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But,” objected the girl, “I--I--Mr. Easton is going to take me to my father’s ranch.”
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading “But,” objected the girl, “I--I--Mr. Easton is going to take me to my father’s ranch.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He’s goin’ to sleep with one of his hired men tonight, so we made him let us take you home.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He’s goin’ to sleep with one of his hired men tonight, so we made him let us take you home.”
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading “You drive the rig, Sleep,” ordered Hashknife.
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “But,” objected the girl, “I--I--Mr. Easton is going to take me to my father’s ranch.”
arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
From this reading “You drive the rig, Sleep,” ordered Hashknife.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “You drive the rig, Sleep,” ordered Hashknife.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “He’s goin’ to sleep with one of his hired men tonight, so we made him let us take you home.”
carry out
From this reading “But,” objected the girl, “I--I--Mr. Easton is going to take me to my father’s ranch.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You drive the rig, Sleep,” ordered Hashknife.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But,” objected the girl, “I--I--Mr. Easton is going to take me to my father’s ranch.”
On the present night.
From this reading “He’s goin’ to sleep with one of his hired men tonight, so we made him let us take you home.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He’s goin’ to sleep with one of his hired men tonight, so we made him let us take you home.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Was,” corrected Hashknife.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “He’s goin’ to sleep with one of his hired men tonight, so we made him let us take you home.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I’ll bring your bronc along with me.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You drive the rig, Sleep,” ordered Hashknife.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’ll bring your bronc along with me.”
Chapter 4 of The ranch of the tombstones by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle holds 457 sentences, grouped into 92 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.
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