Chapter 1 of The Ranche on the Oxhide is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Ranche on the Oxhide is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See http:// WOODROW WILSON Honorary Vice-President, HON. WILLIAM H. TAFT Honorary Vice-President, COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT President, COLIN H. LIVINGSTON, Washington, D. C. Vice-President, B. L. DULANEY, Bristol, Tenn. Vice-President, MILTON A. McRAE, Detroit, Mich. Vice-President, DAVID STARR JORDAN, Stanford University, Cal.
Chapter 1 of The Ranche on the Oxhide is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
From this reading “Vice-President, MILTON A. McRAE, Detroit, Mich.”
given as an honor without the normal duties
From this reading “WOODROW WILSON Honorary Vice-President, HON.”
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading “See http://”
American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813)
From this reading “WILLIAM H. TAFT Honorary Vice-President, COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT President, COLIN H. LIVINGSTON, Washington, D. C. Vice-President, B. L. DULANEY, Bristol, Tenn.”
32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
From this reading “WILLIAM H. TAFT Honorary Vice-President, COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT President, COLIN H. LIVINGSTON, Washington, D. C. Vice-President, B. L. DULANEY, Bristol, Tenn.”
United States railroad executive and founder of Stanford University (1824-1893)
From this reading “Vice-President, DAVID STARR JORDAN, Stanford University, Cal.”
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading “Vice-President, DAVID STARR JORDAN, Stanford University, Cal.”
United States sculptor (1860-1936)
From this reading “WILLIAM H. TAFT Honorary Vice-President, COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT President, COLIN H. LIVINGSTON, Washington, D. C. Vice-President, B. L. DULANEY, Bristol, Tenn.”
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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 Vice-President, MILTON A. McRAE, Detroit, Mich.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading WILLIAM H. TAFT Honorary Vice-President, COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT President, COLIN H. LIVINGSTON, Washington, D. C. Vice-President, B. L. DULANEY, Bristol, Tenn.
an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
From this reading WILLIAM H. TAFT Honorary Vice-President, COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT President, COLIN H. LIVINGSTON, Washington, D. C. Vice-President, B. L. DULANEY, Bristol, Tenn.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading WILLIAM H. TAFT Honorary Vice-President, COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT President, COLIN H. LIVINGSTON, Washington, D. C. Vice-President, B. L. DULANEY, Bristol, Tenn.
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From this reading Vice-President, DAVID STARR JORDAN, Stanford University, Cal.
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From this reading WILLIAM H. TAFT Honorary Vice-President, COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT President, COLIN H. LIVINGSTON, Washington, D. C. Vice-President, B. L. DULANEY, Bristol, Tenn.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading WILLIAM H. TAFT Honorary Vice-President, COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT President, COLIN H. LIVINGSTON, Washington, D. C. Vice-President, B. L. DULANEY, Bristol, Tenn.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading WILLIAM H. TAFT Honorary Vice-President, COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT President, COLIN H. LIVINGSTON, Washington, D. C. Vice-President, B. L. DULANEY, Bristol, Tenn.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading Vice-President, DAVID STARR JORDAN, Stanford University, Cal.
the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
From this reading Vice-President, MILTON A. McRAE, Detroit, Mich.
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From this reading WILLIAM H. TAFT Honorary Vice-President, COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT President, COLIN H. LIVINGSTON, Washington, D. C. Vice-President, B. L. DULANEY, Bristol, Tenn.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading WILLIAM H. TAFT Honorary Vice-President, COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT President, COLIN H. LIVINGSTON, Washington, D. C. Vice-President, B. L. DULANEY, Bristol, Tenn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WOODROW WILSON Honorary Vice-President, HON.
given as an honor without the normal duties
From this reading WOODROW WILSON Honorary Vice-President, HON.
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading See http://
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading Vice-President, DAVID STARR JORDAN, Stanford University, Cal.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading WILLIAM H. TAFT Honorary Vice-President, COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT President, COLIN H. LIVINGSTON, Washington, D. C. Vice-President, B. L. DULANEY, Bristol, Tenn.
American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813)
From this reading WILLIAM H. TAFT Honorary Vice-President, COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT President, COLIN H. LIVINGSTON, Washington, D. C. Vice-President, B. L. DULANEY, Bristol, Tenn.
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From this reading Vice-President, MILTON A. McRAE, Detroit, Mich.
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From this reading Vice-President, MILTON A. McRAE, Detroit, Mich.
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading Vice-President, MILTON A. McRAE, Detroit, Mich.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading WILLIAM H. TAFT Honorary Vice-President, COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT President, COLIN H. LIVINGSTON, Washington, D. C. Vice-President, B. L. DULANEY, Bristol, Tenn.
32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
From this reading WILLIAM H. TAFT Honorary Vice-President, COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT President, COLIN H. LIVINGSTON, Washington, D. C. Vice-President, B. L. DULANEY, Bristol, Tenn.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See http://
United States railroad executive and founder of Stanford University (1824-1893)
From this reading Vice-President, DAVID STARR JORDAN, Stanford University, Cal.
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading Vice-President, DAVID STARR JORDAN, Stanford University, Cal.
United States sculptor (1860-1936)
From this reading WILLIAM H. TAFT Honorary Vice-President, COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT President, COLIN H. LIVINGSTON, Washington, D. C. Vice-President, B. L. DULANEY, Bristol, Tenn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WILLIAM H. TAFT Honorary Vice-President, COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT President, COLIN H. LIVINGSTON, Washington, D. C. Vice-President, B. L. DULANEY, Bristol, Tenn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WILLIAM H. TAFT Honorary Vice-President, COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT President, COLIN H. LIVINGSTON, Washington, D. C. Vice-President, B. L. DULANEY, Bristol, Tenn.
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading Vice-President, DAVID STARR JORDAN, Stanford University, Cal.
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From this reading WOODROW WILSON Honorary Vice-President, HON.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading WILLIAM H. TAFT Honorary Vice-President, COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT President, COLIN H. LIVINGSTON, Washington, D. C. Vice-President, B. L. DULANEY, Bristol, Tenn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WILLIAM H. TAFT Honorary Vice-President, COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT President, COLIN H. LIVINGSTON, Washington, D. C. Vice-President, B. L. DULANEY, Bristol, Tenn.
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading WOODROW WILSON Honorary Vice-President, HON.
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From this reading WOODROW WILSON Honorary Vice-President, HON.
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