Chapter 9 of The Rangeland Avenger is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Rangeland Avenger is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But I felt that I was free. I clamped on my cousin's hat--how queer it felt with all that hair cut off! I bundled the hair into my pocket, because they mustn't dream what I had done. Then someone beat on the door. "'Coming!'
Chapter 9 of The Rangeland Avenger is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “Then someone beat on the door.”
past form of “bundle” — make into a bundle
From this reading “I bundled the hair into my pocket, because they mustn't dream what I had done.”
past form of “clamp” — fasten or fix with a clamp
From this reading “I clamped on my cousin's hat--how queer it felt with all that hair cut off!”
possessive form of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “I clamped on my cousin's hat--how queer it felt with all that hair cut off!”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “I bundled the hair into my pocket, because they mustn't dream what I had done.”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “I bundled the hair into my pocket, because they mustn't dream what I had done.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “I clamped on my cousin's hat--how queer it felt with all that hair cut off!”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Then someone beat on the door.”
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.
(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 I clamped on my cousin's hat--how queer it felt with all that hair cut off!
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Then someone beat on the door.
for the reason that
From this reading I bundled the hair into my pocket, because they mustn't dream what I had done.
past form of “bundle” — make into a bundle
From this reading I bundled the hair into my pocket, because they mustn't dream what I had done.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I felt that I was free.
past form of “clamp” — fasten or fix with a clamp
From this reading I clamped on my cousin's hat--how queer it felt with all that hair cut off!
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "'Coming!'
possessive form of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading I clamped on my cousin's hat--how queer it felt with all that hair cut off!
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading I clamped on my cousin's hat--how queer it felt with all that hair cut off!
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I bundled the hair into my pocket, because they mustn't dream what I had done.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Then someone beat on the door.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading I bundled the hair into my pocket, because they mustn't dream what I had done.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading "But I felt that I was free.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "But I felt that I was free.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I bundled the hair into my pocket, because they mustn't dream what I had done.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading I clamped on my cousin's hat--how queer it felt with all that hair cut off!
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading I clamped on my cousin's hat--how queer it felt with all that hair cut off!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I clamped on my cousin's hat--how queer it felt with all that hair cut off!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I felt that I was free.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I bundled the hair into my pocket, because they mustn't dream what I had done.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I clamped on my cousin's hat--how queer it felt with all that hair cut off!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I bundled the hair into my pocket, because they mustn't dream what I had done.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I clamped on my cousin's hat--how queer it felt with all that hair cut off!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I clamped on my cousin's hat--how queer it felt with all that hair cut off!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I clamped on my cousin's hat--how queer it felt with all that hair cut off!
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading I bundled the hair into my pocket, because they mustn't dream what I had done.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading I clamped on my cousin's hat--how queer it felt with all that hair cut off!
a person, without saying who
From this reading Then someone beat on the door.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But I felt that I was free.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I bundled the hair into my pocket, because they mustn't dream what I had done.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then someone beat on the door.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I bundled the hair into my pocket, because they mustn't dream what I had done.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But I felt that I was free.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I bundled the hair into my pocket, because they mustn't dream what I had done.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I clamped on my cousin's hat--how queer it felt with all that hair cut off!
Chapter 9 of The Rangeland Avenger by Max Brand holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 9 holds 400 sentences of The Rangeland Avenger, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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