Chapter 8 of The Ranger is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Ranger is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOST AND FOUND. The two young men slept soundly through the night. When Leslie awoke it was broad day, and his companion was still asleep. He suffered him to remain so until the day was well advanced. Then each felt the pangs of hunger.
Chapter 8 of The Ranger is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading “He suffered him to remain so until the day was well advanced.”
in a state of sleep
From this reading “When Leslie awoke it was broad day, and his companion was still asleep.”
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “When Leslie awoke it was broad day, and his companion was still asleep.”
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading “Then each felt the pangs of hunger.”
plural of “pang” — a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading “Then each felt the pangs of hunger.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “The two young men slept soundly through the night.”
deeply or completely
From this reading “The two young men slept soundly through the night.”
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “He suffered him to remain so until the day was well advanced.”
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farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading He suffered him to remain so until the day was well advanced.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOST AND FOUND.
in a state of sleep
From this reading When Leslie awoke it was broad day, and his companion was still asleep.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading When Leslie awoke it was broad day, and his companion was still asleep.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading When Leslie awoke it was broad day, and his companion was still asleep.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading When Leslie awoke it was broad day, and his companion was still asleep.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading When Leslie awoke it was broad day, and his companion was still asleep.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Then each felt the pangs of hunger.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Then each felt the pangs of hunger.
set up or found
From this reading LOST AND FOUND.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He suffered him to remain so until the day was well advanced.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He suffered him to remain so until the day was well advanced.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Leslie awoke it was broad day, and his companion was still asleep.
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading Then each felt the pangs of hunger.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Leslie awoke it was broad day, and his companion was still asleep.
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From this reading When Leslie awoke it was broad day, and his companion was still asleep.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading LOST AND FOUND.
the force of workers available
From this reading The two young men slept soundly through the night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The two young men slept soundly through the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then each felt the pangs of hunger.
plural of “pang” — a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading Then each felt the pangs of hunger.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He suffered him to remain so until the day was well advanced.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading The two young men slept soundly through the night.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He suffered him to remain so until the day was well advanced.
deeply or completely
From this reading The two young men slept soundly through the night.
not in physical motion
From this reading When Leslie awoke it was broad day, and his companion was still asleep.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading He suffered him to remain so until the day was well advanced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two young men slept soundly through the night.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then each felt the pangs of hunger.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The two young men slept soundly through the night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He suffered him to remain so until the day was well advanced.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two young men slept soundly through the night.
up to a particular time
From this reading He suffered him to remain so until the day was well advanced.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Leslie awoke it was broad day, and his companion was still asleep.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He suffered him to remain so until the day was well advanced.
at the time that
From this reading When Leslie awoke it was broad day, and his companion was still asleep.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The two young men slept soundly through the night.
Chapter 8 of The Ranger by Edward Sylvester Ellis holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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 8 holds 122 sentences of The Ranger, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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