Chapter 22 of The Sheriff's Son is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Sheriff's Son is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Roy Rides his Paint Hoss But he did. For next day Pat Ryan rode up to the Lazy Double D with a piece of news that took Roy straight to his pinto. Beulah Rutherford had disappeared. She had been out riding and Blacky had come home with an empty saddle. So far as was known, Brad Charlton had seen her last.
Chapter 22 of The Sheriff's Son is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small nail
From this reading “So far as was known, Brad Charlton had seen her last.”
moving slowly and gently
From this reading “For next day Pat Ryan rode up to the Lazy Double D with a piece of news that took Roy straight to his pinto.”
make a painting
From this reading “Roy Rides his Paint Hoss But he did.”
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “For next day Pat Ryan rode up to the Lazy Double D with a piece of news that took Roy straight to his pinto.”
a spotted or calico horse or pony
From this reading “For next day Pat Ryan rode up to the Lazy Double D with a piece of news that took Roy straight to his pinto.”
plural of “ride” — a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
From this reading “Roy Rides his Paint Hoss But he did.”
a unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second
From this reading “Beulah Rutherford had disappeared.”
put a saddle on
From this reading “She had been out riding and Blacky had come home with an empty saddle.”
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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 For next day Pat Ryan rode up to the Lazy Double D with a piece of news that took Roy straight to his pinto.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had been out riding and Blacky had come home with an empty saddle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had been out riding and Blacky had come home with an empty saddle.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So far as was known, Brad Charlton had seen her last.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been out riding and Blacky had come home with an empty saddle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beulah Rutherford had disappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had been out riding and Blacky had come home with an empty saddle.
a small nail
From this reading So far as was known, Brad Charlton had seen her last.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Roy Rides his Paint Hoss But he did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So far as was known, Brad Charlton had seen her last.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She had been out riding and Blacky had come home with an empty saddle.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading For next day Pat Ryan rode up to the Lazy Double D with a piece of news that took Roy straight to his pinto.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading For next day Pat Ryan rode up to the Lazy Double D with a piece of news that took Roy straight to his pinto.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Roy Rides his Paint Hoss But he did.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Beulah Rutherford had disappeared.
increase twofold
From this reading For next day Pat Ryan rode up to the Lazy Double D with a piece of news that took Roy straight to his pinto.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading She had been out riding and Blacky had come home with an empty saddle.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading So far as was known, Brad Charlton had seen her last.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For next day Pat Ryan rode up to the Lazy Double D with a piece of news that took Roy straight to his pinto.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Beulah Rutherford had disappeared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Roy Rides his Paint Hoss But he did.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So far as was known, Brad Charlton had seen her last.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Roy Rides his Paint Hoss But he did.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She had been out riding and Blacky had come home with an empty saddle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roy Rides his Paint Hoss But he did.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading So far as was known, Brad Charlton had seen her last.
immediately past
From this reading So far as was known, Brad Charlton had seen her last.
moving slowly and gently
From this reading For next day Pat Ryan rode up to the Lazy Double D with a piece of news that took Roy straight to his pinto.
information about recent and important events
From this reading For next day Pat Ryan rode up to the Lazy Double D with a piece of news that took Roy straight to his pinto.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading For next day Pat Ryan rode up to the Lazy Double D with a piece of news that took Roy straight to his pinto.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For next day Pat Ryan rode up to the Lazy Double D with a piece of news that took Roy straight to his pinto.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She had been out riding and Blacky had come home with an empty saddle.
make a painting
From this reading Roy Rides his Paint Hoss But he did.
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading For next day Pat Ryan rode up to the Lazy Double D with a piece of news that took Roy straight to his pinto.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading For next day Pat Ryan rode up to the Lazy Double D with a piece of news that took Roy straight to his pinto.
a spotted or calico horse or pony
From this reading For next day Pat Ryan rode up to the Lazy Double D with a piece of news that took Roy straight to his pinto.
plural of “ride” — a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
From this reading Roy Rides his Paint Hoss But he did.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading She had been out riding and Blacky had come home with an empty saddle.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading For next day Pat Ryan rode up to the Lazy Double D with a piece of news that took Roy straight to his pinto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roy Rides his Paint Hoss But he did.
a unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second
From this reading Beulah Rutherford had disappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For next day Pat Ryan rode up to the Lazy Double D with a piece of news that took Roy straight to his pinto.
put a saddle on
From this reading She had been out riding and Blacky had come home with an empty saddle.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading So far as was known, Brad Charlton had seen her last.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been out riding and Blacky had come home with an empty saddle.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far as was known, Brad Charlton had seen her last.
successive (without a break)
From this reading For next day Pat Ryan rode up to the Lazy Double D with a piece of news that took Roy straight to his pinto.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For next day Pat Ryan rode up to the Lazy Double D with a piece of news that took Roy straight to his pinto.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For next day Pat Ryan rode up to the Lazy Double D with a piece of news that took Roy straight to his pinto.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For next day Pat Ryan rode up to the Lazy Double D with a piece of news that took Roy straight to his pinto.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading For next day Pat Ryan rode up to the Lazy Double D with a piece of news that took Roy straight to his pinto.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading For next day Pat Ryan rode up to the Lazy Double D with a piece of news that took Roy straight to his pinto.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So far as was known, Brad Charlton had seen her last.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For next day Pat Ryan rode up to the Lazy Double D with a piece of news that took Roy straight to his pinto.
Chapter 22 of The Sheriff's Son by William MacLeod Raine holds 202 sentences, grouped into 41 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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