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"FOREST AND PRAIRIE SERIES," No. 3. AUTHOR OF "BOY PIONEER SERIES," "DEERFOOT SERIES," "WILDWOOD SERIES," ETC. PHILADELPHIA HENRY T. COATES & CO. There was snow in the air. Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.
Chapter 1 of The Young Ranchers is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “coat” — put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
From this reading “PHILADELPHIA HENRY T. COATES & CO.”
form into flakes
From this reading “Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.”
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading “Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.”
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading “PHILADELPHIA HENRY T. COATES & CO.”
someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "BOY PIONEER SERIES," "DEERFOOT SERIES," "WILDWOOD SERIES," ETC.”
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading “"FOREST AND PRAIRIE SERIES," No. 3.”
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading “Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.”
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading “Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.”
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From this reading "FOREST AND PRAIRIE SERIES," No. 3.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading There was snow in the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "FOREST AND PRAIRIE SERIES," No. 3.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "BOY PIONEER SERIES," "DEERFOOT SERIES," "WILDWOOD SERIES," ETC.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.
a youthful male person
From this reading AUTHOR OF "BOY PIONEER SERIES," "DEERFOOT SERIES," "WILDWOOD SERIES," ETC.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading PHILADELPHIA HENRY T. COATES & CO.
third-person singular of “coat” — put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
From this reading PHILADELPHIA HENRY T. COATES & CO.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "BOY PIONEER SERIES," "DEERFOOT SERIES," "WILDWOOD SERIES," ETC.
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "BOY PIONEER SERIES," "DEERFOOT SERIES," "WILDWOOD SERIES," ETC.
at any time
From this reading Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.
form into flakes
From this reading Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "FOREST AND PRAIRIE SERIES," No. 3.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading PHILADELPHIA HENRY T. COATES & CO.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was snow in the air.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.
not any; not one
From this reading "FOREST AND PRAIRIE SERIES," No. 3.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "BOY PIONEER SERIES," "DEERFOOT SERIES," "WILDWOOD SERIES," ETC.
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading PHILADELPHIA HENRY T. COATES & CO.
someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
From this reading AUTHOR OF "BOY PIONEER SERIES," "DEERFOOT SERIES," "WILDWOOD SERIES," ETC.
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading "FOREST AND PRAIRIE SERIES," No. 3.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading "FOREST AND PRAIRIE SERIES," No. 3.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading There was snow in the air.
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading PHILADELPHIA HENRY T. COATES & CO.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was snow in the air.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was snow in the air.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was snow in the air.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "BOY PIONEER SERIES," "DEERFOOT SERIES," "WILDWOOD SERIES," ETC.
but in spite of that
From this reading Warren Starr had felt it ever since meridian, though not a flake had fallen, and the storm might be delayed for hours yet to come.
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