Chapter 18 of The Young Ranchers is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Young Ranchers is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NIGHT AND MORNING. By this time the snow lay to the depth of several inches on the earth. It was still falling, and the cold was increasing. The flakes were slighter, and there were fewer of them. His knowledge of the weather told the rancher that the fall would cease after a while, with a still further lowering of the temperature.
Chapter 18 of The Young Ranchers is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading “By this time the snow lay to the depth of several inches on the earth.”
(comparative of “few” used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of
From this reading “The flakes were slighter, and there were fewer of them.”
plural of “flake” — a crystal of snow
From this reading “The flakes were slighter, and there were fewer of them.”
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading “By this time the snow lay to the depth of several inches on the earth.”
becoming greater or larger
From this reading “It was still falling, and the cold was increasing.”
darkened by clouds
From this reading “His knowledge of the weather told the rancher that the fall would cease after a while, with a still further lowering of the temperature.”
a person who owns or operates a ranch
From this reading “His knowledge of the weather told the rancher that the fall would cease after a while, with a still further lowering of the temperature.”
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading “His knowledge of the weather told the rancher that the fall would cease after a while, with a still further lowering of the temperature.”
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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 His knowledge of the weather told the rancher that the fall would cease after a while, with a still further lowering of the temperature.
later than; following
From this reading His knowledge of the weather told the rancher that the fall would cease after a while, with a still further lowering of the temperature.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NIGHT AND MORNING.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time the snow lay to the depth of several inches on the earth.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading His knowledge of the weather told the rancher that the fall would cease after a while, with a still further lowering of the temperature.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It was still falling, and the cold was increasing.
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading By this time the snow lay to the depth of several inches on the earth.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading By this time the snow lay to the depth of several inches on the earth.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading His knowledge of the weather told the rancher that the fall would cease after a while, with a still further lowering of the temperature.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading It was still falling, and the cold was increasing.
(comparative of “few” used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of
From this reading The flakes were slighter, and there were fewer of them.
plural of “flake” — a crystal of snow
From this reading The flakes were slighter, and there were fewer of them.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading His knowledge of the weather told the rancher that the fall would cease after a while, with a still further lowering of the temperature.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His knowledge of the weather told the rancher that the fall would cease after a while, with a still further lowering of the temperature.
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading By this time the snow lay to the depth of several inches on the earth.
becoming greater or larger
From this reading It was still falling, and the cold was increasing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was still falling, and the cold was increasing.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading His knowledge of the weather told the rancher that the fall would cease after a while, with a still further lowering of the temperature.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading By this time the snow lay to the depth of several inches on the earth.
darkened by clouds
From this reading His knowledge of the weather told the rancher that the fall would cease after a while, with a still further lowering of the temperature.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading NIGHT AND MORNING.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading NIGHT AND MORNING.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By this time the snow lay to the depth of several inches on the earth.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By this time the snow lay to the depth of several inches on the earth.
a person who owns or operates a ranch
From this reading His knowledge of the weather told the rancher that the fall would cease after a while, with a still further lowering of the temperature.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading By this time the snow lay to the depth of several inches on the earth.
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From this reading The flakes were slighter, and there were fewer of them.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading By this time the snow lay to the depth of several inches on the earth.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was still falling, and the cold was increasing.
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading His knowledge of the weather told the rancher that the fall would cease after a while, with a still further lowering of the temperature.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His knowledge of the weather told the rancher that the fall would cease after a while, with a still further lowering of the temperature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By this time the snow lay to the depth of several inches on the earth.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The flakes were slighter, and there were fewer of them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The flakes were slighter, and there were fewer of them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time the snow lay to the depth of several inches on the earth.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By this time the snow lay to the depth of several inches on the earth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By this time the snow lay to the depth of several inches on the earth.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading His knowledge of the weather told the rancher that the fall would cease after a while, with a still further lowering of the temperature.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still falling, and the cold was increasing.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading His knowledge of the weather told the rancher that the fall would cease after a while, with a still further lowering of the temperature.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The flakes were slighter, and there were fewer of them.
during the time that
From this reading His knowledge of the weather told the rancher that the fall would cease after a while, with a still further lowering of the temperature.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His knowledge of the weather told the rancher that the fall would cease after a while, with a still further lowering of the temperature.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His knowledge of the weather told the rancher that the fall would cease after a while, with a still further lowering of the temperature.
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