Chapter 32 of The Young Ranchers is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of The Young Ranchers is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AWAY! AWAY! When George Starr announced his decision to any member of his family no one presumed to question it. Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope. "I will go, father!"
Chapter 32 of The Young Ranchers is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “When George Starr announced his decision to any member of his family no one presumed to question it.”
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “When George Starr announced his decision to any member of his family no one presumed to question it.”
having made preparations
From this reading “Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.”
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading “When George Starr announced his decision to any member of his family no one presumed to question it.”
a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading “Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.”
past form of “presume” — take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading “When George Starr announced his decision to any member of his family no one presumed to question it.”
past form of “refrain” — resist doing something
From this reading “Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.”
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading “When George Starr announced his decision to any member of his family no one presumed to question it.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading When George Starr announced his decision to any member of his family no one presumed to question it.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading When George Starr announced his decision to any member of his family no one presumed to question it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading AWAY!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading When George Starr announced his decision to any member of his family no one presumed to question it.
having made preparations
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
a social unit living together
From this reading When George Starr announced his decision to any member of his family no one presumed to question it.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "I will go, father!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading When George Starr announced his decision to any member of his family no one presumed to question it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I will go, father!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When George Starr announced his decision to any member of his family no one presumed to question it.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will go, father!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When George Starr announced his decision to any member of his family no one presumed to question it.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
immediately past
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading When George Starr announced his decision to any member of his family no one presumed to question it.
not any; not one
From this reading When George Starr announced his decision to any member of his family no one presumed to question it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When George Starr announced his decision to any member of his family no one presumed to question it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When George Starr announced his decision to any member of his family no one presumed to question it.
and nothing more
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
past form of “presume” — take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading When George Starr announced his decision to any member of his family no one presumed to question it.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading When George Starr announced his decision to any member of his family no one presumed to question it.
past form of “refrain” — resist doing something
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
a male human offspring
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading When George Starr announced his decision to any member of his family no one presumed to question it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When George Starr announced his decision to any member of his family no one presumed to question it.
at the time that
From this reading When George Starr announced his decision to any member of his family no one presumed to question it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will go, father!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had the son been disposed to do so in this instance he would have refrained, for he believed, with his parent, that he had made known their last and only hope.
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