Chapter 15 of Three Young Ranchmen is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Three Young Ranchmen is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At Dottery's Ranch "It's a shame, Paul!" ejaculated Chet, almost crying with rage. "We ought to have shot him where he stood." "I suppose many a man would have done it," returned Paul, somewhat moodily. "But we must get him out." "He won't go out without a fight."
Chapter 15 of Three Young Ranchmen is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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demanding attention
From this reading “At Dottery's Ranch "It's a shame, Paul!" ejaculated Chet, almost crying with rage.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “"He won't go out without a fight."”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “At Dottery's Ranch "It's a shame, Paul!" ejaculated Chet, almost crying with rage.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “At Dottery's Ranch "It's a shame, Paul!" ejaculated Chet, almost crying with rage.”
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “At Dottery's Ranch "It's a shame, Paul!" ejaculated Chet, almost crying with rage.”
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “At Dottery's Ranch "It's a shame, Paul!" ejaculated Chet, almost crying with rage.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “"We ought to have shot him where he stood."”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “"I suppose many a man would have done it," returned Paul, somewhat moodily.”
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In this reading “At Dottery's Ranch "It's a shame, Paul!" ejaculated Chet, almost crying with rage.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “"He won't go out without a fight."”
In this reading “At Dottery's Ranch "It's a shame, Paul!" ejaculated Chet, almost crying with rage.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 At Dottery's Ranch "It's a shame, Paul!" ejaculated Chet, almost crying with rage.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading At Dottery's Ranch "It's a shame, Paul!" ejaculated Chet, almost crying with rage.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Dottery's Ranch "It's a shame, Paul!" ejaculated Chet, almost crying with rage.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But we must get him out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At Dottery's Ranch "It's a shame, Paul!" ejaculated Chet, almost crying with rage.
demanding attention
From this reading At Dottery's Ranch "It's a shame, Paul!" ejaculated Chet, almost crying with rage.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "I suppose many a man would have done it," returned Paul, somewhat moodily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At Dottery's Ranch "It's a shame, Paul!" ejaculated Chet, almost crying with rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At Dottery's Ranch "It's a shame, Paul!" ejaculated Chet, almost crying with rage.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "He won't go out without a fight."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "But we must get him out."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "He won't go out without a fight."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We ought to have shot him where he stood."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We ought to have shot him where he stood."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We ought to have shot him where he stood."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose many a man would have done it," returned Paul, somewhat moodily.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I suppose many a man would have done it," returned Paul, somewhat moodily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At Dottery's Ranch "It's a shame, Paul!" ejaculated Chet, almost crying with rage.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I suppose many a man would have done it," returned Paul, somewhat moodily.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "I suppose many a man would have done it," returned Paul, somewhat moodily.
in a moody manner
From this reading "I suppose many a man would have done it," returned Paul, somewhat moodily.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "But we must get him out."
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "We ought to have shot him where he stood."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "But we must get him out."
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading At Dottery's Ranch "It's a shame, Paul!" ejaculated Chet, almost crying with rage.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading At Dottery's Ranch "It's a shame, Paul!" ejaculated Chet, almost crying with rage.
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading At Dottery's Ranch "It's a shame, Paul!" ejaculated Chet, almost crying with rage.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "I suppose many a man would have done it," returned Paul, somewhat moodily.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading At Dottery's Ranch "It's a shame, Paul!" ejaculated Chet, almost crying with rage.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "We ought to have shot him where he stood."
to a small degree or extent
From this reading "I suppose many a man would have done it," returned Paul, somewhat moodily.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading "We ought to have shot him where he stood."
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose many a man would have done it," returned Paul, somewhat moodily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We ought to have shot him where he stood."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We ought to have shot him where he stood."
in or at the place that
From this reading "We ought to have shot him where he stood."
in the company of; together with
From this reading At Dottery's Ranch "It's a shame, Paul!" ejaculated Chet, almost crying with rage.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "He won't go out without a fight."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He won't go out without a fight."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I suppose many a man would have done it," returned Paul, somewhat moodily.
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