Chapter 19 of Three Young Ranchmen is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Three Young Ranchmen is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Along the Water Course "Gone!" burst from Allen's lips. "What's to do now?" asked Noel Urner. Ike Watson halted in perplexity for fully a minute. Then he dismounted and waded into the stream, which was scarcely a foot to a foot and a half in depth. "Ho! ho! ho!" he laughed, suddenly.
Chapter 19 of Three Young Ranchmen is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “allen” — United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading “Along the Water Course "Gone!" burst from Allen's lips.”
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading “Then he dismounted and waded into the stream, which was scarcely a foot to a foot and a half in depth.”
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading “Ike Watson halted in perplexity for fully a minute.”
United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
From this reading “Ike Watson halted in perplexity for fully a minute.”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “"What's to do now?" asked Noel Urner.”
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading “Ike Watson halted in perplexity for fully a minute.”
past form of “wade” — walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading “Then he dismounted and waded into the stream, which was scarcely a foot to a foot and a half in depth.”
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading “Ike Watson halted in perplexity for fully a minute.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Then he dismounted and waded into the stream, which was scarcely a foot to a foot and a half in depth.”
In this reading “Along the Water Course "Gone!" burst from Allen's lips.”
In this reading “Then he dismounted and waded into the stream, which was scarcely a foot to a foot and a half in depth.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ike Watson halted in perplexity for fully a minute.
possessive form of “allen” — United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading Along the Water Course "Gone!" burst from Allen's lips.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along the Water Course "Gone!" burst from Allen's lips.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he dismounted and waded into the stream, which was scarcely a foot to a foot and a half in depth.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What's to do now?" asked Noel Urner.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Along the Water Course "Gone!" burst from Allen's lips.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Along the Water Course "Gone!" burst from Allen's lips.
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading Then he dismounted and waded into the stream, which was scarcely a foot to a foot and a half in depth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he dismounted and waded into the stream, which was scarcely a foot to a foot and a half in depth.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What's to do now?" asked Noel Urner.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Then he dismounted and waded into the stream, which was scarcely a foot to a foot and a half in depth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ike Watson halted in perplexity for fully a minute.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Along the Water Course "Gone!" burst from Allen's lips.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading Ike Watson halted in perplexity for fully a minute.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Along the Water Course "Gone!" burst from Allen's lips.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Then he dismounted and waded into the stream, which was scarcely a foot to a foot and a half in depth.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading Ike Watson halted in perplexity for fully a minute.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he dismounted and waded into the stream, which was scarcely a foot to a foot and a half in depth.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading "Ho! ho! ho!" he laughed, suddenly.
United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
From this reading Ike Watson halted in perplexity for fully a minute.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ike Watson halted in perplexity for fully a minute.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then he dismounted and waded into the stream, which was scarcely a foot to a foot and a half in depth.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Ho! ho! ho!" he laughed, suddenly.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Along the Water Course "Gone!" burst from Allen's lips.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Ike Watson halted in perplexity for fully a minute.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading "What's to do now?" asked Noel Urner.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "What's to do now?" asked Noel Urner.
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading Ike Watson halted in perplexity for fully a minute.
only a very short time before
From this reading Then he dismounted and waded into the stream, which was scarcely a foot to a foot and a half in depth.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Then he dismounted and waded into the stream, which was scarcely a foot to a foot and a half in depth.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "Ho! ho! ho!" he laughed, suddenly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Along the Water Course "Gone!" burst from Allen's lips.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he dismounted and waded into the stream, which was scarcely a foot to a foot and a half in depth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What's to do now?" asked Noel Urner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's to do now?" asked Noel Urner.
past form of “wade” — walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading Then he dismounted and waded into the stream, which was scarcely a foot to a foot and a half in depth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he dismounted and waded into the stream, which was scarcely a foot to a foot and a half in depth.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Along the Water Course "Gone!" burst from Allen's lips.
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading Ike Watson halted in perplexity for fully a minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's to do now?" asked Noel Urner.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then he dismounted and waded into the stream, which was scarcely a foot to a foot and a half in depth.
Chapter 19 of Three Young Ranchmen by Edward Stratemeyer holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
Chapter 19 holds 151 sentences of Three Young Ranchmen, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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