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Ranching for Sylvia
Ranching for Sylvia

Chapter XXII

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A HARMLESS CONSPIRACY On the evening that George left for Brandon, Edgar drove over to the Grant homestead.
"It's Saturday night, my partner's gone, and I felt I deserved a little relaxation," he explained.
"It's something to be able to feel that; the men who opened up this wheat-belt never got nor wanted anything of the kind," Grant rejoined.
"But as supper's nearly ready, you have come at the right time."
Edgar turned to Flora.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ranching for Sylvia

Chapter XXII

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A HARMLESS CONSPIRACY On the evening that George left for Brandon, Edgar drove over to the Grant homestead.
Line 2
"It's Saturday night, my partner's gone, and I felt I deserved a little relaxation," he explained.
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"It's something to be able to feel that; the men who opened up this wheat-belt never got nor wanted anything of the kind," Grant rejoined.
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"But as supper's nearly ready, you have come at the right time."
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Edgar turned to Flora.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “"It's something to be able to feel that; the men who opened up this wheat-belt never got nor wanted anything of the kind," Grant rejoined.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"But as supper's nearly ready, you have come at the right time."”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"But as supper's nearly ready, you have come at the right time."”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A HARMLESS CONSPIRACY On the evening that George left for Brandon, Edgar drove over to the Grant homestead.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"It's Saturday night, my partner's gone, and I felt I deserved a little relaxation," he explained.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"It's something to be able to feel that; the men who opened up this wheat-belt never got nor wanted anything of the kind," Grant rejoined.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “A HARMLESS CONSPIRACY On the evening that George left for Brandon, Edgar drove over to the Grant homestead.”

Rejoined noun US /ˈrejoined/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"It's something to be able to feel that; the men who opened up this wheat-belt never got nor wanted anything of the kind," Grant rejoined.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"But as supper's nearly ready, you have come at the right time."”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “"It's something to be able to feel that; the men who opened up this wheat-belt never got nor wanted anything of the kind," Grant rejoined.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"But as supper's nearly ready, you have come at the right time."”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A HARMLESS CONSPIRACY On the evening that George left for Brandon, Edgar drove over to the Grant homestead.

able

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From this reading "It's something to be able to feel that; the men who opened up this wheat-belt never got nor wanted anything of the kind," Grant rejoined.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "It's Saturday night, my partner's gone, and I felt I deserved a little relaxation," he explained.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading "It's something to be able to feel that; the men who opened up this wheat-belt never got nor wanted anything of the kind," Grant rejoined.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "But as supper's nearly ready, you have come at the right time."

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "But as supper's nearly ready, you have come at the right time."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "It's something to be able to feel that; the men who opened up this wheat-belt never got nor wanted anything of the kind," Grant rejoined.

Brandon

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From this reading A HARMLESS CONSPIRACY On the evening that George left for Brandon, Edgar drove over to the Grant homestead.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But as supper's nearly ready, you have come at the right time."

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "But as supper's nearly ready, you have come at the right time."

CONSPIRACY

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From this reading A HARMLESS CONSPIRACY On the evening that George left for Brandon, Edgar drove over to the Grant homestead.

deserved

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From this reading "It's Saturday night, my partner's gone, and I felt I deserved a little relaxation," he explained.

drove

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From this reading A HARMLESS CONSPIRACY On the evening that George left for Brandon, Edgar drove over to the Grant homestead.

Edgar

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From this reading A HARMLESS CONSPIRACY On the evening that George left for Brandon, Edgar drove over to the Grant homestead.

evening

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From this reading A HARMLESS CONSPIRACY On the evening that George left for Brandon, Edgar drove over to the Grant homestead.

explained

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From this reading "It's Saturday night, my partner's gone, and I felt I deserved a little relaxation," he explained.

feel

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From this reading "It's something to be able to feel that; the men who opened up this wheat-belt never got nor wanted anything of the kind," Grant rejoined.

felt

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From this reading "It's Saturday night, my partner's gone, and I felt I deserved a little relaxation," he explained.

Flora

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From this reading Edgar turned to Flora.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A HARMLESS CONSPIRACY On the evening that George left for Brandon, Edgar drove over to the Grant homestead.

George

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From this reading A HARMLESS CONSPIRACY On the evening that George left for Brandon, Edgar drove over to the Grant homestead.

gone

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From this reading "It's Saturday night, my partner's gone, and I felt I deserved a little relaxation," he explained.

got

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From this reading "It's something to be able to feel that; the men who opened up this wheat-belt never got nor wanted anything of the kind," Grant rejoined.

Grant

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From this reading A HARMLESS CONSPIRACY On the evening that George left for Brandon, Edgar drove over to the Grant homestead.

HARMLESS

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From this reading A HARMLESS CONSPIRACY On the evening that George left for Brandon, Edgar drove over to the Grant homestead.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "But as supper's nearly ready, you have come at the right time."

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "It's Saturday night, my partner's gone, and I felt I deserved a little relaxation," he explained.

homestead

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From this reading A HARMLESS CONSPIRACY On the evening that George left for Brandon, Edgar drove over to the Grant homestead.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "It's Saturday night, my partner's gone, and I felt I deserved a little relaxation," he explained.

It's

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From this reading "It's Saturday night, my partner's gone, and I felt I deserved a little relaxation," he explained.

kind

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From this reading "It's something to be able to feel that; the men who opened up this wheat-belt never got nor wanted anything of the kind," Grant rejoined.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A HARMLESS CONSPIRACY On the evening that George left for Brandon, Edgar drove over to the Grant homestead.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "It's Saturday night, my partner's gone, and I felt I deserved a little relaxation," he explained.

men

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From this reading "It's something to be able to feel that; the men who opened up this wheat-belt never got nor wanted anything of the kind," Grant rejoined.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "It's Saturday night, my partner's gone, and I felt I deserved a little relaxation," he explained.

nearly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "But as supper's nearly ready, you have come at the right time."

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "It's something to be able to feel that; the men who opened up this wheat-belt never got nor wanted anything of the kind," Grant rejoined.

night

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It's Saturday night, my partner's gone, and I felt I deserved a little relaxation," he explained.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading "It's something to be able to feel that; the men who opened up this wheat-belt never got nor wanted anything of the kind," Grant rejoined.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "It's something to be able to feel that; the men who opened up this wheat-belt never got nor wanted anything of the kind," Grant rejoined.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A HARMLESS CONSPIRACY On the evening that George left for Brandon, Edgar drove over to the Grant homestead.

opened

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From this reading "It's something to be able to feel that; the men who opened up this wheat-belt never got nor wanted anything of the kind," Grant rejoined.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading A HARMLESS CONSPIRACY On the evening that George left for Brandon, Edgar drove over to the Grant homestead.

partner's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It's Saturday night, my partner's gone, and I felt I deserved a little relaxation," he explained.

ready

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "But as supper's nearly ready, you have come at the right time."

rejoinednounUS /ˈrejoined/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "It's something to be able to feel that; the men who opened up this wheat-belt never got nor wanted anything of the kind," Grant rejoined.

relaxation

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It's Saturday night, my partner's gone, and I felt I deserved a little relaxation," he explained.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "But as supper's nearly ready, you have come at the right time."

Saturday

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It's Saturday night, my partner's gone, and I felt I deserved a little relaxation," he explained.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "It's something to be able to feel that; the men who opened up this wheat-belt never got nor wanted anything of the kind," Grant rejoined.

supper's

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From this reading "But as supper's nearly ready, you have come at the right time."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A HARMLESS CONSPIRACY On the evening that George left for Brandon, Edgar drove over to the Grant homestead.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A HARMLESS CONSPIRACY On the evening that George left for Brandon, Edgar drove over to the Grant homestead.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "It's something to be able to feel that; the men who opened up this wheat-belt never got nor wanted anything of the kind," Grant rejoined.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "But as supper's nearly ready, you have come at the right time."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A HARMLESS CONSPIRACY On the evening that George left for Brandon, Edgar drove over to the Grant homestead.

turned

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From this reading Edgar turned to Flora.

up

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From this reading "It's something to be able to feel that; the men who opened up this wheat-belt never got nor wanted anything of the kind," Grant rejoined.

wanted

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It's something to be able to feel that; the men who opened up this wheat-belt never got nor wanted anything of the kind," Grant rejoined.

wheat-belt

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It's something to be able to feel that; the men who opened up this wheat-belt never got nor wanted anything of the kind," Grant rejoined.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "It's something to be able to feel that; the men who opened up this wheat-belt never got nor wanted anything of the kind," Grant rejoined.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "But as supper's nearly ready, you have come at the right time."