Chapter 33 of Bonanza: A story of the Gold Trail is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of Bonanza: A story of the Gold Trail is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SIGNED BY WILLIAM THORNTON When Byers spoke Dodson looked hurriedly at his watch. Hugh was the first to speak. “Who told you?” “Jim Flynn. He hustled right down from Bald Knob.”
Chapter 33 of Bonanza: A story of the Gold Trail is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with no effort to conceal
From this reading “He hustled right down from Bald Knob.””
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “SIGNED BY WILLIAM THORNTON When Byers spoke Dodson looked hurriedly at his watch.”
past form of “hustle” — cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading “He hustled right down from Bald Knob.””
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading “He hustled right down from Bald Knob.””
having a handwritten signature
From this reading “SIGNED BY WILLIAM THORNTON When Byers spoke Dodson looked hurriedly at his watch.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “SIGNED BY WILLIAM THORNTON When Byers spoke Dodson looked hurriedly at his watch.”
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading “SIGNED BY WILLIAM THORNTON When Byers spoke Dodson looked hurriedly at his watch.”
look attentively
From this reading “SIGNED BY WILLIAM THORNTON When Byers spoke Dodson looked hurriedly at his watch.”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SIGNED BY WILLIAM THORNTON When Byers spoke Dodson looked hurriedly at his watch.
with no effort to conceal
From this reading He hustled right down from Bald Knob.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SIGNED BY WILLIAM THORNTON When Byers spoke Dodson looked hurriedly at his watch.
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From this reading SIGNED BY WILLIAM THORNTON When Byers spoke Dodson looked hurriedly at his watch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIGNED BY WILLIAM THORNTON When Byers spoke Dodson looked hurriedly at his watch.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He hustled right down from Bald Knob.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Hugh was the first to speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Jim Flynn.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He hustled right down from Bald Knob.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hustled right down from Bald Knob.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SIGNED BY WILLIAM THORNTON When Byers spoke Dodson looked hurriedly at his watch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hugh was the first to speak.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading SIGNED BY WILLIAM THORNTON When Byers spoke Dodson looked hurriedly at his watch.
past form of “hustle” — cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading He hustled right down from Bald Knob.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Jim Flynn.
a circular rounded projection or protuberance
From this reading He hustled right down from Bald Knob.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading SIGNED BY WILLIAM THORNTON When Byers spoke Dodson looked hurriedly at his watch.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He hustled right down from Bald Knob.”
having a handwritten signature
From this reading SIGNED BY WILLIAM THORNTON When Byers spoke Dodson looked hurriedly at his watch.
express in speech
From this reading Hugh was the first to speak.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading SIGNED BY WILLIAM THORNTON When Byers spoke Dodson looked hurriedly at his watch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hugh was the first to speak.
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading SIGNED BY WILLIAM THORNTON When Byers spoke Dodson looked hurriedly at his watch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hugh was the first to speak.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Who told you?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hugh was the first to speak.
look attentively
From this reading SIGNED BY WILLIAM THORNTON When Byers spoke Dodson looked hurriedly at his watch.
at the time that
From this reading SIGNED BY WILLIAM THORNTON When Byers spoke Dodson looked hurriedly at his watch.
which person or people
From this reading “Who told you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIGNED BY WILLIAM THORNTON When Byers spoke Dodson looked hurriedly at his watch.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Who told you?”
Chapter 33 of Bonanza: A story of the Gold Trail by William MacLeod Raine holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
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