Chapter 16 of Dave Porter in the Gold Fields is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Dave Porter in the Gold Fields is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT ABE BLOWER'S HOME The boys saw at once that something was wrong. Mrs. Carmody was completely bewildered, and being old, had no easy time of it to collect her wits. "Do you feel faint?" asked Dave, kindly. "Can I get you a glass of water?" "No, I'll be all right in a minute.
Chapter 16 of Dave Porter in the Gold Fields is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “Mrs. Carmody was completely bewildered, and being old, had no easy time of it to collect her wits.”
get or gather together
From this reading “Mrs. Carmody was completely bewildered, and being old, had no easy time of it to collect her wits.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “Mrs. Carmody was completely bewildered, and being old, had no easy time of it to collect her wits.”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “"Do you feel faint?" asked Dave, kindly.”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “"Can I get you a glass of water?"”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “"Do you feel faint?" asked Dave, kindly.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “"No, I'll be all right in a minute.”
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading “Mrs. Carmody was completely bewildered, and being old, had no easy time of it to collect her wits.”
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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 "Can I get you a glass of water?"
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From this reading AT ABE BLOWER'S HOME The boys saw at once that something was wrong.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "No, I'll be all right in a minute.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Carmody was completely bewildered, and being old, had no easy time of it to collect her wits.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Do you feel faint?" asked Dave, kindly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT ABE BLOWER'S HOME The boys saw at once that something was wrong.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "No, I'll be all right in a minute.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Carmody was completely bewildered, and being old, had no easy time of it to collect her wits.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading Mrs. Carmody was completely bewildered, and being old, had no easy time of it to collect her wits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT ABE BLOWER'S HOME The boys saw at once that something was wrong.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading AT ABE BLOWER'S HOME The boys saw at once that something was wrong.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can I get you a glass of water?"
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From this reading Mrs. Carmody was completely bewildered, and being old, had no easy time of it to collect her wits.
get or gather together
From this reading Mrs. Carmody was completely bewildered, and being old, had no easy time of it to collect her wits.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Mrs. Carmody was completely bewildered, and being old, had no easy time of it to collect her wits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you feel faint?" asked Dave, kindly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you feel faint?" asked Dave, kindly.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Mrs. Carmody was completely bewildered, and being old, had no easy time of it to collect her wits.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading "Do you feel faint?" asked Dave, kindly.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "Do you feel faint?" asked Dave, kindly.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Can I get you a glass of water?"
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading "Can I get you a glass of water?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Carmody was completely bewildered, and being old, had no easy time of it to collect her wits.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Carmody was completely bewildered, and being old, had no easy time of it to collect her wits.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading AT ABE BLOWER'S HOME The boys saw at once that something was wrong.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Can I get you a glass of water?"
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From this reading "No, I'll be all right in a minute.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No, I'll be all right in a minute.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Carmody was completely bewildered, and being old, had no easy time of it to collect her wits.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading "Do you feel faint?" asked Dave, kindly.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "No, I'll be all right in a minute.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Carmody was completely bewildered, and being old, had no easy time of it to collect her wits.
not any; not one
From this reading Mrs. Carmody was completely bewildered, and being old, had no easy time of it to collect her wits.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Carmody was completely bewildered, and being old, had no easy time of it to collect her wits.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Mrs. Carmody was completely bewildered, and being old, had no easy time of it to collect her wits.
on one occasion
From this reading AT ABE BLOWER'S HOME The boys saw at once that something was wrong.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "No, I'll be all right in a minute.
cut with a saw
From this reading AT ABE BLOWER'S HOME The boys saw at once that something was wrong.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading AT ABE BLOWER'S HOME The boys saw at once that something was wrong.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AT ABE BLOWER'S HOME The boys saw at once that something was wrong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT ABE BLOWER'S HOME The boys saw at once that something was wrong.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Mrs. Carmody was completely bewildered, and being old, had no easy time of it to collect her wits.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Carmody was completely bewildered, and being old, had no easy time of it to collect her wits.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT ABE BLOWER'S HOME The boys saw at once that something was wrong.
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 "Can I get you a glass of water?"
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading Mrs. Carmody was completely bewildered, and being old, had no easy time of it to collect her wits.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading AT ABE BLOWER'S HOME The boys saw at once that something was wrong.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you feel faint?" asked Dave, kindly.
Chapter 16 of Dave Porter in the Gold Fields by Edward Stratemeyer holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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 16 holds 171 sentences of Dave Porter in the Gold Fields, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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