Chapter 13 of Dave Porter's Great Search is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Dave Porter's Great Search is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO THE RESCUE OF SHADOW “Who saw Shadow last? Does anybody know?” questioned Dave, as the whole crowd looked at each other in perplexity. “He was close to me when we started the race,” answered Phil. “But I soon got ahead of him and turned to one side of some big rocks while he went to the other side.” “And didn’t you see him after that?”
Chapter 13 of Dave Porter's Great Search is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in the front
From this reading ““But I soon got ahead of him and turned to one side of some big rocks while he went to the other side.””
any person at all
From this reading “Does anybody know?” questioned Dave, as the whole crowd looked at each other in perplexity.”
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading “Does anybody know?” questioned Dave, as the whole crowd looked at each other in perplexity.”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Does anybody know?” questioned Dave, as the whole crowd looked at each other in perplexity.”
any competition
From this reading ““He was close to me when we started the race,” answered Phil.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “TO THE RESCUE OF SHADOW “Who saw Shadow last?”
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading ““But I soon got ahead of him and turned to one side of some big rocks while he went to the other side.””
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “TO THE RESCUE OF SHADOW “Who saw Shadow last?”
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 ““But I soon got ahead of him and turned to one side of some big rocks while he went to the other side.””
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Does anybody know?” questioned Dave, as the whole crowd looked at each other in perplexity.”
In this reading ““But I soon got ahead of him and turned to one side of some big rocks while he went to the other side.””
obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
In this reading ““But I soon got ahead of him and turned to one side of some big rocks while he went to the other side.””
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later than; following
From this reading “And didn’t you see him after that?”
at or in the front
From this reading “But I soon got ahead of him and turned to one side of some big rocks while he went to the other side.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “But I soon got ahead of him and turned to one side of some big rocks while he went to the other side.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “He was close to me when we started the race,” answered Phil.
any person at all
From this reading Does anybody know?” questioned Dave, as the whole crowd looked at each other in perplexity.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Does anybody know?” questioned Dave, as the whole crowd looked at each other in perplexity.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Does anybody know?” questioned Dave, as the whole crowd looked at each other in perplexity.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “But I soon got ahead of him and turned to one side of some big rocks while he went to the other side.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I soon got ahead of him and turned to one side of some big rocks while he went to the other side.”
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading “He was close to me when we started the race,” answered Phil.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Does anybody know?” questioned Dave, as the whole crowd looked at each other in perplexity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Does anybody know?” questioned Dave, as the whole crowd looked at each other in perplexity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And didn’t you see him after that?”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does anybody know?” questioned Dave, as the whole crowd looked at each other in perplexity.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Does anybody know?” questioned Dave, as the whole crowd looked at each other in perplexity.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “But I soon got ahead of him and turned to one side of some big rocks while he went to the other side.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He was close to me when we started the race,” answered Phil.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But I soon got ahead of him and turned to one side of some big rocks while he went to the other side.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I soon got ahead of him and turned to one side of some big rocks while he went to the other side.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Does anybody know?” questioned Dave, as the whole crowd looked at each other in perplexity.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Does anybody know?” questioned Dave, as the whole crowd looked at each other in perplexity.
immediately past
From this reading TO THE RESCUE OF SHADOW “Who saw Shadow last?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Does anybody know?” questioned Dave, as the whole crowd looked at each other in perplexity.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He was close to me when we started the race,” answered Phil.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TO THE RESCUE OF SHADOW “Who saw Shadow last?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But I soon got ahead of him and turned to one side of some big rocks while he went to the other side.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Does anybody know?” questioned Dave, as the whole crowd looked at each other in perplexity.
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading Does anybody know?” questioned Dave, as the whole crowd looked at each other in perplexity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He was close to me when we started the race,” answered Phil.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Does anybody know?” questioned Dave, as the whole crowd looked at each other in perplexity.
any competition
From this reading “He was close to me when we started the race,” answered Phil.
free from harm or evil
From this reading TO THE RESCUE OF SHADOW “Who saw Shadow last?
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “But I soon got ahead of him and turned to one side of some big rocks while he went to the other side.”
cut with a saw
From this reading TO THE RESCUE OF SHADOW “Who saw Shadow last?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “And didn’t you see him after that?”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading TO THE RESCUE OF SHADOW “Who saw Shadow last?
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “But I soon got ahead of him and turned to one side of some big rocks while he went to the other side.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “But I soon got ahead of him and turned to one side of some big rocks while he went to the other side.”
in the near future
From this reading “But I soon got ahead of him and turned to one side of some big rocks while he went to the other side.”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “He was close to me when we started the race,” answered Phil.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And didn’t you see him after that?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE RESCUE OF SHADOW “Who saw Shadow last?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE RESCUE OF SHADOW “Who saw Shadow last?
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “But I soon got ahead of him and turned to one side of some big rocks while he went to the other side.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He was close to me when we started the race,” answered Phil.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “He was close to me when we started the race,” answered Phil.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “But I soon got ahead of him and turned to one side of some big rocks while he went to the other side.”
at the time that
From this reading “He was close to me when we started the race,” answered Phil.
during the time that
From this reading “But I soon got ahead of him and turned to one side of some big rocks while he went to the other side.”
which person or people
From this reading TO THE RESCUE OF SHADOW “Who saw Shadow last?
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Does anybody know?” questioned Dave, as the whole crowd looked at each other in perplexity.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And didn’t you see him after that?”
Chapter 13 of Dave Porter's Great Search by Edward Stratemeyer holds 173 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.
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