Chapter 8 of Gold Hunting in Alaska is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Gold Hunting in Alaska is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Oct. 30.--Returned last night from a six days' trip up Hunt River. Clyde and I started together with the expectation of getting far into the mountain ranges. As has been my custom from a small boy when starting on a trip. I made big preparations, much bigger than necessary.
Chapter 8 of Gold Hunting in Alaska is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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large or big relative to something else
From this reading “I made big preparations, much bigger than necessary.”
a river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow
From this reading “Clyde and I started together with the expectation of getting far into the mountain ranges.”
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading “As has been my custom from a small boy when starting on a trip.”
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading “Clyde and I started together with the expectation of getting far into the mountain ranges.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “Oct.”
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading “I made big preparations, much bigger than necessary.”
plural of “range” — an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “Clyde and I started together with the expectation of getting far into the mountain ranges.”
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading “As has been my custom from a small boy when starting on a trip.”
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a series of hills or mountains
In this reading “Clyde and I started together with the expectation of getting far into the mountain ranges.”
In this reading “30.--Returned last night from a six days' trip up Hunt River.”
In this reading “I made big preparations, much bigger than necessary.”
In this reading “As has been my custom from a small boy when starting on a trip.”
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From this reading 30.--Returned last night from a six days' trip up Hunt River.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 30.--Returned last night from a six days' trip up Hunt River.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Clyde and I started together with the expectation of getting far into the mountain ranges.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As has been my custom from a small boy when starting on a trip.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As has been my custom from a small boy when starting on a trip.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I made big preparations, much bigger than necessary.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading I made big preparations, much bigger than necessary.
a youthful male person
From this reading As has been my custom from a small boy when starting on a trip.
a river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow
From this reading Clyde and I started together with the expectation of getting far into the mountain ranges.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading As has been my custom from a small boy when starting on a trip.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading 30.--Returned last night from a six days' trip up Hunt River.
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading Clyde and I started together with the expectation of getting far into the mountain ranges.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Clyde and I started together with the expectation of getting far into the mountain ranges.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 30.--Returned last night from a six days' trip up Hunt River.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Clyde and I started together with the expectation of getting far into the mountain ranges.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As has been my custom from a small boy when starting on a trip.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading 30.--Returned last night from a six days' trip up Hunt River.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Clyde and I started together with the expectation of getting far into the mountain ranges.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Clyde and I started together with the expectation of getting far into the mountain ranges.
immediately past
From this reading 30.--Returned last night from a six days' trip up Hunt River.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I made big preparations, much bigger than necessary.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Clyde and I started together with the expectation of getting far into the mountain ranges.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I made big preparations, much bigger than necessary.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As has been my custom from a small boy when starting on a trip.
absolutely essential
From this reading I made big preparations, much bigger than necessary.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading 30.--Returned last night from a six days' trip up Hunt River.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading Oct.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Clyde and I started together with the expectation of getting far into the mountain ranges.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As has been my custom from a small boy when starting on a trip.
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading I made big preparations, much bigger than necessary.
plural of “range” — an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading Clyde and I started together with the expectation of getting far into the mountain ranges.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading 30.--Returned last night from a six days' trip up Hunt River.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading 30.--Returned last night from a six days' trip up Hunt River.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading 30.--Returned last night from a six days' trip up Hunt River.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As has been my custom from a small boy when starting on a trip.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Clyde and I started together with the expectation of getting far into the mountain ranges.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading As has been my custom from a small boy when starting on a trip.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I made big preparations, much bigger than necessary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Clyde and I started together with the expectation of getting far into the mountain ranges.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Clyde and I started together with the expectation of getting far into the mountain ranges.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading 30.--Returned last night from a six days' trip up Hunt River.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 30.--Returned last night from a six days' trip up Hunt River.
at the time that
From this reading As has been my custom from a small boy when starting on a trip.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Clyde and I started together with the expectation of getting far into the mountain ranges.
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