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Chapter 10 of Gold Hunting in Alaska is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Nov. 15. 1898.--The boys returned last night very weary. They gave us the news much as the "Flying Dutchman" had. Six of our Upper Penelope boys have started for the Koyukuk with four months' provisions.
Chapter 10 of Gold Hunting in Alaska is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a native or inhabitant of Holland
From this reading “They gave us the news much as the "Flying Dutchman" had.”
moving swiftly
From this reading “They gave us the news much as the "Flying Dutchman" had.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “Six of our Upper Penelope boys have started for the Koyukuk with four months' provisions.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “Nov.”
(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
From this reading “Six of our Upper Penelope boys have started for the Koyukuk with four months' provisions.”
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading “Six of our Upper Penelope boys have started for the Koyukuk with four months' provisions.”
the topmost one of two
From this reading “Six of our Upper Penelope boys have started for the Koyukuk with four months' provisions.”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “1898.--The boys returned last night very weary.”
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In this reading “1898.--The boys returned last night very weary.”
In this reading “Six of our Upper Penelope boys have started for the Koyukuk with four months' provisions.”
In this reading “Six of our Upper Penelope boys have started for the Koyukuk with four months' provisions.”
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From this reading 15.
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From this reading 1898.--The boys returned last night very weary.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They gave us the news much as the "Flying Dutchman" had.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading 1898.--The boys returned last night very weary.
a native or inhabitant of Holland
From this reading They gave us the news much as the "Flying Dutchman" had.
moving swiftly
From this reading They gave us the news much as the "Flying Dutchman" had.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Six of our Upper Penelope boys have started for the Koyukuk with four months' provisions.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Six of our Upper Penelope boys have started for the Koyukuk with four months' provisions.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They gave us the news much as the "Flying Dutchman" had.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They gave us the news much as the "Flying Dutchman" had.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Six of our Upper Penelope boys have started for the Koyukuk with four months' provisions.
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From this reading Six of our Upper Penelope boys have started for the Koyukuk with four months' provisions.
immediately past
From this reading 1898.--The boys returned last night very weary.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Six of our Upper Penelope boys have started for the Koyukuk with four months' provisions.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading They gave us the news much as the "Flying Dutchman" had.
information about recent and important events
From this reading They gave us the news much as the "Flying Dutchman" had.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading 1898.--The boys returned last night very weary.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading Nov.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Six of our Upper Penelope boys have started for the Koyukuk with four months' provisions.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Six of our Upper Penelope boys have started for the Koyukuk with four months' provisions.
(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
From this reading Six of our Upper Penelope boys have started for the Koyukuk with four months' provisions.
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading Six of our Upper Penelope boys have started for the Koyukuk with four months' provisions.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading 1898.--The boys returned last night very weary.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Six of our Upper Penelope boys have started for the Koyukuk with four months' provisions.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Six of our Upper Penelope boys have started for the Koyukuk with four months' provisions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 1898.--The boys returned last night very weary.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They gave us the news much as the "Flying Dutchman" had.
the topmost one of two
From this reading Six of our Upper Penelope boys have started for the Koyukuk with four months' provisions.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They gave us the news much as the "Flying Dutchman" had.
precisely as stated
From this reading 1898.--The boys returned last night very weary.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading 1898.--The boys returned last night very weary.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Six of our Upper Penelope boys have started for the Koyukuk with four months' provisions.
Chapter 10 of Gold Hunting in Alaska by Joseph Grinnell holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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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