Chapter 11 of Gold Seekers of '49 is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Gold Seekers of '49 is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Grigsby introduced Charley, and they both shook hands with him. "We're off to the mines in the morning, and I wanted to pay my respects and introduce this boy, here, before we left," explained Mr. Grigsby. "Are your family here, Colonel? And yours, General?" "The General's are north at Sonoma, I believe," answered the Pathfinder.
Chapter 11 of Gold Seekers of '49 is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “"We're off to the mines in the morning, and I wanted to pay my respects and introduce this boy, here, before we left," explained Mr. Grigsby.”
possessive form of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading “"The General's are north at Sonoma, I believe," answered the Pathfinder.”
cause to come to know personally
From this reading “"We're off to the mines in the morning, and I wanted to pay my respects and introduce this boy, here, before we left," explained Mr. Grigsby.”
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading “Mr. Grigsby introduced Charley, and they both shook hands with him.”
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading “"We're off to the mines in the morning, and I wanted to pay my respects and introduce this boy, here, before we left," explained Mr. Grigsby.”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “"The General's are north at Sonoma, I believe," answered the Pathfinder.”
someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
From this reading “"The General's are north at Sonoma, I believe," answered the Pathfinder.”
(often used with “pay”) a formal expression of esteem
From this reading “"We're off to the mines in the morning, and I wanted to pay my respects and introduce this boy, here, before we left," explained Mr. Grigsby.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Grigsby introduced Charley, and they both shook hands with him.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "The General's are north at Sonoma, I believe," answered the Pathfinder.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are your family here, Colonel?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The General's are north at Sonoma, I believe," answered the Pathfinder.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "We're off to the mines in the morning, and I wanted to pay my respects and introduce this boy, here, before we left," explained Mr. Grigsby.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "The General's are north at Sonoma, I believe," answered the Pathfinder.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Mr. Grigsby introduced Charley, and they both shook hands with him.
a youthful male person
From this reading "We're off to the mines in the morning, and I wanted to pay my respects and introduce this boy, here, before we left," explained Mr. Grigsby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Grigsby introduced Charley, and they both shook hands with him.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "Are your family here, Colonel?
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "We're off to the mines in the morning, and I wanted to pay my respects and introduce this boy, here, before we left," explained Mr. Grigsby.
a social unit living together
From this reading "Are your family here, Colonel?
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading And yours, General?"
possessive form of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading "The General's are north at Sonoma, I believe," answered the Pathfinder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Grigsby introduced Charley, and they both shook hands with him.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Mr. Grigsby introduced Charley, and they both shook hands with him.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "We're off to the mines in the morning, and I wanted to pay my respects and introduce this boy, here, before we left," explained Mr. Grigsby.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Grigsby introduced Charley, and they both shook hands with him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We're off to the mines in the morning, and I wanted to pay my respects and introduce this boy, here, before we left," explained Mr. Grigsby.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We're off to the mines in the morning, and I wanted to pay my respects and introduce this boy, here, before we left," explained Mr. Grigsby.
cause to come to know personally
From this reading "We're off to the mines in the morning, and I wanted to pay my respects and introduce this boy, here, before we left," explained Mr. Grigsby.
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading Mr. Grigsby introduced Charley, and they both shook hands with him.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "We're off to the mines in the morning, and I wanted to pay my respects and introduce this boy, here, before we left," explained Mr. Grigsby.
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading "We're off to the mines in the morning, and I wanted to pay my respects and introduce this boy, here, before we left," explained Mr. Grigsby.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "We're off to the mines in the morning, and I wanted to pay my respects and introduce this boy, here, before we left," explained Mr. Grigsby.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Grigsby introduced Charley, and they both shook hands with him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "We're off to the mines in the morning, and I wanted to pay my respects and introduce this boy, here, before we left," explained Mr. Grigsby.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "The General's are north at Sonoma, I believe," answered the Pathfinder.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "We're off to the mines in the morning, and I wanted to pay my respects and introduce this boy, here, before we left," explained Mr. Grigsby.
someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
From this reading "The General's are north at Sonoma, I believe," answered the Pathfinder.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading "We're off to the mines in the morning, and I wanted to pay my respects and introduce this boy, here, before we left," explained Mr. Grigsby.
(often used with “pay”) a formal expression of esteem
From this reading "We're off to the mines in the morning, and I wanted to pay my respects and introduce this boy, here, before we left," explained Mr. Grigsby.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Mr. Grigsby introduced Charley, and they both shook hands with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The General's are north at Sonoma, I believe," answered the Pathfinder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We're off to the mines in the morning, and I wanted to pay my respects and introduce this boy, here, before we left," explained Mr. Grigsby.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Grigsby introduced Charley, and they both shook hands with him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "We're off to the mines in the morning, and I wanted to pay my respects and introduce this boy, here, before we left," explained Mr. Grigsby.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We're off to the mines in the morning, and I wanted to pay my respects and introduce this boy, here, before we left," explained Mr. Grigsby.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "We're off to the mines in the morning, and I wanted to pay my respects and introduce this boy, here, before we left," explained Mr. Grigsby.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We're off to the mines in the morning, and I wanted to pay my respects and introduce this boy, here, before we left," explained Mr. Grigsby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're off to the mines in the morning, and I wanted to pay my respects and introduce this boy, here, before we left," explained Mr. Grigsby.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Grigsby introduced Charley, and they both shook hands with him.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are your family here, Colonel?
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading And yours, General?"
Chapter 11 of Gold Seekers of '49 by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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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