Chapter 19 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the High Sierras is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the High Sierras is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there." "Any loss of life?" questioned Tom Gray. "A great many. I was in that wreck myself. I was shaken up a bit, that's all.
Chapter 19 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the High Sierras is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an impressive manner
From this reading “AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."”
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading “AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “"Any loss of life?" questioned Tom Gray.”
a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
From this reading “AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."”
a man salesperson
From this reading “AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."”
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading “I was shaken up a bit, that's all.”
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading “AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."”
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading “I was in that wreck myself.”
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In this reading “AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."”
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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 AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."
(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 I was shaken up a bit, that's all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Any loss of life?" questioned Tom Gray.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading I was shaken up a bit, that's all.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading "Any loss of life?" questioned Tom Gray.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "A great many.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was in that wreck myself.
in an impressive manner
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was in that wreck myself.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."
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 AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Any loss of life?" questioned Tom Gray.
something that is lost
From this reading "Any loss of life?" questioned Tom Gray.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "A great many.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I was in that wreck myself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Any loss of life?" questioned Tom Gray.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Any loss of life?" questioned Tom Gray.
a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."
precisely, exactly
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."
a man salesperson
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading I was shaken up a bit, that's all.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."
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From this reading I was shaken up a bit, that's all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."
in or at that place or location
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."
male cat
From this reading "Any loss of life?" questioned Tom Gray.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."
create by training and teaching
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP "Right at this point," said the traveling salesman impressively, "a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I was shaken up a bit, that's all.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was in that wreck myself.
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading I was in that wreck myself.
Chapter 19 of Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the High Sierras by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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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