Chapter 26 of In Far Bolivia is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of In Far Bolivia is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Here was a difficulty! If they returned without the queen, they would be torn in pieces and quietly eaten afterwards. They became excited. They looked here, there, and everywhere for Leeboo. Up into the trees, under the bushes, behind rocks and stones, but all in vain.
Chapter 26 of In Far Bolivia is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “Up into the trees, under the bushes, behind rocks and stones, but all in vain.”
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading “If they returned without the queen, they would be torn in pieces and quietly eaten afterwards.”
to or in any or all places
From this reading “They looked here, there, and everywhere for Leeboo.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “They became excited.”
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading “If they returned without the queen, they would be torn in pieces and quietly eaten afterwards.”
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Up into the trees, under the bushes, behind rocks and stones, but all in vain.”
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Up into the trees, under the bushes, behind rocks and stones, but all in vain.”
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading “If they returned without the queen, they would be torn in pieces and quietly eaten afterwards.”
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 “Up into the trees, under the bushes, behind rocks and stones, but all in vain.”
In this reading “They became excited.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Here was a difficulty!
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading If they returned without the queen, they would be torn in pieces and quietly eaten afterwards.
(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 Up into the trees, under the bushes, behind rocks and stones, but all in vain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If they returned without the queen, they would be torn in pieces and quietly eaten afterwards.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If they returned without the queen, they would be torn in pieces and quietly eaten afterwards.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading They became excited.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Up into the trees, under the bushes, behind rocks and stones, but all in vain.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Up into the trees, under the bushes, behind rocks and stones, but all in vain.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Up into the trees, under the bushes, behind rocks and stones, but all in vain.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Here was a difficulty!
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading If they returned without the queen, they would be torn in pieces and quietly eaten afterwards.
to or in any or all places
From this reading They looked here, there, and everywhere for Leeboo.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading They became excited.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They looked here, there, and everywhere for Leeboo.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here was a difficulty!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they returned without the queen, they would be torn in pieces and quietly eaten afterwards.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If they returned without the queen, they would be torn in pieces and quietly eaten afterwards.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Up into the trees, under the bushes, behind rocks and stones, but all in vain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They looked here, there, and everywhere for Leeboo.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading They looked here, there, and everywhere for Leeboo.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading If they returned without the queen, they would be torn in pieces and quietly eaten afterwards.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading If they returned without the queen, they would be torn in pieces and quietly eaten afterwards.
with low volume
From this reading If they returned without the queen, they would be torn in pieces and quietly eaten afterwards.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading If they returned without the queen, they would be torn in pieces and quietly eaten afterwards.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Up into the trees, under the bushes, behind rocks and stones, but all in vain.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Up into the trees, under the bushes, behind rocks and stones, but all in vain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If they returned without the queen, they would be torn in pieces and quietly eaten afterwards.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They looked here, there, and everywhere for Leeboo.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If they returned without the queen, they would be torn in pieces and quietly eaten afterwards.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading If they returned without the queen, they would be torn in pieces and quietly eaten afterwards.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Up into the trees, under the bushes, behind rocks and stones, but all in vain.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Up into the trees, under the bushes, behind rocks and stones, but all in vain.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up into the trees, under the bushes, behind rocks and stones, but all in vain.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading Up into the trees, under the bushes, behind rocks and stones, but all in vain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here was a difficulty!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading If they returned without the queen, they would be torn in pieces and quietly eaten afterwards.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If they returned without the queen, they would be torn in pieces and quietly eaten afterwards.
Chapter 26 of In Far Bolivia by Gordon Stables holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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.
Chapter 26 holds 133 sentences of In Far Bolivia, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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