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Chapter 10 of Miss Cayley's Adventures is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'But did you never try to run away to the Nile?' I cried, astonished. 'Run away? How could I? I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?
Chapter 10 of Miss Cayley's Adventures is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “I cried, astonished.”
cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading “I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?”
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?”
the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
From this reading “'But did you never try to run away to the Nile?'”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “'But did you never try to run away to the Nile?'”
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flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
In this reading “'But did you never try to run away to the Nile?'”
In this reading “I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?”
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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 I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading I cried, astonished.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 'But did you never try to run away to the Nile?'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But did you never try to run away to the Nile?'
cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could I?
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I cried, astonished.
travel across or pass over
From this reading I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'But did you never try to run away to the Nile?'
divisible by two
From this reading I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?
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From this reading How could I?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cried, astonished.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading 'But did you never try to run away to the Nile?'
the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
From this reading 'But did you never try to run away to the Nile?'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?
capable of happening or existing
From this reading I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading 'But did you never try to run away to the Nile?'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'But did you never try to run away to the Nile?'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'But did you never try to run away to the Nile?'
make an effort or attempt
From this reading 'But did you never try to run away to the Nile?'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I did not even know which way the river lay; and was it possible for me to cross the desert on foot, or find the chance of a camel?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'But did you never try to run away to the Nile?'
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