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Chapter 5 of Pioneer boys of the gold fields is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UP A TREE "Somebody has taken our boat, Bob!" "It looks like it, Mark, but I didn't see anybody," answered the sailor boy, gazing up and down the river in perplexity. "The mist must have hidden the person from view," went on Mark. "Did you tie the craft fast?" "No, I left that to you!"
Chapter 5 of Pioneer boys of the gold fields is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading “"Did you tie the craft fast?"”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “"It looks like it, Mark, but I didn't see anybody," answered the sailor boy, gazing up and down the river in perplexity.”
not accessible to view
From this reading “"The mist must have hidden the person from view," went on Mark.”
become covered with mist
From this reading “"The mist must have hidden the person from view," went on Mark.”
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading “"It looks like it, Mark, but I didn't see anybody," answered the sailor boy, gazing up and down the river in perplexity.”
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “"It looks like it, Mark, but I didn't see anybody," answered the sailor boy, gazing up and down the river in perplexity.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “UP A TREE "Somebody has taken our boat, Bob!"”
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading “"Did you tie the craft fast?"”
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continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “"The mist must have hidden the person from view," went on Mark.”
In this reading “"The mist must have hidden the person from view," went on Mark.”
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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 UP A TREE "Somebody has taken our boat, Bob!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It looks like it, Mark, but I didn't see anybody," answered the sailor boy, gazing up and down the river in perplexity.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "It looks like it, Mark, but I didn't see anybody," answered the sailor boy, gazing up and down the river in perplexity.
any person at all
From this reading "It looks like it, Mark, but I didn't see anybody," answered the sailor boy, gazing up and down the river in perplexity.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading UP A TREE "Somebody has taken our boat, Bob!"
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading UP A TREE "Somebody has taken our boat, Bob!"
a youthful male person
From this reading "It looks like it, Mark, but I didn't see anybody," answered the sailor boy, gazing up and down the river in perplexity.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It looks like it, Mark, but I didn't see anybody," answered the sailor boy, gazing up and down the river in perplexity.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading "Did you tie the craft fast?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you tie the craft fast?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It looks like it, Mark, but I didn't see anybody," answered the sailor boy, gazing up and down the river in perplexity.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "It looks like it, Mark, but I didn't see anybody," answered the sailor boy, gazing up and down the river in perplexity.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading "Did you tie the craft fast?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The mist must have hidden the person from view," went on Mark.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading "It looks like it, Mark, but I didn't see anybody," answered the sailor boy, gazing up and down the river in perplexity.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading UP A TREE "Somebody has taken our boat, Bob!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The mist must have hidden the person from view," went on Mark.
not accessible to view
From this reading "The mist must have hidden the person from view," went on Mark.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It looks like it, Mark, but I didn't see anybody," answered the sailor boy, gazing up and down the river in perplexity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It looks like it, Mark, but I didn't see anybody," answered the sailor boy, gazing up and down the river in perplexity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It looks like it, Mark, but I didn't see anybody," answered the sailor boy, gazing up and down the river in perplexity.
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 "No, I left that to you!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It looks like it, Mark, but I didn't see anybody," answered the sailor boy, gazing up and down the river in perplexity.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "It looks like it, Mark, but I didn't see anybody," answered the sailor boy, gazing up and down the river in perplexity.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "It looks like it, Mark, but I didn't see anybody," answered the sailor boy, gazing up and down the river in perplexity.
become covered with mist
From this reading "The mist must have hidden the person from view," went on Mark.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "The mist must have hidden the person from view," went on Mark.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I left that to you!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The mist must have hidden the person from view," went on Mark.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading UP A TREE "Somebody has taken our boat, Bob!"
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading "It looks like it, Mark, but I didn't see anybody," answered the sailor boy, gazing up and down the river in perplexity.
a human being
From this reading "The mist must have hidden the person from view," went on Mark.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading "It looks like it, Mark, but I didn't see anybody," answered the sailor boy, gazing up and down the river in perplexity.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading "It looks like it, Mark, but I didn't see anybody," answered the sailor boy, gazing up and down the river in perplexity.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "It looks like it, Mark, but I didn't see anybody," answered the sailor boy, gazing up and down the river in perplexity.
a person, without saying who
From this reading UP A TREE "Somebody has taken our boat, Bob!"
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading UP A TREE "Somebody has taken our boat, Bob!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No, I left that to you!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It looks like it, Mark, but I didn't see anybody," answered the sailor boy, gazing up and down the river in perplexity.
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading "Did you tie the craft fast?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No, I left that to you!"
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 A TREE "Somebody has taken our boat, Bob!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading UP A TREE "Somebody has taken our boat, Bob!"
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading "The mist must have hidden the person from view," went on Mark.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "The mist must have hidden the person from view," went on Mark.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you tie the craft fast?"
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