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Chapter 10 of Pioneer boys of the gold fields is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT FORT LARAMIE "Bob, what is that tall rock ahead of us?" "I don't know, Mark." "That is what they call Chimney Rock," put in Si. "Maybe Dixon was telling me about it. It won't be long now before we reach the top of the ridge and then we'll get our first sight of the Rocky Mountains."
Chapter 10 of Pioneer boys of the gold fields is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “AT FORT LARAMIE "Bob, what is that tall rock ahead of us?"”
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading “"That is what they call Chimney Rock," put in Si.”
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading “AT FORT LARAMIE "Bob, what is that tall rock ahead of us?"”
a university town in southeast Wyoming
From this reading “AT FORT LARAMIE "Bob, what is that tall rock ahead of us?"”
by chance
From this reading “"Maybe Dixon was telling me about it.”
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “It won't be long now before we reach the top of the ridge and then we'll get our first sight of the Rocky Mountains."”
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading “It won't be long now before we reach the top of the ridge and then we'll get our first sight of the Rocky Mountains."”
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading “It won't be long now before we reach the top of the ridge and then we'll get our first sight of the Rocky Mountains."”
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In this reading “It won't be long now before we reach the top of the ridge and then we'll get our first sight of the Rocky Mountains."”
In this reading “It won't be long now before we reach the top of the ridge and then we'll get our first sight of the Rocky Mountains."”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Maybe Dixon was telling me about it.
at or in the front
From this reading AT FORT LARAMIE "Bob, what is that tall rock ahead of us?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It won't be long now before we reach the top of the ridge and then we'll get our first sight of the Rocky Mountains."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT FORT LARAMIE "Bob, what is that tall rock ahead of us?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It won't be long now before we reach the top of the ridge and then we'll get our first sight of the Rocky Mountains."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It won't be long now before we reach the top of the ridge and then we'll get our first sight of the Rocky Mountains."
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading AT FORT LARAMIE "Bob, what is that tall rock ahead of us?"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "That is what they call Chimney Rock," put in Si.
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading "That is what they call Chimney Rock," put in Si.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Maybe Dixon was telling me about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know, Mark."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It won't be long now before we reach the top of the ridge and then we'll get our first sight of the Rocky Mountains."
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading AT FORT LARAMIE "Bob, what is that tall rock ahead of us?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It won't be long now before we reach the top of the ridge and then we'll get our first sight of the Rocky Mountains."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know, Mark."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "That is what they call Chimney Rock," put in Si.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT FORT LARAMIE "Bob, what is that tall rock ahead of us?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Maybe Dixon was telling me about it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know, Mark."
a university town in southeast Wyoming
From this reading AT FORT LARAMIE "Bob, what is that tall rock ahead of us?"
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It won't be long now before we reach the top of the ridge and then we'll get our first sight of the Rocky Mountains."
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "I don't know, Mark."
by chance
From this reading "Maybe Dixon was telling me about it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Maybe Dixon was telling me about it.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading It won't be long now before we reach the top of the ridge and then we'll get our first sight of the Rocky Mountains."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It won't be long now before we reach the top of the ridge and then we'll get our first sight of the Rocky Mountains."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT FORT LARAMIE "Bob, what is that tall rock ahead of us?"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It won't be long now before we reach the top of the ridge and then we'll get our first sight of the Rocky Mountains."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "That is what they call Chimney Rock," put in Si.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It won't be long now before we reach the top of the ridge and then we'll get our first sight of the Rocky Mountains."
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading It won't be long now before we reach the top of the ridge and then we'll get our first sight of the Rocky Mountains."
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading AT FORT LARAMIE "Bob, what is that tall rock ahead of us?"
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading It won't be long now before we reach the top of the ridge and then we'll get our first sight of the Rocky Mountains."
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading "That is what they call Chimney Rock," put in Si.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading It won't be long now before we reach the top of the ridge and then we'll get our first sight of the Rocky Mountains."
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading AT FORT LARAMIE "Bob, what is that tall rock ahead of us?"
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "Maybe Dixon was telling me about it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AT FORT LARAMIE "Bob, what is that tall rock ahead of us?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It won't be long now before we reach the top of the ridge and then we'll get our first sight of the Rocky Mountains."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It won't be long now before we reach the top of the ridge and then we'll get our first sight of the Rocky Mountains."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That is what they call Chimney Rock," put in Si.
the upper part of anything
From this reading It won't be long now before we reach the top of the ridge and then we'll get our first sight of the Rocky Mountains."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AT FORT LARAMIE "Bob, what is that tall rock ahead of us?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Maybe Dixon was telling me about it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It won't be long now before we reach the top of the ridge and then we'll get our first sight of the Rocky Mountains."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It won't be long now before we reach the top of the ridge and then we'll get our first sight of the Rocky Mountains."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading AT FORT LARAMIE "Bob, what is that tall rock ahead of us?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It won't be long now before we reach the top of the ridge and then we'll get our first sight of the Rocky Mountains."
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