Chapter 12 of Pioneer boys of the gold fields is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of Pioneer boys of the gold fields is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUFFERING FROM THIRST "The spring gone dry?" cried Si, who was the first to speak. "And I am as dry as a bone myself!" came from Mark, with something like a groan. "I guess we are all dry enough," remarked Bob. "Even poor old Darling is suffering." "Let us go ahead and make certain the report is true," said Mark.
Chapter 12 of Pioneer boys of the gold fields is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “"I guess we are all dry enough," remarked Bob.”
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading “"And I am as dry as a bone myself!" came from Mark, with something like a groan.”
a special loved one
From this reading “"Even poor old Darling is suffering."”
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading “SUFFERING FROM THIRST "The spring gone dry?" cried Si, who was the first to speak.”
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “"And I am as dry as a bone myself!" came from Mark, with something like a groan.”
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading “"Let us go ahead and make certain the report is true," said Mark.”
a state of acute pain
From this reading “SUFFERING FROM THIRST "The spring gone dry?" cried Si, who was the first to speak.”
a physiological need to drink
From this reading “SUFFERING FROM THIRST "The spring gone dry?" cried Si, who was the first to speak.”
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.
proceed (with a plan of action)
In this reading “"Let us go ahead and make certain the report is true," said Mark.”
In this reading “"And I am as dry as a bone myself!" came from Mark, with something like a groan.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "And I am as dry as a bone myself!" came from Mark, with something like a groan.
at or in the front
From this reading "Let us go ahead and make certain the report is true," said Mark.
(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 guess we are all dry enough," remarked Bob.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "And I am as dry as a bone myself!" came from Mark, with something like a groan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I am as dry as a bone myself!" came from Mark, with something like a groan.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I guess we are all dry enough," remarked Bob.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And I am as dry as a bone myself!" came from Mark, with something like a groan.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "I guess we are all dry enough," remarked Bob.
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading "And I am as dry as a bone myself!" came from Mark, with something like a groan.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "And I am as dry as a bone myself!" came from Mark, with something like a groan.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading "Let us go ahead and make certain the report is true," said Mark.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading SUFFERING FROM THIRST "The spring gone dry?" cried Si, who was the first to speak.
a special loved one
From this reading "Even poor old Darling is suffering."
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading SUFFERING FROM THIRST "The spring gone dry?" cried Si, who was the first to speak.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "I guess we are all dry enough," remarked Bob.
divisible by two
From this reading "Even poor old Darling is suffering."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading SUFFERING FROM THIRST "The spring gone dry?" cried Si, who was the first to speak.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SUFFERING FROM THIRST "The spring gone dry?" cried Si, who was the first to speak.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Let us go ahead and make certain the report is true," said Mark.
destroyed or killed
From this reading SUFFERING FROM THIRST "The spring gone dry?" cried Si, who was the first to speak.
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading "And I am as dry as a bone myself!" came from Mark, with something like a groan.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I guess we are all dry enough," remarked Bob.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I am as dry as a bone myself!" came from Mark, with something like a groan.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Even poor old Darling is suffering."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let us go ahead and make certain the report is true," said Mark.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "And I am as dry as a bone myself!" came from Mark, with something like a groan.
engage in
From this reading "Let us go ahead and make certain the report is true," said Mark.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "And I am as dry as a bone myself!" came from Mark, with something like a groan.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "And I am as dry as a bone myself!" came from Mark, with something like a groan.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Even poor old Darling is suffering."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Even poor old Darling is suffering."
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "I guess we are all dry enough," remarked Bob.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading "Let us go ahead and make certain the report is true," said Mark.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Let us go ahead and make certain the report is true," said Mark.
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 SUFFERING FROM THIRST "The spring gone dry?" cried Si, who was the first to speak.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "And I am as dry as a bone myself!" came from Mark, with something like a groan.
express in speech
From this reading SUFFERING FROM THIRST "The spring gone dry?" cried Si, who was the first to speak.
the season of growth
From this reading SUFFERING FROM THIRST "The spring gone dry?" cried Si, who was the first to speak.
a state of acute pain
From this reading SUFFERING FROM THIRST "The spring gone dry?" cried Si, who was the first to speak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUFFERING FROM THIRST "The spring gone dry?" cried Si, who was the first to speak.
a physiological need to drink
From this reading SUFFERING FROM THIRST "The spring gone dry?" cried Si, who was the first to speak.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SUFFERING FROM THIRST "The spring gone dry?" cried Si, who was the first to speak.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "Let us go ahead and make certain the report is true," said Mark.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let us go ahead and make certain the report is true," said Mark.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SUFFERING FROM THIRST "The spring gone dry?" cried Si, who was the first to speak.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I guess we are all dry enough," remarked Bob.
which person or people
From this reading SUFFERING FROM THIRST "The spring gone dry?" cried Si, who was the first to speak.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And I am as dry as a bone myself!" came from Mark, with something like a groan.
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