Chapter II of Red Dynamite: A Mystery Story for Boys, “The Bridge Falls,” is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II of Red Dynamite: A Mystery Story for Boys, “The Bridge Falls,” is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The moments that followed were the wildest ever experienced by the young trio, Johnny, Ballard, and Bex. Casting aside all caution, they went gliding down the rocky mountainside at a perilous speed. “Come on!” Ballard cried. “We gotta’ stop him, save him.
Chapter II of Red Dynamite: A Mystery Story for Boys, “The Bridge Falls,” is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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object formed by a mold
From this reading “Casting aside all caution, they went gliding down the rocky mountainside at a perilous speed.”
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading “Casting aside all caution, they went gliding down the rocky mountainside at a perilous speed.”
the activity of flying a glider
From this reading “Casting aside all caution, they went gliding down the rocky mountainside at a perilous speed.”
the side or slope of a mountain
From this reading “Casting aside all caution, they went gliding down the rocky mountainside at a perilous speed.”
fraught with danger
From this reading “Casting aside all caution, they went gliding down the rocky mountainside at a perilous speed.”
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading “Casting aside all caution, they went gliding down the rocky mountainside at a perilous speed.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “The moments that followed were the wildest ever experienced by the young trio, Johnny, Ballard, and Bex.”
superlative of “wild” — marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “The moments that followed were the wildest ever experienced by the young trio, Johnny, Ballard, and Bex.”
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In this reading “The moments that followed were the wildest ever experienced by the young trio, Johnny, Ballard, and Bex.”
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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 Casting aside all caution, they went gliding down the rocky mountainside at a perilous speed.
(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 Casting aside all caution, they went gliding down the rocky mountainside at a perilous speed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moments that followed were the wildest ever experienced by the young trio, Johnny, Ballard, and Bex.
on or to one side
From this reading Casting aside all caution, they went gliding down the rocky mountainside at a perilous speed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Casting aside all caution, they went gliding down the rocky mountainside at a perilous speed.
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From this reading The moments that followed were the wildest ever experienced by the young trio, Johnny, Ballard, and Bex.
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From this reading The moments that followed were the wildest ever experienced by the young trio, Johnny, Ballard, and Bex.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The moments that followed were the wildest ever experienced by the young trio, Johnny, Ballard, and Bex.
object formed by a mold
From this reading Casting aside all caution, they went gliding down the rocky mountainside at a perilous speed.
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading Casting aside all caution, they went gliding down the rocky mountainside at a perilous speed.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come on!”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Ballard cried.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Casting aside all caution, they went gliding down the rocky mountainside at a perilous speed.
at any time
From this reading The moments that followed were the wildest ever experienced by the young trio, Johnny, Ballard, and Bex.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading The moments that followed were the wildest ever experienced by the young trio, Johnny, Ballard, and Bex.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The moments that followed were the wildest ever experienced by the young trio, Johnny, Ballard, and Bex.
the activity of flying a glider
From this reading Casting aside all caution, they went gliding down the rocky mountainside at a perilous speed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We gotta’ stop him, save him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We gotta’ stop him, save him.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading The moments that followed were the wildest ever experienced by the young trio, Johnny, Ballard, and Bex.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading The moments that followed were the wildest ever experienced by the young trio, Johnny, Ballard, and Bex.
the side or slope of a mountain
From this reading Casting aside all caution, they went gliding down the rocky mountainside at a perilous speed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come on!”
fraught with danger
From this reading Casting aside all caution, they went gliding down the rocky mountainside at a perilous speed.
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading Casting aside all caution, they went gliding down the rocky mountainside at a perilous speed.
except for; apart from
From this reading “We gotta’ stop him, save him.
move hurridly
From this reading Casting aside all caution, they went gliding down the rocky mountainside at a perilous speed.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “We gotta’ stop him, save him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The moments that followed were the wildest ever experienced by the young trio, Johnny, Ballard, and Bex.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moments that followed were the wildest ever experienced by the young trio, Johnny, Ballard, and Bex.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Casting aside all caution, they went gliding down the rocky mountainside at a perilous speed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The moments that followed were the wildest ever experienced by the young trio, Johnny, Ballard, and Bex.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We gotta’ stop him, save him.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Casting aside all caution, they went gliding down the rocky mountainside at a perilous speed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The moments that followed were the wildest ever experienced by the young trio, Johnny, Ballard, and Bex.
superlative of “wild” — marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading The moments that followed were the wildest ever experienced by the young trio, Johnny, Ballard, and Bex.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The moments that followed were the wildest ever experienced by the young trio, Johnny, Ballard, and Bex.
Chapter 2 of Red Dynamite: A Mystery Story for Boys by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 267 sentences, grouped into 54 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 2 holds 267 sentences of Red Dynamite: A Mystery Story for Boys, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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