Chapter XI of Roy Blakeley: Lost, Strayed or Stolen, “We Find a Way,” is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter XI of Roy Blakeley: Lost, Strayed or Stolen, “We Find a Way,” is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I said, “Good night, that ends it for us. We can’t keep this up for three hours and a half. There’s no use trying. We’re beaten.” “Scouts beaten!” one of the girls said.
Chapter XI of Roy Blakeley: Lost, Strayed or Stolen, “We Find a Way,” is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading “We’re beaten.””
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “I said, “Good night, that ends it for us.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading ““Scouts beaten!” one of the girls said.”
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “We can’t keep this up for three hours and a half.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “We can’t keep this up for three hours and a half.”
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading ““Scouts beaten!” one of the girls said.”
hard to endure
From this reading “There’s no use trying.”
the act of using
From this reading “There’s no use trying.”
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In this reading “We can’t keep this up for three hours and a half.”
a conventional expression of farewell
In this reading “I said, “Good night, that ends it for us.”
In this reading “We can’t keep this up for three hours and a half.”
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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 We can’t keep this up for three hours and a half.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We can’t keep this up for three hours and a half.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading We’re beaten.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can’t keep this up for three hours and a half.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading I said, “Good night, that ends it for us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I said, “Good night, that ends it for us.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “Scouts beaten!” one of the girls said.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I said, “Good night, that ends it for us.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading We can’t keep this up for three hours and a half.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading We can’t keep this up for three hours and a half.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said, “Good night, that ends it for us.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I said, “Good night, that ends it for us.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading We can’t keep this up for three hours and a half.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I said, “Good night, that ends it for us.
not any; not one
From this reading There’s no use trying.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Scouts beaten!” one of the girls said.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Scouts beaten!” one of the girls said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said, “Good night, that ends it for us.
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “Scouts beaten!” one of the girls said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I said, “Good night, that ends it for us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Scouts beaten!” one of the girls said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s no use trying.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We can’t keep this up for three hours and a half.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We can’t keep this up for three hours and a half.
hard to endure
From this reading There’s no use trying.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We can’t keep this up for three hours and a half.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I said, “Good night, that ends it for us.
the act of using
From this reading There’s no use trying.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can’t keep this up for three hours and a half.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’re beaten.”
Chapter 11 of Roy Blakeley: Lost, Strayed or Stolen by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 62 sentences, grouped into 13 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.
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