Chapter 3 of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder is here in full — 35 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder is here in full — 35 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GO! But remember, I told you that the hike didn’t really begin till we got to Catskill. The reason I don’t count the hike from Temple Camp to Catskill is because we were all the time hiking down there. It wasn’t a hike, it was a habit. I wouldn’t be particular about three or four miles.
Chapter 3 of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder is here in full — 35 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “But remember, I told you that the hike didn’t really begin till we got to Catskill.”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “The reason I don’t count the hike from Temple Camp to Catskill is because we were all the time hiking down there.”
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “The reason I don’t count the hike from Temple Camp to Catskill is because we were all the time hiking down there.”
an established custom
From this reading “It wasn’t a hike, it was a habit.”
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
From this reading “But remember, I told you that the hike didn’t really begin till we got to Catskill.”
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
From this reading “The reason I don’t count the hike from Temple Camp to Catskill is because we were all the time hiking down there.”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “I wouldn’t be particular about three or four miles.”
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading “The reason I don’t count the hike from Temple Camp to Catskill is because we were all the time hiking down there.”
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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 It wasn’t a hike, it was a habit.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I wouldn’t be particular about three or four miles.
(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 The reason I don’t count the hike from Temple Camp to Catskill is because we were all the time hiking down there.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I wouldn’t be particular about three or four miles.
for the reason that
From this reading The reason I don’t count the hike from Temple Camp to Catskill is because we were all the time hiking down there.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But remember, I told you that the hike didn’t really begin till we got to Catskill.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But remember, I told you that the hike didn’t really begin till we got to Catskill.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading The reason I don’t count the hike from Temple Camp to Catskill is because we were all the time hiking down there.
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From this reading But remember, I told you that the hike didn’t really begin till we got to Catskill.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading The reason I don’t count the hike from Temple Camp to Catskill is because we were all the time hiking down there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But remember, I told you that the hike didn’t really begin till we got to Catskill.
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From this reading The reason I don’t count the hike from Temple Camp to Catskill is because we were all the time hiking down there.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The reason I don’t count the hike from Temple Camp to Catskill is because we were all the time hiking down there.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading I wouldn’t be particular about three or four miles.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The reason I don’t count the hike from Temple Camp to Catskill is because we were all the time hiking down there.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading GO!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But remember, I told you that the hike didn’t really begin till we got to Catskill.
an established custom
From this reading It wasn’t a hike, it was a habit.
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
From this reading But remember, I told you that the hike didn’t really begin till we got to Catskill.
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
From this reading The reason I don’t count the hike from Temple Camp to Catskill is because we were all the time hiking down there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But remember, I told you that the hike didn’t really begin till we got to Catskill.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reason I don’t count the hike from Temple Camp to Catskill is because we were all the time hiking down there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wasn’t a hike, it was a habit.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading I wouldn’t be particular about three or four miles.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I wouldn’t be particular about three or four miles.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading I wouldn’t be particular about three or four miles.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading But remember, I told you that the hike didn’t really begin till we got to Catskill.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading The reason I don’t count the hike from Temple Camp to Catskill is because we were all the time hiking down there.
To recall to mind.
From this reading But remember, I told you that the hike didn’t really begin till we got to Catskill.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading The reason I don’t count the hike from Temple Camp to Catskill is because we were all the time hiking down there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But remember, I told you that the hike didn’t really begin till we got to Catskill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But remember, I told you that the hike didn’t really begin till we got to Catskill.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The reason I don’t count the hike from Temple Camp to Catskill is because we were all the time hiking down there.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I wouldn’t be particular about three or four miles.
up to a particular time
From this reading But remember, I told you that the hike didn’t really begin till we got to Catskill.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The reason I don’t count the hike from Temple Camp to Catskill is because we were all the time hiking down there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But remember, I told you that the hike didn’t really begin till we got to Catskill.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading But remember, I told you that the hike didn’t really begin till we got to Catskill.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It wasn’t a hike, it was a habit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wasn’t a hike, it was a habit.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But remember, I told you that the hike didn’t really begin till we got to Catskill.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The reason I don’t count the hike from Temple Camp to Catskill is because we were all the time hiking down there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wouldn’t be particular about three or four miles.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But remember, I told you that the hike didn’t really begin till we got to Catskill.
Chapter 3 of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 35 sentences, grouped into 7 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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