Chapter 4 of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I GO ON AN ERRAND “Now to skirt the lonesome Catskills,” Harry said. “Now to what them?” Dorry Benton asked him. “Skirt them,” he said, “that’s Latin for hiking around the edge of them. We don’t want to be all the time stumbling over mountains.”
Chapter 4 of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
From this reading “Dorry Benton asked him.”
a range of the Appalachians to the west of the Hudson in southeastern New York; includes many popular resort areas
From this reading “I GO ON AN ERRAND “Now to skirt the lonesome Catskills,” Harry said.”
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
From this reading “I GO ON AN ERRAND “Now to skirt the lonesome Catskills,” Harry said.”
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
From this reading ““Skirt them,” he said, “that’s Latin for hiking around the edge of them.”
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading ““Skirt them,” he said, “that’s Latin for hiking around the edge of them.”
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading “I GO ON AN ERRAND “Now to skirt the lonesome Catskills,” Harry said.”
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading “I GO ON AN ERRAND “Now to skirt the lonesome Catskills,” Harry said.”
-ing form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading “We don’t want to be all the time stumbling over mountains.””
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(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 We don’t want to be all the time stumbling over mountains.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I GO ON AN ERRAND “Now to skirt the lonesome Catskills,” Harry said.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Skirt them,” he said, “that’s Latin for hiking around the edge of them.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Dorry Benton asked him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We don’t want to be all the time stumbling over mountains.”
United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
From this reading Dorry Benton asked him.
a range of the Appalachians to the west of the Hudson in southeastern New York; includes many popular resort areas
From this reading I GO ON AN ERRAND “Now to skirt the lonesome Catskills,” Harry said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We don’t want to be all the time stumbling over mountains.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dorry Benton asked him.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading “Skirt them,” he said, “that’s Latin for hiking around the edge of them.
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
From this reading I GO ON AN ERRAND “Now to skirt the lonesome Catskills,” Harry said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Skirt them,” he said, “that’s Latin for hiking around the edge of them.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I GO ON AN ERRAND “Now to skirt the lonesome Catskills,” Harry said.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading I GO ON AN ERRAND “Now to skirt the lonesome Catskills,” Harry said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Skirt them,” he said, “that’s Latin for hiking around the edge of them.
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
From this reading “Skirt them,” he said, “that’s Latin for hiking around the edge of them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dorry Benton asked him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I GO ON AN ERRAND “Now to skirt the lonesome Catskills,” Harry said.
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading “Skirt them,” he said, “that’s Latin for hiking around the edge of them.
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading I GO ON AN ERRAND “Now to skirt the lonesome Catskills,” Harry said.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading We don’t want to be all the time stumbling over mountains.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I GO ON AN ERRAND “Now to skirt the lonesome Catskills,” Harry said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Skirt them,” he said, “that’s Latin for hiking around the edge of them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I GO ON AN ERRAND “Now to skirt the lonesome Catskills,” Harry said.
above and across; more than
From this reading We don’t want to be all the time stumbling over mountains.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I GO ON AN ERRAND “Now to skirt the lonesome Catskills,” Harry said.
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading I GO ON AN ERRAND “Now to skirt the lonesome Catskills,” Harry said.
-ing form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading We don’t want to be all the time stumbling over mountains.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Skirt them,” he said, “that’s Latin for hiking around the edge of them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I GO ON AN ERRAND “Now to skirt the lonesome Catskills,” Harry said.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Now to what them?”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We don’t want to be all the time stumbling over mountains.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I GO ON AN ERRAND “Now to skirt the lonesome Catskills,” Harry said.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading We don’t want to be all the time stumbling over mountains.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We don’t want to be all the time stumbling over mountains.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Now to what them?”
Chapter 4 of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 43 sentences, grouped into 9 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 4 holds 43 sentences of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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