Chapter 7 of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UP A TREE Good night! First I thought I was going to fall, but I reached up and got hold of the branch above and scrambled up to it. The animal was crouching on the ground, looking up, and its eyes were just like fire. Its tail was wriggling just like a snake. _Oh boy_, I was scared.
Chapter 7 of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “The animal was crouching on the ground, looking up, and its eyes were just like fire.”
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading “First I thought I was going to fall, but I reached up and got hold of the branch above and scrambled up to it.”
-ing form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading “The animal was crouching on the ground, looking up, and its eyes were just like fire.”
made afraid
From this reading “_Oh boy_, I was scared.”
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading “First I thought I was going to fall, but I reached up and got hold of the branch above and scrambled up to it.”
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “Its tail was wriggling just like a snake.”
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading “Its tail was wriggling just like a snake.”
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “UP A TREE Good night!”
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 UP A TREE Good night!
higher than, or over, something
From this reading First I thought I was going to fall, but I reached up and got hold of the branch above and scrambled up to it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading First I thought I was going to fall, but I reached up and got hold of the branch above and scrambled up to it.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The animal was crouching on the ground, looking up, and its eyes were just like fire.
a youthful male person
From this reading _Oh boy_, I was scared.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading First I thought I was going to fall, but I reached up and got hold of the branch above and scrambled up to it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading First I thought I was going to fall, but I reached up and got hold of the branch above and scrambled up to it.
-ing form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading The animal was crouching on the ground, looking up, and its eyes were just like fire.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The animal was crouching on the ground, looking up, and its eyes were just like fire.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading First I thought I was going to fall, but I reached up and got hold of the branch above and scrambled up to it.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The animal was crouching on the ground, looking up, and its eyes were just like fire.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First I thought I was going to fall, but I reached up and got hold of the branch above and scrambled up to it.
the act of departing
From this reading First I thought I was going to fall, but I reached up and got hold of the branch above and scrambled up to it.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading UP A TREE Good night!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading First I thought I was going to fall, but I reached up and got hold of the branch above and scrambled up to it.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The animal was crouching on the ground, looking up, and its eyes were just like fire.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading First I thought I was going to fall, but I reached up and got hold of the branch above and scrambled up to it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading First I thought I was going to fall, but I reached up and got hold of the branch above and scrambled up to it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading First I thought I was going to fall, but I reached up and got hold of the branch above and scrambled up to it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The animal was crouching on the ground, looking up, and its eyes were just like fire.
and nothing more
From this reading The animal was crouching on the ground, looking up, and its eyes were just like fire.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The animal was crouching on the ground, looking up, and its eyes were just like fire.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The animal was crouching on the ground, looking up, and its eyes were just like fire.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading UP A TREE Good night!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading First I thought I was going to fall, but I reached up and got hold of the branch above and scrambled up to it.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading _Oh boy_, I was scared.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The animal was crouching on the ground, looking up, and its eyes were just like fire.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading First I thought I was going to fall, but I reached up and got hold of the branch above and scrambled up to it.
made afraid
From this reading _Oh boy_, I was scared.
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading First I thought I was going to fall, but I reached up and got hold of the branch above and scrambled up to it.
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading Its tail was wriggling just like a snake.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading Its tail was wriggling just like a snake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading First I thought I was going to fall, but I reached up and got hold of the branch above and scrambled up to it.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading First I thought I was going to fall, but I reached up and got hold of the branch above and scrambled up to it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading First I thought I was going to fall, but I reached up and got hold of the branch above and scrambled up to it.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading UP A TREE Good night!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading UP A TREE Good night!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading First I thought I was going to fall, but I reached up and got hold of the branch above and scrambled up to it.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The animal was crouching on the ground, looking up, and its eyes were just like fire.
moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
From this reading Its tail was wriggling just like a snake.
Chapter 7 of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 76 sentences, grouped into 16 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 7 holds 76 sentences of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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