Chapter 16 of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
APPALLING! WONDERFUL! MAGNIFICENT! Anyway, there was one person we never saw in the camp-fire blaze and that was Mr. Costello. If we had, we wouldn’t have seen the blaze.
Chapter 16 of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “Anyway, there was one person we never saw in the camp-fire blaze and that was Mr. Costello.”
an experience that appalls
From this reading “APPALLING!”
a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading “Anyway, there was one person we never saw in the camp-fire blaze and that was Mr. Costello.”
characterized by grandeur
From this reading “MAGNIFICENT!”
a human being
From this reading “Anyway, there was one person we never saw in the camp-fire blaze and that was Mr. Costello.”
cut with a saw
From this reading “Anyway, there was one person we never saw in the camp-fire blaze and that was Mr. Costello.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “If we had, we wouldn’t have seen the blaze.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “WONDERFUL!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anyway, there was one person we never saw in the camp-fire blaze and that was Mr. Costello.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Anyway, there was one person we never saw in the camp-fire blaze and that was Mr. Costello.
an experience that appalls
From this reading APPALLING!
a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading Anyway, there was one person we never saw in the camp-fire blaze and that was Mr. Costello.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anyway, there was one person we never saw in the camp-fire blaze and that was Mr. Costello.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anyway, there was one person we never saw in the camp-fire blaze and that was Mr. Costello.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If we had, we wouldn’t have seen the blaze.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If we had, we wouldn’t have seen the blaze.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we had, we wouldn’t have seen the blaze.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anyway, there was one person we never saw in the camp-fire blaze and that was Mr. Costello.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading MAGNIFICENT!
a form of address for a man
From this reading Anyway, there was one person we never saw in the camp-fire blaze and that was Mr. Costello.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Anyway, there was one person we never saw in the camp-fire blaze and that was Mr. Costello.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Anyway, there was one person we never saw in the camp-fire blaze and that was Mr. Costello.
a human being
From this reading Anyway, there was one person we never saw in the camp-fire blaze and that was Mr. Costello.
cut with a saw
From this reading Anyway, there was one person we never saw in the camp-fire blaze and that was Mr. Costello.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading If we had, we wouldn’t have seen the blaze.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Anyway, there was one person we never saw in the camp-fire blaze and that was Mr. Costello.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anyway, there was one person we never saw in the camp-fire blaze and that was Mr. Costello.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Anyway, there was one person we never saw in the camp-fire blaze and that was Mr. Costello.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anyway, there was one person we never saw in the camp-fire blaze and that was Mr. Costello.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Anyway, there was one person we never saw in the camp-fire blaze and that was Mr. Costello.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading WONDERFUL!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If we had, we wouldn’t have seen the blaze.
Chapter 16 of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 63 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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