Chapter 34 of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 34 of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT I HEARD ON THE TELEPHONE That station stood all by itself, and it was pitch dark all around. It reminded me of the Grand Central Station, it was so different. First we tried the door and it was locked. Then we tried one of the windows and it opened. I said, “Do you think it would be all right to climb in?”
Chapter 34 of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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serving as an essential component
From this reading “It reminded me of the Grand Central Station, it was so different.”
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “I said, “Do you think it would be all right to climb in?””
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “It reminded me of the Grand Central Station, it was so different.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “First we tried the door and it was locked.”
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading “WHAT I HEARD ON THE TELEPHONE That station stood all by itself, and it was pitch dark all around.”
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading “It reminded me of the Grand Central Station, it was so different.”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “WHAT I HEARD ON THE TELEPHONE That station stood all by itself, and it was pitch dark all around.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “WHAT I HEARD ON THE TELEPHONE That station stood all by itself, and it was pitch dark all around.”
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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 WHAT I HEARD ON THE TELEPHONE That station stood all by itself, and it was pitch dark all around.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHAT I HEARD ON THE TELEPHONE That station stood all by itself, and it was pitch dark all around.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading WHAT I HEARD ON THE TELEPHONE That station stood all by itself, and it was pitch dark all around.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I said, “Do you think it would be all right to climb in?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WHAT I HEARD ON THE TELEPHONE That station stood all by itself, and it was pitch dark all around.
serving as an essential component
From this reading It reminded me of the Grand Central Station, it was so different.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading I said, “Do you think it would be all right to climb in?”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading WHAT I HEARD ON THE TELEPHONE That station stood all by itself, and it was pitch dark all around.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading It reminded me of the Grand Central Station, it was so different.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I said, “Do you think it would be all right to climb in?”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading First we tried the door and it was locked.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First we tried the door and it was locked.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading It reminded me of the Grand Central Station, it was so different.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading WHAT I HEARD ON THE TELEPHONE That station stood all by itself, and it was pitch dark all around.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHAT I HEARD ON THE TELEPHONE That station stood all by itself, and it was pitch dark all around.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I said, “Do you think it would be all right to climb in?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHAT I HEARD ON THE TELEPHONE That station stood all by itself, and it was pitch dark all around.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading WHAT I HEARD ON THE TELEPHONE That station stood all by itself, and it was pitch dark all around.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading First we tried the door and it was locked.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It reminded me of the Grand Central Station, it was so different.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It reminded me of the Grand Central Station, it was so different.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHAT I HEARD ON THE TELEPHONE That station stood all by itself, and it was pitch dark all around.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then we tried one of the windows and it opened.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Then we tried one of the windows and it opened.
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading WHAT I HEARD ON THE TELEPHONE That station stood all by itself, and it was pitch dark all around.
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading It reminded me of the Grand Central Station, it was so different.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I said, “Do you think it would be all right to climb in?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said, “Do you think it would be all right to climb in?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It reminded me of the Grand Central Station, it was so different.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading WHAT I HEARD ON THE TELEPHONE That station stood all by itself, and it was pitch dark all around.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading WHAT I HEARD ON THE TELEPHONE That station stood all by itself, and it was pitch dark all around.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading WHAT I HEARD ON THE TELEPHONE That station stood all by itself, and it was pitch dark all around.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHAT I HEARD ON THE TELEPHONE That station stood all by itself, and it was pitch dark all around.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT I HEARD ON THE TELEPHONE That station stood all by itself, and it was pitch dark all around.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then we tried one of the windows and it opened.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I said, “Do you think it would be all right to climb in?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I said, “Do you think it would be all right to climb in?”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading First we tried the door and it was locked.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT I HEARD ON THE TELEPHONE That station stood all by itself, and it was pitch dark all around.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading First we tried the door and it was locked.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT I HEARD ON THE TELEPHONE That station stood all by itself, and it was pitch dark all around.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Then we tried one of the windows and it opened.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I said, “Do you think it would be all right to climb in?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I said, “Do you think it would be all right to climb in?”
Chapter 34 of Roy Blakeley, Pathfinder by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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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