Chapter 17 of Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HERO When Will Dawson spoke his voice was hoarse. "Let's go--we've got to go and look in," he said. Westy just gulped. He said, "Wait a second--listen." "It's awful," Ralph Warner said.
Chapter 17 of Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “"It's awful," Ralph Warner said.”
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading “THE HERO When Will Dawson spoke his voice was hoarse.”
past form of “gulp” — to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
From this reading “Westy just gulped.”
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “THE HERO When Will Dawson spoke his voice was hoarse.”
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading “THE HERO When Will Dawson spoke his voice was hoarse.”
hear with intention
From this reading “He said, "Wait a second--listen."”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “He said, "Wait a second--listen."”
United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading “"It's awful," Ralph Warner said.”
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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 He said, "Wait a second--listen."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Let's go--we've got to go and look in," he said.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading "It's awful," Ralph Warner said.
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading THE HERO When Will Dawson spoke his voice was hoarse.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Let's go--we've got to go and look in," he said.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Let's go--we've got to go and look in," he said.
past form of “gulp” — to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
From this reading Westy just gulped.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Let's go--we've got to go and look in," he said.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading THE HERO When Will Dawson spoke his voice was hoarse.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HERO When Will Dawson spoke his voice was hoarse.
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading THE HERO When Will Dawson spoke his voice was hoarse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Let's go--we've got to go and look in," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's awful," Ralph Warner said.
and nothing more
From this reading Westy just gulped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let's go--we've got to go and look in," he said.
hear with intention
From this reading He said, "Wait a second--listen."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Let's go--we've got to go and look in," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's awful," Ralph Warner said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Let's go--we've got to go and look in," he said.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading He said, "Wait a second--listen."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading THE HERO When Will Dawson spoke his voice was hoarse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HERO When Will Dawson spoke his voice was hoarse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Let's go--we've got to go and look in," he said.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE HERO When Will Dawson spoke his voice was hoarse.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading He said, "Wait a second--listen."
United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading "It's awful," Ralph Warner said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HERO When Will Dawson spoke his voice was hoarse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let's go--we've got to go and look in," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Westy just gulped.
at the time that
From this reading THE HERO When Will Dawson spoke his voice was hoarse.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE HERO When Will Dawson spoke his voice was hoarse.
Chapter 17 of Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 56 sentences, grouped into 12 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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