Chapter 23 of Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOILED! Most of the people went back to the park with the police department. That girl had been listening to Westy telling the policeman about everything and so now she said to our young hero: "You don't call that binding a bandit with ropes, do you? With him up at the top of the wheel and you down at the bottom."
Chapter 23 of Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
From this reading “"You don't call that binding a bandit with ropes, do you?”
the capacity to attract and hold something
From this reading “"You don't call that binding a bandit with ropes, do you?”
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading “Most of the people went back to the park with the police department.”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “FOILED!”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “Most of the people went back to the park with the police department.”
a member of a police force
From this reading “That girl had been listening to Westy telling the policeman about everything and so now she said to our young hero:”
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading “"You don't call that binding a bandit with ropes, do you?”
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading “With him up at the top of the wheel and you down at the bottom."”
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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 "You don't call that binding a bandit with ropes, do you?
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That girl had been listening to Westy telling the policeman about everything and so now she said to our young hero:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That girl had been listening to Westy telling the policeman about everything and so now she said to our young hero:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With him up at the top of the wheel and you down at the bottom."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Most of the people went back to the park with the police department.
an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
From this reading "You don't call that binding a bandit with ropes, do you?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That girl had been listening to Westy telling the policeman about everything and so now she said to our young hero:
the capacity to attract and hold something
From this reading "You don't call that binding a bandit with ropes, do you?
the lower side of anything
From this reading With him up at the top of the wheel and you down at the bottom."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "You don't call that binding a bandit with ropes, do you?
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading Most of the people went back to the park with the police department.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You don't call that binding a bandit with ropes, do you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't call that binding a bandit with ropes, do you?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading With him up at the top of the wheel and you down at the bottom."
all things; all of a situation
From this reading That girl had been listening to Westy telling the policeman about everything and so now she said to our young hero:
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading FOILED!
a young female
From this reading That girl had been listening to Westy telling the policeman about everything and so now she said to our young hero:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That girl had been listening to Westy telling the policeman about everything and so now she said to our young hero:
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading That girl had been listening to Westy telling the policeman about everything and so now she said to our young hero:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With him up at the top of the wheel and you down at the bottom."
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading That girl had been listening to Westy telling the policeman about everything and so now she said to our young hero:
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most of the people went back to the park with the police department.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading That girl had been listening to Westy telling the policeman about everything and so now she said to our young hero:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Most of the people went back to the park with the police department.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading That girl had been listening to Westy telling the policeman about everything and so now she said to our young hero:
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Most of the people went back to the park with the police department.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Most of the people went back to the park with the police department.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading Most of the people went back to the park with the police department.
a member of a police force
From this reading That girl had been listening to Westy telling the policeman about everything and so now she said to our young hero:
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading "You don't call that binding a bandit with ropes, do you?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading That girl had been listening to Westy telling the policeman about everything and so now she said to our young hero:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That girl had been listening to Westy telling the policeman about everything and so now she said to our young hero:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That girl had been listening to Westy telling the policeman about everything and so now she said to our young hero:
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading That girl had been listening to Westy telling the policeman about everything and so now she said to our young hero:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That girl had been listening to Westy telling the policeman about everything and so now she said to our young hero:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Most of the people went back to the park with the police department.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Most of the people went back to the park with the police department.
the upper part of anything
From this reading With him up at the top of the wheel and you down at the bottom."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading With him up at the top of the wheel and you down at the bottom."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Most of the people went back to the park with the police department.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That girl had been listening to Westy telling the policeman about everything and so now she said to our young hero:
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading With him up at the top of the wheel and you down at the bottom."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Most of the people went back to the park with the police department.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't call that binding a bandit with ropes, do you?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading That girl had been listening to Westy telling the policeman about everything and so now she said to our young hero:
Chapter 23 of Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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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