Chapter 25 of Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PEE-WEE'S LOSS Pee-wee gave a sudden start, then stopped. We all kind of stood back a little. Westy and Dorry stayed by the railing. We were all ready to retreat in disorder. There was that great big man filling up the whole doorway and his brass buttons shining.
Chapter 25 of Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading “There was that great big man filling up the whole doorway and his brass buttons shining.”
plural of “button” — a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading “There was that great big man filling up the whole doorway and his brass buttons shining.”
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
From this reading “We were all ready to retreat in disorder.”
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “There was that great big man filling up the whole doorway and his brass buttons shining.”
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading “There was that great big man filling up the whole doorway and his brass buttons shining.”
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading “Westy and Dorry stayed by the railing.”
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading “We were all ready to retreat in disorder.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Westy and Dorry stayed by the railing.”
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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 PEE-WEE'S LOSS Pee-wee gave a sudden start, then stopped.
(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 We all kind of stood back a little.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Westy and Dorry stayed by the railing.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We all kind of stood back a little.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was that great big man filling up the whole doorway and his brass buttons shining.
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading There was that great big man filling up the whole doorway and his brass buttons shining.
plural of “button” — a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading There was that great big man filling up the whole doorway and his brass buttons shining.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Westy and Dorry stayed by the railing.
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
From this reading We were all ready to retreat in disorder.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading There was that great big man filling up the whole doorway and his brass buttons shining.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Westy and Dorry stayed by the railing.
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading There was that great big man filling up the whole doorway and his brass buttons shining.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading PEE-WEE'S LOSS Pee-wee gave a sudden start, then stopped.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was that great big man filling up the whole doorway and his brass buttons shining.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was that great big man filling up the whole doorway and his brass buttons shining.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were all ready to retreat in disorder.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading We all kind of stood back a little.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We all kind of stood back a little.
something that is lost
From this reading PEE-WEE'S LOSS Pee-wee gave a sudden start, then stopped.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There was that great big man filling up the whole doorway and his brass buttons shining.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We all kind of stood back a little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEE-WEE'S LOSS Pee-wee gave a sudden start, then stopped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEE-WEE'S LOSS Pee-wee gave a sudden start, then stopped.
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading Westy and Dorry stayed by the railing.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading We were all ready to retreat in disorder.
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading We were all ready to retreat in disorder.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading There was that great big man filling up the whole doorway and his brass buttons shining.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading PEE-WEE'S LOSS Pee-wee gave a sudden start, then stopped.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Westy and Dorry stayed by the railing.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading We all kind of stood back a little.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading PEE-WEE'S LOSS Pee-wee gave a sudden start, then stopped.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading PEE-WEE'S LOSS Pee-wee gave a sudden start, then stopped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was that great big man filling up the whole doorway and his brass buttons shining.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Westy and Dorry stayed by the railing.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading PEE-WEE'S LOSS Pee-wee gave a sudden start, then stopped.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was that great big man filling up the whole doorway and his brass buttons shining.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were all ready to retreat in disorder.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There was that great big man filling up the whole doorway and his brass buttons shining.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was that great big man filling up the whole doorway and his brass buttons shining.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all kind of stood back a little.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were all ready to retreat in disorder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Westy and Dorry stayed by the railing.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading There was that great big man filling up the whole doorway and his brass buttons shining.
Chapter 25 of Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 75 sentences, grouped into 15 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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