Chapter 31 of Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TOMBOY For about five seconds my blood ran cold. I kind of seemed to see everything just as if I were dreaming. Then I noticed that all the fellows were hanging on to the rope. And I saw that Will and Dorry hadn't gone away. I saw that the rope was tight, down over the edge of the hill and across and over the edge of the shelf.
Chapter 31 of Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “I kind of seemed to see everything just as if I were dreaming.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “Then I noticed that all the fellows were hanging on to the rope.”
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading “Then I noticed that all the fellows were hanging on to the rope.”
a strong line
From this reading “Then I noticed that all the fellows were hanging on to the rope.”
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “TOMBOY For about five seconds my blood ran cold.”
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading “I saw that the rope was tight, down over the edge of the hill and across and over the edge of the shelf.”
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading “I saw that the rope was tight, down over the edge of the hill and across and over the edge of the shelf.”
a girl who behaves in a boyish manner
From this reading “TOMBOY For about five seconds my blood ran cold.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading TOMBOY For about five seconds my blood ran cold.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I saw that the rope was tight, down over the edge of the hill and across and over the edge of the shelf.
(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 Then I noticed that all the fellows were hanging on to the rope.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I saw that Will and Dorry hadn't gone away.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I kind of seemed to see everything just as if I were dreaming.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And I saw that Will and Dorry hadn't gone away.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading TOMBOY For about five seconds my blood ran cold.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading TOMBOY For about five seconds my blood ran cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I saw that Will and Dorry hadn't gone away.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I saw that the rope was tight, down over the edge of the hill and across and over the edge of the shelf.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading I kind of seemed to see everything just as if I were dreaming.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading I saw that the rope was tight, down over the edge of the hill and across and over the edge of the shelf.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I kind of seemed to see everything just as if I were dreaming.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Then I noticed that all the fellows were hanging on to the rope.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading TOMBOY For about five seconds my blood ran cold.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TOMBOY For about five seconds my blood ran cold.
destroyed or killed
From this reading And I saw that Will and Dorry hadn't gone away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I saw that Will and Dorry hadn't gone away.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading Then I noticed that all the fellows were hanging on to the rope.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading I saw that the rope was tight, down over the edge of the hill and across and over the edge of the shelf.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I kind of seemed to see everything just as if I were dreaming.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I kind of seemed to see everything just as if I were dreaming.
and nothing more
From this reading I kind of seemed to see everything just as if I were dreaming.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading I kind of seemed to see everything just as if I were dreaming.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading TOMBOY For about five seconds my blood ran cold.
being perceived or observed
From this reading Then I noticed that all the fellows were hanging on to the rope.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I kind of seemed to see everything just as if I were dreaming.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then I noticed that all the fellows were hanging on to the rope.
above and across; more than
From this reading I saw that the rope was tight, down over the edge of the hill and across and over the edge of the shelf.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading TOMBOY For about five seconds my blood ran cold.
a strong line
From this reading Then I noticed that all the fellows were hanging on to the rope.
cut with a saw
From this reading And I saw that Will and Dorry hadn't gone away.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading TOMBOY For about five seconds my blood ran cold.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I kind of seemed to see everything just as if I were dreaming.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I kind of seemed to see everything just as if I were dreaming.
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading I saw that the rope was tight, down over the edge of the hill and across and over the edge of the shelf.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then I noticed that all the fellows were hanging on to the rope.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then I noticed that all the fellows were hanging on to the rope.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I noticed that all the fellows were hanging on to the rope.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading I saw that the rope was tight, down over the edge of the hill and across and over the edge of the shelf.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I kind of seemed to see everything just as if I were dreaming.
a girl who behaves in a boyish manner
From this reading TOMBOY For about five seconds my blood ran cold.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I saw that the rope was tight, down over the edge of the hill and across and over the edge of the shelf.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I kind of seemed to see everything just as if I were dreaming.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And I saw that Will and Dorry hadn't gone away.
Chapter 31 of Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 73 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.
Chapter 31 holds 73 sentences of Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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