Chapter 7 of Roy Blakeley's Funny-Bone Hike is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Roy Blakeley's Funny-Bone Hike is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WE REACH THE FICKLE GUIDE POST “I’d like to know where we are,” Warde said. “We’re in the Catskill Mountains,” I told him. “You might as well say we’re in the universe,” Pee-wee said. “What good does that do us?” “You mean to tell me it isn’t good to be in the universe?”
Chapter 7 of Roy Blakeley's Funny-Bone Hike is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
From this reading “WE REACH THE FICKLE GUIDE POST “I’d like to know where we are,” Warde said.”
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading “WE REACH THE FICKLE GUIDE POST “I’d like to know where we are,” Warde said.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading ““You mean to tell me it isn’t good to be in the universe?””
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading ““We’re in the Catskill Mountains,” I told him.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “WE REACH THE FICKLE GUIDE POST “I’d like to know where we are,” Warde said.”
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “WE REACH THE FICKLE GUIDE POST “I’d like to know where we are,” Warde said.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading ““We’re in the Catskill Mountains,” I told him.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading ““You might as well say we’re in the universe,” Pee-wee said.”
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In this reading ““You might as well say we’re in the universe,” Pee-wee said.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WE REACH THE FICKLE GUIDE POST “I’d like to know where we are,” Warde said.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You might as well say we’re in the universe,” Pee-wee said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You mean to tell me it isn’t good to be in the universe?”
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From this reading “We’re in the Catskill Mountains,” I told him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What good does that do us?”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What good does that do us?”
marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
From this reading WE REACH THE FICKLE GUIDE POST “I’d like to know where we are,” Warde said.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “What good does that do us?”
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading WE REACH THE FICKLE GUIDE POST “I’d like to know where we are,” Warde said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We’re in the Catskill Mountains,” I told him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “We’re in the Catskill Mountains,” I told him.
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From this reading WE REACH THE FICKLE GUIDE POST “I’d like to know where we are,” Warde said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We’re in the Catskill Mountains,” I told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You mean to tell me it isn’t good to be in the universe?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You mean to tell me it isn’t good to be in the universe?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading WE REACH THE FICKLE GUIDE POST “I’d like to know where we are,” Warde said.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading WE REACH THE FICKLE GUIDE POST “I’d like to know where we are,” Warde said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You mean to tell me it isn’t good to be in the universe?”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You mean to tell me it isn’t good to be in the universe?”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “You might as well say we’re in the universe,” Pee-wee said.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “We’re in the Catskill Mountains,” I told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You might as well say we’re in the universe,” Pee-wee said.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading WE REACH THE FICKLE GUIDE POST “I’d like to know where we are,” Warde said.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading WE REACH THE FICKLE GUIDE POST “I’d like to know where we are,” Warde said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading WE REACH THE FICKLE GUIDE POST “I’d like to know where we are,” Warde said.
express in words
From this reading “You might as well say we’re in the universe,” Pee-wee said.
express in words
From this reading “You mean to tell me it isn’t good to be in the universe?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What good does that do us?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE REACH THE FICKLE GUIDE POST “I’d like to know where we are,” Warde said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WE REACH THE FICKLE GUIDE POST “I’d like to know where we are,” Warde said.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “We’re in the Catskill Mountains,” I told him.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “You might as well say we’re in the universe,” Pee-wee said.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What good does that do us?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WE REACH THE FICKLE GUIDE POST “I’d like to know where we are,” Warde said.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE REACH THE FICKLE GUIDE POST “I’d like to know where we are,” Warde said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’re in the Catskill Mountains,” I told him.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “You might as well say we’re in the universe,” Pee-wee said.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What good does that do us?”
in or at the place that
From this reading WE REACH THE FICKLE GUIDE POST “I’d like to know where we are,” Warde said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You might as well say we’re in the universe,” Pee-wee said.
Chapter 7 of Roy Blakeley's Funny-Bone Hike by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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 7 holds 122 sentences of Roy Blakeley's Funny-Bone Hike, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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