Chapter 16 of Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REEL HEROES We were glad when we got back to the chasm; anyway I was, I know that. Our little tent looked good, standing there. Dub said he wished we could camp there all summer, just us four. “Yes, and what would I be doing?” I said.
Chapter 16 of Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “REEL HEROES We were glad when we got back to the chasm; anyway I was, I know that.”
a deep opening in the earth's surface
From this reading “REEL HEROES We were glad when we got back to the chasm; anyway I was, I know that.”
give a nickname to
From this reading “Dub said he wished we could camp there all summer, just us four.”
plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “REEL HEROES We were glad when we got back to the chasm; anyway I was, I know that.”
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “REEL HEROES We were glad when we got back to the chasm; anyway I was, I know that.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “Dub said he wished we could camp there all summer, just us four.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “Our little tent looked good, standing there.”
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Dub said he wished we could camp there all summer, just us four.”
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recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading “REEL HEROES We were glad when we got back to the chasm; anyway I was, I know that.”
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(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 Dub said he wished we could camp there all summer, just us four.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes, and what would I be doing?”
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading REEL HEROES We were glad when we got back to the chasm; anyway I was, I know that.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading REEL HEROES We were glad when we got back to the chasm; anyway I was, I know that.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Yes, and what would I be doing?”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Dub said he wished we could camp there all summer, just us four.
a deep opening in the earth's surface
From this reading REEL HEROES We were glad when we got back to the chasm; anyway I was, I know that.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Dub said he wished we could camp there all summer, just us four.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “Yes, and what would I be doing?”
give a nickname to
From this reading Dub said he wished we could camp there all summer, just us four.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Dub said he wished we could camp there all summer, just us four.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading REEL HEROES We were glad when we got back to the chasm; anyway I was, I know that.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Our little tent looked good, standing there.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading REEL HEROES We were glad when we got back to the chasm; anyway I was, I know that.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dub said he wished we could camp there all summer, just us four.
plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading REEL HEROES We were glad when we got back to the chasm; anyway I was, I know that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading REEL HEROES We were glad when we got back to the chasm; anyway I was, I know that.
and nothing more
From this reading Dub said he wished we could camp there all summer, just us four.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading REEL HEROES We were glad when we got back to the chasm; anyway I was, I know that.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Our little tent looked good, standing there.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Our little tent looked good, standing there.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our little tent looked good, standing there.
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading REEL HEROES We were glad when we got back to the chasm; anyway I was, I know that.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Dub said he wished we could camp there all summer, just us four.
having a supporting base
From this reading Our little tent looked good, standing there.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Dub said he wished we could camp there all summer, just us four.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Our little tent looked good, standing there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading REEL HEROES We were glad when we got back to the chasm; anyway I was, I know that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REEL HEROES We were glad when we got back to the chasm; anyway I was, I know that.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Our little tent looked good, standing there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading REEL HEROES We were glad when we got back to the chasm; anyway I was, I know that.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dub said he wished we could camp there all summer, just us four.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading REEL HEROES We were glad when we got back to the chasm; anyway I was, I know that.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading REEL HEROES We were glad when we got back to the chasm; anyway I was, I know that.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading REEL HEROES We were glad when we got back to the chasm; anyway I was, I know that.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Yes, and what would I be doing?”
at the time that
From this reading REEL HEROES We were glad when we got back to the chasm; anyway I was, I know that.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Dub said he wished we could camp there all summer, just us four.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Yes, and what would I be doing?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, and what would I be doing?”
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