Chapter 17 of Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime. That lean-to thing looked just like I thought it would. But there wasn’t any other tent. There was a place where I thought one had been. I said to the other fellows that I guessed some of the movie people had gone away.
Chapter 17 of Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime.”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime.”
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading “TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime.”
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “I said to the other fellows that I guessed some of the movie people had gone away.”
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I said to the other fellows that I guessed some of the movie people had gone away.”
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading “I said to the other fellows that I guessed some of the movie people had gone away.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “But there wasn’t any other tent.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime.”
In this reading “I said to the other fellows that I guessed some of the movie people had gone away.”
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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 There was a place where I thought one had been.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But there wasn’t any other tent.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I said to the other fellows that I guessed some of the movie people had gone away.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was a place where I thought one had been.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there wasn’t any other tent.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime.
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading I said to the other fellows that I guessed some of the movie people had gone away.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I said to the other fellows that I guessed some of the movie people had gone away.
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I said to the other fellows that I guessed some of the movie people had gone away.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a place where I thought one had been.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That lean-to thing looked just like I thought it would.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime.
and nothing more
From this reading TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime.
rough shelter whose roof has only one slope
From this reading That lean-to thing looked just like I thought it would.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That lean-to thing looked just like I thought it would.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading That lean-to thing looked just like I thought it would.
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading I said to the other fellows that I guessed some of the movie people had gone away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a place where I thought one had been.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But there wasn’t any other tent.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I said to the other fellows that I guessed some of the movie people had gone away.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There was a place where I thought one had been.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said to the other fellows that I guessed some of the movie people had gone away.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I said to the other fellows that I guessed some of the movie people had gone away.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading But there wasn’t any other tent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there wasn’t any other tent.
a special situation
From this reading That lean-to thing looked just like I thought it would.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading That lean-to thing looked just like I thought it would.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I said to the other fellows that I guessed some of the movie people had gone away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there wasn’t any other tent.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading TALK IS CHEAP That time we went, we could see just how the camp was on account of it being daytime.
in or at the place that
From this reading There was a place where I thought one had been.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That lean-to thing looked just like I thought it would.
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