Chapter 24 of Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SAFE We went up the hill a little ways into the woods and then down into a hollow. I knew about it because I had been there before. It was lucky I had some matches because those two fellows were soaking. “What’s the idea?” Will Dawson asked me.
Chapter 24 of Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading “Will Dawson asked me.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “It was lucky I had some matches because those two fellows were soaking.”
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading “SAFE We went up the hill a little ways into the woods and then down into a hollow.”
occurring by chance
From this reading “It was lucky I had some matches because those two fellows were soaking.”
plural of “match” — lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
From this reading “It was lucky I had some matches because those two fellows were soaking.”
the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
From this reading “It was lucky I had some matches because those two fellows were soaking.”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading “SAFE We went up the hill a little ways into the woods and then down into a hollow.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “SAFE We went up the hill a little ways into the woods and then down into a hollow.”
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 “SAFE We went up the hill a little ways into the woods and then down into a hollow.”
move upward
In this reading “SAFE We went up the hill a little ways into the woods and then down into a hollow.”
In this reading “I knew about it because I had been there before.”
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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 SAFE We went up the hill a little ways into the woods and then down into a hollow.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I knew about it because I had been there before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SAFE We went up the hill a little ways into the woods and then down into a hollow.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Will Dawson asked me.
for the reason that
From this reading I knew about it because I had been there before.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I knew about it because I had been there before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I knew about it because I had been there before.
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading Will Dawson asked me.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading SAFE We went up the hill a little ways into the woods and then down into a hollow.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading It was lucky I had some matches because those two fellows were soaking.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I knew about it because I had been there before.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading SAFE We went up the hill a little ways into the woods and then down into a hollow.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading SAFE We went up the hill a little ways into the woods and then down into a hollow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew about it because I had been there before.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “What’s the idea?”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SAFE We went up the hill a little ways into the woods and then down into a hollow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I knew about it because I had been there before.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew about it because I had been there before.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading SAFE We went up the hill a little ways into the woods and then down into a hollow.
occurring by chance
From this reading It was lucky I had some matches because those two fellows were soaking.
plural of “match” — lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
From this reading It was lucky I had some matches because those two fellows were soaking.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Will Dawson asked me.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading SAFE We went up the hill a little ways into the woods and then down into a hollow.
the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
From this reading It was lucky I had some matches because those two fellows were soaking.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was lucky I had some matches because those two fellows were soaking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAFE We went up the hill a little ways into the woods and then down into a hollow.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading SAFE We went up the hill a little ways into the woods and then down into a hollow.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I knew about it because I had been there before.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was lucky I had some matches because those two fellows were soaking.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was lucky I had some matches because those two fellows were soaking.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading SAFE We went up the hill a little ways into the woods and then down into a hollow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was lucky I had some matches because those two fellows were soaking.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading SAFE We went up the hill a little ways into the woods and then down into a hollow.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading SAFE We went up the hill a little ways into the woods and then down into a hollow.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading SAFE We went up the hill a little ways into the woods and then down into a hollow.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was lucky I had some matches because those two fellows were soaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s the idea?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will Dawson asked me.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading SAFE We went up the hill a little ways into the woods and then down into a hollow.
Chapter 24 of Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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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