Chapter 30 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 30 of Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NORTH BOUND “It’s ahead of time,” Sandy said. “It’s ten minutes early,” another one of them shouted. “You’re all wrong the first time as usual,” I said. “It’s a north bound train. Such fine Scouts!
Chapter 30 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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at or in the front
From this reading “THE NORTH BOUND “It’s ahead of time,” Sandy said.”
confined by bonds
From this reading “THE NORTH BOUND “It’s ahead of time,” Sandy said.”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “THE NORTH BOUND “It’s ahead of time,” Sandy said.”
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading “THE NORTH BOUND “It’s ahead of time,” Sandy said.”
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “Such fine Scouts!”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading ““It’s ten minutes early,” another one of them shouted.”
create by training and teaching
From this reading ““It’s a north bound train.”
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading ““You’re all wrong the first time as usual,” I said.”
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In this reading ““It’s ten minutes early,” another one of them shouted.”
In this reading ““You’re all wrong the first time as usual,” I said.”
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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 “It’s a north bound train.
at or in the front
From this reading THE NORTH BOUND “It’s ahead of time,” Sandy said.
(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 “You’re all wrong the first time as usual,” I said.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “It’s ten minutes early,” another one of them shouted.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You’re all wrong the first time as usual,” I said.
confined by bonds
From this reading THE NORTH BOUND “It’s ahead of time,” Sandy said.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “It’s ten minutes early,” another one of them shouted.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Such fine Scouts!
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “You’re all wrong the first time as usual,” I said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You’re all wrong the first time as usual,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NORTH BOUND “It’s ahead of time,” Sandy said.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “It’s ten minutes early,” another one of them shouted.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading THE NORTH BOUND “It’s ahead of time,” Sandy said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NORTH BOUND “It’s ahead of time,” Sandy said.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It’s ten minutes early,” another one of them shouted.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE NORTH BOUND “It’s ahead of time,” Sandy said.
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading THE NORTH BOUND “It’s ahead of time,” Sandy said.
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Such fine Scouts!
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “It’s ten minutes early,” another one of them shouted.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such fine Scouts!
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “It’s ten minutes early,” another one of them shouted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NORTH BOUND “It’s ahead of time,” Sandy said.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “It’s ten minutes early,” another one of them shouted.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE NORTH BOUND “It’s ahead of time,” Sandy said.
create by training and teaching
From this reading “It’s a north bound train.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading “You’re all wrong the first time as usual,” I said.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “You’re all wrong the first time as usual,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re all wrong the first time as usual,” I said.
Chapter 30 of Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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 30 holds 104 sentences of Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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