Chapter 20 of Roy Blakeley's Tangled Trail is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Roy Blakeley's Tangled Trail is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A RARE SPECIES We rowed close in shore near the outlet and the sharpy spoke to us first. We rested on our oars a minute to talk with him. He had a funny kind of a lisp in the way he talked. Not exactly a lisp, but sort of like it. He said, “Are there any eels around here?”
Chapter 20 of Roy Blakeley's Tangled Trail is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “eel” — the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
From this reading “He said, “Are there any eels around here?””
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “He had a funny kind of a lisp in the way he talked.”
a speech defect that involves pronouncing “s” like voiceless “th” and “z” like voiced “th”
From this reading “He had a funny kind of a lisp in the way he talked.”
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading “We rested on our oars a minute to talk with him.”
a place of business for retailing goods
From this reading “A RARE SPECIES We rowed close in shore near the outlet and the sharpy spoke to us first.”
past form of “row” — propel with oars
From this reading “A RARE SPECIES We rowed close in shore near the outlet and the sharpy spoke to us first.”
an alert and energetic person
From this reading “A RARE SPECIES We rowed close in shore near the outlet and the sharpy spoke to us first.”
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
From this reading “A RARE SPECIES We rowed close in shore near the outlet and the sharpy spoke to us first.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “He said, “Are there any eels around here?””
In this reading “We rested on our oars a minute to talk with him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A RARE SPECIES We rowed close in shore near the outlet and the sharpy spoke to us first.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A RARE SPECIES We rowed close in shore near the outlet and the sharpy spoke to us first.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He said, “Are there any eels around here?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He said, “Are there any eels around here?”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He said, “Are there any eels around here?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not exactly a lisp, but sort of like it.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading A RARE SPECIES We rowed close in shore near the outlet and the sharpy spoke to us first.
plural of “eel” — the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
From this reading He said, “Are there any eels around here?”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading Not exactly a lisp, but sort of like it.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading A RARE SPECIES We rowed close in shore near the outlet and the sharpy spoke to us first.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading He had a funny kind of a lisp in the way he talked.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a funny kind of a lisp in the way he talked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a funny kind of a lisp in the way he talked.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He said, “Are there any eels around here?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We rested on our oars a minute to talk with him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A RARE SPECIES We rowed close in shore near the outlet and the sharpy spoke to us first.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not exactly a lisp, but sort of like it.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading He had a funny kind of a lisp in the way he talked.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Not exactly a lisp, but sort of like it.
a speech defect that involves pronouncing “s” like voiceless “th” and “z” like voiced “th”
From this reading He had a funny kind of a lisp in the way he talked.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading We rested on our oars a minute to talk with him.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading A RARE SPECIES We rowed close in shore near the outlet and the sharpy spoke to us first.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not exactly a lisp, but sort of like it.
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading We rested on our oars a minute to talk with him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had a funny kind of a lisp in the way he talked.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We rested on our oars a minute to talk with him.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We rested on our oars a minute to talk with him.
a place of business for retailing goods
From this reading A RARE SPECIES We rowed close in shore near the outlet and the sharpy spoke to us first.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading A RARE SPECIES We rowed close in shore near the outlet and the sharpy spoke to us first.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading We rested on our oars a minute to talk with him.
past form of “row” — propel with oars
From this reading A RARE SPECIES We rowed close in shore near the outlet and the sharpy spoke to us first.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said, “Are there any eels around here?”
an alert and energetic person
From this reading A RARE SPECIES We rowed close in shore near the outlet and the sharpy spoke to us first.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading A RARE SPECIES We rowed close in shore near the outlet and the sharpy spoke to us first.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Not exactly a lisp, but sort of like it.
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
From this reading A RARE SPECIES We rowed close in shore near the outlet and the sharpy spoke to us first.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading A RARE SPECIES We rowed close in shore near the outlet and the sharpy spoke to us first.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading We rested on our oars a minute to talk with him.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading He had a funny kind of a lisp in the way he talked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A RARE SPECIES We rowed close in shore near the outlet and the sharpy spoke to us first.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He said, “Are there any eels around here?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A RARE SPECIES We rowed close in shore near the outlet and the sharpy spoke to us first.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A RARE SPECIES We rowed close in shore near the outlet and the sharpy spoke to us first.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He had a funny kind of a lisp in the way he talked.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A RARE SPECIES We rowed close in shore near the outlet and the sharpy spoke to us first.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We rested on our oars a minute to talk with him.
Chapter 20 of Roy Blakeley's Tangled Trail by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 73 sentences, grouped into 15 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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