Chapter 6 of Tales of Daring and Danger is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Tales of Daring and Danger is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
=Ten Boys= who lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now. By Jane Andrews. With 20 Illustrations. "The idea of this book is a very happy one, and is admirably carried out. We have followed the whole course of the work with exquisite pleasure.
Chapter 6 of Tales of Daring and Danger is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an admirable manner
From this reading “"The idea of this book is a very happy one, and is admirably carried out.”
in the past
From this reading “=Ten Boys= who lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now.”
United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
From this reading “By Jane Andrews.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “=Ten Boys= who lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now.”
intense or sharp
From this reading “We have followed the whole course of the work with exquisite pleasure.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “With 20 Illustrations.”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “=Ten Boys= who lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now.”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “We have followed the whole course of the work with exquisite pleasure.”
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From this reading With 20 Illustrations.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The idea of this book is a very happy one, and is admirably carried out.
in an admirable manner
From this reading "The idea of this book is a very happy one, and is admirably carried out.
in the past
From this reading =Ten Boys= who lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The idea of this book is a very happy one, and is admirably carried out.
United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
From this reading By Jane Andrews.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading "The idea of this book is a very happy one, and is admirably carried out.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading =Ten Boys= who lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Jane Andrews.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "The idea of this book is a very happy one, and is admirably carried out.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading We have followed the whole course of the work with exquisite pleasure.
intense or sharp
From this reading We have followed the whole course of the work with exquisite pleasure.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading We have followed the whole course of the work with exquisite pleasure.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading =Ten Boys= who lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "The idea of this book is a very happy one, and is admirably carried out.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have followed the whole course of the work with exquisite pleasure.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "The idea of this book is a very happy one, and is admirably carried out.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading With 20 Illustrations.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The idea of this book is a very happy one, and is admirably carried out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By Jane Andrews.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading =Ten Boys= who lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading =Ten Boys= who lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading =Ten Boys= who lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The idea of this book is a very happy one, and is admirably carried out.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading =Ten Boys= who lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The idea of this book is a very happy one, and is admirably carried out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "The idea of this book is a very happy one, and is admirably carried out.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading We have followed the whole course of the work with exquisite pleasure.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading =Ten Boys= who lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading =Ten Boys= who lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =Ten Boys= who lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "The idea of this book is a very happy one, and is admirably carried out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading =Ten Boys= who lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now.
precisely as stated
From this reading "The idea of this book is a very happy one, and is admirably carried out.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have followed the whole course of the work with exquisite pleasure.
which person or people
From this reading =Ten Boys= who lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading We have followed the whole course of the work with exquisite pleasure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With 20 Illustrations.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading We have followed the whole course of the work with exquisite pleasure.
Chapter 6 of Tales of Daring and Danger by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 366 sentences, grouped into 74 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 6 holds 366 sentences of Tales of Daring and Danger, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
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