Chapter 24 of The Adventures of Kathlyn is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Adventures of Kathlyn is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE INVINCIBLE WILL "Those ropes were cut," declared Ahmed. "But who in the world could have cut them?" demanded the colonel. Ahmed shrugged. "We may have been followed by thieves. They could have got here before us, as we were forced to use the elephant trails.
Chapter 24 of The Adventures of Kathlyn is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “"But who in the world could have cut them?" demanded the colonel.”
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading “They could have got here before us, as we were forced to use the elephant trails.”
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading “They could have got here before us, as we were forced to use the elephant trails.”
incapable of being overcome or subdued
From this reading “THE INVINCIBLE WILL "Those ropes were cut," declared Ahmed.”
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading “THE INVINCIBLE WILL "Those ropes were cut," declared Ahmed.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “Ahmed shrugged.”
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “"We may have been followed by thieves.”
plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “They could have got here before us, as we were forced to use the elephant trails.”
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From this reading THE INVINCIBLE WILL "Those ropes were cut," declared Ahmed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They could have got here before us, as we were forced to use the elephant trails.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "We may have been followed by thieves.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They could have got here before us, as we were forced to use the elephant trails.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But who in the world could have cut them?" demanded the colonel.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "We may have been followed by thieves.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "But who in the world could have cut them?" demanded the colonel.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "But who in the world could have cut them?" demanded the colonel.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading THE INVINCIBLE WILL "Those ropes were cut," declared Ahmed.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading THE INVINCIBLE WILL "Those ropes were cut," declared Ahmed.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "But who in the world could have cut them?" demanded the colonel.
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading They could have got here before us, as we were forced to use the elephant trails.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "We may have been followed by thieves.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading They could have got here before us, as we were forced to use the elephant trails.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They could have got here before us, as we were forced to use the elephant trails.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But who in the world could have cut them?" demanded the colonel.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading They could have got here before us, as we were forced to use the elephant trails.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But who in the world could have cut them?" demanded the colonel.
incapable of being overcome or subdued
From this reading THE INVINCIBLE WILL "Those ropes were cut," declared Ahmed.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "We may have been followed by thieves.
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading THE INVINCIBLE WILL "Those ropes were cut," declared Ahmed.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Ahmed shrugged.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INVINCIBLE WILL "Those ropes were cut," declared Ahmed.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "But who in the world could have cut them?" demanded the colonel.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could have got here before us, as we were forced to use the elephant trails.
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading "We may have been followed by thieves.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE INVINCIBLE WILL "Those ropes were cut," declared Ahmed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They could have got here before us, as we were forced to use the elephant trails.
plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading They could have got here before us, as we were forced to use the elephant trails.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They could have got here before us, as we were forced to use the elephant trails.
the act of using
From this reading They could have got here before us, as we were forced to use the elephant trails.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We may have been followed by thieves.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE INVINCIBLE WILL "Those ropes were cut," declared Ahmed.
which person or people
From this reading "But who in the world could have cut them?" demanded the colonel.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE INVINCIBLE WILL "Those ropes were cut," declared Ahmed.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "But who in the world could have cut them?" demanded the colonel.
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