Chapter 7 of The Border Boys Along the St. Lawrence is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Border Boys Along the St. Lawrence is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RUN DOWN. Something must be done. In another moment the frail boat would be drawn by the current right down on the bow of the _River Swallow_ and cut in two. But there was no room to turn out or avoid them! Ralph was the first to gain possession of his senses.
Chapter 7 of The Border Boys Along the St. Lawrence is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading “But there was no room to turn out or avoid them!”
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading “In another moment the frail boat would be drawn by the current right down on the bow of the _River Swallow_ and cut in two.”
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading “In another moment the frail boat would be drawn by the current right down on the bow of the _River Swallow_ and cut in two.”
physically weak
From this reading “In another moment the frail boat would be drawn by the current right down on the bow of the _River Swallow_ and cut in two.”
obtain
From this reading “Ralph was the first to gain possession of his senses.”
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading “Ralph was the first to gain possession of his senses.”
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading “Ralph was the first to gain possession of his senses.”
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
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 “Ralph was the first to gain possession of his senses.”
trace
In this reading “RUN DOWN.”
be shown or be found to be
In this reading “But there was no room to turn out or avoid them!”
In this reading “In another moment the frail boat would be drawn by the current right down on the bow of the _River Swallow_ and cut in two.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In another moment the frail boat would be drawn by the current right down on the bow of the _River Swallow_ and cut in two.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading In another moment the frail boat would be drawn by the current right down on the bow of the _River Swallow_ and cut in two.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading But there was no room to turn out or avoid them!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Something must be done.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading In another moment the frail boat would be drawn by the current right down on the bow of the _River Swallow_ and cut in two.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading In another moment the frail boat would be drawn by the current right down on the bow of the _River Swallow_ and cut in two.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was no room to turn out or avoid them!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In another moment the frail boat would be drawn by the current right down on the bow of the _River Swallow_ and cut in two.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading In another moment the frail boat would be drawn by the current right down on the bow of the _River Swallow_ and cut in two.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading In another moment the frail boat would be drawn by the current right down on the bow of the _River Swallow_ and cut in two.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Something must be done.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading RUN DOWN.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading In another moment the frail boat would be drawn by the current right down on the bow of the _River Swallow_ and cut in two.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Ralph was the first to gain possession of his senses.
physically weak
From this reading In another moment the frail boat would be drawn by the current right down on the bow of the _River Swallow_ and cut in two.
obtain
From this reading Ralph was the first to gain possession of his senses.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ralph was the first to gain possession of his senses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In another moment the frail boat would be drawn by the current right down on the bow of the _River Swallow_ and cut in two.
a particular point in time
From this reading In another moment the frail boat would be drawn by the current right down on the bow of the _River Swallow_ and cut in two.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Something must be done.
not any; not one
From this reading But there was no room to turn out or avoid them!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In another moment the frail boat would be drawn by the current right down on the bow of the _River Swallow_ and cut in two.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In another moment the frail boat would be drawn by the current right down on the bow of the _River Swallow_ and cut in two.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But there was no room to turn out or avoid them!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But there was no room to turn out or avoid them!
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading Ralph was the first to gain possession of his senses.
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From this reading Ralph was the first to gain possession of his senses.
precisely, exactly
From this reading In another moment the frail boat would be drawn by the current right down on the bow of the _River Swallow_ and cut in two.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading In another moment the frail boat would be drawn by the current right down on the bow of the _River Swallow_ and cut in two.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading But there was no room to turn out or avoid them!
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading RUN DOWN.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading Ralph was the first to gain possession of his senses.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something must be done.
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading In another moment the frail boat would be drawn by the current right down on the bow of the _River Swallow_ and cut in two.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In another moment the frail boat would be drawn by the current right down on the bow of the _River Swallow_ and cut in two.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But there was no room to turn out or avoid them!
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there was no room to turn out or avoid them!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there was no room to turn out or avoid them!
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading But there was no room to turn out or avoid them!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In another moment the frail boat would be drawn by the current right down on the bow of the _River Swallow_ and cut in two.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was no room to turn out or avoid them!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In another moment the frail boat would be drawn by the current right down on the bow of the _River Swallow_ and cut in two.
Chapter 7 of The Border Boys Along the St. Lawrence by John Henry Goldfrap holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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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