Chapter 29 of The Border Boys Along the St. Lawrence is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Border Boys Along the St. Lawrence is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A HERMIT OF THE ST. LAWRENCE. For some time Ralph floundered and stumbled along the beach in the direction which he had elected to follow. At length, as he rounded a point, he caught sudden sight of a light, burning amid a clump of stunted, dwarfed cedar trees. “Good!” he exclaimed.
Chapter 29 of The Border Boys Along the St. Lawrence is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading “At length, as he rounded a point, he caught sudden sight of a light, burning amid a clump of stunted, dwarfed cedar trees.”
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “At length, as he rounded a point, he caught sudden sight of a light, burning amid a clump of stunted, dwarfed cedar trees.”
past form of “dwarf” — make appear small by comparison
From this reading “At length, as he rounded a point, he caught sudden sight of a light, burning amid a clump of stunted, dwarfed cedar trees.”
subject to popular election
From this reading “For some time Ralph floundered and stumbled along the beach in the direction which he had elected to follow.”
past form of “flounder” — walk with great difficulty
From this reading “For some time Ralph floundered and stumbled along the beach in the direction which he had elected to follow.”
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading “A HERMIT OF THE ST.”
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
From this reading “At length, as he rounded a point, he caught sudden sight of a light, burning amid a clump of stunted, dwarfed cedar trees.”
inferior in size or quality
From this reading “At length, as he rounded a point, he caught sudden sight of a light, burning amid a clump of stunted, dwarfed cedar trees.”
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any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
In this reading “At length, as he rounded a point, he caught sudden sight of a light, burning amid a clump of stunted, dwarfed cedar trees.”
In this reading “For some time Ralph floundered and stumbled along the beach in the direction which he had elected to follow.”
in a lengthy or prolix manner
In this reading “At length, as he rounded a point, he caught sudden sight of a light, burning amid a clump of stunted, dwarfed cedar trees.”
In this reading “For some time Ralph floundered and stumbled along the beach in the direction which he had elected to follow.”
In this reading “For some time Ralph floundered and stumbled along the beach in the direction which he had elected to follow.”
In this reading “For some time Ralph floundered and stumbled along the beach in the direction which he had elected to follow.”
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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 HERMIT OF THE ST.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading For some time Ralph floundered and stumbled along the beach in the direction which he had elected to follow.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading At length, as he rounded a point, he caught sudden sight of a light, burning amid a clump of stunted, dwarfed cedar trees.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For some time Ralph floundered and stumbled along the beach in the direction which he had elected to follow.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At length, as he rounded a point, he caught sudden sight of a light, burning amid a clump of stunted, dwarfed cedar trees.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length, as he rounded a point, he caught sudden sight of a light, burning amid a clump of stunted, dwarfed cedar trees.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading For some time Ralph floundered and stumbled along the beach in the direction which he had elected to follow.
the act of burning something
From this reading At length, as he rounded a point, he caught sudden sight of a light, burning amid a clump of stunted, dwarfed cedar trees.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading At length, as he rounded a point, he caught sudden sight of a light, burning amid a clump of stunted, dwarfed cedar trees.
any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading At length, as he rounded a point, he caught sudden sight of a light, burning amid a clump of stunted, dwarfed cedar trees.
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading At length, as he rounded a point, he caught sudden sight of a light, burning amid a clump of stunted, dwarfed cedar trees.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading For some time Ralph floundered and stumbled along the beach in the direction which he had elected to follow.
past form of “dwarf” — make appear small by comparison
From this reading At length, as he rounded a point, he caught sudden sight of a light, burning amid a clump of stunted, dwarfed cedar trees.
subject to popular election
From this reading For some time Ralph floundered and stumbled along the beach in the direction which he had elected to follow.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Good!” he exclaimed.
past form of “flounder” — walk with great difficulty
From this reading For some time Ralph floundered and stumbled along the beach in the direction which he had elected to follow.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading For some time Ralph floundered and stumbled along the beach in the direction which he had elected to follow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some time Ralph floundered and stumbled along the beach in the direction which he had elected to follow.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good!” he exclaimed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For some time Ralph floundered and stumbled along the beach in the direction which he had elected to follow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For some time Ralph floundered and stumbled along the beach in the direction which he had elected to follow.
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading A HERMIT OF THE ST.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For some time Ralph floundered and stumbled along the beach in the direction which he had elected to follow.
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading LAWRENCE.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length, as he rounded a point, he caught sudden sight of a light, burning amid a clump of stunted, dwarfed cedar trees.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading At length, as he rounded a point, he caught sudden sight of a light, burning amid a clump of stunted, dwarfed cedar trees.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A HERMIT OF THE ST.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading At length, as he rounded a point, he caught sudden sight of a light, burning amid a clump of stunted, dwarfed cedar trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For some time Ralph floundered and stumbled along the beach in the direction which he had elected to follow.
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
From this reading At length, as he rounded a point, he caught sudden sight of a light, burning amid a clump of stunted, dwarfed cedar trees.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading At length, as he rounded a point, he caught sudden sight of a light, burning amid a clump of stunted, dwarfed cedar trees.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For some time Ralph floundered and stumbled along the beach in the direction which he had elected to follow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A HERMIT OF THE ST.
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading For some time Ralph floundered and stumbled along the beach in the direction which he had elected to follow.
inferior in size or quality
From this reading At length, as he rounded a point, he caught sudden sight of a light, burning amid a clump of stunted, dwarfed cedar trees.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading At length, as he rounded a point, he caught sudden sight of a light, burning amid a clump of stunted, dwarfed cedar trees.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A HERMIT OF THE ST.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For some time Ralph floundered and stumbled along the beach in the direction which he had elected to follow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For some time Ralph floundered and stumbled along the beach in the direction which he had elected to follow.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading At length, as he rounded a point, he caught sudden sight of a light, burning amid a clump of stunted, dwarfed cedar trees.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For some time Ralph floundered and stumbled along the beach in the direction which he had elected to follow.
Chapter 29 of The Border Boys Along the St. Lawrence by John Henry Goldfrap holds 90 sentences, grouped into 18 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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