Chapter 12 of The Border Boys in the Canadian Rockies is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Border Boys in the Canadian Rockies is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JUST IN TIME. Once more the odd booming sound was borne to Ralph’s ears. It came from off to his left. The mud fell again in showers all about him. “It’s some sort of a boiling spring!” exclaimed Ralph suddenly.
Chapter 12 of The Border Boys in the Canadian Rockies is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
From this reading ““It’s some sort of a boiling spring!” exclaimed Ralph suddenly.”
very lively and profitable
From this reading “Once more the odd booming sound was borne to Ralph’s ears.”
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading “Once more the odd booming sound was borne to Ralph’s ears.”
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “Once more the odd booming sound was borne to Ralph’s ears.”
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading “The mud fell again in showers all about him.”
not divisible by two
From this reading “Once more the odd booming sound was borne to Ralph’s ears.”
plural of “shower” — a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading “The mud fell again in showers all about him.”
the season of growth
From this reading ““It’s some sort of a boiling spring!” exclaimed Ralph suddenly.”
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.
anew
In this reading “Once more the odd booming sound was borne to Ralph’s ears.”
In this reading ““It’s some sort of a boiling spring!” exclaimed Ralph suddenly.”
In this reading “It came from off to his left.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It’s some sort of a boiling spring!” exclaimed Ralph suddenly.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The mud fell again in showers all about him.
anew
From this reading The mud fell again in showers all about him.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The mud fell again in showers all about him.
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
From this reading “It’s some sort of a boiling spring!” exclaimed Ralph suddenly.
very lively and profitable
From this reading Once more the odd booming sound was borne to Ralph’s ears.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading Once more the odd booming sound was borne to Ralph’s ears.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It came from off to his left.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Once more the odd booming sound was borne to Ralph’s ears.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “It’s some sort of a boiling spring!” exclaimed Ralph suddenly.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The mud fell again in showers all about him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It came from off to his left.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The mud fell again in showers all about him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It came from off to his left.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JUST IN TIME.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It came from off to his left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s some sort of a boiling spring!” exclaimed Ralph suddenly.
and nothing more
From this reading JUST IN TIME.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It came from off to his left.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once more the odd booming sound was borne to Ralph’s ears.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading The mud fell again in showers all about him.
not divisible by two
From this reading Once more the odd booming sound was borne to Ralph’s ears.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It’s some sort of a boiling spring!” exclaimed Ralph suddenly.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It came from off to his left.
on one occasion
From this reading Once more the odd booming sound was borne to Ralph’s ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s some sort of a boiling spring!” exclaimed Ralph suddenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once more the odd booming sound was borne to Ralph’s ears.
plural of “shower” — a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading The mud fell again in showers all about him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “It’s some sort of a boiling spring!” exclaimed Ralph suddenly.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “It’s some sort of a boiling spring!” exclaimed Ralph suddenly.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Once more the odd booming sound was borne to Ralph’s ears.
the season of growth
From this reading “It’s some sort of a boiling spring!” exclaimed Ralph suddenly.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “It’s some sort of a boiling spring!” exclaimed Ralph suddenly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once more the odd booming sound was borne to Ralph’s ears.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading JUST IN TIME.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once more the odd booming sound was borne to Ralph’s ears.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once more the odd booming sound was borne to Ralph’s ears.
Chapter 12 of The Border Boys in the Canadian Rockies by John Henry Goldfrap holds 89 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.
Chapter 12 holds 89 sentences of The Border Boys in the Canadian Rockies, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Border Boys in the Canadian Rockies by John Henry Goldfrap exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 89 sentences, grouped into 18 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 18 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 18 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 can be played aloud in United States English.
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