Chapter 20 of The Border Boys in the Canadian Rockies is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Border Boys in the Canadian Rockies is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PRISONERS! “W-w-w-what under the canopy was that?” stammered Ralph as soon as he had recovered himself somewhat from his surprise. “Mountain lion, cougar, some calls ’em. Lucky she didn’t claw you, boy,” responded Mountain Jim. “If she hadn’t dived off so quick I’d have shot her.
Chapter 20 of The Border Boys in the Canadian Rockies is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 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.
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading ““W-w-w-what under the canopy was that?” stammered Ralph as soon as he had recovered himself somewhat from his surprise.”
sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
From this reading “Lucky she didn’t claw you, boy,” responded Mountain Jim.”
large American feline resembling a lion
From this reading ““Mountain lion, cougar, some calls ’em.”
past form of “dive” — drop steeply
From this reading ““If she hadn’t dived off so quick I’d have shot her.”
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading ““Mountain lion, cougar, some calls ’em.”
occurring by chance
From this reading “Lucky she didn’t claw you, boy,” responded Mountain Jim.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “PRISONERS!”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “Lucky she didn’t claw you, boy,” responded Mountain Jim.”
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 ““W-w-w-what under the canopy was that?” stammered Ralph as soon as he had recovered himself somewhat from his surprise.”
large American feline resembling a lion
In this reading ““Mountain lion, cougar, some calls ’em.”
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.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “W-w-w-what under the canopy was that?” stammered Ralph as soon as he had recovered himself somewhat from his surprise.
a youthful male person
From this reading Lucky she didn’t claw you, boy,” responded Mountain Jim.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading “Mountain lion, cougar, some calls ’em.
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading “W-w-w-what under the canopy was that?” stammered Ralph as soon as he had recovered himself somewhat from his surprise.
sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
From this reading Lucky she didn’t claw you, boy,” responded Mountain Jim.
large American feline resembling a lion
From this reading “Mountain lion, cougar, some calls ’em.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucky she didn’t claw you, boy,” responded Mountain Jim.
past form of “dive” — drop steeply
From this reading “If she hadn’t dived off so quick I’d have shot her.
a quad with a square body
From this reading “Mountain lion, cougar, some calls ’em.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “W-w-w-what under the canopy was that?” stammered Ralph as soon as he had recovered himself somewhat from his surprise.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “W-w-w-what under the canopy was that?” stammered Ralph as soon as he had recovered himself somewhat from his surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If she hadn’t dived off so quick I’d have shot her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If she hadn’t dived off so quick I’d have shot her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “W-w-w-what under the canopy was that?” stammered Ralph as soon as he had recovered himself somewhat from his surprise.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “If she hadn’t dived off so quick I’d have shot her.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “W-w-w-what under the canopy was that?” stammered Ralph as soon as he had recovered himself somewhat from his surprise.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “W-w-w-what under the canopy was that?” stammered Ralph as soon as he had recovered himself somewhat from his surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If she hadn’t dived off so quick I’d have shot her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If she hadn’t dived off so quick I’d have shot her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucky she didn’t claw you, boy,” responded Mountain Jim.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “Mountain lion, cougar, some calls ’em.
occurring by chance
From this reading Lucky she didn’t claw you, boy,” responded Mountain Jim.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “Mountain lion, cougar, some calls ’em.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “If she hadn’t dived off so quick I’d have shot her.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading PRISONERS!
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “If she hadn’t dived off so quick I’d have shot her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “W-w-w-what under the canopy was that?” stammered Ralph as soon as he had recovered himself somewhat from his surprise.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “W-w-w-what under the canopy was that?” stammered Ralph as soon as he had recovered himself somewhat from his surprise.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading Lucky she didn’t claw you, boy,” responded Mountain Jim.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lucky she didn’t claw you, boy,” responded Mountain Jim.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “If she hadn’t dived off so quick I’d have shot her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “If she hadn’t dived off so quick I’d have shot her.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Mountain lion, cougar, some calls ’em.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “W-w-w-what under the canopy was that?” stammered Ralph as soon as he had recovered himself somewhat from his surprise.
in the near future
From this reading “W-w-w-what under the canopy was that?” stammered Ralph as soon as he had recovered himself somewhat from his surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “W-w-w-what under the canopy was that?” stammered Ralph as soon as he had recovered himself somewhat from his surprise.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “W-w-w-what under the canopy was that?” stammered Ralph as soon as he had recovered himself somewhat from his surprise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “W-w-w-what under the canopy was that?” stammered Ralph as soon as he had recovered himself somewhat from his surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “W-w-w-what under the canopy was that?” stammered Ralph as soon as he had recovered himself somewhat from his surprise.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “W-w-w-what under the canopy was that?” stammered Ralph as soon as he had recovered himself somewhat from his surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “W-w-w-what under the canopy was that?” stammered Ralph as soon as he had recovered himself somewhat from his surprise.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “W-w-w-what under the canopy was that?” stammered Ralph as soon as he had recovered himself somewhat from his surprise.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Lucky she didn’t claw you, boy,” responded Mountain Jim.
Chapter 20 of The Border Boys in the Canadian Rockies by John Henry Goldfrap holds 81 sentences, grouped into 17 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 20 holds 81 sentences of The Border Boys in the Canadian Rockies, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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