Chapter 21 of The Border Boys in the Canadian Rockies is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Border Boys in the Canadian Rockies is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INDIANS. “Well, this is a fine fix!” “About as bad as it could be.” “What are we going to do?” “I don’t know yet.
Chapter 21 of The Border Boys in the Canadian Rockies is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading ““About as bad as it could be.””
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading ““Well, this is a fine fix!””
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading ““Well, this is a fine fix!””
the act of departing
From this reading ““What are we going to do?””
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading “INDIANS.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading ““I don’t know yet.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading ““Well, this is a fine fix!””
but in spite of that
From this reading ““I don’t know yet.”
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.
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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 “Well, this is a fine fix!”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “About as bad as it could be.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are we going to do?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “About as bad as it could be.”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “About as bad as it could be.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “About as bad as it could be.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “About as bad as it could be.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What are we going to do?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know yet.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “Well, this is a fine fix!”
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “Well, this is a fine fix!”
the act of departing
From this reading “What are we going to do?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know yet.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading INDIANS.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, this is a fine fix!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “About as bad as it could be.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don’t know yet.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Well, this is a fine fix!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What are we going to do?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “What are we going to do?”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, this is a fine fix!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What are we going to do?”
but in spite of that
From this reading “I don’t know yet.
Chapter 21 of The Border Boys in the Canadian Rockies by John Henry Goldfrap holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 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 21 holds 97 sentences of The Border Boys in the Canadian Rockies, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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