Chapter 24 of The Border Boys in the Canadian Rockies is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Border Boys in the Canadian Rockies is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“BITTER CREEK JONES.” A dull, booming crash that shook the ground under their feet, followed within a few seconds. A cloud of dust and rocks arose from the cave mouth. Suddenly Ralph broke into a shout: “The rock!
Chapter 24 of The Border Boys in the Canadian Rockies is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “A cloud of dust and rocks arose from the cave mouth.”
very lively and profitable
From this reading “A dull, booming crash that shook the ground under their feet, followed within a few seconds.”
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading “A cloud of dust and rocks arose from the cave mouth.”
fall or come down violently
From this reading “A dull, booming crash that shook the ground under their feet, followed within a few seconds.”
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading ““BITTER CREEK JONES.””
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading ““BITTER CREEK JONES.””
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “A dull, booming crash that shook the ground under their feet, followed within a few seconds.”
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading “Suddenly Ralph broke into a shout:”
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 “A dull, booming crash that shook the ground under their feet, followed within a few seconds.”
In this reading “A cloud of dust and rocks arose from the cave mouth.”
In this reading “A cloud of dust and rocks arose from the cave mouth.”
In this reading “A cloud of dust and rocks arose from the cave mouth.”
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 A dull, booming crash that shook the ground under their feet, followed within a few seconds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A cloud of dust and rocks arose from the cave mouth.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading A cloud of dust and rocks arose from the cave mouth.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading “BITTER CREEK JONES.”
very lively and profitable
From this reading A dull, booming crash that shook the ground under their feet, followed within a few seconds.
lacking funds
From this reading Suddenly Ralph broke into a shout:
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading A cloud of dust and rocks arose from the cave mouth.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading A cloud of dust and rocks arose from the cave mouth.
fall or come down violently
From this reading A dull, booming crash that shook the ground under their feet, followed within a few seconds.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “BITTER CREEK JONES.”
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading A dull, booming crash that shook the ground under their feet, followed within a few seconds.
remove the dust from
From this reading A cloud of dust and rocks arose from the cave mouth.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading A dull, booming crash that shook the ground under their feet, followed within a few seconds.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A dull, booming crash that shook the ground under their feet, followed within a few seconds.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading A dull, booming crash that shook the ground under their feet, followed within a few seconds.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A cloud of dust and rocks arose from the cave mouth.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading A dull, booming crash that shook the ground under their feet, followed within a few seconds.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Suddenly Ralph broke into a shout:
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “BITTER CREEK JONES.”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading A cloud of dust and rocks arose from the cave mouth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A cloud of dust and rocks arose from the cave mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly Ralph broke into a shout:
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “The rock!
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading A cloud of dust and rocks arose from the cave mouth.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading A dull, booming crash that shook the ground under their feet, followed within a few seconds.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading A dull, booming crash that shook the ground under their feet, followed within a few seconds.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading Suddenly Ralph broke into a shout:
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly Ralph broke into a shout:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A dull, booming crash that shook the ground under their feet, followed within a few seconds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A dull, booming crash that shook the ground under their feet, followed within a few seconds.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A dull, booming crash that shook the ground under their feet, followed within a few seconds.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A dull, booming crash that shook the ground under their feet, followed within a few seconds.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading A dull, booming crash that shook the ground under their feet, followed within a few seconds.
Chapter 24 of The Border Boys in the Canadian Rockies by John Henry Goldfrap holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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 24 holds 140 sentences of The Border Boys in the Canadian Rockies, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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