Chapter 7 of The Flaming Mountain is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Flaming Mountain is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dangerous Trail The search for the missing dynamite had failed completely. Rick, Scotty, and the scientists were equally puzzled. Why steal dynamite? What was there to be gained? At a conference early the following morning Hartson Brant voiced the question.
Chapter 7 of The Flaming Mountain is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading “At a conference early the following morning Hartson Brant voiced the question.”
a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
From this reading “At a conference early the following morning Hartson Brant voiced the question.”
an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
From this reading “Dangerous Trail The search for the missing dynamite had failed completely.”
not able to be found
From this reading “Dangerous Trail The search for the missing dynamite had failed completely.”
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading “Rick, Scotty, and the scientists were equally puzzled.”
plural of “scientist” — a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
From this reading “Rick, Scotty, and the scientists were equally puzzled.”
take without the owner's consent
From this reading “Why steal dynamite?”
produced with vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “At a conference early the following morning Hartson Brant voiced the question.”
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In this reading “At a conference early the following morning Hartson Brant voiced the question.”
In this reading “Dangerous Trail The search for the missing dynamite had failed completely.”
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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 At a conference early the following morning Hartson Brant voiced the question.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rick, Scotty, and the scientists were equally puzzled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a conference early the following morning Hartson Brant voiced the question.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What was there to be gained?
small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading At a conference early the following morning Hartson Brant voiced the question.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Dangerous Trail The search for the missing dynamite had failed completely.
a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
From this reading At a conference early the following morning Hartson Brant voiced the question.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading Dangerous Trail The search for the missing dynamite had failed completely.
an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
From this reading Dangerous Trail The search for the missing dynamite had failed completely.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading At a conference early the following morning Hartson Brant voiced the question.
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading Rick, Scotty, and the scientists were equally puzzled.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Dangerous Trail The search for the missing dynamite had failed completely.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading At a conference early the following morning Hartson Brant voiced the question.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dangerous Trail The search for the missing dynamite had failed completely.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading What was there to be gained?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dangerous Trail The search for the missing dynamite had failed completely.
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From this reading At a conference early the following morning Hartson Brant voiced the question.
not able to be found
From this reading Dangerous Trail The search for the missing dynamite had failed completely.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading At a conference early the following morning Hartson Brant voiced the question.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Rick, Scotty, and the scientists were equally puzzled.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading At a conference early the following morning Hartson Brant voiced the question.
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading Rick, Scotty, and the scientists were equally puzzled.
plural of “scientist” — a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
From this reading Rick, Scotty, and the scientists were equally puzzled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rick, Scotty, and the scientists were equally puzzled.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Dangerous Trail The search for the missing dynamite had failed completely.
take without the owner's consent
From this reading Why steal dynamite?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dangerous Trail The search for the missing dynamite had failed completely.
in or at that place or location
From this reading What was there to be gained?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What was there to be gained?
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Dangerous Trail The search for the missing dynamite had failed completely.
produced with vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading At a conference early the following morning Hartson Brant voiced the question.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was there to be gained?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Rick, Scotty, and the scientists were equally puzzled.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was there to be gained?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why steal dynamite?
Chapter 7 of The Flaming Mountain by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin holds 289 sentences, grouped into 58 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 7 holds 289 sentences of The Flaming Mountain, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Flaming Mountain by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 289 sentences, grouped into 58 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.
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