Chapter 11 of The Four Canadian Highwaymen is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Four Canadian Highwaymen is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SCENES LEADING TO THE CLIMAX. The robbers soon dispersed and left our hero alone by the bole of a fallen pine. Nancy appeared in a moment, and, as she passed our hero on her way to gather branches for fire kindling, she said: 'They are all afraid. Are holding a consultation now.
Chapter 11 of The Four Canadian Highwaymen is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)
From this reading “The robbers soon dispersed and left our hero alone by the bole of a fallen pine.”
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
From this reading “SCENES LEADING TO THE CLIMAX.”
a conference (usually with someone important)
From this reading “Are holding a consultation now.”
distributed or spread over a considerable extent
From this reading “The robbers soon dispersed and left our hero alone by the bole of a fallen pine.”
material for starting a fire
From this reading “Nancy appeared in a moment, and, as she passed our hero on her way to gather branches for fire kindling, she said:”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “Nancy appeared in a moment, and, as she passed our hero on her way to gather branches for fire kindling, she said:”
a coniferous tree
From this reading “The robbers soon dispersed and left our hero alone by the bole of a fallen pine.”
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading “The robbers soon dispersed and left our hero alone by the bole of a fallen pine.”
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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 The robbers soon dispersed and left our hero alone by the bole of a fallen pine.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading 'They are all afraid.
(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 'They are all afraid.
Having no one else present.
From this reading The robbers soon dispersed and left our hero alone by the bole of a fallen pine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The robbers soon dispersed and left our hero alone by the bole of a fallen pine.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Nancy appeared in a moment, and, as she passed our hero on her way to gather branches for fire kindling, she said:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'They are all afraid.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nancy appeared in a moment, and, as she passed our hero on her way to gather branches for fire kindling, she said:
a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)
From this reading The robbers soon dispersed and left our hero alone by the bole of a fallen pine.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Nancy appeared in a moment, and, as she passed our hero on her way to gather branches for fire kindling, she said:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The robbers soon dispersed and left our hero alone by the bole of a fallen pine.
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
From this reading SCENES LEADING TO THE CLIMAX.
a conference (usually with someone important)
From this reading Are holding a consultation now.
distributed or spread over a considerable extent
From this reading The robbers soon dispersed and left our hero alone by the bole of a fallen pine.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The robbers soon dispersed and left our hero alone by the bole of a fallen pine.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Nancy appeared in a moment, and, as she passed our hero on her way to gather branches for fire kindling, she said:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nancy appeared in a moment, and, as she passed our hero on her way to gather branches for fire kindling, she said:
assemble or get together
From this reading Nancy appeared in a moment, and, as she passed our hero on her way to gather branches for fire kindling, she said:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nancy appeared in a moment, and, as she passed our hero on her way to gather branches for fire kindling, she said:
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading The robbers soon dispersed and left our hero alone by the bole of a fallen pine.
the act of retaining something
From this reading Are holding a consultation now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nancy appeared in a moment, and, as she passed our hero on her way to gather branches for fire kindling, she said:
material for starting a fire
From this reading Nancy appeared in a moment, and, as she passed our hero on her way to gather branches for fire kindling, she said:
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading SCENES LEADING TO THE CLIMAX.
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 The robbers soon dispersed and left our hero alone by the bole of a fallen pine.
a particular point in time
From this reading Nancy appeared in a moment, and, as she passed our hero on her way to gather branches for fire kindling, she said:
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading Nancy appeared in a moment, and, as she passed our hero on her way to gather branches for fire kindling, she said:
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Are holding a consultation now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The robbers soon dispersed and left our hero alone by the bole of a fallen pine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nancy appeared in a moment, and, as she passed our hero on her way to gather branches for fire kindling, she said:
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The robbers soon dispersed and left our hero alone by the bole of a fallen pine.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Nancy appeared in a moment, and, as she passed our hero on her way to gather branches for fire kindling, she said:
a coniferous tree
From this reading The robbers soon dispersed and left our hero alone by the bole of a fallen pine.
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading The robbers soon dispersed and left our hero alone by the bole of a fallen pine.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Nancy appeared in a moment, and, as she passed our hero on her way to gather branches for fire kindling, she said:
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENES LEADING TO THE CLIMAX.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nancy appeared in a moment, and, as she passed our hero on her way to gather branches for fire kindling, she said:
in the near future
From this reading The robbers soon dispersed and left our hero alone by the bole of a fallen pine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SCENES LEADING TO THE CLIMAX.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'They are all afraid.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SCENES LEADING TO THE CLIMAX.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Nancy appeared in a moment, and, as she passed our hero on her way to gather branches for fire kindling, she said:
Chapter 11 of The Four Canadian Highwaymen by J. E. (Joseph Edmund) Collins holds 258 sentences, grouped into 52 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 11 holds 258 sentences of The Four Canadian Highwaymen, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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