Chapter 3 of The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SURPRISE "We are almost opposite them now," Jim announced. We went down the gulch until we came to a little bench just below the edge. We crawled upon this, and looked cautiously through a fringe of grass. I could see a bunch of half a dozen antelope gently feeding on the level plain. "Pick your antelope," whispered Jim to me.
Chapter 3 of The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
From this reading “I could see a bunch of half a dozen antelope gently feeding on the level plain.”
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading “We went down the gulch until we came to a little bench just below the edge.”
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “I could see a bunch of half a dozen antelope gently feeding on the level plain.”
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading “We crawled upon this, and looked cautiously through a fringe of grass.”
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “We crawled upon this, and looked cautiously through a fringe of grass.”
the act of consuming food
From this reading “I could see a bunch of half a dozen antelope gently feeding on the level plain.”
the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading “We crawled upon this, and looked cautiously through a fringe of grass.”
a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
From this reading “We went down the gulch until we came to a little bench just below the edge.”
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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move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “We went down the gulch until we came to a little bench just below the edge.”
In this reading “I could see a bunch of half a dozen antelope gently feeding on the level plain.”
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 We went down the gulch until we came to a little bench just below the edge.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading THE SURPRISE "We are almost opposite them now," Jim announced.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We crawled upon this, and looked cautiously through a fringe of grass.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading THE SURPRISE "We are almost opposite them now," Jim announced.
graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
From this reading I could see a bunch of half a dozen antelope gently feeding on the level plain.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE SURPRISE "We are almost opposite them now," Jim announced.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading We went down the gulch until we came to a little bench just below the edge.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading We went down the gulch until we came to a little bench just below the edge.
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading I could see a bunch of half a dozen antelope gently feeding on the level plain.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We went down the gulch until we came to a little bench just below the edge.
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading We crawled upon this, and looked cautiously through a fringe of grass.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could see a bunch of half a dozen antelope gently feeding on the level plain.
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading We crawled upon this, and looked cautiously through a fringe of grass.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We went down the gulch until we came to a little bench just below the edge.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading I could see a bunch of half a dozen antelope gently feeding on the level plain.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading We went down the gulch until we came to a little bench just below the edge.
the act of consuming food
From this reading I could see a bunch of half a dozen antelope gently feeding on the level plain.
the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading We crawled upon this, and looked cautiously through a fringe of grass.
in a gradual manner
From this reading I could see a bunch of half a dozen antelope gently feeding on the level plain.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading We crawled upon this, and looked cautiously through a fringe of grass.
a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
From this reading We went down the gulch until we came to a little bench just below the edge.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I could see a bunch of half a dozen antelope gently feeding on the level plain.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could see a bunch of half a dozen antelope gently feeding on the level plain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SURPRISE "We are almost opposite them now," Jim announced.
and nothing more
From this reading We went down the gulch until we came to a little bench just below the edge.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading I could see a bunch of half a dozen antelope gently feeding on the level plain.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We went down the gulch until we came to a little bench just below the edge.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading We crawled upon this, and looked cautiously through a fringe of grass.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Pick your antelope," whispered Jim to me.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE SURPRISE "We are almost opposite them now," Jim announced.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We crawled upon this, and looked cautiously through a fringe of grass.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I could see a bunch of half a dozen antelope gently feeding on the level plain.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading THE SURPRISE "We are almost opposite them now," Jim announced.
select carefully from a group
From this reading "Pick your antelope," whispered Jim to me.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading I could see a bunch of half a dozen antelope gently feeding on the level plain.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I could see a bunch of half a dozen antelope gently feeding on the level plain.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading THE SURPRISE "We are almost opposite them now," Jim announced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SURPRISE "We are almost opposite them now," Jim announced.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE SURPRISE "We are almost opposite them now," Jim announced.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We crawled upon this, and looked cautiously through a fringe of grass.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading We crawled upon this, and looked cautiously through a fringe of grass.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We went down the gulch until we came to a little bench just below the edge.
up to a particular time
From this reading We went down the gulch until we came to a little bench just below the edge.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We crawled upon this, and looked cautiously through a fringe of grass.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE SURPRISE "We are almost opposite them now," Jim announced.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We went down the gulch until we came to a little bench just below the edge.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Pick your antelope," whispered Jim to me.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Pick your antelope," whispered Jim to me.
Chapter 3 of The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon by Wyn Roosevelt holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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 3 holds 116 sentences of The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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