Chapter 6 of The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WITHIN THE FORT "Anything doing?" inquired Jim. "I saw one Indian," I replied, "when I went down to the end of the rock trail and I hit him with a stone." "Struck him out the first thing," grinned Jim. "Sure." "Well, no stones for me," said Jim, "if I see one of those red beggars I will give him the lead."
Chapter 6 of The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading “"Well, no stones for me," said Jim, "if I see one of those red beggars I will give him the lead."”
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading “WITHIN THE FORT "Anything doing?" inquired Jim.”
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading “"Struck him out the first thing," grinned Jim.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “"I saw one Indian," I replied, "when I went down to the end of the rock trail and I hit him with a stone."”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “WITHIN THE FORT "Anything doing?" inquired Jim.”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “"Well, no stones for me," said Jim, "if I see one of those red beggars I will give him the lead."”
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “"Well, no stones for me," said Jim, "if I see one of those red beggars I will give him the lead."”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “"I saw one Indian," I replied, "when I went down to the end of the rock trail and I hit him with a stone."”
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In this reading “"Struck him out the first thing," grinned Jim.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “"I saw one Indian," I replied, "when I went down to the end of the rock trail and I hit him with a stone."”
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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 "I saw one Indian," I replied, "when I went down to the end of the rock trail and I hit him with a stone."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I saw one Indian," I replied, "when I went down to the end of the rock trail and I hit him with a stone."
any thing at all
From this reading WITHIN THE FORT "Anything doing?" inquired Jim.
plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading "Well, no stones for me," said Jim, "if I see one of those red beggars I will give him the lead."
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading WITHIN THE FORT "Anything doing?" inquired Jim.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I saw one Indian," I replied, "when I went down to the end of the rock trail and I hit him with a stone."
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "I saw one Indian," I replied, "when I went down to the end of the rock trail and I hit him with a stone."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Struck him out the first thing," grinned Jim.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, no stones for me," said Jim, "if I see one of those red beggars I will give him the lead."
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading WITHIN THE FORT "Anything doing?" inquired Jim.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Well, no stones for me," said Jim, "if I see one of those red beggars I will give him the lead."
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading "Struck him out the first thing," grinned Jim.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I saw one Indian," I replied, "when I went down to the end of the rock trail and I hit him with a stone."
cause to move by striking
From this reading "I saw one Indian," I replied, "when I went down to the end of the rock trail and I hit him with a stone."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I saw one Indian," I replied, "when I went down to the end of the rock trail and I hit him with a stone."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, no stones for me," said Jim, "if I see one of those red beggars I will give him the lead."
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading "I saw one Indian," I replied, "when I went down to the end of the rock trail and I hit him with a stone."
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading WITHIN THE FORT "Anything doing?" inquired Jim.
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From this reading WITHIN THE FORT "Anything doing?" inquired Jim.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading "Well, no stones for me," said Jim, "if I see one of those red beggars I will give him the lead."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, no stones for me," said Jim, "if I see one of those red beggars I will give him the lead."
not any; not one
From this reading "Well, no stones for me," said Jim, "if I see one of those red beggars I will give him the lead."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I saw one Indian," I replied, "when I went down to the end of the rock trail and I hit him with a stone."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I saw one Indian," I replied, "when I went down to the end of the rock trail and I hit him with a stone."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Struck him out the first thing," grinned Jim.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "Well, no stones for me," said Jim, "if I see one of those red beggars I will give him the lead."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I saw one Indian," I replied, "when I went down to the end of the rock trail and I hit him with a stone."
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "I saw one Indian," I replied, "when I went down to the end of the rock trail and I hit him with a stone."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, no stones for me," said Jim, "if I see one of those red beggars I will give him the lead."
cut with a saw
From this reading "I saw one Indian," I replied, "when I went down to the end of the rock trail and I hit him with a stone."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Well, no stones for me," said Jim, "if I see one of those red beggars I will give him the lead."
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "I saw one Indian," I replied, "when I went down to the end of the rock trail and I hit him with a stone."
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "Well, no stones for me," said Jim, "if I see one of those red beggars I will give him the lead."
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading "Struck him out the first thing," grinned Jim.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Sure."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITHIN THE FORT "Anything doing?" inquired Jim.
a special situation
From this reading "Struck him out the first thing," grinned Jim.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Well, no stones for me," said Jim, "if I see one of those red beggars I will give him the lead."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I saw one Indian," I replied, "when I went down to the end of the rock trail and I hit him with a stone."
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading "I saw one Indian," I replied, "when I went down to the end of the rock trail and I hit him with a stone."
(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, no stones for me," said Jim, "if I see one of those red beggars I will give him the lead."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I saw one Indian," I replied, "when I went down to the end of the rock trail and I hit him with a stone."
at the time that
From this reading "I saw one Indian," I replied, "when I went down to the end of the rock trail and I hit him with a stone."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well, no stones for me," said Jim, "if I see one of those red beggars I will give him the lead."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I saw one Indian," I replied, "when I went down to the end of the rock trail and I hit him with a stone."
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading WITHIN THE FORT "Anything doing?" inquired Jim.
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