Chapter 14 of The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NIGHT ON THE MESA "Do you suppose they saw us?" I asked. "Hardly," replied Jim. "It's all we can do to make them out and they are mounted." "It's lucky we stopped off here," remarked Tom, "because we would have run into them or at least they would have cut our trail."
Chapter 14 of The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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only a very short time before
From this reading “"Hardly," replied Jim.”
occurring by chance
From this reading “"It's lucky we stopped off here," remarked Tom, "because we would have run into them or at least they would have cut our trail."”
flat tableland with steep edges
From this reading “A NIGHT ON THE MESA "Do you suppose they saw us?"”
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading “"It's all we can do to make them out and they are mounted."”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “"It's lucky we stopped off here," remarked Tom, "because we would have run into them or at least they would have cut our trail."”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “"It's lucky we stopped off here," remarked Tom, "because we would have run into them or at least they would have cut our trail."”
male cat
From this reading “"It's lucky we stopped off here," remarked Tom, "because we would have run into them or at least they would have cut our trail."”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “"It's lucky we stopped off here," remarked Tom, "because we would have run into them or at least they would have cut our trail."”
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 NIGHT ON THE MESA "Do you suppose they saw us?"”
be beset by
In this reading “"It's lucky we stopped off here," remarked Tom, "because we would have run into them or at least they would have cut our trail."”
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 NIGHT ON THE MESA "Do you suppose they saw us?"
(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 "It's all we can do to make them out and they are mounted."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's all we can do to make them out and they are mounted."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "It's all we can do to make them out and they are mounted."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It's lucky we stopped off here," remarked Tom, "because we would have run into them or at least they would have cut our trail."
for the reason that
From this reading "It's lucky we stopped off here," remarked Tom, "because we would have run into them or at least they would have cut our trail."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "It's all we can do to make them out and they are mounted."
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading "It's lucky we stopped off here," remarked Tom, "because we would have run into them or at least they would have cut our trail."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE MESA "Do you suppose they saw us?"
only a very short time before
From this reading "Hardly," replied Jim.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It's lucky we stopped off here," remarked Tom, "because we would have run into them or at least they would have cut our trail."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "It's lucky we stopped off here," remarked Tom, "because we would have run into them or at least they would have cut our trail."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "It's lucky we stopped off here," remarked Tom, "because we would have run into them or at least they would have cut our trail."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's all we can do to make them out and they are mounted."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hardly," replied Jim.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "It's lucky we stopped off here," remarked Tom, "because we would have run into them or at least they would have cut our trail."
occurring by chance
From this reading "It's lucky we stopped off here," remarked Tom, "because we would have run into them or at least they would have cut our trail."
engage in
From this reading "It's all we can do to make them out and they are mounted."
flat tableland with steep edges
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE MESA "Do you suppose they saw us?"
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading "It's all we can do to make them out and they are mounted."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE MESA "Do you suppose they saw us?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "It's lucky we stopped off here," remarked Tom, "because we would have run into them or at least they would have cut our trail."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE MESA "Do you suppose they saw us?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "It's lucky we stopped off here," remarked Tom, "because we would have run into them or at least they would have cut our trail."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "It's lucky we stopped off here," remarked Tom, "because we would have run into them or at least they would have cut our trail."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "It's all we can do to make them out and they are mounted."
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "It's lucky we stopped off here," remarked Tom, "because we would have run into them or at least they would have cut our trail."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Hardly," replied Jim.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "It's lucky we stopped off here," remarked Tom, "because we would have run into them or at least they would have cut our trail."
cut with a saw
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE MESA "Do you suppose they saw us?"
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading "It's lucky we stopped off here," remarked Tom, "because we would have run into them or at least they would have cut our trail."
express a supposition
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE MESA "Do you suppose they saw us?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE MESA "Do you suppose they saw us?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "It's all we can do to make them out and they are mounted."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE MESA "Do you suppose they saw us?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's all we can do to make them out and they are mounted."
male cat
From this reading "It's lucky we stopped off here," remarked Tom, "because we would have run into them or at least they would have cut our trail."
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading "It's lucky we stopped off here," remarked Tom, "because we would have run into them or at least they would have cut our trail."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE MESA "Do you suppose they saw us?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It's all we can do to make them out and they are mounted."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It's lucky we stopped off here," remarked Tom, "because we would have run into them or at least they would have cut our trail."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A NIGHT ON THE MESA "Do you suppose they saw us?"
Chapter 14 of The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon by Wyn Roosevelt holds 119 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 14 holds 119 sentences of The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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