Chapter 26 of The Go Ahead Boys and Simon's Mine is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Go Ahead Boys and Simon's Mine is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONCLUSION "Where have you been, Zeke?" called John. "Down, 'n the Gulch," replied the guide gruffly. "What did you find? Did you see any one?" "Nothing to speak of," retorted Zeke, who plainly was not disposed to recount the story of his recent adventures.
Chapter 26 of The Go Ahead Boys and Simon's Mine is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “"Nothing to speak of," retorted Zeke, who plainly was not disposed to recount the story of his recent adventures.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “CONCLUSION "Where have you been, Zeke?" called John.”
having made preparations
From this reading “"Nothing to speak of," retorted Zeke, who plainly was not disposed to recount the story of his recent adventures.”
in a gruff manner
From this reading “"Down, 'n the Gulch," replied the guide gruffly.”
a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
From this reading “"Down, 'n the Gulch," replied the guide gruffly.”
new
From this reading “"Nothing to speak of," retorted Zeke, who plainly was not disposed to recount the story of his recent adventures.”
narrate or give a detailed account of
From this reading “"Nothing to speak of," retorted Zeke, who plainly was not disposed to recount the story of his recent adventures.”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “"Nothing to speak of," retorted Zeke, who plainly was not disposed to recount the story of his recent adventures.”
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading "Nothing to speak of," retorted Zeke, who plainly was not disposed to recount the story of his recent adventures.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Did you see any one?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading CONCLUSION "Where have you been, Zeke?" called John.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading CONCLUSION "Where have you been, Zeke?" called John.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION "Where have you been, Zeke?" called John.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "What did you find?
having made preparations
From this reading "Nothing to speak of," retorted Zeke, who plainly was not disposed to recount the story of his recent adventures.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Down, 'n the Gulch," replied the guide gruffly.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "What did you find?
in a gruff manner
From this reading "Down, 'n the Gulch," replied the guide gruffly.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading "Down, 'n the Gulch," replied the guide gruffly.
a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
From this reading "Down, 'n the Gulch," replied the guide gruffly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading CONCLUSION "Where have you been, Zeke?" called John.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Nothing to speak of," retorted Zeke, who plainly was not disposed to recount the story of his recent adventures.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading CONCLUSION "Where have you been, Zeke?" called John.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading "Down, 'n the Gulch," replied the guide gruffly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Nothing to speak of," retorted Zeke, who plainly was not disposed to recount the story of his recent adventures.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing to speak of," retorted Zeke, who plainly was not disposed to recount the story of his recent adventures.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Nothing to speak of," retorted Zeke, who plainly was not disposed to recount the story of his recent adventures.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Did you see any one?"
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading "Nothing to speak of," retorted Zeke, who plainly was not disposed to recount the story of his recent adventures.
new
From this reading "Nothing to speak of," retorted Zeke, who plainly was not disposed to recount the story of his recent adventures.
narrate or give a detailed account of
From this reading "Nothing to speak of," retorted Zeke, who plainly was not disposed to recount the story of his recent adventures.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Down, 'n the Gulch," replied the guide gruffly.
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading "Nothing to speak of," retorted Zeke, who plainly was not disposed to recount the story of his recent adventures.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Did you see any one?"
express in speech
From this reading "Nothing to speak of," retorted Zeke, who plainly was not disposed to recount the story of his recent adventures.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "Nothing to speak of," retorted Zeke, who plainly was not disposed to recount the story of his recent adventures.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Down, 'n the Gulch," replied the guide gruffly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Nothing to speak of," retorted Zeke, who plainly was not disposed to recount the story of his recent adventures.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Nothing to speak of," retorted Zeke, who plainly was not disposed to recount the story of his recent adventures.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What did you find?
in or at the place that
From this reading CONCLUSION "Where have you been, Zeke?" called John.
which person or people
From this reading "Nothing to speak of," retorted Zeke, who plainly was not disposed to recount the story of his recent adventures.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading CONCLUSION "Where have you been, Zeke?" called John.
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From this reading CONCLUSION "Where have you been, Zeke?" called John.
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