Chapter 19 of The Golden Canyon is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Golden Canyon is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"To Siberia--Cedar Island!" "Yes, mother. From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver." "It cannot be true, Bob." "I think it is.
Chapter 19 of The Golden Canyon is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “"It cannot be true, Bob."”
any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading “"To Siberia--Cedar Island!"”
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading “From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “"To Siberia--Cedar Island!"”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."”
a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters
From this reading “"To Siberia--Cedar Island!"”
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading “From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."”
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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 From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
(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 From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "It cannot be true, Bob."
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It cannot be true, Bob."
any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading "To Siberia--Cedar Island!"
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
coins made of gold
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading "To Siberia--Cedar Island!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It cannot be true, Bob."
engage in
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Yes, mother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters
From this reading "To Siberia--Cedar Island!"
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
in or at that place or location
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think it is.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To Siberia--Cedar Island!"
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "It cannot be true, Bob."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
in the company of; together with
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading From what I can make out, father is there, a prisoner of some people called the Svlachkys, and all on account of a wonderful stone chest, said to be filled with gold and silver."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, mother.
Chapter 19 of The Golden Canyon by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 118 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.
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