Chapter 21 of The Golden Canyon is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Golden Canyon is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
To Captain Sumner it looked as if the _Dart_ would surely be crushed. "Be prepared to jump!" he sang out again. But even as he spoke a strong gust filled the yacht's topsails. She plunged forward. The starboard berg was left behind, and the sea on that bow was open.
Chapter 21 of The Golden Canyon is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
From this reading “The starboard berg was left behind, and the sea on that bow was open.”
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading “To Captain Sumner it looked as if the _Dart_ would surely be crushed.”
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
a strong current of air
From this reading “But even as he spoke a strong gust filled the yacht's topsails.”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “"Be prepared to jump!" he sang out again.”
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading “She plunged forward.”
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading “The starboard berg was left behind, and the sea on that bow was open.”
United States sociologist (1840-1910)
From this reading “To Captain Sumner it looked as if the _Dart_ would surely be crushed.”
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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 But even as he spoke a strong gust filled the yacht's topsails.
anew
From this reading "Be prepared to jump!" he sang out again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The starboard berg was left behind, and the sea on that bow was open.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To Captain Sumner it looked as if the _Dart_ would surely be crushed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To Captain Sumner it looked as if the _Dart_ would surely be crushed.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The starboard berg was left behind, and the sea on that bow was open.
a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
From this reading The starboard berg was left behind, and the sea on that bow was open.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading The starboard berg was left behind, and the sea on that bow was open.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But even as he spoke a strong gust filled the yacht's topsails.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading To Captain Sumner it looked as if the _Dart_ would surely be crushed.
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading To Captain Sumner it looked as if the _Dart_ would surely be crushed.
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading To Captain Sumner it looked as if the _Dart_ would surely be crushed.
divisible by two
From this reading But even as he spoke a strong gust filled the yacht's topsails.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading But even as he spoke a strong gust filled the yacht's topsails.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading She plunged forward.
a strong current of air
From this reading But even as he spoke a strong gust filled the yacht's topsails.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Be prepared to jump!" he sang out again.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To Captain Sumner it looked as if the _Dart_ would surely be crushed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To Captain Sumner it looked as if the _Dart_ would surely be crushed.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "Be prepared to jump!" he sang out again.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The starboard berg was left behind, and the sea on that bow was open.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading To Captain Sumner it looked as if the _Dart_ would surely be crushed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The starboard berg was left behind, and the sea on that bow was open.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The starboard berg was left behind, and the sea on that bow was open.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Be prepared to jump!" he sang out again.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading She plunged forward.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading "Be prepared to jump!" he sang out again.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading "Be prepared to jump!" he sang out again.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The starboard berg was left behind, and the sea on that bow was open.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She plunged forward.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading But even as he spoke a strong gust filled the yacht's topsails.
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading The starboard berg was left behind, and the sea on that bow was open.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading But even as he spoke a strong gust filled the yacht's topsails.
United States sociologist (1840-1910)
From this reading To Captain Sumner it looked as if the _Dart_ would surely be crushed.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading To Captain Sumner it looked as if the _Dart_ would surely be crushed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The starboard berg was left behind, and the sea on that bow was open.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To Captain Sumner it looked as if the _Dart_ would surely be crushed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Captain Sumner it looked as if the _Dart_ would surely be crushed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But even as he spoke a strong gust filled the yacht's topsails.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The starboard berg was left behind, and the sea on that bow was open.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To Captain Sumner it looked as if the _Dart_ would surely be crushed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But even as he spoke a strong gust filled the yacht's topsails.
Chapter 21 of The Golden Canyon by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 43 sentences, grouped into 9 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 21 holds 43 sentences of The Golden Canyon, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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