Chapter 22 of The Golden Canyon is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of The Golden Canyon is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Once on the island, it was seen that the hill rose on its southernmost point. The ground was rocky, and covered with deep patches of snow in sheltered places. "I don't like the look of that," observed the captain. "That is this year's snow. Once the frost sets in we are done."
Chapter 22 of The Golden Canyon is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading “Once the frost sets in we are done."”
plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something
From this reading “The ground was rocky, and covered with deep patches of snow in sheltered places.”
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading “The ground was rocky, and covered with deep patches of snow in sheltered places.”
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading “Once the frost sets in we are done."”
protected from danger or bad weather
From this reading “The ground was rocky, and covered with deep patches of snow in sheltered places.”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “The ground was rocky, and covered with deep patches of snow in sheltered places.”
situated farthest south
From this reading “Once on the island, it was seen that the hill rose on its southernmost point.”
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “"That is this year's snow.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ground was rocky, and covered with deep patches of snow in sheltered places.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Once the frost sets in we are done."
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "I don't like the look of that," observed the captain.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The ground was rocky, and covered with deep patches of snow in sheltered places.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The ground was rocky, and covered with deep patches of snow in sheltered places.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't like the look of that," observed the captain.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Once the frost sets in we are done."
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading Once the frost sets in we are done."
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The ground was rocky, and covered with deep patches of snow in sheltered places.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Once on the island, it was seen that the hill rose on its southernmost point.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't like the look of that," observed the captain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The ground was rocky, and covered with deep patches of snow in sheltered places.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is this year's snow.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Once on the island, it was seen that the hill rose on its southernmost point.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Once on the island, it was seen that the hill rose on its southernmost point.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Once on the island, it was seen that the hill rose on its southernmost point.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I don't like the look of that," observed the captain.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "I don't like the look of that," observed the captain.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "I don't like the look of that," observed the captain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ground was rocky, and covered with deep patches of snow in sheltered places.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once on the island, it was seen that the hill rose on its southernmost point.
on one occasion
From this reading Once on the island, it was seen that the hill rose on its southernmost point.
plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something
From this reading The ground was rocky, and covered with deep patches of snow in sheltered places.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The ground was rocky, and covered with deep patches of snow in sheltered places.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Once on the island, it was seen that the hill rose on its southernmost point.
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading The ground was rocky, and covered with deep patches of snow in sheltered places.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Once on the island, it was seen that the hill rose on its southernmost point.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Once on the island, it was seen that the hill rose on its southernmost point.
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading Once the frost sets in we are done."
protected from danger or bad weather
From this reading The ground was rocky, and covered with deep patches of snow in sheltered places.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The ground was rocky, and covered with deep patches of snow in sheltered places.
situated farthest south
From this reading Once on the island, it was seen that the hill rose on its southernmost point.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once on the island, it was seen that the hill rose on its southernmost point.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once on the island, it was seen that the hill rose on its southernmost point.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "That is this year's snow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once on the island, it was seen that the hill rose on its southernmost point.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Once the frost sets in we are done."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The ground was rocky, and covered with deep patches of snow in sheltered places.
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "That is this year's snow.
Chapter 22 of The Golden Canyon by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 78 sentences, grouped into 16 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 22 holds 78 sentences of The Golden Canyon, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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