Chapter 28 of The Golden Canyon is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Golden Canyon is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was true. Far off to the northwest they could see the shore of a land that was covered with ice and snow. The snow was of a reddish color, and the ice a deep blue. But this was not all, nor by far the strangest part of the picture. On the top of a hill, amid the snow, there stood a large cedar tree.
Chapter 28 of The Golden Canyon is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “On the top of a hill, amid the snow, there stood a large cedar tree.”
any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading “On the top of a hill, amid the snow, there stood a large cedar tree.”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “The snow was of a reddish color, and the ice a deep blue.”
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “Far off to the northwest they could see the shore of a land that was covered with ice and snow.”
the northwestern region of the United States
From this reading “Far off to the northwest they could see the shore of a land that was covered with ice and snow.”
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading “The snow was of a reddish color, and the ice a deep blue.”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “Far off to the northwest they could see the shore of a land that was covered with ice and snow.”
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “But this was not all, nor by far the strangest part of the picture.”
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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 Far off to the northwest they could see the shore of a land that was covered with ice and snow.
(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 But this was not all, nor by far the strangest part of the picture.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading On the top of a hill, amid the snow, there stood a large cedar tree.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Far off to the northwest they could see the shore of a land that was covered with ice and snow.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The snow was of a reddish color, and the ice a deep blue.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this was not all, nor by far the strangest part of the picture.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But this was not all, nor by far the strangest part of the picture.
any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading On the top of a hill, amid the snow, there stood a large cedar tree.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading The snow was of a reddish color, and the ice a deep blue.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Far off to the northwest they could see the shore of a land that was covered with ice and snow.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Far off to the northwest they could see the shore of a land that was covered with ice and snow.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The snow was of a reddish color, and the ice a deep blue.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far off to the northwest they could see the shore of a land that was covered with ice and snow.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading On the top of a hill, amid the snow, there stood a large cedar tree.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Far off to the northwest they could see the shore of a land that was covered with ice and snow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was true.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Far off to the northwest they could see the shore of a land that was covered with ice and snow.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On the top of a hill, amid the snow, there stood a large cedar tree.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But this was not all, nor by far the strangest part of the picture.
the northwestern region of the United States
From this reading Far off to the northwest they could see the shore of a land that was covered with ice and snow.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But this was not all, nor by far the strangest part of the picture.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Far off to the northwest they could see the shore of a land that was covered with ice and snow.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Far off to the northwest they could see the shore of a land that was covered with ice and snow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the top of a hill, amid the snow, there stood a large cedar tree.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading But this was not all, nor by far the strangest part of the picture.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading But this was not all, nor by far the strangest part of the picture.
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading The snow was of a reddish color, and the ice a deep blue.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Far off to the northwest they could see the shore of a land that was covered with ice and snow.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Far off to the northwest they could see the shore of a land that was covered with ice and snow.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Far off to the northwest they could see the shore of a land that was covered with ice and snow.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading On the top of a hill, amid the snow, there stood a large cedar tree.
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading But this was not all, nor by far the strangest part of the picture.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Far off to the northwest they could see the shore of a land that was covered with ice and snow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Far off to the northwest they could see the shore of a land that was covered with ice and snow.
in or at that place or location
From this reading On the top of a hill, amid the snow, there stood a large cedar tree.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Far off to the northwest they could see the shore of a land that was covered with ice and snow.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this was not all, nor by far the strangest part of the picture.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Far off to the northwest they could see the shore of a land that was covered with ice and snow.
the upper part of anything
From this reading On the top of a hill, amid the snow, there stood a large cedar tree.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading On the top of a hill, amid the snow, there stood a large cedar tree.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It was true.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was true.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Far off to the northwest they could see the shore of a land that was covered with ice and snow.
Chapter 28 of The Golden Canyon by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 51 sentences, grouped into 11 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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