Chapter 3 of The Great Pike's Peak Rush is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Great Pike's Peak Rush is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE "PIKE'S PEAK LIMITED" "I'll tell you what I'll do," spoke Terry's father, finally. "I'll lend you $100--'grub-stake' you, as they say, from the dust that I fetched back last winter. That's half. And I'm to have half interest in whatever you find." "Hum!
Chapter 3 of The Great Pike's Peak Rush is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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remove the dust from
From this reading “"I'll lend you $100--'grub-stake' you, as they say, from the dust that I fetched back last winter.”
past form of “fetch” — go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “"I'll lend you $100--'grub-stake' you, as they say, from the dust that I fetched back last winter.”
sing with closed lips
From this reading “"Hum!”
bestow a quality on
From this reading “"I'll lend you $100--'grub-stake' you, as they say, from the dust that I fetched back last winter.”
small in range or scope
From this reading “THE "PIKE'S PEAK LIMITED" "I'll tell you what I'll do," spoke Terry's father, finally.”
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading “THE "PIKE'S PEAK LIMITED" "I'll tell you what I'll do," spoke Terry's father, finally.”
possessive form of “terry” — English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading “THE "PIKE'S PEAK LIMITED" "I'll tell you what I'll do," spoke Terry's father, finally.”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “"I'll lend you $100--'grub-stake' you, as they say, from the dust that I fetched back last winter.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"I'll lend you $100--'grub-stake' you, as they say, from the dust that I fetched back last winter.”
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From this reading "I'll lend you $100--'grub-stake' you, as they say, from the dust that I fetched back last winter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I'm to have half interest in whatever you find."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I'll lend you $100--'grub-stake' you, as they say, from the dust that I fetched back last winter.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I'll lend you $100--'grub-stake' you, as they say, from the dust that I fetched back last winter.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE "PIKE'S PEAK LIMITED" "I'll tell you what I'll do," spoke Terry's father, finally.
remove the dust from
From this reading "I'll lend you $100--'grub-stake' you, as they say, from the dust that I fetched back last winter.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading THE "PIKE'S PEAK LIMITED" "I'll tell you what I'll do," spoke Terry's father, finally.
past form of “fetch” — go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading "I'll lend you $100--'grub-stake' you, as they say, from the dust that I fetched back last winter.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading THE "PIKE'S PEAK LIMITED" "I'll tell you what I'll do," spoke Terry's father, finally.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading And I'm to have half interest in whatever you find."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I'll lend you $100--'grub-stake' you, as they say, from the dust that I fetched back last winter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll lend you $100--'grub-stake' you, as they say, from the dust that I fetched back last winter.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading That's half.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And I'm to have half interest in whatever you find."
sing with closed lips
From this reading "Hum!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'll lend you $100--'grub-stake' you, as they say, from the dust that I fetched back last winter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE "PIKE'S PEAK LIMITED" "I'll tell you what I'll do," spoke Terry's father, finally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I'm to have half interest in whatever you find."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And I'm to have half interest in whatever you find."
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading And I'm to have half interest in whatever you find."
immediately past
From this reading "I'll lend you $100--'grub-stake' you, as they say, from the dust that I fetched back last winter.
bestow a quality on
From this reading "I'll lend you $100--'grub-stake' you, as they say, from the dust that I fetched back last winter.
small in range or scope
From this reading THE "PIKE'S PEAK LIMITED" "I'll tell you what I'll do," spoke Terry's father, finally.
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading THE "PIKE'S PEAK LIMITED" "I'll tell you what I'll do," spoke Terry's father, finally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE "PIKE'S PEAK LIMITED" "I'll tell you what I'll do," spoke Terry's father, finally.
express in words
From this reading "I'll lend you $100--'grub-stake' you, as they say, from the dust that I fetched back last winter.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading THE "PIKE'S PEAK LIMITED" "I'll tell you what I'll do," spoke Terry's father, finally.
express in words
From this reading THE "PIKE'S PEAK LIMITED" "I'll tell you what I'll do," spoke Terry's father, finally.
possessive form of “terry” — English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading THE "PIKE'S PEAK LIMITED" "I'll tell you what I'll do," spoke Terry's father, finally.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'll lend you $100--'grub-stake' you, as they say, from the dust that I fetched back last winter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's half.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE "PIKE'S PEAK LIMITED" "I'll tell you what I'll do," spoke Terry's father, finally.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'll lend you $100--'grub-stake' you, as they say, from the dust that I fetched back last winter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And I'm to have half interest in whatever you find."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE "PIKE'S PEAK LIMITED" "I'll tell you what I'll do," spoke Terry's father, finally.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading And I'm to have half interest in whatever you find."
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading "I'll lend you $100--'grub-stake' you, as they say, from the dust that I fetched back last winter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE "PIKE'S PEAK LIMITED" "I'll tell you what I'll do," spoke Terry's father, finally.
Chapter 3 of The Great Pike's Peak Rush by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin holds 290 sentences, grouped into 58 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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