Chapter 34 of The long trail: A story of African adventure is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of The long trail: A story of African adventure is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GREAT REWARD Challis shuddered with horror as he realised how narrow Royce's escape had been. A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well. "Hurry up, Tom! What are you so long about, man?" Royce asked.
Chapter 34 of The long trail: A story of African adventure is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed)
From this reading “THE GREAT REWARD Challis shuddered with horror as he realised how narrow Royce's escape had been.”
having gaps or spaces
From this reading “A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.”
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading “A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.”
imposing in size or bulk or solidity
From this reading “A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “THE GREAT REWARD Challis shuddered with horror as he realised how narrow Royce's escape had been.”
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading “THE GREAT REWARD Challis shuddered with horror as he realised how narrow Royce's escape had been.”
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading “THE GREAT REWARD Challis shuddered with horror as he realised how narrow Royce's escape had been.”
(usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
From this reading “A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.”
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In this reading “THE GREAT REWARD Challis shuddered with horror as he realised how narrow Royce's escape had been.”
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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 A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What are you so long about, man?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are you so long about, man?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Challis shuddered with horror as he realised how narrow Royce's escape had been.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Royce asked.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Challis shuddered with horror as he realised how narrow Royce's escape had been.
the lower side of anything
From this reading A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.
a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed)
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Challis shuddered with horror as he realised how narrow Royce's escape had been.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Challis shuddered with horror as he realised how narrow Royce's escape had been.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Challis shuddered with horror as he realised how narrow Royce's escape had been.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Challis shuddered with horror as he realised how narrow Royce's escape had been.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Challis shuddered with horror as he realised how narrow Royce's escape had been.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.
intense and profound fear
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Challis shuddered with horror as he realised how narrow Royce's escape had been.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Challis shuddered with horror as he realised how narrow Royce's escape had been.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "Hurry up, Tom!
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading What are you so long about, man?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading What are you so long about, man?"
imposing in size or bulk or solidity
From this reading A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.
a particular point in time
From this reading A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Challis shuddered with horror as he realised how narrow Royce's escape had been.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Challis shuddered with horror as he realised how narrow Royce's escape had been.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Challis shuddered with horror as he realised how narrow Royce's escape had been.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Challis shuddered with horror as he realised how narrow Royce's escape had been.
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Challis shuddered with horror as he realised how narrow Royce's escape had been.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What are you so long about, man?"
(usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
From this reading A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Challis shuddered with horror as he realised how narrow Royce's escape had been.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.
male cat
From this reading "Hurry up, Tom!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Hurry up, Tom!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A moment later, and Royce must have been dashed from his footing on the staple by the massive form of Goruba, and have fallen, like him, to the bottom of the well.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are you so long about, man?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE GREAT REWARD Challis shuddered with horror as he realised how narrow Royce's escape had been.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What are you so long about, man?"
Chapter 34 of The long trail: A story of African adventure by Herbert Strang holds 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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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