Chapter 2 of The Mystery of Lost River Canyon is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Mystery of Lost River Canyon is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GEORGE AND HIS UNCLE. “Well, George, it is either that or the poorhouse.” “There’s where I differ with you, Uncle Ruben.” “You are an ungrateful scamp. Here I am, offerin’ you a good home—” “I know you offer me shelter, food and clothing, but you can’t give me a home.
Chapter 2 of The Mystery of Lost River Canyon is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading “Here I am, offerin’ you a good home—” “I know you offer me shelter, food and clothing, but you can’t give me a home.”
be different
From this reading ““There’s where I differ with you, Uncle Ruben.””
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “Here I am, offerin’ you a good home—” “I know you offer me shelter, food and clothing, but you can’t give me a home.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “GEORGE AND HIS UNCLE.”
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “Here I am, offerin’ you a good home—” “I know you offer me shelter, food and clothing, but you can’t give me a home.”
an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless
From this reading ““Well, George, it is either that or the poorhouse.””
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading “Here I am, offerin’ you a good home—” “I know you offer me shelter, food and clothing, but you can’t give me a home.”
not feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading ““You are an ungrateful scamp.”
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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 Here I am, offerin’ you a good home—” “I know you offer me shelter, food and clothing, but you can’t give me a home.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Here I am, offerin’ you a good home—” “I know you offer me shelter, food and clothing, but you can’t give me a home.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “You are an ungrateful scamp.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GEORGE AND HIS UNCLE.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are an ungrateful scamp.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here I am, offerin’ you a good home—” “I know you offer me shelter, food and clothing, but you can’t give me a home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here I am, offerin’ you a good home—” “I know you offer me shelter, food and clothing, but you can’t give me a home.
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading Here I am, offerin’ you a good home—” “I know you offer me shelter, food and clothing, but you can’t give me a home.
be different
From this reading “There’s where I differ with you, Uncle Ruben.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “Well, George, it is either that or the poorhouse.”
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Here I am, offerin’ you a good home—” “I know you offer me shelter, food and clothing, but you can’t give me a home.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE AND HIS UNCLE.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Here I am, offerin’ you a good home—” “I know you offer me shelter, food and clothing, but you can’t give me a home.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Here I am, offerin’ you a good home—” “I know you offer me shelter, food and clothing, but you can’t give me a home.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here I am, offerin’ you a good home—” “I know you offer me shelter, food and clothing, but you can’t give me a home.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GEORGE AND HIS UNCLE.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Here I am, offerin’ you a good home—” “I know you offer me shelter, food and clothing, but you can’t give me a home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “There’s where I differ with you, Uncle Ruben.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, George, it is either that or the poorhouse.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, George, it is either that or the poorhouse.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Here I am, offerin’ you a good home—” “I know you offer me shelter, food and clothing, but you can’t give me a home.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here I am, offerin’ you a good home—” “I know you offer me shelter, food and clothing, but you can’t give me a home.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Here I am, offerin’ you a good home—” “I know you offer me shelter, food and clothing, but you can’t give me a home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here I am, offerin’ you a good home—” “I know you offer me shelter, food and clothing, but you can’t give me a home.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Well, George, it is either that or the poorhouse.”
an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless
From this reading “Well, George, it is either that or the poorhouse.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s where I differ with you, Uncle Ruben.”
one who is playfully mischievous
From this reading “You are an ungrateful scamp.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading Here I am, offerin’ you a good home—” “I know you offer me shelter, food and clothing, but you can’t give me a home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well, George, it is either that or the poorhouse.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, George, it is either that or the poorhouse.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s where I differ with you, Uncle Ruben.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading GEORGE AND HIS UNCLE.
not feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “You are an ungrateful scamp.
(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 “Well, George, it is either that or the poorhouse.”
in or at the place that
From this reading “There’s where I differ with you, Uncle Ruben.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “There’s where I differ with you, Uncle Ruben.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There’s where I differ with you, Uncle Ruben.”
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