Chapter 30 of The Mystery of Lost River Canyon is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Mystery of Lost River Canyon is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MYSTERY SOLVED. “What is it George?” asked Bob Howard, turning his eyes in every direction except the right one. “I don’t see anything strange.” Still George made no reply. He simply raised his hand and pointed with his finger toward the middle of the valley.
Chapter 30 of The Mystery of Lost River Canyon is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading ““What is it George?” asked Bob Howard, turning his eyes in every direction except the right one.”
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading “He simply raised his hand and pointed with his finger toward the middle of the valley.”
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading ““What is it George?” asked Bob Howard, turning his eyes in every direction except the right one.”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “He simply raised his hand and pointed with his finger toward the middle of the valley.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “THE MYSTERY SOLVED.”
having a point
From this reading “He simply raised his hand and pointed with his finger toward the middle of the valley.”
explained or answered
From this reading “THE MYSTERY SOLVED.”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “He simply raised his hand and pointed with his finger toward the middle of the valley.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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 “He simply raised his hand and pointed with his finger toward the middle of the valley.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He simply raised his hand and pointed with his finger toward the middle of the valley.
any thing at all
From this reading “I don’t see anything strange.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What is it George?” asked Bob Howard, turning his eyes in every direction except the right one.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “What is it George?” asked Bob Howard, turning his eyes in every direction except the right one.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading “What is it George?” asked Bob Howard, turning his eyes in every direction except the right one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t see anything strange.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “What is it George?” asked Bob Howard, turning his eyes in every direction except the right one.
apart from; not including
From this reading “What is it George?” asked Bob Howard, turning his eyes in every direction except the right one.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “What is it George?” asked Bob Howard, turning his eyes in every direction except the right one.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading He simply raised his hand and pointed with his finger toward the middle of the valley.
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 “What is it George?” asked Bob Howard, turning his eyes in every direction except the right one.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He simply raised his hand and pointed with his finger toward the middle of the valley.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He simply raised his hand and pointed with his finger toward the middle of the valley.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “What is it George?” asked Bob Howard, turning his eyes in every direction except the right one.
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading “What is it George?” asked Bob Howard, turning his eyes in every direction except the right one.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t see anything strange.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “What is it George?” asked Bob Howard, turning his eyes in every direction except the right one.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it George?” asked Bob Howard, turning his eyes in every direction except the right one.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it George?” asked Bob Howard, turning his eyes in every direction except the right one.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Still George made no reply.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading He simply raised his hand and pointed with his finger toward the middle of the valley.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading THE MYSTERY SOLVED.
not any; not one
From this reading Still George made no reply.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He simply raised his hand and pointed with his finger toward the middle of the valley.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “What is it George?” asked Bob Howard, turning his eyes in every direction except the right one.
having a point
From this reading He simply raised his hand and pointed with his finger toward the middle of the valley.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading He simply raised his hand and pointed with his finger toward the middle of the valley.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Still George made no reply.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “What is it George?” asked Bob Howard, turning his eyes in every direction except the right one.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I don’t see anything strange.”
and nothing more
From this reading He simply raised his hand and pointed with his finger toward the middle of the valley.
explained or answered
From this reading THE MYSTERY SOLVED.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still George made no reply.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “I don’t see anything strange.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERY SOLVED.
in the direction of
From this reading He simply raised his hand and pointed with his finger toward the middle of the valley.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “What is it George?” asked Bob Howard, turning his eyes in every direction except the right one.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading He simply raised his hand and pointed with his finger toward the middle of the valley.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it George?” asked Bob Howard, turning his eyes in every direction except the right one.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He simply raised his hand and pointed with his finger toward the middle of the valley.
Chapter 30 of The Mystery of Lost River Canyon by Harry Castlemon holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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 30 holds 115 sentences of The Mystery of Lost River Canyon, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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