Chapter 6 of The phantom tracker is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The phantom tracker is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DEAD MAN’S GHOST. On the day after Pedro left the Gila he arrived at the old robber hillock. As he rode up to it, he mechanically looked for a skeleton he expected to see there--the skeleton of the Trailer. To his surprise not a bone of it was there, where he left the body. Could the Trailer have come to life? impossible--he was killed instantly.
Chapter 6 of The phantom tracker is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading “To his surprise not a bone of it was there, where he left the body.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “A DEAD MAN’S GHOST.”
a river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River
From this reading “On the day after Pedro left the Gila he arrived at the old robber hillock.”
a small natural hill
From this reading “On the day after Pedro left the Gila he arrived at the old robber hillock.”
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading “As he rode up to it, he mechanically looked for a skeleton he expected to see there--the skeleton of the Trailer.”
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
From this reading “On the day after Pedro left the Gila he arrived at the old robber hillock.”
something reduced to its minimal form
From this reading “As he rode up to it, he mechanically looked for a skeleton he expected to see there--the skeleton of the Trailer.”
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
From this reading “As he rode up to it, he mechanically looked for a skeleton he expected to see there--the skeleton of the Trailer.”
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reach a destination, either real or abstract
In this reading “On the day after Pedro left the Gila he arrived at the old robber hillock.”
In this reading “As he rode up to it, he mechanically looked for a skeleton he expected to see there--the skeleton of the Trailer.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 DEAD MAN’S GHOST.
later than; following
From this reading On the day after Pedro left the Gila he arrived at the old robber hillock.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading On the day after Pedro left the Gila he arrived at the old robber hillock.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he rode up to it, he mechanically looked for a skeleton he expected to see there--the skeleton of the Trailer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the day after Pedro left the Gila he arrived at the old robber hillock.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading To his surprise not a bone of it was there, where he left the body.
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading To his surprise not a bone of it was there, where he left the body.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Could the Trailer have come to life? impossible--he was killed instantly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could the Trailer have come to life? impossible--he was killed instantly.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the day after Pedro left the Gila he arrived at the old robber hillock.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading A DEAD MAN’S GHOST.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading As he rode up to it, he mechanically looked for a skeleton he expected to see there--the skeleton of the Trailer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As he rode up to it, he mechanically looked for a skeleton he expected to see there--the skeleton of the Trailer.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading A DEAD MAN’S GHOST.
a river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River
From this reading On the day after Pedro left the Gila he arrived at the old robber hillock.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Could the Trailer have come to life? impossible--he was killed instantly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the day after Pedro left the Gila he arrived at the old robber hillock.
a small natural hill
From this reading On the day after Pedro left the Gila he arrived at the old robber hillock.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To his surprise not a bone of it was there, where he left the body.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading Could the Trailer have come to life? impossible--he was killed instantly.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Could the Trailer have come to life? impossible--he was killed instantly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As he rode up to it, he mechanically looked for a skeleton he expected to see there--the skeleton of the Trailer.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Could the Trailer have come to life? impossible--he was killed instantly.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading On the day after Pedro left the Gila he arrived at the old robber hillock.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Could the Trailer have come to life? impossible--he was killed instantly.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading As he rode up to it, he mechanically looked for a skeleton he expected to see there--the skeleton of the Trailer.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A DEAD MAN’S GHOST.
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading As he rode up to it, he mechanically looked for a skeleton he expected to see there--the skeleton of the Trailer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To his surprise not a bone of it was there, where he left the body.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he rode up to it, he mechanically looked for a skeleton he expected to see there--the skeleton of the Trailer.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading On the day after Pedro left the Gila he arrived at the old robber hillock.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the day after Pedro left the Gila he arrived at the old robber hillock.
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From this reading On the day after Pedro left the Gila he arrived at the old robber hillock.
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
From this reading On the day after Pedro left the Gila he arrived at the old robber hillock.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading As he rode up to it, he mechanically looked for a skeleton he expected to see there--the skeleton of the Trailer.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading As he rode up to it, he mechanically looked for a skeleton he expected to see there--the skeleton of the Trailer.
something reduced to its minimal form
From this reading As he rode up to it, he mechanically looked for a skeleton he expected to see there--the skeleton of the Trailer.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading To his surprise not a bone of it was there, where he left the body.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the day after Pedro left the Gila he arrived at the old robber hillock.
in or at that place or location
From this reading As he rode up to it, he mechanically looked for a skeleton he expected to see there--the skeleton of the Trailer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he rode up to it, he mechanically looked for a skeleton he expected to see there--the skeleton of the Trailer.
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
From this reading As he rode up to it, he mechanically looked for a skeleton he expected to see there--the skeleton of the Trailer.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As he rode up to it, he mechanically looked for a skeleton he expected to see there--the skeleton of the Trailer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To his surprise not a bone of it was there, where he left the body.
in or at the place that
From this reading To his surprise not a bone of it was there, where he left the body.
Chapter 6 of The phantom tracker by Frederick H. Dewey holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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 6 holds 131 sentences of The phantom tracker, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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