Chapter 4 of The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NIGHT IN THE CRATER "What, climb that mountain?" demanded Stacy. "Surely. You are not afraid of a mountain, are you?" demanded Tad. "I'm not afraid of---of anything, but I'm delicate, I tell yau." "Just the same, you'll pack about fifty pounds up the side of that hill," jeered Ned Rector.
Chapter 4 of The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “A NIGHT IN THE CRATER "What, climb that mountain?" demanded Stacy.”
a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
From this reading “A NIGHT IN THE CRATER "What, climb that mountain?" demanded Stacy.”
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading “"I'm not afraid of---of anything, but I'm delicate, I tell yau."”
past form of “jeer” — laugh at with contempt and derision
From this reading “"Just the same, you'll pack about fifty pounds up the side of that hill," jeered Ned Rector.”
arrange in a container
From this reading “"Just the same, you'll pack about fifty pounds up the side of that hill," jeered Ned Rector.”
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading “"Just the same, you'll pack about fifty pounds up the side of that hill," jeered Ned Rector.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “"Just the same, you'll pack about fifty pounds up the side of that hill," jeered Ned Rector.”
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading “You are not afraid of a mountain, are you?" demanded Tad.”
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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 NIGHT IN THE CRATER "What, climb that mountain?" demanded Stacy.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Just the same, you'll pack about fifty pounds up the side of that hill," jeered Ned Rector.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading You are not afraid of a mountain, are you?" demanded Tad.
any thing at all
From this reading "I'm not afraid of---of anything, but I'm delicate, I tell yau."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are not afraid of a mountain, are you?" demanded Tad.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I'm not afraid of---of anything, but I'm delicate, I tell yau."
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading A NIGHT IN THE CRATER "What, climb that mountain?" demanded Stacy.
a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
From this reading A NIGHT IN THE CRATER "What, climb that mountain?" demanded Stacy.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading "I'm not afraid of---of anything, but I'm delicate, I tell yau."
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading A NIGHT IN THE CRATER "What, climb that mountain?" demanded Stacy.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading "Just the same, you'll pack about fifty pounds up the side of that hill," jeered Ned Rector.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "Just the same, you'll pack about fifty pounds up the side of that hill," jeered Ned Rector.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm not afraid of---of anything, but I'm delicate, I tell yau."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm not afraid of---of anything, but I'm delicate, I tell yau."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A NIGHT IN THE CRATER "What, climb that mountain?" demanded Stacy.
past form of “jeer” — laugh at with contempt and derision
From this reading "Just the same, you'll pack about fifty pounds up the side of that hill," jeered Ned Rector.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just the same, you'll pack about fifty pounds up the side of that hill," jeered Ned Rector.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading A NIGHT IN THE CRATER "What, climb that mountain?" demanded Stacy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Just the same, you'll pack about fifty pounds up the side of that hill," jeered Ned Rector.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A NIGHT IN THE CRATER "What, climb that mountain?" demanded Stacy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You are not afraid of a mountain, are you?" demanded Tad.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You are not afraid of a mountain, are you?" demanded Tad.
arrange in a container
From this reading "Just the same, you'll pack about fifty pounds up the side of that hill," jeered Ned Rector.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading "Just the same, you'll pack about fifty pounds up the side of that hill," jeered Ned Rector.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading "Just the same, you'll pack about fifty pounds up the side of that hill," jeered Ned Rector.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Just the same, you'll pack about fifty pounds up the side of that hill," jeered Ned Rector.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "Just the same, you'll pack about fifty pounds up the side of that hill," jeered Ned Rector.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NIGHT IN THE CRATER "What, climb that mountain?" demanded Stacy.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Surely.
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading You are not afraid of a mountain, are you?" demanded Tad.
express in words
From this reading "I'm not afraid of---of anything, but I'm delicate, I tell yau."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A NIGHT IN THE CRATER "What, climb that mountain?" demanded Stacy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NIGHT IN THE CRATER "What, climb that mountain?" demanded Stacy.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Just the same, you'll pack about fifty pounds up the side of that hill," jeered Ned Rector.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A NIGHT IN THE CRATER "What, climb that mountain?" demanded Stacy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm not afraid of---of anything, but I'm delicate, I tell yau."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are not afraid of a mountain, are you?" demanded Tad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Just the same, you'll pack about fifty pounds up the side of that hill," jeered Ned Rector.
Chapter 4 of The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon by Frank Gee Patchin holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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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