Chapter 8 of The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CITY IN THE SKIES "What has happened now?" cried Tad, running forward. "Look, look!" Tad and the guide turned at the same instant gazing off across the Canyon. At first Tad saw nothing more than he had already seen. "I---I don't-----" "It's up there in the skies.
Chapter 8 of The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading “Tad and the guide turned at the same instant gazing off across the Canyon.”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Tad and the guide turned at the same instant gazing off across the Canyon.”
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading “Tad and the guide turned at the same instant gazing off across the Canyon.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “THE CITY IN THE SKIES "What has happened now?" cried Tad, running forward.”
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “Tad and the guide turned at the same instant gazing off across the Canyon.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “THE CITY IN THE SKIES "What has happened now?" cried Tad, running forward.”
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “THE CITY IN THE SKIES "What has happened now?" cried Tad, running forward.”
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading “THE CITY IN THE SKIES "What has happened now?" cried Tad, running forward.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading Tad and the guide turned at the same instant gazing off across the Canyon.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading At first Tad saw nothing more than he had already seen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tad and the guide turned at the same instant gazing off across the Canyon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tad and the guide turned at the same instant gazing off across the Canyon.
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading Tad and the guide turned at the same instant gazing off across the Canyon.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading THE CITY IN THE SKIES "What has happened now?" cried Tad, running forward.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading THE CITY IN THE SKIES "What has happened now?" cried Tad, running forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I---I don't-----" "It's up there in the skies.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first Tad saw nothing more than he had already seen.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading THE CITY IN THE SKIES "What has happened now?" cried Tad, running forward.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Tad and the guide turned at the same instant gazing off across the Canyon.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading Tad and the guide turned at the same instant gazing off across the Canyon.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At first Tad saw nothing more than he had already seen.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading THE CITY IN THE SKIES "What has happened now?" cried Tad, running forward.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CITY IN THE SKIES "What has happened now?" cried Tad, running forward.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first Tad saw nothing more than he had already seen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I---I don't-----" "It's up there in the skies.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CITY IN THE SKIES "What has happened now?" cried Tad, running forward.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Tad and the guide turned at the same instant gazing off across the Canyon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I---I don't-----" "It's up there in the skies.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look, look!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading At first Tad saw nothing more than he had already seen.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading At first Tad saw nothing more than he had already seen.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE CITY IN THE SKIES "What has happened now?" cried Tad, running forward.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Tad and the guide turned at the same instant gazing off across the Canyon.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading THE CITY IN THE SKIES "What has happened now?" cried Tad, running forward.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Tad and the guide turned at the same instant gazing off across the Canyon.
cut with a saw
From this reading At first Tad saw nothing more than he had already seen.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading At first Tad saw nothing more than he had already seen.
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading THE CITY IN THE SKIES "What has happened now?" cried Tad, running forward.
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading THE CITY IN THE SKIES "What has happened now?" cried Tad, running forward.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At first Tad saw nothing more than he had already seen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CITY IN THE SKIES "What has happened now?" cried Tad, running forward.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I---I don't-----" "It's up there in the skies.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Tad and the guide turned at the same instant gazing off across the Canyon.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I---I don't-----" "It's up there in the skies.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE CITY IN THE SKIES "What has happened now?" cried Tad, running forward.
Chapter 8 of The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon by Frank Gee Patchin holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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 8 holds 187 sentences of The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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