Chapter 13 of The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BATTLE MIGHTILY WAGED The land end of the rope fell limp in the hands of Jim Nance and Ned Rector. "It's gone---gone!" wailed Ned. "That settles him," answered the guide in a hopeless tone. "Oh, he's lost, he's lost!" cried Walter. "Can no one do anything?"
Chapter 13 of The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading “"That settles him," answered the guide in a hopeless tone.”
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading “A BATTLE MIGHTILY WAGED The land end of the rope fell limp in the hands of Jim Nance and Ned Rector.”
powerfully or vigorously
From this reading “A BATTLE MIGHTILY WAGED The land end of the rope fell limp in the hands of Jim Nance and Ned Rector.”
offensive term for a homosexual man
From this reading “A BATTLE MIGHTILY WAGED The land end of the rope fell limp in the hands of Jim Nance and Ned Rector.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “A BATTLE MIGHTILY WAGED The land end of the rope fell limp in the hands of Jim Nance and Ned Rector.”
plural of “settle” — a long wooden bench with a back
From this reading “"That settles him," answered the guide in a hopeless tone.”
past form of “wage” — carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
From this reading “A BATTLE MIGHTILY WAGED The land end of the rope fell limp in the hands of Jim Nance and Ned Rector.”
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “"It's gone---gone!" wailed Ned.”
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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 BATTLE MIGHTILY WAGED The land end of the rope fell limp in the hands of Jim Nance and Ned Rector.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A BATTLE MIGHTILY WAGED The land end of the rope fell limp in the hands of Jim Nance and Ned Rector.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "That settles him," answered the guide in a hopeless tone.
any thing at all
From this reading "Can no one do anything?"
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading A BATTLE MIGHTILY WAGED The land end of the rope fell limp in the hands of Jim Nance and Ned Rector.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can no one do anything?"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh, he's lost, he's lost!" cried Walter.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Can no one do anything?"
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading A BATTLE MIGHTILY WAGED The land end of the rope fell limp in the hands of Jim Nance and Ned Rector.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading A BATTLE MIGHTILY WAGED The land end of the rope fell limp in the hands of Jim Nance and Ned Rector.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "It's gone---gone!" wailed Ned.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading "That settles him," answered the guide in a hopeless tone.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading A BATTLE MIGHTILY WAGED The land end of the rope fell limp in the hands of Jim Nance and Ned Rector.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, he's lost, he's lost!" cried Walter.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That settles him," answered the guide in a hopeless tone.
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading "That settles him," answered the guide in a hopeless tone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A BATTLE MIGHTILY WAGED The land end of the rope fell limp in the hands of Jim Nance and Ned Rector.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's gone---gone!" wailed Ned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BATTLE MIGHTILY WAGED The land end of the rope fell limp in the hands of Jim Nance and Ned Rector.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading A BATTLE MIGHTILY WAGED The land end of the rope fell limp in the hands of Jim Nance and Ned Rector.
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading A BATTLE MIGHTILY WAGED The land end of the rope fell limp in the hands of Jim Nance and Ned Rector.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "Oh, he's lost, he's lost!" cried Walter.
powerfully or vigorously
From this reading A BATTLE MIGHTILY WAGED The land end of the rope fell limp in the hands of Jim Nance and Ned Rector.
offensive term for a homosexual man
From this reading A BATTLE MIGHTILY WAGED The land end of the rope fell limp in the hands of Jim Nance and Ned Rector.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BATTLE MIGHTILY WAGED The land end of the rope fell limp in the hands of Jim Nance and Ned Rector.
not any; not one
From this reading "Can no one do anything?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BATTLE MIGHTILY WAGED The land end of the rope fell limp in the hands of Jim Nance and Ned Rector.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, he's lost, he's lost!" cried Walter.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Can no one do anything?"
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading A BATTLE MIGHTILY WAGED The land end of the rope fell limp in the hands of Jim Nance and Ned Rector.
a strong line
From this reading A BATTLE MIGHTILY WAGED The land end of the rope fell limp in the hands of Jim Nance and Ned Rector.
plural of “settle” — a long wooden bench with a back
From this reading "That settles him," answered the guide in a hopeless tone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That settles him," answered the guide in a hopeless tone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BATTLE MIGHTILY WAGED The land end of the rope fell limp in the hands of Jim Nance and Ned Rector.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "That settles him," answered the guide in a hopeless tone.
past form of “wage” — carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
From this reading A BATTLE MIGHTILY WAGED The land end of the rope fell limp in the hands of Jim Nance and Ned Rector.
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading "It's gone---gone!" wailed Ned.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading "Oh, he's lost, he's lost!" cried Walter.
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