Chapter 30 of The Racer boys on the prairies is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Racer boys on the prairies is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE END OF GOLDEN PEAK "Does it rise very fast, Frank?" "Yes, she's coming up at a pretty good speed. We haven't much time to spare. We want to get away before dark if we can." "Then come on up to the top where Billy is," and Andy began making his way up the side of Golden Peak.
Chapter 30 of The Racer boys on the prairies is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “"Then come on up to the top where Billy is," and Andy began making his way up the side of Golden Peak.”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “THE END OF GOLDEN PEAK "Does it rise very fast, Frank?"”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “THE END OF GOLDEN PEAK "Does it rise very fast, Frank?"”
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “THE END OF GOLDEN PEAK "Does it rise very fast, Frank?"”
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading “THE END OF GOLDEN PEAK "Does it rise very fast, Frank?"”
move upward
From this reading “THE END OF GOLDEN PEAK "Does it rise very fast, Frank?"”
refrain from harming
From this reading “We haven't much time to spare.”
move hurridly
From this reading “"Yes, she's coming up at a pretty good speed.”
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.
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run away from confinement
In this reading “We want to get away before dark if we can."”
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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 "Yes, she's coming up at a pretty good speed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then come on up to the top where Billy is," and Andy began making his way up the side of Golden Peak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then come on up to the top where Billy is," and Andy began making his way up the side of Golden Peak.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes, she's coming up at a pretty good speed.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We want to get away before dark if we can."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We want to get away before dark if we can."
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Then come on up to the top where Billy is," and Andy began making his way up the side of Golden Peak.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading "Then come on up to the top where Billy is," and Andy began making his way up the side of Golden Peak.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We want to get away before dark if we can."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Then come on up to the top where Billy is," and Andy began making his way up the side of Golden Peak.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Yes, she's coming up at a pretty good speed.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading We want to get away before dark if we can."
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE END OF GOLDEN PEAK "Does it rise very fast, Frank?"
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF GOLDEN PEAK "Does it rise very fast, Frank?"
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading THE END OF GOLDEN PEAK "Does it rise very fast, Frank?"
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading THE END OF GOLDEN PEAK "Does it rise very fast, Frank?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We want to get away before dark if we can."
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading THE END OF GOLDEN PEAK "Does it rise very fast, Frank?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Yes, she's coming up at a pretty good speed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We haven't much time to spare.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Then come on up to the top where Billy is," and Andy began making his way up the side of Golden Peak.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We want to get away before dark if we can."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then come on up to the top where Billy is," and Andy began making his way up the side of Golden Peak.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE END OF GOLDEN PEAK "Does it rise very fast, Frank?"
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "Then come on up to the top where Billy is," and Andy began making his way up the side of Golden Peak.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading We haven't much time to spare.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF GOLDEN PEAK "Does it rise very fast, Frank?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Then come on up to the top where Billy is," and Andy began making his way up the side of Golden Peak.
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading THE END OF GOLDEN PEAK "Does it rise very fast, Frank?"
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Yes, she's coming up at a pretty good speed.
move upward
From this reading THE END OF GOLDEN PEAK "Does it rise very fast, Frank?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, she's coming up at a pretty good speed.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "Then come on up to the top where Billy is," and Andy began making his way up the side of Golden Peak.
refrain from harming
From this reading We haven't much time to spare.
move hurridly
From this reading "Yes, she's coming up at a pretty good speed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF GOLDEN PEAK "Does it rise very fast, Frank?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then come on up to the top where Billy is," and Andy began making his way up the side of Golden Peak.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We haven't much time to spare.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We haven't much time to spare.
the upper part of anything
From this reading "Then come on up to the top where Billy is," and Andy began making his way up the side of Golden Peak.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Yes, she's coming up at a pretty good speed.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE END OF GOLDEN PEAK "Does it rise very fast, Frank?"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading We want to get away before dark if we can."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Then come on up to the top where Billy is," and Andy began making his way up the side of Golden Peak.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We haven't much time to spare.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Then come on up to the top where Billy is," and Andy began making his way up the side of Golden Peak.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, she's coming up at a pretty good speed.
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