Chapter 7 of The Silver Canyon is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Silver Canyon is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Dunno," said Joses, gruffly, "and not knowing, can't say." "Have you seen anything, then?" "No." "Have you heard of anything?" "No."
Chapter 7 of The Silver Canyon is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
any thing at all
From this reading “"Have you seen anything, then?"”
in a gruff manner
From this reading “"Dunno," said Joses, gruffly, "and not knowing, can't say."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have you seen anything, then?"”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “"Have you heard of anything?"”
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading “"Dunno," said Joses, gruffly, "and not knowing, can't say."”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “"Dunno," said Joses, gruffly, "and not knowing, can't say."”
express in words
From this reading “"Dunno," said Joses, gruffly, "and not knowing, can't say."”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “"Have you seen anything, then?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Dunno," said Joses, gruffly, "and not knowing, can't say."
any thing at all
From this reading "Have you seen anything, then?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dunno," said Joses, gruffly, "and not knowing, can't say."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dunno," said Joses, gruffly, "and not knowing, can't say."
in a gruff manner
From this reading "Dunno," said Joses, gruffly, "and not knowing, can't say."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you seen anything, then?"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Have you heard of anything?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dunno," said Joses, gruffly, "and not knowing, can't say."
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading "Dunno," said Joses, gruffly, "and not knowing, can't say."
not any; not one
From this reading "No."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Dunno," said Joses, gruffly, "and not knowing, can't say."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Have you heard of anything?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Dunno," said Joses, gruffly, "and not knowing, can't say."
express in words
From this reading "Dunno," said Joses, gruffly, "and not knowing, can't say."
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Have you seen anything, then?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Have you seen anything, then?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you seen anything, then?"
Chapter 7 of The Silver Canyon by George Manville Fenn holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 7 holds 408 sentences of The Silver Canyon, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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