Chapter 6 of The Valiant Runaways is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Valiant Runaways is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Roldan took to his agile young heels. But the bear gathered himself and leaped, not once but several times. There was no doubt that his blood was up, and that he meant a duel to the death. Roldan turned with a catching of what breath was left in him. He mechanically drew his knife from its pocket and flourished it at the advancing bear.
Chapter 6 of The Valiant Runaways is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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moving forward
From this reading “He mechanically drew his knife from its pocket and flourished it at the advancing bear.”
moving quickly and lightly
From this reading “Roldan took to his agile young heels.”
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading “Roldan turned with a catching of what breath was left in him.”
a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
From this reading “There was no doubt that his blood was up, and that he meant a duel to the death.”
past form of “flourish” — grow vigorously
From this reading “He mechanically drew his knife from its pocket and flourished it at the advancing bear.”
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading “Roldan took to his agile young heels.”
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “But the bear gathered himself and leaped, not once but several times.”
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading “He mechanically drew his knife from its pocket and flourished it at the advancing bear.”
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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 There was no doubt that his blood was up, and that he meant a duel to the death.
moving forward
From this reading He mechanically drew his knife from its pocket and flourished it at the advancing bear.
moving quickly and lightly
From this reading Roldan took to his agile young heels.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the bear gathered himself and leaped, not once but several times.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He mechanically drew his knife from its pocket and flourished it at the advancing bear.
have
From this reading But the bear gathered himself and leaped, not once but several times.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading There was no doubt that his blood was up, and that he meant a duel to the death.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Roldan turned with a catching of what breath was left in him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the bear gathered himself and leaped, not once but several times.
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading Roldan turned with a catching of what breath was left in him.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading There was no doubt that his blood was up, and that he meant a duel to the death.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading There was no doubt that his blood was up, and that he meant a duel to the death.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He mechanically drew his knife from its pocket and flourished it at the advancing bear.
a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
From this reading There was no doubt that his blood was up, and that he meant a duel to the death.
past form of “flourish” — grow vigorously
From this reading He mechanically drew his knife from its pocket and flourished it at the advancing bear.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He mechanically drew his knife from its pocket and flourished it at the advancing bear.
brought together in one place
From this reading But the bear gathered himself and leaped, not once but several times.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was no doubt that his blood was up, and that he meant a duel to the death.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading Roldan took to his agile young heels.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Roldan turned with a catching of what breath was left in him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But the bear gathered himself and leaped, not once but several times.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Roldan took to his agile young heels.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Roldan turned with a catching of what breath was left in him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He mechanically drew his knife from its pocket and flourished it at the advancing bear.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He mechanically drew his knife from its pocket and flourished it at the advancing bear.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading He mechanically drew his knife from its pocket and flourished it at the advancing bear.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading But the bear gathered himself and leaped, not once but several times.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Roldan turned with a catching of what breath was left in him.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading There was no doubt that his blood was up, and that he meant a duel to the death.
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading He mechanically drew his knife from its pocket and flourished it at the advancing bear.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no doubt that his blood was up, and that he meant a duel to the death.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the bear gathered himself and leaped, not once but several times.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Roldan turned with a catching of what breath was left in him.
on one occasion
From this reading But the bear gathered himself and leaped, not once but several times.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading He mechanically drew his knife from its pocket and flourished it at the advancing bear.
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From this reading Roldan took to his agile young heels.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading But the bear gathered himself and leaped, not once but several times.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no doubt that his blood was up, and that he meant a duel to the death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the bear gathered himself and leaped, not once but several times.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no doubt that his blood was up, and that he meant a duel to the death.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading But the bear gathered himself and leaped, not once but several times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Roldan took to his agile young heels.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Roldan took to his agile young heels.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Roldan turned with a catching of what breath was left in him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There was no doubt that his blood was up, and that he meant a duel to the death.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no doubt that his blood was up, and that he meant a duel to the death.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Roldan turned with a catching of what breath was left in him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Roldan turned with a catching of what breath was left in him.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Roldan took to his agile young heels.
Chapter 6 of The Valiant Runaways by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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