Chapter 7 of The Valiant Runaways is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Valiant Runaways is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No!" said Roldan, emphatically, "we are not. There are other reasons why we must go to Los Angeles as quickly as we can. Could you get us three horses?" "I could get them from the priest--" "No! no!" "Why, what's the row with the priest?
Chapter 7 of The Valiant Runaways is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “"No!" said Roldan, emphatically, "we are not.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Could you get us three horses?"”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “Could you get us three horses?"”
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “"I could get them from the priest--" "No! no!"”
with speed
From this reading “There are other reasons why we must go to Los Angeles as quickly as we can.”
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “There are other reasons why we must go to Los Angeles as quickly as we can.”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “"Why, what's the row with the priest?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “Could you get us three horses?"”
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From this reading There are other reasons why we must go to Los Angeles as quickly as we can.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "No!" said Roldan, emphatically, "we are not.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There are other reasons why we must go to Los Angeles as quickly as we can.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There are other reasons why we must go to Los Angeles as quickly as we can.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could you get us three horses?"
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading "No!" said Roldan, emphatically, "we are not.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I could get them from the priest--" "No! no!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Could you get us three horses?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There are other reasons why we must go to Los Angeles as quickly as we can.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Could you get us three horses?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I could get them from the priest--" "No! no!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are other reasons why we must go to Los Angeles as quickly as we can.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There are other reasons why we must go to Los Angeles as quickly as we can.
not any; not one
From this reading "No!" said Roldan, emphatically, "we are not.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No!" said Roldan, emphatically, "we are not.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There are other reasons why we must go to Los Angeles as quickly as we can.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading "I could get them from the priest--" "No! no!"
with speed
From this reading There are other reasons why we must go to Los Angeles as quickly as we can.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading There are other reasons why we must go to Los Angeles as quickly as we can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No!" said Roldan, emphatically, "we are not.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading "Why, what's the row with the priest?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No!" said Roldan, emphatically, "we are not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I could get them from the priest--" "No! no!"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I could get them from the priest--" "No! no!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are other reasons why we must go to Los Angeles as quickly as we can.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Could you get us three horses?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are other reasons why we must go to Los Angeles as quickly as we can.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Could you get us three horses?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "No!" said Roldan, emphatically, "we are not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, what's the row with the priest?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading There are other reasons why we must go to Los Angeles as quickly as we can.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Why, what's the row with the priest?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Could you get us three horses?"
Chapter 7 of The Valiant Runaways by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Chapter 7 holds 406 sentences of The Valiant Runaways, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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