Chapter 3 of The X Bar X boys at Nugget Camp is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The X Bar X boys at Nugget Camp is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight. Teddy saw the gesture, and grinned. “How high is the top of that cliff from the water, Roy?” he asked. “One hundred feet; maybe less.” “And how high was it when you were falling?”
Chapter 3 of The X Bar X boys at Nugget Camp is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a steep high face of rock
From this reading ““How high is the top of that cliff from the water, Roy?” he asked.”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading ““And how high was it when you were falling?””
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading “Teddy saw the gesture, and grinned.”
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.”
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading “Teddy saw the gesture, and grinned.”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.”
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading “MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.”
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading “Teddy saw the gesture, and grinned.”
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In this reading ““One hundred feet; maybe less.””
In this reading “MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.”
examine hastily
In this reading “MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Teddy saw the gesture, and grinned.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “How high is the top of that cliff from the water, Roy?” he asked.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading “How high is the top of that cliff from the water, Roy?” he asked.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading “And how high was it when you were falling?”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “One hundred feet; maybe less.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “How high is the top of that cliff from the water, Roy?” he asked.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading Teddy saw the gesture, and grinned.
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading Teddy saw the gesture, and grinned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How high is the top of that cliff from the water, Roy?” he asked.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “How high is the top of that cliff from the water, Roy?” he asked.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How high is the top of that cliff from the water, Roy?” he asked.
ten 10s
From this reading “One hundred feet; maybe less.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How high is the top of that cliff from the water, Roy?” he asked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And how high was it when you were falling?”
and nothing more
From this reading MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading “One hundred feet; maybe less.”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.
by chance
From this reading “One hundred feet; maybe less.”
of an obscure nature
From this reading MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “How high is the top of that cliff from the water, Roy?” he asked.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One hundred feet; maybe less.”
above and across; more than
From this reading MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.
cut with a saw
From this reading Teddy saw the gesture, and grinned.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading Teddy saw the gesture, and grinned.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “How high is the top of that cliff from the water, Roy?” he asked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.
the upper part of anything
From this reading “How high is the top of that cliff from the water, Roy?” he asked.
in the direction of
From this reading MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And how high was it when you were falling?”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “How high is the top of that cliff from the water, Roy?” he asked.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MYSTERIOUS RIDERS The two Manley boys rode back slowly, Roy glancing over his shoulder toward the rocks just before they were lost to sight.
at the time that
From this reading “And how high was it when you were falling?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And how high was it when you were falling?”
Chapter 3 of The X Bar X boys at Nugget Camp by James Cody Ferris holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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.
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