Chapter 35 of The Young Surveyor is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of The Young Surveyor is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"ON THE WAR TRAIL." There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff. "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain. "But he'll find it not so easy selling the horse there a second time." "But he'll spend all that money," said Rufe.
Chapter 35 of The Young Surveyor is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading “There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.”
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “"He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.”
new
From this reading “"He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.”
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading “"But he'll find it not so easy selling the horse there a second time."”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “"But he'll spend all that money," said Rufe.”
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading “"He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “"ON THE WAR TRAIL."”
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading “"He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.”
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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 "But he'll find it not so easy selling the horse there a second time."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
later than; following
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "But he'll spend all that money," said Rufe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But he'll find it not so easy selling the horse there a second time."
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "But he'll find it not so easy selling the horse there a second time."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "But he'll find it not so easy selling the horse there a second time."
destroyed or killed
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But he'll find it not so easy selling the horse there a second time."
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
not any; not one
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But he'll find it not so easy selling the horse there a second time."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "ON THE WAR TRAIL."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
new
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But he'll spend all that money," said Rufe.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "But he'll find it not so easy selling the horse there a second time."
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading "But he'll find it not so easy selling the horse there a second time."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "But he'll find it not so easy selling the horse there a second time."
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading "But he'll spend all that money," said Rufe.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But he'll spend all that money," said Rufe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "ON THE WAR TRAIL."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "But he'll find it not so easy selling the horse there a second time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading "ON THE WAR TRAIL."
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading "ON THE WAR TRAIL."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading "He has taken the road to Chicago," said Jack, easily tracking the wheels after the recent rain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There could be no mistake about it,--pocket-book and money, and horse and buggy, were gone with Radcliff.
Chapter 35 of The Young Surveyor by J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge holds 70 sentences, grouped into 14 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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