Chapter 11 of To Alaska for Gold is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of To Alaska for Gold is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UP THE LYNN CANAL. Randy and Earl gazed about them in hopeless bewilderment. The outfits belonging to themselves, their uncle, and to Captain Zoss were gone. Who had taken them, and was there any chance of recovery? "We should have looked after them," said Earl, bitterly.
Chapter 11 of To Alaska for Gold is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading “The outfits belonging to themselves, their uncle, and to Captain Zoss were gone.”
confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading “Randy and Earl gazed about them in hopeless bewilderment.”
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading “"We should have looked after them," said Earl, bitterly.”
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading “UP THE LYNN CANAL.”
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading “Randy and Earl gazed about them in hopeless bewilderment.”
plural of “outfit” — any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading “The outfits belonging to themselves, their uncle, and to Captain Zoss were gone.”
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading “Randy and Earl gazed about them in hopeless bewilderment.”
return to an original state
From this reading “Who had taken them, and was there any chance of recovery?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Who had taken them, and was there any chance of recovery?”
keep under careful scrutiny
In this reading “"We should have looked after them," said Earl, bitterly.”
In this reading “Who had taken them, and was there any chance of recovery?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Randy and Earl gazed about them in hopeless bewilderment.
later than; following
From this reading "We should have looked after them," said Earl, bitterly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Randy and Earl gazed about them in hopeless bewilderment.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Who had taken them, and was there any chance of recovery?
happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading The outfits belonging to themselves, their uncle, and to Captain Zoss were gone.
confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading Randy and Earl gazed about them in hopeless bewilderment.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading "We should have looked after them," said Earl, bitterly.
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading UP THE LYNN CANAL.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The outfits belonging to themselves, their uncle, and to Captain Zoss were gone.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Who had taken them, and was there any chance of recovery?
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading Randy and Earl gazed about them in hopeless bewilderment.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Randy and Earl gazed about them in hopeless bewilderment.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The outfits belonging to themselves, their uncle, and to Captain Zoss were gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Who had taken them, and was there any chance of recovery?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We should have looked after them," said Earl, bitterly.
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading Randy and Earl gazed about them in hopeless bewilderment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Randy and Earl gazed about them in hopeless bewilderment.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "We should have looked after them," said Earl, bitterly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UP THE LYNN CANAL.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Who had taken them, and was there any chance of recovery?
plural of “outfit” — any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading The outfits belonging to themselves, their uncle, and to Captain Zoss were gone.
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading Randy and Earl gazed about them in hopeless bewilderment.
return to an original state
From this reading Who had taken them, and was there any chance of recovery?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We should have looked after them," said Earl, bitterly.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "We should have looked after them," said Earl, bitterly.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Who had taken them, and was there any chance of recovery?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UP THE LYNN CANAL.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The outfits belonging to themselves, their uncle, and to Captain Zoss were gone.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Randy and Earl gazed about them in hopeless bewilderment.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The outfits belonging to themselves, their uncle, and to Captain Zoss were gone.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Who had taken them, and was there any chance of recovery?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The outfits belonging to themselves, their uncle, and to Captain Zoss were gone.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading The outfits belonging to themselves, their uncle, and to Captain Zoss were gone.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading UP THE LYNN CANAL.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who had taken them, and was there any chance of recovery?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We should have looked after them," said Earl, bitterly.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The outfits belonging to themselves, their uncle, and to Captain Zoss were gone.
which person or people
From this reading Who had taken them, and was there any chance of recovery?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The outfits belonging to themselves, their uncle, and to Captain Zoss were gone.
Chapter 11 of To Alaska for Gold by Edward Stratemeyer holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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 11 holds 105 sentences of To Alaska for Gold, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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