Chapter 17 of Two Boy Gold Miners is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Two Boy Gold Miners is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night. There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain. Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going. How glad they were when morning came! The sun warmed them, and took the stiffness from their limbs.
Chapter 17 of Two Boy Gold Miners is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading “CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night.”
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading “There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.”
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading “CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night.”
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading “The sun warmed them, and took the stiffness from their limbs.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night.”
the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
From this reading “The sun warmed them, and took the stiffness from their limbs.”
having been warmed up
From this reading “The sun warmed them, and took the stiffness from their limbs.”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.”
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In this reading “There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.”
In this reading “Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.”
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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 CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.
have
From this reading CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading How glad they were when morning came!
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sun warmed them, and took the stiffness from their limbs.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading How glad they were when morning came!
the act of departing
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How glad they were when morning came!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading The sun warmed them, and took the stiffness from their limbs.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading How glad they were when morning came!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.
the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
From this reading The sun warmed them, and took the stiffness from their limbs.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun warmed them, and took the stiffness from their limbs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CORNERED BY A BEAR The boys passed a dreary, miserable night.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sun warmed them, and took the stiffness from their limbs.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The sun warmed them, and took the stiffness from their limbs.
having been warmed up
From this reading The sun warmed them, and took the stiffness from their limbs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading There was a heavy dew, and they were wet, almost as if by a rain.
at the time that
From this reading How glad they were when morning came!
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Their fire went out, for in the darkness they could not find wood enough to keep it going.
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