Chapter XX of Bill Bruce on Forest Patrol, “More About Fish,” is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XX of Bill Bruce on Forest Patrol, “More About Fish,” is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What are you fellows laughing about?” asked Bill. “I caught the fish, didn’t I?” “Bring it into shore,” said Sam. Bob Finch was as much in the dark as to the cause of the merriment as was Bill. Bill tried to reel in his line, but the fish would not respond.
Chapter XX of Bill Bruce on Forest Patrol, “More About Fish,” is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Bob Finch was as much in the dark as to the cause of the merriment as was Bill.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading ““What are you fellows laughing about?” asked Bill.”
any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
From this reading “Bob Finch was as much in the dark as to the cause of the merriment as was Bill.”
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading ““I caught the fish, didn’t I?””
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading ““What are you fellows laughing about?” asked Bill.”
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “Bill tried to reel in his line, but the fish would not respond.”
show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “Bill tried to reel in his line, but the fish would not respond.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading ““Bring it into shore,” said Sam.”
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 ““I caught the fish, didn’t I?””
In this reading “Bob Finch was as much in the dark as to the cause of the merriment as was Bill.”
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 “What are you fellows laughing about?” asked Bill.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are you fellows laughing about?” asked Bill.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bob Finch was as much in the dark as to the cause of the merriment as was Bill.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What are you fellows laughing about?” asked Bill.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “What are you fellows laughing about?” asked Bill.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Bob Finch was as much in the dark as to the cause of the merriment as was Bill.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Bring it into shore,” said Sam.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bill tried to reel in his line, but the fish would not respond.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “I caught the fish, didn’t I?”
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Bob Finch was as much in the dark as to the cause of the merriment as was Bill.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Bob Finch was as much in the dark as to the cause of the merriment as was Bill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I caught the fish, didn’t I?”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “What are you fellows laughing about?” asked Bill.
any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
From this reading Bob Finch was as much in the dark as to the cause of the merriment as was Bill.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “I caught the fish, didn’t I?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bill tried to reel in his line, but the fish would not respond.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I caught the fish, didn’t I?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bob Finch was as much in the dark as to the cause of the merriment as was Bill.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Bring it into shore,” said Sam.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Bring it into shore,” said Sam.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “What are you fellows laughing about?” asked Bill.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Bill tried to reel in his line, but the fish would not respond.
a gay feeling
From this reading Bob Finch was as much in the dark as to the cause of the merriment as was Bill.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Bob Finch was as much in the dark as to the cause of the merriment as was Bill.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bill tried to reel in his line, but the fish would not respond.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bob Finch was as much in the dark as to the cause of the merriment as was Bill.
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading Bill tried to reel in his line, but the fish would not respond.
show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading Bill tried to reel in his line, but the fish would not respond.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Bring it into shore,” said Sam.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “Bring it into shore,” said Sam.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “Bring it into shore,” said Sam.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I caught the fish, didn’t I?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bob Finch was as much in the dark as to the cause of the merriment as was Bill.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Bill tried to reel in his line, but the fish would not respond.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bob Finch was as much in the dark as to the cause of the merriment as was Bill.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What are you fellows laughing about?” asked Bill.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Bill tried to reel in his line, but the fish would not respond.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What are you fellows laughing about?” asked Bill.
Chapter 20 of Bill Bruce on Forest Patrol by Henry Harley Arnold holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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 20 holds 163 sentences of Bill Bruce on Forest Patrol, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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