Chapter 4 of Boys of The Fort is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Boys of The Fort is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOST IN THE FOREST. "I must get away from them!" This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain. He felt that if he was captured it would go hard with him. Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
Chapter 4 of Boys of The Fort is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “He felt that if he was captured it would go hard with him.”
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading “This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.”
having gaps or spaces
From this reading “This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.”
plural of “desperado” — a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)
From this reading “Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.”
lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
From this reading “Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.”
possessive form of “moore” — United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading “This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.”
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading “Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.”
past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading “This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.”
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In this reading “This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.”
run away from confinement
In this reading “"I must get away from them!"”
In this reading “LOST IN THE FOREST.”
In this reading “This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I must get away from them!"
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading He felt that if he was captured it would go hard with him.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
plural of “desperado” — a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt that if he was captured it would go hard with him.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading LOST IN THE FOREST.
lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I must get away from them!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I must get away from them!"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He felt that if he was captured it would go hard with him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He felt that if he was captured it would go hard with him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He felt that if he was captured it would go hard with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must get away from them!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He felt that if he was captured it would go hard with him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LOST IN THE FOREST.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He felt that if he was captured it would go hard with him.
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From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading LOST IN THE FOREST.
engage in
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
possessive form of “moore” — United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must get away from them!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt that if he was captured it would go hard with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOST IN THE FOREST.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I must get away from them!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
precisely as stated
From this reading Did the desperadoes learn that he had overheard their conversation, they might make his very life pay the forfeit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was the one thought which surged through Joe Moore's brain as he dashed from the cave in the mountain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He felt that if he was captured it would go hard with him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He felt that if he was captured it would go hard with him.
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