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Camp Fires of the Wolf Patrol

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Camp Fires of the Wolf Patrol is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE THINGS THAT MAKE BOYS MANLY.
MR.
GARRABRANT laid his plans during the night, and when morning came he announced them to his boys.
"I shall take these two men down to Rockaway to-day," he said, "and deliver them over to the authorities.
Ginger will accompany me, and between us we can pull the boat up the current again, starting possibly in the morning.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Camp Fires of the Wolf Patrol

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Camp Fires of the Wolf Patrol is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE THINGS THAT MAKE BOYS MANLY.
/ðə θɪŋz ðæt meɪk bɔɪz ˈmænli/
Line 2
MR.
/ˈmɪstər/
Line 3
GARRABRANT laid his plans during the night, and when morning came he announced them to his boys.
Line 4
"I shall take these two men down to Rockaway to-day," he said, "and deliver them over to the authorities.
Line 5
Ginger will accompany me, and between us we can pull the boat up the current again, starting possibly in the morning.
/ˈdʒɪndʒər wɪl əˈkʌmpəni miː ənd bɪˈtwiːn ʌs wiː kæn pʊl ðə boʊt ʌp ðə ˈkɜːrənt əˈɡen ˈstɑːrtɪŋ ˈpɑːsəbli ɪn ðə ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

accompany verb US /əˈkʌmpəni/

be present or associated with an event or entity

From this reading “Ginger will accompany me, and between us we can pull the boat up the current again, starting possibly in the morning.”

authorities noun US /əˈθɔːrətiz/

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading “"I shall take these two men down to Rockaway to-day," he said, "and deliver them over to the authorities.”

current noun US /ˈkɜːrənt/

a flow of electricity through a conductor

From this reading “Ginger will accompany me, and between us we can pull the boat up the current again, starting possibly in the morning.”

deliver verb US /dɪˈlɪvər/

deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

From this reading “"I shall take these two men down to Rockaway to-day," he said, "and deliver them over to the authorities.”

Ginger noun US /ˈdʒɪndʒər/

perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems

From this reading “Ginger will accompany me, and between us we can pull the boat up the current again, starting possibly in the morning.”

manly adjective US /ˈmænli/

possessing qualities befitting a man

From this reading “THE THINGS THAT MAKE BOYS MANLY.”

pull verb US /pʊl/

cause to move by pulling

From this reading “Ginger will accompany me, and between us we can pull the boat up the current again, starting possibly in the morning.”

starting adjective US /ˈstɑːrtɪŋ/

(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

From this reading “Ginger will accompany me, and between us we can pull the boat up the current again, starting possibly in the morning.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

during the night preposition + article + noun counted as “during … night”

In this reading “GARRABRANT laid his plans during the night, and when morning came he announced them to his boys.”

two men noun + noun

In this reading “"I shall take these two men down to Rockaway to-day," he said, "and deliver them over to the authorities.”

in the morning preposition + article + noun counted as “in … morning”

In this reading “Ginger will accompany me, and between us we can pull the boat up the current again, starting possibly in the morning.”

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accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/

be present or associated with an event or entity

From this reading Ginger will accompany me, and between us we can pull the boat up the current again, starting possibly in the morning.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading Ginger will accompany me, and between us we can pull the boat up the current again, starting possibly in the morning.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading GARRABRANT laid his plans during the night, and when morning came he announced them to his boys.

announcedadjectiveUS /əˈnaʊnst/

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading GARRABRANT laid his plans during the night, and when morning came he announced them to his boys.

authoritiesnounUS /əˈθɔːrətiz/

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading "I shall take these two men down to Rockaway to-day," he said, "and deliver them over to the authorities.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Ginger will accompany me, and between us we can pull the boat up the current again, starting possibly in the morning.

boatnounUS /boʊt/

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Ginger will accompany me, and between us we can pull the boat up the current again, starting possibly in the morning.

BOYSnounUS /bɔɪz/

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading THE THINGS THAT MAKE BOYS MANLY.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading GARRABRANT laid his plans during the night, and when morning came he announced them to his boys.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Ginger will accompany me, and between us we can pull the boat up the current again, starting possibly in the morning.

currentnounUS /ˈkɜːrənt/

a flow of electricity through a conductor

From this reading Ginger will accompany me, and between us we can pull the boat up the current again, starting possibly in the morning.

deliververbUS /dɪˈlɪvər/

deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

From this reading "I shall take these two men down to Rockaway to-day," he said, "and deliver them over to the authorities.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "I shall take these two men down to Rockaway to-day," he said, "and deliver them over to the authorities.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading GARRABRANT laid his plans during the night, and when morning came he announced them to his boys.

GARRABRANT

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading GARRABRANT laid his plans during the night, and when morning came he announced them to his boys.

GingernounUS /ˈdʒɪndʒər/

perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems

From this reading Ginger will accompany me, and between us we can pull the boat up the current again, starting possibly in the morning.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading GARRABRANT laid his plans during the night, and when morning came he announced them to his boys.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading GARRABRANT laid his plans during the night, and when morning came he announced them to his boys.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I shall take these two men down to Rockaway to-day," he said, "and deliver them over to the authorities.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Ginger will accompany me, and between us we can pull the boat up the current again, starting possibly in the morning.

laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/

set down according to a plan

From this reading GARRABRANT laid his plans during the night, and when morning came he announced them to his boys.

MAKEverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading THE THINGS THAT MAKE BOYS MANLY.

MANLYadjectiveUS /ˈmænli/

possessing qualities befitting a man

From this reading THE THINGS THAT MAKE BOYS MANLY.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Ginger will accompany me, and between us we can pull the boat up the current again, starting possibly in the morning.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading "I shall take these two men down to Rockaway to-day," he said, "and deliver them over to the authorities.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading GARRABRANT laid his plans during the night, and when morning came he announced them to his boys.

MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading MR.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading GARRABRANT laid his plans during the night, and when morning came he announced them to his boys.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading "I shall take these two men down to Rockaway to-day," he said, "and deliver them over to the authorities.

plansnounUS /plænz/

plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

From this reading GARRABRANT laid his plans during the night, and when morning came he announced them to his boys.

possiblyadverbUS /ˈpɑːsəbli/

by chance

From this reading Ginger will accompany me, and between us we can pull the boat up the current again, starting possibly in the morning.

pullverbUS /pʊl/

cause to move by pulling

From this reading Ginger will accompany me, and between us we can pull the boat up the current again, starting possibly in the morning.

Rockaway

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I shall take these two men down to Rockaway to-day," he said, "and deliver them over to the authorities.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I shall take these two men down to Rockaway to-day," he said, "and deliver them over to the authorities.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "I shall take these two men down to Rockaway to-day," he said, "and deliver them over to the authorities.

startingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtɪŋ/

(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

From this reading Ginger will accompany me, and between us we can pull the boat up the current again, starting possibly in the morning.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading "I shall take these two men down to Rockaway to-day," he said, "and deliver them over to the authorities.

THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE THINGS THAT MAKE BOYS MANLY.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE THINGS THAT MAKE BOYS MANLY.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading GARRABRANT laid his plans during the night, and when morning came he announced them to his boys.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading "I shall take these two men down to Rockaway to-day," he said, "and deliver them over to the authorities.

THINGSnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading THE THINGS THAT MAKE BOYS MANLY.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading GARRABRANT laid his plans during the night, and when morning came he announced them to his boys.

to-day

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I shall take these two men down to Rockaway to-day," he said, "and deliver them over to the authorities.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading "I shall take these two men down to Rockaway to-day," he said, "and deliver them over to the authorities.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Ginger will accompany me, and between us we can pull the boat up the current again, starting possibly in the morning.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Ginger will accompany me, and between us we can pull the boat up the current again, starting possibly in the morning.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Ginger will accompany me, and between us we can pull the boat up the current again, starting possibly in the morning.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading GARRABRANT laid his plans during the night, and when morning came he announced them to his boys.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Ginger will accompany me, and between us we can pull the boat up the current again, starting possibly in the morning.

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