Chapter 6 of Camp Lenape on the Long Trail is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Camp Lenape on the Long Trail is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FIGHT! FIGHT! Brick burst out in a cry of derision. “Sunk!” he roared. “You sure scuttled yourself, all right!
Chapter 6 of Camp Lenape on the Long Trail is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading “Brick burst out in a cry of derision.”
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “Brick burst out in a cry of derision.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Brick burst out in a cry of derision.”
contemptuous laughter
From this reading “Brick burst out in a cry of derision.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “FIGHT!”
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading ““Sunk!” he roared.”
past form of “scuttle” — to move about or proceed hurriedly
From this reading ““You sure scuttled yourself, all right!”
doomed to extinction
From this reading ““Sunk!” he roared.”
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.
give sudden release to an expression
In this reading “Brick burst out in a cry of derision.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Brick burst out in a cry of derision.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “You sure scuttled yourself, all right!
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading Brick burst out in a cry of derision.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Brick burst out in a cry of derision.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Brick burst out in a cry of derision.
contemptuous laughter
From this reading Brick burst out in a cry of derision.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading FIGHT!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Sunk!” he roared.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Brick burst out in a cry of derision.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Brick burst out in a cry of derision.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Brick burst out in a cry of derision.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “You sure scuttled yourself, all right!
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “Sunk!” he roared.
past form of “scuttle” — to move about or proceed hurriedly
From this reading “You sure scuttled yourself, all right!
doomed to extinction
From this reading “Sunk!” he roared.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “You sure scuttled yourself, all right!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You sure scuttled yourself, all right!
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You sure scuttled yourself, all right!
Chapter 6 of Camp Lenape on the Long Trail by Carl Saxon holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 6 holds 205 sentences of Camp Lenape on the Long Trail, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Camp Lenape on the Long Trail by Carl Saxon exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 205 sentences, grouped into 41 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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