Chapter 9 of Camping on the St. Lawrence is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Camping on the St. Lawrence is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOCK HAS HIS TURN. There was a commotion on board which seemed to threaten the safety of all. The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle. "Whe-e-w!" exclaimed Jock, in delight. "Isn't he a beauty!"
Chapter 9 of Camping on the St. Lawrence is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading “There was a commotion on board which seemed to threaten the safety of all.”
a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
From this reading “The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle.”
valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
From this reading “The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle.”
a person trained to compete in sports
From this reading “JOCK HAS HIS TURN.”
showing or giving mercy
From this reading “The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle.”
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading “There was a commotion on board which seemed to threaten the safety of all.”
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading “There was a commotion on board which seemed to threaten the safety of all.”
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle.”
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.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “There was a commotion on board which seemed to threaten the safety of all.”
In this reading “The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle.”
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 There was a commotion on board which seemed to threaten the safety of all.
(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 There was a commotion on board which seemed to threaten the safety of all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading "Isn't he a beauty!"
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading There was a commotion on board which seemed to threaten the safety of all.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle.
a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading There was a commotion on board which seemed to threaten the safety of all.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Whe-e-w!" exclaimed Jock, in delight.
a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
From this reading The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle.
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Whe-e-w!" exclaimed Jock, in delight.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOCK HAS HIS TURN.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Isn't he a beauty!"
valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
From this reading The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JOCK HAS HIS TURN.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Whe-e-w!" exclaimed Jock, in delight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't he a beauty!"
a person trained to compete in sports
From this reading JOCK HAS HIS TURN.
showing or giving mercy
From this reading The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a commotion on board which seemed to threaten the safety of all.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a commotion on board which seemed to threaten the safety of all.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading There was a commotion on board which seemed to threaten the safety of all.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There was a commotion on board which seemed to threaten the safety of all.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle.
in the near future
From this reading The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a commotion on board which seemed to threaten the safety of all.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a commotion on board which seemed to threaten the safety of all.
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading There was a commotion on board which seemed to threaten the safety of all.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a commotion on board which seemed to threaten the safety of all.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading JOCK HAS HIS TURN.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a commotion on board which seemed to threaten the safety of all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Whe-e-w!" exclaimed Jock, in delight.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a commotion on board which seemed to threaten the safety of all.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The huge fish was throwing himself from side to side, but Ethan was equal to the emergency, and with his merciful hickory club soon put an end to the struggle.
Chapter 9 of Camping on the St. Lawrence by Everett T. (Everett Titsworth) Tomlinson holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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 9 holds 155 sentences of Camping on the St. Lawrence, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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