Chapter 19 of Captain Sam: The Boy Scouts of 1814 is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of Captain Sam: The Boy Scouts of 1814 is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SAM SEEKS INFORMATION IN THE DARK. "Why, Bob, old fellow, how are you?" "You don't mean to say you've got back agin?" "How'd you find it in the woods?" These and a dozen other questions were asked while poor Bob's hand was wrung nearly off.
Chapter 19 of Captain Sam: The Boy Scouts of 1814 is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “"Why, Bob, old fellow, how are you?"”
possessive form of “bob” — a former monetary unit in Great Britain
From this reading “These and a dozen other questions were asked while poor Bob's hand was wrung nearly off.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “These and a dozen other questions were asked while poor Bob's hand was wrung nearly off.”
a message received and understood
From this reading “SAM SEEKS INFORMATION IN THE DARK.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “SAM SEEKS INFORMATION IN THE DARK.”
plural of “seek” — the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
From this reading “SAM SEEKS INFORMATION IN THE DARK.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “"How'd you find it in the woods?"”
inflected form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape
From this reading “These and a dozen other questions were asked while poor Bob's hand was wrung nearly off.”
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 These and a dozen other questions were asked while poor Bob's hand was wrung nearly off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't mean to say you've got back agin?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked while poor Bob's hand was wrung nearly off.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Why, Bob, old fellow, how are you?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked while poor Bob's hand was wrung nearly off.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "You don't mean to say you've got back agin?"
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "Why, Bob, old fellow, how are you?"
possessive form of “bob” — a former monetary unit in Great Britain
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked while poor Bob's hand was wrung nearly off.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading SAM SEEKS INFORMATION IN THE DARK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't mean to say you've got back agin?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked while poor Bob's hand was wrung nearly off.
a boy or man
From this reading "Why, Bob, old fellow, how are you?"
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "How'd you find it in the woods?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You don't mean to say you've got back agin?"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked while poor Bob's hand was wrung nearly off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, Bob, old fellow, how are you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How'd you find it in the woods?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SAM SEEKS INFORMATION IN THE DARK.
a message received and understood
From this reading SAM SEEKS INFORMATION IN THE DARK.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How'd you find it in the woods?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "You don't mean to say you've got back agin?"
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked while poor Bob's hand was wrung nearly off.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked while poor Bob's hand was wrung nearly off.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Why, Bob, old fellow, how are you?"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked while poor Bob's hand was wrung nearly off.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked while poor Bob's hand was wrung nearly off.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked while poor Bob's hand was wrung nearly off.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading SAM SEEKS INFORMATION IN THE DARK.
express in words
From this reading "You don't mean to say you've got back agin?"
plural of “seek” — the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
From this reading SAM SEEKS INFORMATION IN THE DARK.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAM SEEKS INFORMATION IN THE DARK.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked while poor Bob's hand was wrung nearly off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You don't mean to say you've got back agin?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked while poor Bob's hand was wrung nearly off.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked while poor Bob's hand was wrung nearly off.
during the time that
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked while poor Bob's hand was wrung nearly off.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Bob, old fellow, how are you?"
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "How'd you find it in the woods?"
inflected form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape
From this reading These and a dozen other questions were asked while poor Bob's hand was wrung nearly off.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, Bob, old fellow, how are you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't mean to say you've got back agin?"
Chapter 19 of Captain Sam: The Boy Scouts of 1814 by George Cary Eggleston holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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 19 holds 146 sentences of Captain Sam: The Boy Scouts of 1814, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Captain Sam: The Boy Scouts of 1814 by George Cary Eggleston exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
Work through the 30 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 30 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 19 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Captain Sam: The Boy Scouts of 1814 by George Cary Eggleston on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2212 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #18622 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #18622, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 184 minutes of reading across 443 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Captain Sam: The Boy Scouts of 1814 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 23 chapters of Captain Sam: The Boy Scouts of 1814 to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Captain Sam: The Boy Scouts of 1814, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
