Chapter 1 of Chums in Dixie is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Chums in Dixie is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"THE HOUSE BOAT BOYS," "THE YOUNG FUR-TAKERS," "CANOE MATES IN CANADA," Etc. M. A. DONOHUE & COMPANY. "Phil, oh! Phil, won't you please hurry up? I'll go to sleep pretty soon, if we don't get a move on us."
Chapter 1 of Chums in Dixie is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “"THE HOUSE BOAT BOYS," "THE YOUNG FUR-TAKERS," "CANOE MATES IN CANADA," Etc.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “"THE HOUSE BOAT BOYS," "THE YOUNG FUR-TAKERS," "CANOE MATES IN CANADA," Etc.”
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading “"THE HOUSE BOAT BOYS," "THE YOUNG FUR-TAKERS," "CANOE MATES IN CANADA," Etc.”
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading “"THE HOUSE BOAT BOYS," "THE YOUNG FUR-TAKERS," "CANOE MATES IN CANADA," Etc.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “Phil, won't you please hurry up?”
a pair of people who live together
From this reading “"THE HOUSE BOAT BOYS," "THE YOUNG FUR-TAKERS," "CANOE MATES IN CANADA," Etc.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I'll go to sleep pretty soon, if we don't get a move on us."”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Phil, won't you please hurry up?”
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 M. A. DONOHUE & COMPANY.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "THE HOUSE BOAT BOYS," "THE YOUNG FUR-TAKERS," "CANOE MATES IN CANADA," Etc.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "THE HOUSE BOAT BOYS," "THE YOUNG FUR-TAKERS," "CANOE MATES IN CANADA," Etc.
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading "THE HOUSE BOAT BOYS," "THE YOUNG FUR-TAKERS," "CANOE MATES IN CANADA," Etc.
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading "THE HOUSE BOAT BOYS," "THE YOUNG FUR-TAKERS," "CANOE MATES IN CANADA," Etc.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading M. A. DONOHUE & COMPANY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll go to sleep pretty soon, if we don't get a move on us."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. A. DONOHUE & COMPANY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "THE HOUSE BOAT BOYS," "THE YOUNG FUR-TAKERS," "CANOE MATES IN CANADA," Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "THE HOUSE BOAT BOYS," "THE YOUNG FUR-TAKERS," "CANOE MATES IN CANADA," Etc.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I'll go to sleep pretty soon, if we don't get a move on us."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I'll go to sleep pretty soon, if we don't get a move on us."
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "THE HOUSE BOAT BOYS," "THE YOUNG FUR-TAKERS," "CANOE MATES IN CANADA," Etc.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Phil, won't you please hurry up?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll go to sleep pretty soon, if we don't get a move on us."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I'll go to sleep pretty soon, if we don't get a move on us."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "THE HOUSE BOAT BOYS," "THE YOUNG FUR-TAKERS," "CANOE MATES IN CANADA," Etc.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M. A. DONOHUE & COMPANY.
a pair of people who live together
From this reading "THE HOUSE BOAT BOYS," "THE YOUNG FUR-TAKERS," "CANOE MATES IN CANADA," Etc.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I'll go to sleep pretty soon, if we don't get a move on us."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Phil, oh!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I'll go to sleep pretty soon, if we don't get a move on us."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Phil, oh!
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Phil, won't you please hurry up?
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading I'll go to sleep pretty soon, if we don't get a move on us."
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I'll go to sleep pretty soon, if we don't get a move on us."
in the near future
From this reading I'll go to sleep pretty soon, if we don't get a move on us."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE HOUSE BOAT BOYS," "THE YOUNG FUR-TAKERS," "CANOE MATES IN CANADA," Etc.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'll go to sleep pretty soon, if we don't get a move on us."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Phil, won't you please hurry up?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'll go to sleep pretty soon, if we don't get a move on us."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I'll go to sleep pretty soon, if we don't get a move on us."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Phil, won't you please hurry up?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Phil, won't you please hurry up?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "THE HOUSE BOAT BOYS," "THE YOUNG FUR-TAKERS," "CANOE MATES IN CANADA," Etc.
Chapter 1 of Chums in Dixie by St. George Rathborne holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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 1 holds 111 sentences of Chums in Dixie, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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