Chapter XI of Dan Carter-- Cub Scout, “Dan’s Discovery,” is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI of Dan Carter-- Cub Scout, “Dan’s Discovery,” is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dan stood at the entrance to a path which had been masked with a pile of dead brush. “Just what have you found?” Chips demanded as he and the other Cubs hurried over. “I don’t see anything to make a howl about.” “Then look at this!”
Chapter XI of Dan Carter-- Cub Scout, “Dan’s Discovery,” is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading “Dan stood at the entrance to a path which had been masked with a pile of dead brush.”
strips of potato fried in deep fat
From this reading “Chips demanded as he and the other Cubs hurried over.”
plural of “cub” — an awkward and inexperienced youth
From this reading “Chips demanded as he and the other Cubs hurried over.”
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading “Dan stood at the entrance to a path which had been masked with a pile of dead brush.”
emit long loud cries
From this reading ““I don’t see anything to make a howl about.””
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “Chips demanded as he and the other Cubs hurried over.”
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading “Dan stood at the entrance to a path which had been masked with a pile of dead brush.”
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading “Dan stood at the entrance to a path which had been masked with a pile of dead brush.”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading ““Then look at this!””
In this reading “Dan stood at the entrance to a path which had been masked with a pile of dead brush.”
In this reading “Dan stood at the entrance to a path which had been masked with a pile of dead brush.”
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 Dan stood at the entrance to a path which had been masked with a pile of dead brush.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I don’t see anything to make a howl about.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Chips demanded as he and the other Cubs hurried over.
any thing at all
From this reading “I don’t see anything to make a howl about.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Chips demanded as he and the other Cubs hurried over.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dan stood at the entrance to a path which had been masked with a pile of dead brush.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dan stood at the entrance to a path which had been masked with a pile of dead brush.
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading Dan stood at the entrance to a path which had been masked with a pile of dead brush.
strips of potato fried in deep fat
From this reading Chips demanded as he and the other Cubs hurried over.
plural of “cub” — an awkward and inexperienced youth
From this reading Chips demanded as he and the other Cubs hurried over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dan stood at the entrance to a path which had been masked with a pile of dead brush.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Dan stood at the entrance to a path which had been masked with a pile of dead brush.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Chips demanded as he and the other Cubs hurried over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t see anything to make a howl about.”
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading Dan stood at the entrance to a path which had been masked with a pile of dead brush.
set up or found
From this reading “Just what have you found?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dan stood at the entrance to a path which had been masked with a pile of dead brush.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Just what have you found?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Chips demanded as he and the other Cubs hurried over.
emit long loud cries
From this reading “I don’t see anything to make a howl about.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Chips demanded as he and the other Cubs hurried over.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t see anything to make a howl about.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Just what have you found?”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Then look at this!”
engage in
From this reading “I don’t see anything to make a howl about.”
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading Dan stood at the entrance to a path which had been masked with a pile of dead brush.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dan stood at the entrance to a path which had been masked with a pile of dead brush.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Chips demanded as he and the other Cubs hurried over.
above and across; more than
From this reading Chips demanded as he and the other Cubs hurried over.
a course of conduct
From this reading Dan stood at the entrance to a path which had been masked with a pile of dead brush.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading Dan stood at the entrance to a path which had been masked with a pile of dead brush.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I don’t see anything to make a howl about.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Dan stood at the entrance to a path which had been masked with a pile of dead brush.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dan stood at the entrance to a path which had been masked with a pile of dead brush.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then look at this!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Then look at this!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dan stood at the entrance to a path which had been masked with a pile of dead brush.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Just what have you found?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dan stood at the entrance to a path which had been masked with a pile of dead brush.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dan stood at the entrance to a path which had been masked with a pile of dead brush.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Just what have you found?”
Chapter 11 of Dan Carter-- Cub Scout by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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 11 holds 172 sentences of Dan Carter-- Cub Scout, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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