Chapter 2 of Dave Porter At Bear Camp is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Dave Porter At Bear Camp is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BOYS ON SHIPBOARD "Phil, your father seems to be a good deal worried this morning. I hope it isn't on account of the way we cut up on this ship last evening." "Not at all, Dave," returned Phil Lawrence. "I don't believe he noticed our monkey-shines. He is worried over the letter he received in the mail we got at our last stopping-place."
Chapter 2 of Dave Porter At Bear Camp is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “I hope it isn't on account of the way we cut up on this ship last evening."”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “THE BOYS ON SHIPBOARD "Phil, your father seems to be a good deal worried this morning.”
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading “"Not at all, Dave," returned Phil Lawrence.”
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading “He is worried over the letter he received in the mail we got at our last stopping-place."”
being perceived or observed
From this reading “"I don't believe he noticed our monkey-shines.”
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading “He is worried over the letter he received in the mail we got at our last stopping-place."”
casual or ephemeral as if taking place on board a ship
From this reading “THE BOYS ON SHIPBOARD "Phil, your father seems to be a good deal worried this morning.”
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading “THE BOYS ON SHIPBOARD "Phil, your father seems to be a good deal worried this morning.”
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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In this reading “I hope it isn't on account of the way we cut up on this ship last evening."”
In this reading “I hope it isn't on account of the way we cut up on this ship last evening."”
cut to pieces
In this reading “I hope it isn't on account of the way we cut up on this ship last evening."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BOYS ON SHIPBOARD "Phil, your father seems to be a good deal worried this morning.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading I hope it isn't on account of the way we cut up on this ship last evening."
(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 "Not at all, Dave," returned Phil Lawrence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Not at all, Dave," returned Phil Lawrence.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE BOYS ON SHIPBOARD "Phil, your father seems to be a good deal worried this morning.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I don't believe he noticed our monkey-shines.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE BOYS ON SHIPBOARD "Phil, your father seems to be a good deal worried this morning.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading I hope it isn't on account of the way we cut up on this ship last evening."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not at all, Dave," returned Phil Lawrence.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading THE BOYS ON SHIPBOARD "Phil, your father seems to be a good deal worried this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't believe he noticed our monkey-shines.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading I hope it isn't on account of the way we cut up on this ship last evening."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading THE BOYS ON SHIPBOARD "Phil, your father seems to be a good deal worried this morning.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE BOYS ON SHIPBOARD "Phil, your father seems to be a good deal worried this morning.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He is worried over the letter he received in the mail we got at our last stopping-place."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't believe he noticed our monkey-shines.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope it isn't on account of the way we cut up on this ship last evening."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hope it isn't on account of the way we cut up on this ship last evening."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He is worried over the letter he received in the mail we got at our last stopping-place."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is worried over the letter he received in the mail we got at our last stopping-place."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope it isn't on account of the way we cut up on this ship last evening."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I hope it isn't on account of the way we cut up on this ship last evening."
immediately past
From this reading I hope it isn't on account of the way we cut up on this ship last evening."
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading "Not at all, Dave," returned Phil Lawrence.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading He is worried over the letter he received in the mail we got at our last stopping-place."
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading He is worried over the letter he received in the mail we got at our last stopping-place."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't believe he noticed our monkey-shines.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE BOYS ON SHIPBOARD "Phil, your father seems to be a good deal worried this morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not at all, Dave," returned Phil Lawrence.
being perceived or observed
From this reading "I don't believe he noticed our monkey-shines.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I hope it isn't on account of the way we cut up on this ship last evening."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BOYS ON SHIPBOARD "Phil, your father seems to be a good deal worried this morning.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I don't believe he noticed our monkey-shines.
above and across; more than
From this reading He is worried over the letter he received in the mail we got at our last stopping-place."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BOYS ON SHIPBOARD "Phil, your father seems to be a good deal worried this morning.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading He is worried over the letter he received in the mail we got at our last stopping-place."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Not at all, Dave," returned Phil Lawrence.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE BOYS ON SHIPBOARD "Phil, your father seems to be a good deal worried this morning.
transport commercially
From this reading I hope it isn't on account of the way we cut up on this ship last evening."
casual or ephemeral as if taking place on board a ship
From this reading THE BOYS ON SHIPBOARD "Phil, your father seems to be a good deal worried this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is worried over the letter he received in the mail we got at our last stopping-place."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOYS ON SHIPBOARD "Phil, your father seems to be a good deal worried this morning.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE BOYS ON SHIPBOARD "Phil, your father seems to be a good deal worried this morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BOYS ON SHIPBOARD "Phil, your father seems to be a good deal worried this morning.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I hope it isn't on account of the way we cut up on this ship last evening."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I hope it isn't on account of the way we cut up on this ship last evening."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I hope it isn't on account of the way we cut up on this ship last evening."
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading THE BOYS ON SHIPBOARD "Phil, your father seems to be a good deal worried this morning.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE BOYS ON SHIPBOARD "Phil, your father seems to be a good deal worried this morning.
Chapter 2 of Dave Porter At Bear Camp by Edward Stratemeyer holds 158 sentences, grouped into 32 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.
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