Dave Porter At Bear Camp

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A CRY FROM THE CLIFF "It's a snake sure enough!"

"My, what a big one!"

"No climbing on that rock for me!"

Such were some of the cries which rent the air as the four youths dropped back into the lake and lost no time in getting away from the spot which had been the goal of the swimming race.

"Say, Dave, what sort of a snake do you suppose that was?" queried Roger.

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Dave Porter At Bear Camp

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of Dave Porter At Bear Camp is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

A CRY FROM THE CLIFF "It's a snake sure enough!"

Line 2

"My, what a big one!"

/maɪ wʌt ə bɪɡ wʌn/

Line 3

"No climbing on that rock for me!"

/noʊ ˈklaɪmɪŋ ɑːn ðæt rɑːk fɔːr miː/

Line 4

Such were some of the cries which rent the air as the four youths dropped back into the lake and lost no time in getting away from the spot which had been the goal of the swimming race.

/sʌtʃ wɜːr sʌm ʌv ðə kraɪz wɪtʃ rent ðə er æz ðə fɔːr juːðz drɑːpt bæk ˈɪntuː ðə leɪk ənd lɔːst noʊ taɪm ɪn ˈɡetɪŋ əˈweɪ frʌm ðə spɑːt wɪtʃ hæd bɪn ðə ɡoʊl ʌv ðə ˈswɪmɪŋ reɪs/

Line 5

"Say, Dave, what sort of a snake do you suppose that was?" queried Roger.

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cliff noun US /klɪf/

a steep high face of rock

From this reading “A CRY FROM THE CLIFF "It's a snake sure enough!"”

climbing noun US /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

From this reading “"No climbing on that rock for me!"”

goal noun US /ɡoʊl/

the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it

From this reading “Such were some of the cries which rent the air as the four youths dropped back into the lake and lost no time in getting away from the spot which had been the goal of the swimming race.”

queried verb US /ˈkwɪrid/

inflected form of “query” — pose a question

From this reading “"Say, Dave, what sort of a snake do you suppose that was?" queried Roger.”

rent verb US /rent/

let for money

snake noun US /sneɪk/

limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

From this reading “A CRY FROM THE CLIFF "It's a snake sure enough!"”

swimming noun US /ˈswɪmɪŋ/

the act of swimming

youths noun US /juːðz/

plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)

Word partnerships in these lines

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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rent the air verb + article + noun counted as “rent … air”

In this reading “Such were some of the cries which rent the air as the four youths dropped back into the lake and lost no time in getting away from the spot which had been the goal of the swimming race.”

sure enough adjective + noun

as supposed or expected

In this reading “A CRY FROM THE CLIFF "It's a snake sure enough!"”

into the lake preposition + article + noun counted as “into … lake”

dropped back verb + particle counted as “drop back”

take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football

from the spot preposition + article + noun counted as “from … spot”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A CRY FROM THE CLIFF "It's a snake sure enough!"

airnounUS /er/

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Such were some of the cries which rent the air as the four youths dropped back into the lake and lost no time in getting away from the spot which had been the goal of the swimming race.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "My, what a big one!"

CLIFFnounUS /klɪf/

a steep high face of rock

From this reading A CRY FROM THE CLIFF "It's a snake sure enough!"

climbingnounUS /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

From this reading "No climbing on that rock for me!"

criesnounUS /kraɪz/

plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

CRYverbUS /kraɪ/

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading A CRY FROM THE CLIFF "It's a snake sure enough!"

Dave

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From this reading "Say, Dave, what sort of a snake do you suppose that was?" queried Roger.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Say, Dave, what sort of a snake do you suppose that was?" queried Roger.

droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading A CRY FROM THE CLIFF "It's a snake sure enough!"

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "No climbing on that rock for me!"

fournounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A CRY FROM THE CLIFF "It's a snake sure enough!"

gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/

the act of acquiring something

goalnounUS /ɡoʊl/

the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

It's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A CRY FROM THE CLIFF "It's a snake sure enough!"

lakenounUS /leɪk/

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "No climbing on that rock for me!"

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My, what a big one!"

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "No climbing on that rock for me!"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "No climbing on that rock for me!"

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "My, what a big one!"

queriedverbUS /ˈkwɪrid/

inflected form of “query” — pose a question

From this reading "Say, Dave, what sort of a snake do you suppose that was?" queried Roger.

racenounUS /reɪs/

any competition

rentverbUS /rent/

let for money

rocknounUS /rɑːk/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading "No climbing on that rock for me!"

Roger

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Say, Dave, what sort of a snake do you suppose that was?" queried Roger.

SayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading "Say, Dave, what sort of a snake do you suppose that was?" queried Roger.

snakenounUS /sneɪk/

limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

From this reading A CRY FROM THE CLIFF "It's a snake sure enough!"

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

sortnounUS /sɔːrt/

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading "Say, Dave, what sort of a snake do you suppose that was?" queried Roger.

spotnounUS /spɑːt/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/

express a supposition

From this reading "Say, Dave, what sort of a snake do you suppose that was?" queried Roger.

sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading A CRY FROM THE CLIFF "It's a snake sure enough!"

swimmingnounUS /ˈswɪmɪŋ/

the act of swimming

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "No climbing on that rock for me!"

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A CRY FROM THE CLIFF "It's a snake sure enough!"

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Say, Dave, what sort of a snake do you suppose that was?" queried Roger.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "My, what a big one!"

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Say, Dave, what sort of a snake do you suppose that was?" queried Roger.

youthsnounUS /juːðz/

plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)

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