Chapter 11 of Don Strong, Patrol Leader is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Don Strong, Patrol Leader is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CLOSE QUARTERS After a while they bandaged the ankle tightly with wet cloths. Don put on his shoe but did not lace it. He tried to climb the ravine bank, but that was a bit too rough. Tim picked him up with a fireman's lift and surged with him to the top. That experience set Tim to shaking his head.
Chapter 11 of Don Strong, Patrol Leader is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading “CLOSE QUARTERS After a while they bandaged the ankle tightly with wet cloths.”
covered or wrapped with a bandage
From this reading “CLOSE QUARTERS After a while they bandaged the ankle tightly with wet cloths.”
plural of “cloth” — artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “CLOSE QUARTERS After a while they bandaged the ankle tightly with wet cloths.”
possessive form of “fireman” — play in which children pretend to put out a fire
From this reading “Tim picked him up with a fireman's lift and surged with him to the top.”
a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
From this reading “He tried to climb the ravine bank, but that was a bit too rough.”
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
From this reading “Don put on his shoe but did not lace it.”
past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading “Tim picked him up with a fireman's lift and surged with him to the top.”
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading “CLOSE QUARTERS After a while they bandaged the ankle tightly with wet cloths.”
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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 CLOSE QUARTERS After a while they bandaged the ankle tightly with wet cloths.
later than; following
From this reading CLOSE QUARTERS After a while they bandaged the ankle tightly with wet cloths.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tim picked him up with a fireman's lift and surged with him to the top.
a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading CLOSE QUARTERS After a while they bandaged the ankle tightly with wet cloths.
covered or wrapped with a bandage
From this reading CLOSE QUARTERS After a while they bandaged the ankle tightly with wet cloths.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading He tried to climb the ravine bank, but that was a bit too rough.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading He tried to climb the ravine bank, but that was a bit too rough.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Don put on his shoe but did not lace it.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading He tried to climb the ravine bank, but that was a bit too rough.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading CLOSE QUARTERS After a while they bandaged the ankle tightly with wet cloths.
plural of “cloth” — artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading CLOSE QUARTERS After a while they bandaged the ankle tightly with wet cloths.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Don put on his shoe but did not lace it.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Don put on his shoe but did not lace it.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading That experience set Tim to shaking his head.
possessive form of “fireman” — play in which children pretend to put out a fire
From this reading Tim picked him up with a fireman's lift and surged with him to the top.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tried to climb the ravine bank, but that was a bit too rough.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading That experience set Tim to shaking his head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tim picked him up with a fireman's lift and surged with him to the top.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Don put on his shoe but did not lace it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Don put on his shoe but did not lace it.
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading Don put on his shoe but did not lace it.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Tim picked him up with a fireman's lift and surged with him to the top.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Don put on his shoe but did not lace it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Don put on his shoe but did not lace it.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Tim picked him up with a fireman's lift and surged with him to the top.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Don put on his shoe but did not lace it.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading CLOSE QUARTERS After a while they bandaged the ankle tightly with wet cloths.
a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
From this reading He tried to climb the ravine bank, but that was a bit too rough.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading He tried to climb the ravine bank, but that was a bit too rough.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading That experience set Tim to shaking his head.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading That experience set Tim to shaking his head.
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
From this reading Don put on his shoe but did not lace it.
past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading Tim picked him up with a fireman's lift and surged with him to the top.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He tried to climb the ravine bank, but that was a bit too rough.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CLOSE QUARTERS After a while they bandaged the ankle tightly with wet cloths.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CLOSE QUARTERS After a while they bandaged the ankle tightly with wet cloths.
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading CLOSE QUARTERS After a while they bandaged the ankle tightly with wet cloths.
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From this reading Tim picked him up with a fireman's lift and surged with him to the top.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He tried to climb the ravine bank, but that was a bit too rough.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He tried to climb the ravine bank, but that was a bit too rough.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Tim picked him up with a fireman's lift and surged with him to the top.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He tried to climb the ravine bank, but that was a bit too rough.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Tim picked him up with a fireman's lift and surged with him to the top.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He tried to climb the ravine bank, but that was a bit too rough.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading CLOSE QUARTERS After a while they bandaged the ankle tightly with wet cloths.
during the time that
From this reading CLOSE QUARTERS After a while they bandaged the ankle tightly with wet cloths.
in the company of; together with
From this reading CLOSE QUARTERS After a while they bandaged the ankle tightly with wet cloths.
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