Chapter IX of Finding the Lost Treasure, “In Camp,” is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter IX of Finding the Lost Treasure, “In Camp,” is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, our first sale wasn’t so bad,” observed Desiré, as they drove away. “But wasn’t she funny?” “I thought you were going to disgrace us,” said Jack, smiling. “If you can’t behave any better than that, I’ll have to leave you beside the road somewhere and pick you up later.” “Oh—o—o!” shrieked René.
Chapter IX of Finding the Lost Treasure, “In Camp,” is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 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.
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading ““If you can’t behave any better than that, I’ll have to leave you beside the road somewhere and pick you up later.””
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading ““I thought you were going to disgrace us,” said Jack, smiling.”
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading ““Well, our first sale wasn’t so bad,” observed Desiré, as they drove away.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading ““But wasn’t she funny?””
select carefully from a group
From this reading ““If you can’t behave any better than that, I’ll have to leave you beside the road somewhere and pick you up later.””
a particular instance of selling
From this reading ““Well, our first sale wasn’t so bad,” observed Desiré, as they drove away.”
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading ““Oh—o—o!” shrieked René.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading ““If you can’t behave any better than that, I’ll have to leave you beside the road somewhere and pick you up later.””
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 ““If you can’t behave any better than that, I’ll have to leave you beside the road somewhere and pick you up later.””
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If you can’t behave any better than that, I’ll have to leave you beside the road somewhere and pick you up later.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “If you can’t behave any better than that, I’ll have to leave you beside the road somewhere and pick you up later.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well, our first sale wasn’t so bad,” observed Desiré, as they drove away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Well, our first sale wasn’t so bad,” observed Desiré, as they drove away.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “Well, our first sale wasn’t so bad,” observed Desiré, as they drove away.
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading “If you can’t behave any better than that, I’ll have to leave you beside the road somewhere and pick you up later.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “If you can’t behave any better than that, I’ll have to leave you beside the road somewhere and pick you up later.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “If you can’t behave any better than that, I’ll have to leave you beside the road somewhere and pick you up later.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But wasn’t she funny?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you can’t behave any better than that, I’ll have to leave you beside the road somewhere and pick you up later.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, our first sale wasn’t so bad,” observed Desiré, as they drove away.
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading “I thought you were going to disgrace us,” said Jack, smiling.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading “Well, our first sale wasn’t so bad,” observed Desiré, as they drove away.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Well, our first sale wasn’t so bad,” observed Desiré, as they drove away.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “But wasn’t she funny?”
the act of departing
From this reading “I thought you were going to disgrace us,” said Jack, smiling.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If you can’t behave any better than that, I’ll have to leave you beside the road somewhere and pick you up later.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought you were going to disgrace us,” said Jack, smiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you can’t behave any better than that, I’ll have to leave you beside the road somewhere and pick you up later.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you can’t behave any better than that, I’ll have to leave you beside the road somewhere and pick you up later.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “I thought you were going to disgrace us,” said Jack, smiling.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “If you can’t behave any better than that, I’ll have to leave you beside the road somewhere and pick you up later.”
go away from a place
From this reading “If you can’t behave any better than that, I’ll have to leave you beside the road somewhere and pick you up later.”
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “Oh—o—o!” shrieked René.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “Well, our first sale wasn’t so bad,” observed Desiré, as they drove away.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh—o—o!” shrieked René.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Well, our first sale wasn’t so bad,” observed Desiré, as they drove away.
select carefully from a group
From this reading “If you can’t behave any better than that, I’ll have to leave you beside the road somewhere and pick you up later.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh—o—o!” shrieked René.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “If you can’t behave any better than that, I’ll have to leave you beside the road somewhere and pick you up later.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I thought you were going to disgrace us,” said Jack, smiling.
a particular instance of selling
From this reading “Well, our first sale wasn’t so bad,” observed Desiré, as they drove away.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But wasn’t she funny?”
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading “Oh—o—o!” shrieked René.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “I thought you were going to disgrace us,” said Jack, smiling.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Well, our first sale wasn’t so bad,” observed Desiré, as they drove away.
in or at or to some place
From this reading “If you can’t behave any better than that, I’ll have to leave you beside the road somewhere and pick you up later.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “If you can’t behave any better than that, I’ll have to leave you beside the road somewhere and pick you up later.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “If you can’t behave any better than that, I’ll have to leave you beside the road somewhere and pick you up later.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “If you can’t behave any better than that, I’ll have to leave you beside the road somewhere and pick you up later.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, our first sale wasn’t so bad,” observed Desiré, as they drove away.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought you were going to disgrace us,” said Jack, smiling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I thought you were going to disgrace us,” said Jack, smiling.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “If you can’t behave any better than that, I’ll have to leave you beside the road somewhere and pick you up later.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I thought you were going to disgrace us,” said Jack, smiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, our first sale wasn’t so bad,” observed Desiré, as they drove away.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, our first sale wasn’t so bad,” observed Desiré, as they drove away.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I thought you were going to disgrace us,” said Jack, smiling.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I thought you were going to disgrace us,” said Jack, smiling.
Chapter 9 of Finding the Lost Treasure by Helen M. Persons holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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 9 holds 109 sentences of Finding the Lost Treasure, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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