Chapter 9 of Follow My Leader: The Boys of Templeton is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Follow My Leader: The Boys of Templeton is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"To-day, do you think?" "Don't know. Depends on what he's got in his bag. If it's a cargo, he won't be out for a couple of nights." All this was very alarming to Coote, who devoutly hoped Culver's "cargo" might be big enough to keep him many nights in unloading it.
Chapter 9 of Follow My Leader: The Boys of Templeton is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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frightening because of an awareness of danger
From this reading “All this was very alarming to Coote, who devoutly hoped Culver's "cargo" might be big enough to keep him many nights in unloading it.”
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “Depends on what he's got in his bag.”
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading “If it's a cargo, he won't be out for a couple of nights."”
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “Depends on what he's got in his bag.”
in a devout and pious manner
From this reading “All this was very alarming to Coote, who devoutly hoped Culver's "cargo" might be big enough to keep him many nights in unloading it.”
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “All this was very alarming to Coote, who devoutly hoped Culver's "cargo" might be big enough to keep him many nights in unloading it.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “If it's a cargo, he won't be out for a couple of nights."”
the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.
From this reading “All this was very alarming to Coote, who devoutly hoped Culver's "cargo" might be big enough to keep him many nights in unloading it.”
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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 If it's a cargo, he won't be out for a couple of nights."
frightening because of an awareness of danger
From this reading All this was very alarming to Coote, who devoutly hoped Culver's "cargo" might be big enough to keep him many nights in unloading it.
(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 All this was very alarming to Coote, who devoutly hoped Culver's "cargo" might be big enough to keep him many nights in unloading it.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Depends on what he's got in his bag.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If it's a cargo, he won't be out for a couple of nights."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading All this was very alarming to Coote, who devoutly hoped Culver's "cargo" might be big enough to keep him many nights in unloading it.
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading If it's a cargo, he won't be out for a couple of nights."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All this was very alarming to Coote, who devoutly hoped Culver's "cargo" might be big enough to keep him many nights in unloading it.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading If it's a cargo, he won't be out for a couple of nights."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All this was very alarming to Coote, who devoutly hoped Culver's "cargo" might be big enough to keep him many nights in unloading it.
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading Depends on what he's got in his bag.
in a devout and pious manner
From this reading All this was very alarming to Coote, who devoutly hoped Culver's "cargo" might be big enough to keep him many nights in unloading it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "To-day, do you think?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't know.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading All this was very alarming to Coote, who devoutly hoped Culver's "cargo" might be big enough to keep him many nights in unloading it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If it's a cargo, he won't be out for a couple of nights."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Depends on what he's got in his bag.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If it's a cargo, he won't be out for a couple of nights."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Depends on what he's got in his bag.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All this was very alarming to Coote, who devoutly hoped Culver's "cargo" might be big enough to keep him many nights in unloading it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Depends on what he's got in his bag.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading All this was very alarming to Coote, who devoutly hoped Culver's "cargo" might be big enough to keep him many nights in unloading it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it's a cargo, he won't be out for a couple of nights."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Depends on what he's got in his bag.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All this was very alarming to Coote, who devoutly hoped Culver's "cargo" might be big enough to keep him many nights in unloading it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If it's a cargo, he won't be out for a couple of nights."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading All this was very alarming to Coote, who devoutly hoped Culver's "cargo" might be big enough to keep him many nights in unloading it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Don't know.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading All this was very alarming to Coote, who devoutly hoped Culver's "cargo" might be big enough to keep him many nights in unloading it.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading All this was very alarming to Coote, who devoutly hoped Culver's "cargo" might be big enough to keep him many nights in unloading it.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading If it's a cargo, he won't be out for a couple of nights."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If it's a cargo, he won't be out for a couple of nights."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Depends on what he's got in his bag.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If it's a cargo, he won't be out for a couple of nights."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "To-day, do you think?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this was very alarming to Coote, who devoutly hoped Culver's "cargo" might be big enough to keep him many nights in unloading it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All this was very alarming to Coote, who devoutly hoped Culver's "cargo" might be big enough to keep him many nights in unloading it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To-day, do you think?"
the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.
From this reading All this was very alarming to Coote, who devoutly hoped Culver's "cargo" might be big enough to keep him many nights in unloading it.
precisely as stated
From this reading All this was very alarming to Coote, who devoutly hoped Culver's "cargo" might be big enough to keep him many nights in unloading it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All this was very alarming to Coote, who devoutly hoped Culver's "cargo" might be big enough to keep him many nights in unloading it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Depends on what he's got in his bag.
which person or people
From this reading All this was very alarming to Coote, who devoutly hoped Culver's "cargo" might be big enough to keep him many nights in unloading it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If it's a cargo, he won't be out for a couple of nights."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "To-day, do you think?"
Chapter 9 of Follow My Leader: The Boys of Templeton by Talbot Baines Reed holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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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