Chapter 10 of Four Boy Hunters is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of Four Boy Hunters is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN A NEW CAMP "When did you come from Lake Cameron?" asked Snap, after a pause. "Came from there right now." "Then you saw the Felps crowd at the cabin we built?" queried Whopper. "So you built that shelter?" "We did."
Chapter 10 of Four Boy Hunters is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading “"Then you saw the Felps crowd at the cabin we built?" queried Whopper.”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “"Then you saw the Felps crowd at the cabin we built?" queried Whopper.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “IN A NEW CAMP "When did you come from Lake Cameron?" asked Snap, after a pause.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “IN A NEW CAMP "When did you come from Lake Cameron?" asked Snap, after a pause.”
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “"Then you saw the Felps crowd at the cabin we built?" queried Whopper.”
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading “"So you built that shelter?"”
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “IN A NEW CAMP "When did you come from Lake Cameron?" asked Snap, after a pause.”
a gross untruth; a blatant lie
From this reading “"Then you saw the Felps crowd at the cabin we built?" queried Whopper.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN A NEW CAMP "When did you come from Lake Cameron?" asked Snap, after a pause.
later than; following
From this reading IN A NEW CAMP "When did you come from Lake Cameron?" asked Snap, after a pause.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading IN A NEW CAMP "When did you come from Lake Cameron?" asked Snap, after a pause.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Then you saw the Felps crowd at the cabin we built?" queried Whopper.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading "Then you saw the Felps crowd at the cabin we built?" queried Whopper.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading "Then you saw the Felps crowd at the cabin we built?" queried Whopper.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Came from there right now."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN A NEW CAMP "When did you come from Lake Cameron?" asked Snap, after a pause.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading IN A NEW CAMP "When did you come from Lake Cameron?" asked Snap, after a pause.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading IN A NEW CAMP "When did you come from Lake Cameron?" asked Snap, after a pause.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading "Then you saw the Felps crowd at the cabin we built?" queried Whopper.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading IN A NEW CAMP "When did you come from Lake Cameron?" asked Snap, after a pause.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then you saw the Felps crowd at the cabin we built?" queried Whopper.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN A NEW CAMP "When did you come from Lake Cameron?" asked Snap, after a pause.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN A NEW CAMP "When did you come from Lake Cameron?" asked Snap, after a pause.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading IN A NEW CAMP "When did you come from Lake Cameron?" asked Snap, after a pause.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading IN A NEW CAMP "When did you come from Lake Cameron?" asked Snap, after a pause.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Came from there right now."
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading IN A NEW CAMP "When did you come from Lake Cameron?" asked Snap, after a pause.
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading "Then you saw the Felps crowd at the cabin we built?" queried Whopper.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Came from there right now."
cut with a saw
From this reading "Then you saw the Felps crowd at the cabin we built?" queried Whopper.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading "So you built that shelter?"
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading IN A NEW CAMP "When did you come from Lake Cameron?" asked Snap, after a pause.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you built that shelter?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "So you built that shelter?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Then you saw the Felps crowd at the cabin we built?" queried Whopper.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then you saw the Felps crowd at the cabin we built?" queried Whopper.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Came from there right now."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Then you saw the Felps crowd at the cabin we built?" queried Whopper.
at the time that
From this reading IN A NEW CAMP "When did you come from Lake Cameron?" asked Snap, after a pause.
a gross untruth; a blatant lie
From this reading "Then you saw the Felps crowd at the cabin we built?" queried Whopper.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading IN A NEW CAMP "When did you come from Lake Cameron?" asked Snap, after a pause.
Chapter 10 of Four Boy Hunters by Edward Stratemeyer holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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 10 holds 112 sentences of Four Boy Hunters, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Four Boy Hunters by Edward Stratemeyer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 112 sentences, grouped into 23 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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