Chapter 13 of Four Boy Hunters is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Four Boy Hunters is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BOYS AND THE WILDCAT "Oh, what a night! What a night!" It was Shep who uttered the words. The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow. In vain he had tried to get out of the tree.
Chapter 13 of Four Boy Hunters is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the boundary of a surface
From this reading “The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow.”
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading “The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow.”
above your head; in the sky
From this reading “The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow.”
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading “The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow.”
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading “The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow.”
communicated in words
From this reading “It was Shep who uttered the words.”
an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
From this reading “THE BOYS AND THE WILDCAT "Oh, what a night!”
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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 THE BOYS AND THE WILDCAT "Oh, what a night!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BOYS AND THE WILDCAT "Oh, what a night!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE BOYS AND THE WILDCAT "Oh, what a night!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading In vain he had tried to get out of the tree.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In vain he had tried to get out of the tree.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Shep who uttered the words.
immediately past
From this reading The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE BOYS AND THE WILDCAT "Oh, what a night!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading THE BOYS AND THE WILDCAT "Oh, what a night!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In vain he had tried to get out of the tree.
above your head; in the sky
From this reading The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow.
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From this reading It was Shep who uttered the words.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow.
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOYS AND THE WILDCAT "Oh, what a night!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In vain he had tried to get out of the tree.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading In vain he had tried to get out of the tree.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading In vain he had tried to get out of the tree.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The long spell of darkness had at last gone, and looking up overhead he could see a bit of sunshine striking the edge of the hollow.
communicated in words
From this reading It was Shep who uttered the words.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading In vain he had tried to get out of the tree.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Shep who uttered the words.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE BOYS AND THE WILDCAT "Oh, what a night!
which person or people
From this reading It was Shep who uttered the words.
an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
From this reading THE BOYS AND THE WILDCAT "Oh, what a night!
the words that are spoken
From this reading It was Shep who uttered the words.
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