Chapter 16 of Frank Allen at Old Moose Lake is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Frank Allen at Old Moose Lake is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TRAIL IN THE SNOW Wonder, amazement, then anger. After the first exclamation of surprise the boys stepped quickly into the great living room, looked in all directions. Not a word passing from one to the other for several minutes. “Ransacked! Robbed!” at last Frank managed to think aloud for himself and the rest of the boys.
Chapter 16 of Frank Allen at Old Moose Lake is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading “Robbed!” at last Frank managed to think aloud for himself and the rest of the boys.”
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “THE TRAIL IN THE SNOW Wonder, amazement, then anger.”
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “THE TRAIL IN THE SNOW Wonder, amazement, then anger.”
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading “After the first exclamation of surprise the boys stepped quickly into the great living room, looked in all directions.”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “After the first exclamation of surprise the boys stepped quickly into the great living room, looked in all directions.”
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “Robbed!” at last Frank managed to think aloud for himself and the rest of the boys.”
wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
From this reading ““Ransacked!”
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “Robbed!” at last Frank managed to think aloud for himself and the rest of the boys.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Not a word passing from one to the other for several minutes.”
a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
In this reading “After the first exclamation of surprise the boys stepped quickly into the great living room, looked in all directions.”
In this reading “After the first exclamation of surprise the boys stepped quickly into the great living room, looked in all directions.”
In this reading “Robbed!” at last Frank managed to think aloud for himself and the rest of the boys.”
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 Not a word passing from one to the other for several minutes.
later than; following
From this reading After the first exclamation of surprise the boys stepped quickly into the great living room, looked in all directions.
(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 After the first exclamation of surprise the boys stepped quickly into the great living room, looked in all directions.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Robbed!” at last Frank managed to think aloud for himself and the rest of the boys.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading THE TRAIL IN THE SNOW Wonder, amazement, then anger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Robbed!” at last Frank managed to think aloud for himself and the rest of the boys.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading THE TRAIL IN THE SNOW Wonder, amazement, then anger.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Robbed!” at last Frank managed to think aloud for himself and the rest of the boys.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading After the first exclamation of surprise the boys stepped quickly into the great living room, looked in all directions.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading After the first exclamation of surprise the boys stepped quickly into the great living room, looked in all directions.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading After the first exclamation of surprise the boys stepped quickly into the great living room, looked in all directions.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading After the first exclamation of surprise the boys stepped quickly into the great living room, looked in all directions.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not a word passing from one to the other for several minutes.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Robbed!” at last Frank managed to think aloud for himself and the rest of the boys.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not a word passing from one to the other for several minutes.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading After the first exclamation of surprise the boys stepped quickly into the great living room, looked in all directions.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Robbed!” at last Frank managed to think aloud for himself and the rest of the boys.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TRAIL IN THE SNOW Wonder, amazement, then anger.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading After the first exclamation of surprise the boys stepped quickly into the great living room, looked in all directions.
immediately past
From this reading Robbed!” at last Frank managed to think aloud for himself and the rest of the boys.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading After the first exclamation of surprise the boys stepped quickly into the great living room, looked in all directions.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading After the first exclamation of surprise the boys stepped quickly into the great living room, looked in all directions.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading Robbed!” at last Frank managed to think aloud for himself and the rest of the boys.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Not a word passing from one to the other for several minutes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a word passing from one to the other for several minutes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the first exclamation of surprise the boys stepped quickly into the great living room, looked in all directions.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not a word passing from one to the other for several minutes.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Not a word passing from one to the other for several minutes.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Not a word passing from one to the other for several minutes.
with speed
From this reading After the first exclamation of surprise the boys stepped quickly into the great living room, looked in all directions.
wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
From this reading “Ransacked!
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Robbed!” at last Frank managed to think aloud for himself and the rest of the boys.
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading Robbed!” at last Frank managed to think aloud for himself and the rest of the boys.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading After the first exclamation of surprise the boys stepped quickly into the great living room, looked in all directions.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Not a word passing from one to the other for several minutes.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading THE TRAIL IN THE SNOW Wonder, amazement, then anger.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading After the first exclamation of surprise the boys stepped quickly into the great living room, looked in all directions.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading After the first exclamation of surprise the boys stepped quickly into the great living room, looked in all directions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAIL IN THE SNOW Wonder, amazement, then anger.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE TRAIL IN THE SNOW Wonder, amazement, then anger.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Robbed!” at last Frank managed to think aloud for himself and the rest of the boys.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not a word passing from one to the other for several minutes.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading THE TRAIL IN THE SNOW Wonder, amazement, then anger.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading THE TRAIL IN THE SNOW Wonder, amazement, then anger.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Not a word passing from one to the other for several minutes.
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