Chapter 16 of George in Camp is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of George in Camp is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAUGHT AT LAST! “Let’s hold up a little, boys. We mustn’t tire our horses out at the start, you know. We are safe now, for even if those ranchemen should come in pursuit of us, they’d never think of looking for us here.” The fugitives were five miles from the rancho, and they had not consumed a great deal of time in accomplishing the distance, either.
Chapter 16 of George in Camp is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “accomplish” — put in effect
From this reading “The fugitives were five miles from the rancho, and they had not consumed a great deal of time in accomplishing the distance, either.”
past form of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite
From this reading “The fugitives were five miles from the rancho, and they had not consumed a great deal of time in accomplishing the distance, either.”
plural of “fugitive” — someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading “The fugitives were five miles from the rancho, and they had not consumed a great deal of time in accomplishing the distance, either.”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “We mustn’t tire our horses out at the start, you know.”
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading “We are safe now, for even if those ranchemen should come in pursuit of us, they’d never think of looking for us here.””
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “We are safe now, for even if those ranchemen should come in pursuit of us, they’d never think of looking for us here.””
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “We mustn’t tire our horses out at the start, you know.”
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading “We mustn’t tire our horses out at the start, you know.”
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In this reading “The fugitives were five miles from the rancho, and they had not consumed a great deal of time in accomplishing the distance, either.”
In this reading “We are safe now, for even if those ranchemen should come in pursuit of us, they’d never think of looking for us here.””
In this reading “The fugitives were five miles from the rancho, and they had not consumed a great deal of time in accomplishing the distance, either.”
be the physical support of; carry the weight of
In this reading ““Let’s hold up a little, boys.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “We are safe now, for even if those ranchemen should come in pursuit of us, they’d never think of looking for us here.””
to come or go into
In this reading “We are safe now, for even if those ranchemen should come in pursuit of us, they’d never think of looking for us here.””
In this reading “CAUGHT AT LAST!”
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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 “Let’s hold up a little, boys.
-ing form of “accomplish” — put in effect
From this reading The fugitives were five miles from the rancho, and they had not consumed a great deal of time in accomplishing the distance, either.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fugitives were five miles from the rancho, and they had not consumed a great deal of time in accomplishing the distance, either.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are safe now, for even if those ranchemen should come in pursuit of us, they’d never think of looking for us here.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CAUGHT AT LAST!
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Let’s hold up a little, boys.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading CAUGHT AT LAST!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We are safe now, for even if those ranchemen should come in pursuit of us, they’d never think of looking for us here.”
past form of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite
From this reading The fugitives were five miles from the rancho, and they had not consumed a great deal of time in accomplishing the distance, either.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading The fugitives were five miles from the rancho, and they had not consumed a great deal of time in accomplishing the distance, either.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The fugitives were five miles from the rancho, and they had not consumed a great deal of time in accomplishing the distance, either.
one or the other of two
From this reading The fugitives were five miles from the rancho, and they had not consumed a great deal of time in accomplishing the distance, either.
divisible by two
From this reading We are safe now, for even if those ranchemen should come in pursuit of us, they’d never think of looking for us here.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The fugitives were five miles from the rancho, and they had not consumed a great deal of time in accomplishing the distance, either.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We are safe now, for even if those ranchemen should come in pursuit of us, they’d never think of looking for us here.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The fugitives were five miles from the rancho, and they had not consumed a great deal of time in accomplishing the distance, either.
plural of “fugitive” — someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading The fugitives were five miles from the rancho, and they had not consumed a great deal of time in accomplishing the distance, either.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The fugitives were five miles from the rancho, and they had not consumed a great deal of time in accomplishing the distance, either.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fugitives were five miles from the rancho, and they had not consumed a great deal of time in accomplishing the distance, either.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We are safe now, for even if those ranchemen should come in pursuit of us, they’d never think of looking for us here.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Let’s hold up a little, boys.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading We mustn’t tire our horses out at the start, you know.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We are safe now, for even if those ranchemen should come in pursuit of us, they’d never think of looking for us here.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are safe now, for even if those ranchemen should come in pursuit of us, they’d never think of looking for us here.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We mustn’t tire our horses out at the start, you know.
immediately past
From this reading CAUGHT AT LAST!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s hold up a little, boys.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Let’s hold up a little, boys.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading We are safe now, for even if those ranchemen should come in pursuit of us, they’d never think of looking for us here.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The fugitives were five miles from the rancho, and they had not consumed a great deal of time in accomplishing the distance, either.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We mustn’t tire our horses out at the start, you know.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We are safe now, for even if those ranchemen should come in pursuit of us, they’d never think of looking for us here.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fugitives were five miles from the rancho, and they had not consumed a great deal of time in accomplishing the distance, either.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We are safe now, for even if those ranchemen should come in pursuit of us, they’d never think of looking for us here.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We are safe now, for even if those ranchemen should come in pursuit of us, they’d never think of looking for us here.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We mustn’t tire our horses out at the start, you know.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We mustn’t tire our horses out at the start, you know.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading We are safe now, for even if those ranchemen should come in pursuit of us, they’d never think of looking for us here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are safe now, for even if those ranchemen should come in pursuit of us, they’d never think of looking for us here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fugitives were five miles from the rancho, and they had not consumed a great deal of time in accomplishing the distance, either.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading We are safe now, for even if those ranchemen should come in pursuit of us, they’d never think of looking for us here.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We are safe now, for even if those ranchemen should come in pursuit of us, they’d never think of looking for us here.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading We mustn’t tire our horses out at the start, you know.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We mustn’t tire our horses out at the start, you know.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fugitives were five miles from the rancho, and they had not consumed a great deal of time in accomplishing the distance, either.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are safe now, for even if those ranchemen should come in pursuit of us, they’d never think of looking for us here.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading We are safe now, for even if those ranchemen should come in pursuit of us, they’d never think of looking for us here.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We are safe now, for even if those ranchemen should come in pursuit of us, they’d never think of looking for us here.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The fugitives were five miles from the rancho, and they had not consumed a great deal of time in accomplishing the distance, either.
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading We mustn’t tire our horses out at the start, you know.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Let’s hold up a little, boys.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We are safe now, for even if those ranchemen should come in pursuit of us, they’d never think of looking for us here.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We mustn’t tire our horses out at the start, you know.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fugitives were five miles from the rancho, and they had not consumed a great deal of time in accomplishing the distance, either.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We mustn’t tire our horses out at the start, you know.
Chapter 16 of George in Camp by Harry Castlemon holds 233 sentences, grouped into 47 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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