Chapter 2 of In the camp of the Black Rider is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of In the camp of the Black Rider is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE CAMP OF THE BLACK RIDERS “The camp is haunted!” Ted asked, quickly, leaning forward in interest. Mr. Calvert smiled. “It is said to be, at any rate. There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.
Chapter 2 of In the camp of the Black Rider is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being joined in close association
From this reading “There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.”
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading “IN THE CAMP OF THE BLACK RIDERS “The camp is haunted!””
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading “Ted asked, quickly, leaning forward in interest.”
-ing form of “reside” — make one's home in a particular place or community
From this reading “There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.”
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading “IN THE CAMP OF THE BLACK RIDERS “The camp is haunted!””
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.”
closely encircling
From this reading “There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.”
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading “Ted asked, quickly, leaning forward in interest.”
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In this reading ““It is said to be, at any rate.”
In this reading “There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.”
In this reading “There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.”
In this reading “There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.”
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(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 There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “It is said to be, at any rate.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Ted asked, quickly, leaning forward in interest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It is said to be, at any rate.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It is said to be, at any rate.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading IN THE CAMP OF THE BLACK RIDERS “The camp is haunted!”
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From this reading Mr. Calvert smiled.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading IN THE CAMP OF THE BLACK RIDERS “The camp is haunted!”
being joined in close association
From this reading There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Ted asked, quickly, leaning forward in interest.
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading IN THE CAMP OF THE BLACK RIDERS “The camp is haunted!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE CAMP OF THE BLACK RIDERS “The camp is haunted!”
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Ted asked, quickly, leaning forward in interest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE CAMP OF THE BLACK RIDERS “The camp is haunted!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is said to be, at any rate.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Ted asked, quickly, leaning forward in interest.
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 There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Calvert smiled.
not any; not one
From this reading There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE CAMP OF THE BLACK RIDERS “The camp is haunted!”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.
with speed
From this reading Ted asked, quickly, leaning forward in interest.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading “It is said to be, at any rate.
-ing form of “reside” — make one's home in a particular place or community
From this reading There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading IN THE CAMP OF THE BLACK RIDERS “The camp is haunted!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It is said to be, at any rate.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Mr. Calvert smiled.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.
closely encircling
From this reading There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading Ted asked, quickly, leaning forward in interest.
express in words
From this reading There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE CAMP OF THE BLACK RIDERS “The camp is haunted!”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It is said to be, at any rate.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There are all sorts of foolish stories connected with the place, and I have no doubt that people residing in the surrounding country could tell you many of them.
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