Chapter 11 of Lost Farm Camp is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Lost Farm Camp is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RRR-R-UUF! _R-r-r-r-uff!_ Swickey grabbed Smoke’s collar and stood astride of him, holding on with both hands. “He ain’t goin’ to bite—’cause he don’t growl when he’s goin’ to bite.” Barney Axel came from the front room of the cabin, limping a little. “’Course not!
Chapter 11 of Lost Farm Camp is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with one leg on each side
From this reading “_R-r-r-r-uff!_ Swickey grabbed Smoke’s collar and stood astride of him, holding on with both hands.”
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading ““He ain’t goin’ to bite—’cause he don’t growl when he’s goin’ to bite.””
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “Barney Axel came from the front room of the cabin, limping a little.”
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading “_R-r-r-r-uff!_ Swickey grabbed Smoke’s collar and stood astride of him, holding on with both hands.”
inflected form of “grab” — take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading “_R-r-r-r-uff!_ Swickey grabbed Smoke’s collar and stood astride of him, holding on with both hands.”
the sound of growling (as made by animals)
From this reading ““He ain’t goin’ to bite—’cause he don’t growl when he’s goin’ to bite.””
the act of retaining something
From this reading “_R-r-r-r-uff!_ Swickey grabbed Smoke’s collar and stood astride of him, holding on with both hands.”
disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
From this reading “Barney Axel came from the front room of the cabin, limping a little.”
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.
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a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
In this reading “Barney Axel came from the front room of the cabin, limping a little.”
In this reading “Barney Axel came from the front room of the cabin, limping a little.”
In this reading “Barney Axel came from the front room of the cabin, limping a little.”
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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 Barney Axel came from the front room of the cabin, limping a little.
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From this reading “He ain’t goin’ to bite—’cause he don’t growl when he’s goin’ to bite.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _R-r-r-r-uff!_ Swickey grabbed Smoke’s collar and stood astride of him, holding on with both hands.
with one leg on each side
From this reading _R-r-r-r-uff!_ Swickey grabbed Smoke’s collar and stood astride of him, holding on with both hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barney Axel came from the front room of the cabin, limping a little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barney Axel came from the front room of the cabin, limping a little.
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading “He ain’t goin’ to bite—’cause he don’t growl when he’s goin’ to bite.”
the two together, not just one
From this reading _R-r-r-r-uff!_ Swickey grabbed Smoke’s collar and stood astride of him, holding on with both hands.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Barney Axel came from the front room of the cabin, limping a little.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Barney Axel came from the front room of the cabin, limping a little.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “He ain’t goin’ to bite—’cause he don’t growl when he’s goin’ to bite.”
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading _R-r-r-r-uff!_ Swickey grabbed Smoke’s collar and stood astride of him, holding on with both hands.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “’Course not!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He ain’t goin’ to bite—’cause he don’t growl when he’s goin’ to bite.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Barney Axel came from the front room of the cabin, limping a little.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Barney Axel came from the front room of the cabin, limping a little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He ain’t goin’ to bite—’cause he don’t growl when he’s goin’ to bite.”
inflected form of “grab” — take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading _R-r-r-r-uff!_ Swickey grabbed Smoke’s collar and stood astride of him, holding on with both hands.
the sound of growling (as made by animals)
From this reading “He ain’t goin’ to bite—’cause he don’t growl when he’s goin’ to bite.”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading _R-r-r-r-uff!_ Swickey grabbed Smoke’s collar and stood astride of him, holding on with both hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He ain’t goin’ to bite—’cause he don’t growl when he’s goin’ to bite.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He ain’t goin’ to bite—’cause he don’t growl when he’s goin’ to bite.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _R-r-r-r-uff!_ Swickey grabbed Smoke’s collar and stood astride of him, holding on with both hands.
the act of retaining something
From this reading _R-r-r-r-uff!_ Swickey grabbed Smoke’s collar and stood astride of him, holding on with both hands.
disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
From this reading Barney Axel came from the front room of the cabin, limping a little.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Barney Axel came from the front room of the cabin, limping a little.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “’Course not!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _R-r-r-r-uff!_ Swickey grabbed Smoke’s collar and stood astride of him, holding on with both hands.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _R-r-r-r-uff!_ Swickey grabbed Smoke’s collar and stood astride of him, holding on with both hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _R-r-r-r-uff!_ Swickey grabbed Smoke’s collar and stood astride of him, holding on with both hands.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Barney Axel came from the front room of the cabin, limping a little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RRR-R-UUF!
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From this reading _R-r-r-r-uff!_ Swickey grabbed Smoke’s collar and stood astride of him, holding on with both hands.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading _R-r-r-r-uff!_ Swickey grabbed Smoke’s collar and stood astride of him, holding on with both hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _R-r-r-r-uff!_ Swickey grabbed Smoke’s collar and stood astride of him, holding on with both hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Barney Axel came from the front room of the cabin, limping a little.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He ain’t goin’ to bite—’cause he don’t growl when he’s goin’ to bite.”
at the time that
From this reading “He ain’t goin’ to bite—’cause he don’t growl when he’s goin’ to bite.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading _R-r-r-r-uff!_ Swickey grabbed Smoke’s collar and stood astride of him, holding on with both hands.
Chapter 11 of Lost Farm Camp by Henry Herbert Knibbs holds 181 sentences, grouped into 37 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 11 holds 181 sentences of Lost Farm Camp, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Lost Farm Camp by Henry Herbert Knibbs exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 181 sentences, grouped into 37 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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