Chapter 17 of Mark Tidd in the Backwoods is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Mark Tidd in the Backwoods is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For a minnit I was scared, and even Mark Tidd looked kind of blue around the gills, as dad says. But then I thought Ole and Jerry and Mr. Hogtoter wouldn’t let Collins and Jiggins take us off the scow, so I quit being frightened. Ole got up and poked his head out of the door. “Hello!” says Jiggins again. “Seen a couple of boys in a canoe?”
Chapter 17 of Mark Tidd in the Backwoods is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading “But then I thought Ole and Jerry and Mr. Hogtoter wouldn’t let Collins and Jiggins take us off the scow, so I quit being frightened.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “For a minnit I was scared, and even Mark Tidd looked kind of blue around the gills, as dad says.”
plural of “gill” — a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
From this reading “For a minnit I was scared, and even Mark Tidd looked kind of blue around the gills, as dad says.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Hello!” says Jiggins again.”
past form of “poke” — poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading “Ole got up and poked his head out of the door.”
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “But then I thought Ole and Jerry and Mr. Hogtoter wouldn’t let Collins and Jiggins take us off the scow, so I quit being frightened.”
made afraid
From this reading “For a minnit I was scared, and even Mark Tidd looked kind of blue around the gills, as dad says.”
any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
From this reading “But then I thought Ole and Jerry and Mr. Hogtoter wouldn’t let Collins and Jiggins take us off the scow, so I quit being frightened.”
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rise to one's feet
In this reading “Ole got up and poked his head out of the door.”
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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 For a minnit I was scared, and even Mark Tidd looked kind of blue around the gills, as dad says.
anew
From this reading “Hello!” says Jiggins again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a minnit I was scared, and even Mark Tidd looked kind of blue around the gills, as dad says.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading For a minnit I was scared, and even Mark Tidd looked kind of blue around the gills, as dad says.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For a minnit I was scared, and even Mark Tidd looked kind of blue around the gills, as dad says.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But then I thought Ole and Jerry and Mr. Hogtoter wouldn’t let Collins and Jiggins take us off the scow, so I quit being frightened.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading For a minnit I was scared, and even Mark Tidd looked kind of blue around the gills, as dad says.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Seen a couple of boys in a canoe?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then I thought Ole and Jerry and Mr. Hogtoter wouldn’t let Collins and Jiggins take us off the scow, so I quit being frightened.
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading “Seen a couple of boys in a canoe?”
English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading But then I thought Ole and Jerry and Mr. Hogtoter wouldn’t let Collins and Jiggins take us off the scow, so I quit being frightened.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “Seen a couple of boys in a canoe?”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading For a minnit I was scared, and even Mark Tidd looked kind of blue around the gills, as dad says.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Ole got up and poked his head out of the door.
divisible by two
From this reading For a minnit I was scared, and even Mark Tidd looked kind of blue around the gills, as dad says.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a minnit I was scared, and even Mark Tidd looked kind of blue around the gills, as dad says.
made afraid
From this reading But then I thought Ole and Jerry and Mr. Hogtoter wouldn’t let Collins and Jiggins take us off the scow, so I quit being frightened.
plural of “gill” — a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
From this reading For a minnit I was scared, and even Mark Tidd looked kind of blue around the gills, as dad says.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Ole got up and poked his head out of the door.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Ole got up and poked his head out of the door.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello!” says Jiggins again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ole got up and poked his head out of the door.
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From this reading But then I thought Ole and Jerry and Mr. Hogtoter wouldn’t let Collins and Jiggins take us off the scow, so I quit being frightened.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For a minnit I was scared, and even Mark Tidd looked kind of blue around the gills, as dad says.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Seen a couple of boys in a canoe?”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading But then I thought Ole and Jerry and Mr. Hogtoter wouldn’t let Collins and Jiggins take us off the scow, so I quit being frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But then I thought Ole and Jerry and Mr. Hogtoter wouldn’t let Collins and Jiggins take us off the scow, so I quit being frightened.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading For a minnit I was scared, and even Mark Tidd looked kind of blue around the gills, as dad says.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But then I thought Ole and Jerry and Mr. Hogtoter wouldn’t let Collins and Jiggins take us off the scow, so I quit being frightened.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading For a minnit I was scared, and even Mark Tidd looked kind of blue around the gills, as dad says.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading For a minnit I was scared, and even Mark Tidd looked kind of blue around the gills, as dad says.
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From this reading For a minnit I was scared, and even Mark Tidd looked kind of blue around the gills, as dad says.
a form of address for a man
From this reading But then I thought Ole and Jerry and Mr. Hogtoter wouldn’t let Collins and Jiggins take us off the scow, so I quit being frightened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a minnit I was scared, and even Mark Tidd looked kind of blue around the gills, as dad says.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But then I thought Ole and Jerry and Mr. Hogtoter wouldn’t let Collins and Jiggins take us off the scow, so I quit being frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But then I thought Ole and Jerry and Mr. Hogtoter wouldn’t let Collins and Jiggins take us off the scow, so I quit being frightened.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Ole got up and poked his head out of the door.
past form of “poke” — poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading Ole got up and poked his head out of the door.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading But then I thought Ole and Jerry and Mr. Hogtoter wouldn’t let Collins and Jiggins take us off the scow, so I quit being frightened.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading For a minnit I was scared, and even Mark Tidd looked kind of blue around the gills, as dad says.
made afraid
From this reading For a minnit I was scared, and even Mark Tidd looked kind of blue around the gills, as dad says.
any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
From this reading But then I thought Ole and Jerry and Mr. Hogtoter wouldn’t let Collins and Jiggins take us off the scow, so I quit being frightened.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Seen a couple of boys in a canoe?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But then I thought Ole and Jerry and Mr. Hogtoter wouldn’t let Collins and Jiggins take us off the scow, so I quit being frightened.
carry out
From this reading But then I thought Ole and Jerry and Mr. Hogtoter wouldn’t let Collins and Jiggins take us off the scow, so I quit being frightened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a minnit I was scared, and even Mark Tidd looked kind of blue around the gills, as dad says.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But then I thought Ole and Jerry and Mr. Hogtoter wouldn’t let Collins and Jiggins take us off the scow, so I quit being frightened.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But then I thought Ole and Jerry and Mr. Hogtoter wouldn’t let Collins and Jiggins take us off the scow, so I quit being frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a minnit I was scared, and even Mark Tidd looked kind of blue around the gills, as dad says.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Ole got up and poked his head out of the door.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But then I thought Ole and Jerry and Mr. Hogtoter wouldn’t let Collins and Jiggins take us off the scow, so I quit being frightened.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a minnit I was scared, and even Mark Tidd looked kind of blue around the gills, as dad says.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But then I thought Ole and Jerry and Mr. Hogtoter wouldn’t let Collins and Jiggins take us off the scow, so I quit being frightened.
Chapter 17 of Mark Tidd in the Backwoods by Clarence Budington Kelland 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.
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