Chapter 21 of Mark Tidd in the Backwoods is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of Mark Tidd in the Backwoods is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was easy to find Mr. Macmillan. Everybody seemed to know him. His office was up over the bank. When we got there he was in, but at first he didn’t recognize us. “D-don’t you remember the boys you m-met while you was f-f-fishin’ a week ago?”
Chapter 21 of Mark Tidd in the Backwoods is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the past
From this reading ““D-don’t you remember the boys you m-met while you was f-f-fishin’ a week ago?””
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading “His office was up over the bank.”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “It was easy to find Mr. Macmillan.”
every person
From this reading “Everybody seemed to know him.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “His office was up over the bank.”
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading “When we got there he was in, but at first he didn’t recognize us.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading ““D-don’t you remember the boys you m-met while you was f-f-fishin’ a week ago?””
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading ““D-don’t you remember the boys you m-met while you was f-f-fishin’ a week ago?””
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “D-don’t you remember the boys you m-met while you was f-f-fishin’ a week ago?”
in the past
From this reading “D-don’t you remember the boys you m-met while you was f-f-fishin’ a week ago?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When we got there he was in, but at first he didn’t recognize us.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading His office was up over the bank.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “D-don’t you remember the boys you m-met while you was f-f-fishin’ a week ago?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When we got there he was in, but at first he didn’t recognize us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “D-don’t you remember the boys you m-met while you was f-f-fishin’ a week ago?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When we got there he was in, but at first he didn’t recognize us.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It was easy to find Mr. Macmillan.
every person
From this reading Everybody seemed to know him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “D-don’t you remember the boys you m-met while you was f-f-fishin’ a week ago?”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading It was easy to find Mr. Macmillan.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When we got there he was in, but at first he didn’t recognize us.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When we got there he was in, but at first he didn’t recognize us.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When we got there he was in, but at first he didn’t recognize us.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Everybody seemed to know him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His office was up over the bank.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When we got there he was in, but at first he didn’t recognize us.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was easy to find Mr. Macmillan.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Everybody seemed to know him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “D-don’t you remember the boys you m-met while you was f-f-fishin’ a week ago?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was easy to find Mr. Macmillan.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It was easy to find Mr. Macmillan.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading His office was up over the bank.
above and across; more than
From this reading His office was up over the bank.
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading When we got there he was in, but at first he didn’t recognize us.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “D-don’t you remember the boys you m-met while you was f-f-fishin’ a week ago?”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Everybody seemed to know him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His office was up over the bank.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When we got there he was in, but at first he didn’t recognize us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was easy to find Mr. Macmillan.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading His office was up over the bank.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When we got there he was in, but at first he didn’t recognize us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was easy to find Mr. Macmillan.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we got there he was in, but at first he didn’t recognize us.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “D-don’t you remember the boys you m-met while you was f-f-fishin’ a week ago?”
at the time that
From this reading When we got there he was in, but at first he didn’t recognize us.
during the time that
From this reading “D-don’t you remember the boys you m-met while you was f-f-fishin’ a week ago?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “D-don’t you remember the boys you m-met while you was f-f-fishin’ a week ago?”
Chapter 21 of Mark Tidd in the Backwoods by Clarence Budington Kelland holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 21 holds 133 sentences of Mark Tidd in the Backwoods, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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