Chapter 12 of Oakdale Boys in Camp is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Oakdale Boys in Camp is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STORY OF THE HERMIT. The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart. After the tale was ended there was silence for a moment or two, broken by Piper, who observed with no small amount of sarcasm: “Talk about imagination! I call that going some!
Chapter 12 of Oakdale Boys in Camp is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a quantity of money
From this reading “After the tale was ended there was silence for a moment or two, broken by Piper, who observed with no small amount of sarcasm:”
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “After the tale was ended there was silence for a moment or two, broken by Piper, who observed with no small amount of sarcasm:”
a person who operates a farm
From this reading “The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.”
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading “THE STORY OF THE HERMIT.”
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading ““Talk about imagination!”
be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading “The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.”
someone who plays the bagpipe
From this reading “After the tale was ended there was silence for a moment or two, broken by Piper, who observed with no small amount of sarcasm:”
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading “After the tale was ended there was silence for a moment or two, broken by Piper, who observed with no small amount of sarcasm:”
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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to consider or examine in speech or writing
In this reading ““Talk about imagination!”
In this reading “After the tale was ended there was silence for a moment or two, broken by Piper, who observed with no small amount of sarcasm:”
In this reading “The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.”
temporarily
In this reading “After the tale was ended there was silence for a moment or two, broken by Piper, who observed with no small amount of sarcasm:”
In this reading “The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Talk about imagination!
later than; following
From this reading After the tale was ended there was silence for a moment or two, broken by Piper, who observed with no small amount of sarcasm:
a quantity of money
From this reading After the tale was ended there was silence for a moment or two, broken by Piper, who observed with no small amount of sarcasm:
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading After the tale was ended there was silence for a moment or two, broken by Piper, who observed with no small amount of sarcasm:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I call that going some!
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading After the tale was ended there was silence for a moment or two, broken by Piper, who observed with no small amount of sarcasm:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After the tale was ended there was silence for a moment or two, broken by Piper, who observed with no small amount of sarcasm:
the act of departing
From this reading I call that going some!
a person who operates a farm
From this reading The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading THE STORY OF THE HERMIT.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I call that going some!
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading “Talk about imagination!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.
be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.
a particular point in time
From this reading After the tale was ended there was silence for a moment or two, broken by Piper, who observed with no small amount of sarcasm:
not any; not one
From this reading After the tale was ended there was silence for a moment or two, broken by Piper, who observed with no small amount of sarcasm:
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading After the tale was ended there was silence for a moment or two, broken by Piper, who observed with no small amount of sarcasm:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORY OF THE HERMIT.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading After the tale was ended there was silence for a moment or two, broken by Piper, who observed with no small amount of sarcasm:
someone who plays the bagpipe
From this reading After the tale was ended there was silence for a moment or two, broken by Piper, who observed with no small amount of sarcasm:
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading After the tale was ended there was silence for a moment or two, broken by Piper, who observed with no small amount of sarcasm:
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading After the tale was ended there was silence for a moment or two, broken by Piper, who observed with no small amount of sarcasm:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading After the tale was ended there was silence for a moment or two, broken by Piper, who observed with no small amount of sarcasm:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I call that going some!
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 THE STORY OF THE HERMIT.
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 After the tale was ended there was silence for a moment or two, broken by Piper, who observed with no small amount of sarcasm:
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Talk about imagination!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY OF THE HERMIT.
in or at that place or location
From this reading After the tale was ended there was silence for a moment or two, broken by Piper, who observed with no small amount of sarcasm:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading After the tale was ended there was silence for a moment or two, broken by Piper, who observed with no small amount of sarcasm:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After the tale was ended there was silence for a moment or two, broken by Piper, who observed with no small amount of sarcasm:
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.
which person or people
From this reading After the tale was ended there was silence for a moment or two, broken by Piper, who observed with no small amount of sarcasm:
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boys had listened with deep interest to this story, told by Granger in a manner which seemed to indicate that he had it well by heart.
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