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Chapter II · Chapter 2

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AT THE HAUNTED MILL.
Once more the little squad of scouts resumed their forward movement.
Matty remained at their head, as before.
This game was growing more delightful to him every minute, and some of the others were feeling the same way.
Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."
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Pathfinder

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Pathfinder is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
AT THE HAUNTED MILL.
/æt ðə ˈhɔːntɪd mɪl/
Line 2
Once more the little squad of scouts resumed their forward movement.
/wʌns mɔːr ðə ˈlɪtəl skwɑːd ʌv skaʊts rɪˈzuːmd ðer ˈfɔːrwərd ˈmuːvmənt/
Line 3
Matty remained at their head, as before.
Line 4
This game was growing more delightful to him every minute, and some of the others were feeling the same way.
Line 5
Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."
/ʌv kɔːrs ɪt wɑːz ˈiːzi wɜːrk fɔːr ðoʊz huː keɪm ˈæftər ənd ðə ˈsekənd bʌntʃ ˈhedəd baɪ mɑːrk ˈkʌmɪŋz wʊd hæv æz red ɪkˈsprest ɪt ə snæp/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bunch noun US /bʌntʃ/

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading “Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."”

Cummings noun US /ˈkʌmɪŋz/

United States writer noted for his typographically eccentric poetry (1894-1962)

From this reading “Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."”

haunted adjective US /ˈhɔːntɪd/

having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

From this reading “AT THE HAUNTED MILL.”

headed adjective US /ˈhedəd/

having a heading or course in a certain direction

From this reading “Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."”

mill verb US /mɪl/

move about in a confused manner

From this reading “AT THE HAUNTED MILL.”

scouts noun US /skaʊts/

plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading “Once more the little squad of scouts resumed their forward movement.”

snap verb US /snæp/

utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

From this reading “Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."”

squad noun US /skwɑːd/

a smallest army unit

From this reading “Once more the little squad of scouts resumed their forward movement.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading This game was growing more delightful to him every minute, and some of the others were feeling the same way.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Matty remained at their head, as before.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AT THE HAUNTED MILL.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Matty remained at their head, as before.

bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."

coursenounUS /kɔːrs/

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."

CummingsnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋz/

United States writer noted for his typographically eccentric poetry (1894-1962)

From this reading Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."

delightfuladjectiveUS /dɪˈlaɪtfəl/

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading This game was growing more delightful to him every minute, and some of the others were feeling the same way.

easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading This game was growing more delightful to him every minute, and some of the others were feeling the same way.

expressedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsprest/

communicated in words

From this reading Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."

feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading This game was growing more delightful to him every minute, and some of the others were feeling the same way.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."

forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/

at or to or toward the front

From this reading Once more the little squad of scouts resumed their forward movement.

gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading This game was growing more delightful to him every minute, and some of the others were feeling the same way.

growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading This game was growing more delightful to him every minute, and some of the others were feeling the same way.

HAUNTEDadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/

having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

From this reading AT THE HAUNTED MILL.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Matty remained at their head, as before.

headedadjectiveUS /ˈhedəd/

having a heading or course in a certain direction

From this reading Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading This game was growing more delightful to him every minute, and some of the others were feeling the same way.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Once more the little squad of scouts resumed their forward movement.

MarkverbUS /mɑːrk/

attach a tag or label to

From this reading Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."

Matty

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Matty remained at their head, as before.

MILLverbUS /mɪl/

move about in a confused manner

From this reading AT THE HAUNTED MILL.

minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading This game was growing more delightful to him every minute, and some of the others were feeling the same way.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Once more the little squad of scouts resumed their forward movement.

movementnounUS /ˈmuːvmənt/

a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading Once more the little squad of scouts resumed their forward movement.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Once more the little squad of scouts resumed their forward movement.

OnceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading Once more the little squad of scouts resumed their forward movement.

others

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This game was growing more delightful to him every minute, and some of the others were feeling the same way.

RednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."

remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Matty remained at their head, as before.

resumedverbUS /rɪˈzuːmd/

past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew

From this reading Once more the little squad of scouts resumed their forward movement.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading This game was growing more delightful to him every minute, and some of the others were feeling the same way.

scoutsnounUS /skaʊts/

plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading Once more the little squad of scouts resumed their forward movement.

secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."

snapverbUS /snæp/

utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

From this reading Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading This game was growing more delightful to him every minute, and some of the others were feeling the same way.

squadnounUS /skwɑːd/

a smallest army unit

From this reading Once more the little squad of scouts resumed their forward movement.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading AT THE HAUNTED MILL.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Once more the little squad of scouts resumed their forward movement.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This game was growing more delightful to him every minute, and some of the others were feeling the same way.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading This game was growing more delightful to him every minute, and some of the others were feeling the same way.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This game was growing more delightful to him every minute, and some of the others were feeling the same way.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading This game was growing more delightful to him every minute, and some of the others were feeling the same way.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading This game was growing more delightful to him every minute, and some of the others were feeling the same way.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Of course it was easy work for those who came after, and the second bunch, headed by Mark Cummings, would have, as Red expressed it, a "snap."

Chapter 2 of Pathfinder by Alan, Captain Douglas holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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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