Chapter 11 of Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ENCOUNTER IN THE PINE WOODS "Help! Chase 'em off, somebody! Help a fellow, won't you? Ouch! they're murdering me by inches. Oh! my stars, what can I do?"
Chapter 11 of Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “Chase 'em off, somebody!”
come together
From this reading “AN ENCOUNTER IN THE PINE WOODS "Help!”
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading “Ouch! they're murdering me by inches.”
-ing form of “murder” — kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “Ouch! they're murdering me by inches.”
a coniferous tree
From this reading “AN ENCOUNTER IN THE PINE WOODS "Help!”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Chase 'em off, somebody!”
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “Oh! my stars, what can I do?"”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “AN ENCOUNTER IN THE PINE WOODS "Help!”
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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 Help a fellow, won't you?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE PINE WOODS "Help!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ouch! they're murdering me by inches.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Oh! my stars, what can I do?"
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading Chase 'em off, somebody!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Oh! my stars, what can I do?"
a quad with a square body
From this reading Chase 'em off, somebody!
come together
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE PINE WOODS "Help!
a boy or man
From this reading Help a fellow, won't you?
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE PINE WOODS "Help!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh! my stars, what can I do?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE PINE WOODS "Help!
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading Ouch! they're murdering me by inches.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ouch! they're murdering me by inches.
-ing form of “murder” — kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading Ouch! they're murdering me by inches.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh! my stars, what can I do?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Chase 'em off, somebody!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! my stars, what can I do?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ouch! they're murdering me by inches.
a coniferous tree
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE PINE WOODS "Help!
a person, without saying who
From this reading Chase 'em off, somebody!
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Oh! my stars, what can I do?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE PINE WOODS "Help!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ouch! they're murdering me by inches.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh! my stars, what can I do?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Help a fellow, won't you?
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE PINE WOODS "Help!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Help a fellow, won't you?
Chapter 11 of Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys by Silas K. Boone holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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 111 sentences of Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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