Chapter 28 of Roger the ranger is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Roger the ranger is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT LAST “If you will allow me, I will reconnoitre. Disguised as an Indian, I can approach both the Indian and Canadian camps. I can even penetrate into Quebec itself. I know the language, I know their ways; I am the man most fitted to undertake this task. Information you must have before risking the safety of the whole army.”
Chapter 28 of Roger the ranger is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “camp” — temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “Disguised as an Indian, I can approach both the Indian and Canadian camps.”
of or relating to Canada or its people
From this reading “Disguised as an Indian, I can approach both the Indian and Canadian camps.”
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading “Disguised as an Indian, I can approach both the Indian and Canadian camps.”
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
From this reading “I can even penetrate into Quebec itself.”
the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River
From this reading “I can even penetrate into Quebec itself.”
explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
From this reading “AT LAST “If you will allow me, I will reconnoitre.”
-ing form of “risk” — expose to a chance of loss or damage
From this reading “Information you must have before risking the safety of the whole army.””
enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading “I know the language, I know their ways; I am the man most fitted to undertake this task.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Information you must have before risking the safety of the whole army.””
In this reading “I can even penetrate into Quebec itself.”
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.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading AT LAST “If you will allow me, I will reconnoitre.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I know the language, I know their ways; I am the man most fitted to undertake this task.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Disguised as an Indian, I can approach both the Indian and Canadian camps.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Disguised as an Indian, I can approach both the Indian and Canadian camps.
move towards
From this reading Disguised as an Indian, I can approach both the Indian and Canadian camps.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Information you must have before risking the safety of the whole army.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Disguised as an Indian, I can approach both the Indian and Canadian camps.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT LAST “If you will allow me, I will reconnoitre.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Information you must have before risking the safety of the whole army.”
the two together, not just one
From this reading Disguised as an Indian, I can approach both the Indian and Canadian camps.
plural of “camp” — temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Disguised as an Indian, I can approach both the Indian and Canadian camps.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Disguised as an Indian, I can approach both the Indian and Canadian camps.
of or relating to Canada or its people
From this reading Disguised as an Indian, I can approach both the Indian and Canadian camps.
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading Disguised as an Indian, I can approach both the Indian and Canadian camps.
divisible by two
From this reading I can even penetrate into Quebec itself.
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading I know the language, I know their ways; I am the man most fitted to undertake this task.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Information you must have before risking the safety of the whole army.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AT LAST “If you will allow me, I will reconnoitre.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading AT LAST “If you will allow me, I will reconnoitre.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Disguised as an Indian, I can approach both the Indian and Canadian camps.
a message received and understood
From this reading Information you must have before risking the safety of the whole army.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I can even penetrate into Quebec itself.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading I can even penetrate into Quebec itself.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know the language, I know their ways; I am the man most fitted to undertake this task.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading I know the language, I know their ways; I am the man most fitted to undertake this task.
immediately past
From this reading AT LAST “If you will allow me, I will reconnoitre.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I know the language, I know their ways; I am the man most fitted to undertake this task.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AT LAST “If you will allow me, I will reconnoitre.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I know the language, I know their ways; I am the man most fitted to undertake this task.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Information you must have before risking the safety of the whole army.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Information you must have before risking the safety of the whole army.”
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
From this reading I can even penetrate into Quebec itself.
the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River
From this reading I can even penetrate into Quebec itself.
explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
From this reading AT LAST “If you will allow me, I will reconnoitre.
-ing form of “risk” — expose to a chance of loss or damage
From this reading Information you must have before risking the safety of the whole army.”
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading Information you must have before risking the safety of the whole army.”
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading I know the language, I know their ways; I am the man most fitted to undertake this task.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Disguised as an Indian, I can approach both the Indian and Canadian camps.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I know the language, I know their ways; I am the man most fitted to undertake this task.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I know the language, I know their ways; I am the man most fitted to undertake this task.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I know the language, I know their ways; I am the man most fitted to undertake this task.
enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading I know the language, I know their ways; I am the man most fitted to undertake this task.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading I know the language, I know their ways; I am the man most fitted to undertake this task.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Information you must have before risking the safety of the whole army.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading AT LAST “If you will allow me, I will reconnoitre.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AT LAST “If you will allow me, I will reconnoitre.
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