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Roy Blakeley: His Story
Roy Blakeley: His Story

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Roy Blakeley: His Story is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE RAVENS Doc Carson is a Raven and he’s our First Aid Scout.
He always has some things with him, because that’s our rule.
But you can bet I didn’t wait for him.
And I didn’t care if I was killed or not, I didn’t, if Wig Weigand was killed.
So I jumped right through the window and the smoke got into my eyes and made my ears ring, but I didn’t care.
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Roy Blakeley: His Story

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Roy Blakeley: His Story is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE RAVENS Doc Carson is a Raven and he’s our First Aid Scout.
Line 2
He always has some things with him, because that’s our rule.
Line 3
But you can bet I didn’t wait for him.
Line 4
And I didn’t care if I was killed or not, I didn’t, if Wig Weigand was killed.
Line 5
So I jumped right through the window and the smoke got into my eyes and made my ears ring, but I didn’t care.

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.

bet verb US /bet/

maintain with or as if with a bet

From this reading “But you can bet I didn’t wait for him.”

Carson noun US /ˈkɑːrsən/

United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)

From this reading “THE RAVENS Doc Carson is a Raven and he’s our First Aid Scout.”

Doc noun US /dɑːk/

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading “THE RAVENS Doc Carson is a Raven and he’s our First Aid Scout.”

jumped verb US /dʒʌmpt/

past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading “So I jumped right through the window and the smoke got into my eyes and made my ears ring, but I didn’t care.”

Raven verb US /ˈreɪvən/

obtain or seize by violence

From this reading “THE RAVENS Doc Carson is a Raven and he’s our First Aid Scout.”

ravens noun US /ˈreɪvənz/

plural of “raven” — large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail

From this reading “THE RAVENS Doc Carson is a Raven and he’s our First Aid Scout.”

Scout noun US /skaʊt/

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading “THE RAVENS Doc Carson is a Raven and he’s our First Aid Scout.”

Wig noun US /wɪɡ/

hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair

From this reading “And I didn’t care if I was killed or not, I didn’t, if Wig Weigand was killed.”

All words in this reading · 52

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading THE RAVENS Doc Carson is a Raven and he’s our First Aid Scout.

AidnounUS /eɪd/

a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do

From this reading THE RAVENS Doc Carson is a Raven and he’s our First Aid Scout.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading He always has some things with him, because that’s our rule.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE RAVENS Doc Carson is a Raven and he’s our First Aid Scout.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading He always has some things with him, because that’s our rule.

betverbUS /bet/

maintain with or as if with a bet

From this reading But you can bet I didn’t wait for him.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But you can bet I didn’t wait for him.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading But you can bet I didn’t wait for him.

carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading And I didn’t care if I was killed or not, I didn’t, if Wig Weigand was killed.

CarsonnounUS /ˈkɑːrsən/

United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)

From this reading THE RAVENS Doc Carson is a Raven and he’s our First Aid Scout.

didn't

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

From this reading But you can bet I didn’t wait for him.

DocnounUS /dɑːk/

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading THE RAVENS Doc Carson is a Raven and he’s our First Aid Scout.

earsnounUS /ɪrz/

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading So I jumped right through the window and the smoke got into my eyes and made my ears ring, but I didn’t care.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading So I jumped right through the window and the smoke got into my eyes and made my ears ring, but I didn’t care.

FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading THE RAVENS Doc Carson is a Raven and he’s our First Aid Scout.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But you can bet I didn’t wait for him.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading So I jumped right through the window and the smoke got into my eyes and made my ears ring, but I didn’t care.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He always has some things with him, because that’s our rule.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He always has some things with him, because that’s our rule.

he's

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

From this reading THE RAVENS Doc Carson is a Raven and he’s our First Aid Scout.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading He always has some things with him, because that’s our rule.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading But you can bet I didn’t wait for him.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading And I didn’t care if I was killed or not, I didn’t, if Wig Weigand was killed.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading So I jumped right through the window and the smoke got into my eyes and made my ears ring, but I didn’t care.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading THE RAVENS Doc Carson is a Raven and he’s our First Aid Scout.

jumpedverbUS /dʒʌmpt/

past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading So I jumped right through the window and the smoke got into my eyes and made my ears ring, but I didn’t care.

killedverbUS /kɪld/

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading And I didn’t care if I was killed or not, I didn’t, if Wig Weigand was killed.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading So I jumped right through the window and the smoke got into my eyes and made my ears ring, but I didn’t care.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading So I jumped right through the window and the smoke got into my eyes and made my ears ring, but I didn’t care.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And I didn’t care if I was killed or not, I didn’t, if Wig Weigand was killed.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading And I didn’t care if I was killed or not, I didn’t, if Wig Weigand was killed.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading THE RAVENS Doc Carson is a Raven and he’s our First Aid Scout.

RavenverbUS /ˈreɪvən/

obtain or seize by violence

From this reading THE RAVENS Doc Carson is a Raven and he’s our First Aid Scout.

RAVENSnounUS /ˈreɪvənz/

plural of “raven” — large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail

From this reading THE RAVENS Doc Carson is a Raven and he’s our First Aid Scout.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading So I jumped right through the window and the smoke got into my eyes and made my ears ring, but I didn’t care.

ringverbUS /rɪŋ/

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading So I jumped right through the window and the smoke got into my eyes and made my ears ring, but I didn’t care.

rulenounUS /ruːl/

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading He always has some things with him, because that’s our rule.

ScoutnounUS /skaʊt/

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading THE RAVENS Doc Carson is a Raven and he’s our First Aid Scout.

smokenounUS /smoʊk/

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading So I jumped right through the window and the smoke got into my eyes and made my ears ring, but I didn’t care.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So I jumped right through the window and the smoke got into my eyes and made my ears ring, but I didn’t care.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

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

From this reading He always has some things with him, because that’s our rule.

that's

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

From this reading He always has some things with him, because that’s our rule.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE RAVENS Doc Carson is a Raven and he’s our First Aid Scout.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading He always has some things with him, because that’s our rule.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading So I jumped right through the window and the smoke got into my eyes and made my ears ring, but I didn’t care.

waitverbUS /weɪt/

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading But you can bet I didn’t wait for him.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading And I didn’t care if I was killed or not, I didn’t, if Wig Weigand was killed.

Weigand

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

From this reading And I didn’t care if I was killed or not, I didn’t, if Wig Weigand was killed.

WignounUS /wɪɡ/

hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair

From this reading And I didn’t care if I was killed or not, I didn’t, if Wig Weigand was killed.

windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading So I jumped right through the window and the smoke got into my eyes and made my ears ring, but I didn’t care.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He always has some things with him, because that’s our rule.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But you can bet I didn’t wait for him.

Chapter 9 of Roy Blakeley: His Story by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 66 sentences, grouped into 14 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.

What does chapter 9 of Roy Blakeley: His Story contain?

Chapter 9 holds 66 sentences of Roy Blakeley: His Story, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 9 of Roy Blakeley: His Story by Percy Keese Fitzhugh exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 66 sentences, grouped into 14 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 9 of Roy Blakeley: His Story?

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