Chapter 31 of Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TELLS ABOUT WHAT I DISCOVERED IN REBELS' CAVE "All righto, so long," I heard him say. After a few seconds I called, "Are you all right?" And I heard him say, as if his voice was muffled and far away, "All right, so far." I said to myself, "Poor little kid, he isn't very heavy, that's one thing." Then I started off.
Chapter 31 of Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading “TELLS ABOUT WHAT I DISCOVERED IN REBELS' CAVE "All righto, so long," I heard him say.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “TELLS ABOUT WHAT I DISCOVERED IN REBELS' CAVE "All righto, so long," I heard him say.”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “I said to myself, "Poor little kid, he isn't very heavy, that's one thing."”
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading “And I heard him say, as if his voice was muffled and far away, "All right, so far."”
plural of “rebel” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “TELLS ABOUT WHAT I DISCOVERED IN REBELS' CAVE "All righto, so long," I heard him say.”
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “After a few seconds I called, "Are you all right?"”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Then I started off.”
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading “TELLS ABOUT WHAT I DISCOVERED IN REBELS' CAVE "All righto, so long," I heard him say.”
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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 After a few seconds I called, "Are you all right?"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading TELLS ABOUT WHAT I DISCOVERED IN REBELS' CAVE "All righto, so long," I heard him say.
later than; following
From this reading After a few seconds I called, "Are you all right?"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading TELLS ABOUT WHAT I DISCOVERED IN REBELS' CAVE "All righto, so long," I heard him say.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I heard him say, as if his voice was muffled and far away, "All right, so far."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After a few seconds I called, "Are you all right?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And I heard him say, as if his voice was muffled and far away, "All right, so far."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And I heard him say, as if his voice was muffled and far away, "All right, so far."
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading After a few seconds I called, "Are you all right?"
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading TELLS ABOUT WHAT I DISCOVERED IN REBELS' CAVE "All righto, so long," I heard him say.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading TELLS ABOUT WHAT I DISCOVERED IN REBELS' CAVE "All righto, so long," I heard him say.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading And I heard him say, as if his voice was muffled and far away, "All right, so far."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading After a few seconds I called, "Are you all right?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I said to myself, "Poor little kid, he isn't very heavy, that's one thing."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading TELLS ABOUT WHAT I DISCOVERED IN REBELS' CAVE "All righto, so long," I heard him say.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading I said to myself, "Poor little kid, he isn't very heavy, that's one thing."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TELLS ABOUT WHAT I DISCOVERED IN REBELS' CAVE "All righto, so long," I heard him say.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And I heard him say, as if his voice was muffled and far away, "All right, so far."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TELLS ABOUT WHAT I DISCOVERED IN REBELS' CAVE "All righto, so long," I heard him say.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And I heard him say, as if his voice was muffled and far away, "All right, so far."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TELLS ABOUT WHAT I DISCOVERED IN REBELS' CAVE "All righto, so long," I heard him say.
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From this reading I said to myself, "Poor little kid, he isn't very heavy, that's one thing."
tell false information to for fun
From this reading I said to myself, "Poor little kid, he isn't very heavy, that's one thing."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I said to myself, "Poor little kid, he isn't very heavy, that's one thing."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading TELLS ABOUT WHAT I DISCOVERED IN REBELS' CAVE "All righto, so long," I heard him say.
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading And I heard him say, as if his voice was muffled and far away, "All right, so far."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I said to myself, "Poor little kid, he isn't very heavy, that's one thing."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then I started off.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I said to myself, "Poor little kid, he isn't very heavy, that's one thing."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I said to myself, "Poor little kid, he isn't very heavy, that's one thing."
plural of “rebel” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading TELLS ABOUT WHAT I DISCOVERED IN REBELS' CAVE "All righto, so long," I heard him say.
precisely, exactly
From this reading After a few seconds I called, "Are you all right?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TELLS ABOUT WHAT I DISCOVERED IN REBELS' CAVE "All righto, so long," I heard him say.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said to myself, "Poor little kid, he isn't very heavy, that's one thing."
express in words
From this reading TELLS ABOUT WHAT I DISCOVERED IN REBELS' CAVE "All righto, so long," I heard him say.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading After a few seconds I called, "Are you all right?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading TELLS ABOUT WHAT I DISCOVERED IN REBELS' CAVE "All righto, so long," I heard him say.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Then I started off.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading TELLS ABOUT WHAT I DISCOVERED IN REBELS' CAVE "All righto, so long," I heard him say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said to myself, "Poor little kid, he isn't very heavy, that's one thing."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I started off.
a special situation
From this reading I said to myself, "Poor little kid, he isn't very heavy, that's one thing."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I said to myself, "Poor little kid, he isn't very heavy, that's one thing."
precisely as stated
From this reading I said to myself, "Poor little kid, he isn't very heavy, that's one thing."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading And I heard him say, as if his voice was muffled and far away, "All right, so far."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And I heard him say, as if his voice was muffled and far away, "All right, so far."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading TELLS ABOUT WHAT I DISCOVERED IN REBELS' CAVE "All righto, so long," I heard him say.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading After a few seconds I called, "Are you all right?"
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