Chapter 25 of Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEING A SCOUT When I got back to the hollow Will was just standing there holding his shoes to the fire. I said, “Dub took the boat and he’s gone over to camp--here’s a paper he left on a tree. He’s going to take the blame. Will you let him do that?” I admit I was all--I don’t know, I could hardly speak.
Chapter 25 of Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “I admit I was all--I don’t know, I could hardly speak.”
put or pin the blame on
From this reading “He’s going to take the blame.”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “I said, “Dub took the boat and he’s gone over to camp--here’s a paper he left on a tree.”
give a nickname to
From this reading “I said, “Dub took the boat and he’s gone over to camp--here’s a paper he left on a tree.”
the act of retaining something
From this reading “BEING A SCOUT When I got back to the hollow Will was just standing there holding his shoes to the fire.”
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading “BEING A SCOUT When I got back to the hollow Will was just standing there holding his shoes to the fire.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “BEING A SCOUT When I got back to the hollow Will was just standing there holding his shoes to the fire.”
a particular situation
From this reading “BEING A SCOUT When I got back to the hollow Will was just standing there holding his shoes to the fire.”
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.
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recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading “BEING A SCOUT When I got back to the hollow Will was just standing there holding his shoes to the fire.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 BEING A SCOUT When I got back to the hollow Will was just standing there holding his shoes to the fire.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading I admit I was all--I don’t know, I could hardly speak.
(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 I admit I was all--I don’t know, I could hardly speak.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I said, “Dub took the boat and he’s gone over to camp--here’s a paper he left on a tree.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BEING A SCOUT When I got back to the hollow Will was just standing there holding his shoes to the fire.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading BEING A SCOUT When I got back to the hollow Will was just standing there holding his shoes to the fire.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading He’s going to take the blame.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading I said, “Dub took the boat and he’s gone over to camp--here’s a paper he left on a tree.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading I said, “Dub took the boat and he’s gone over to camp--here’s a paper he left on a tree.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I admit I was all--I don’t know, I could hardly speak.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Will you let him do that?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I admit I was all--I don’t know, I could hardly speak.
give a nickname to
From this reading I said, “Dub took the boat and he’s gone over to camp--here’s a paper he left on a tree.
start firing a weapon
From this reading BEING A SCOUT When I got back to the hollow Will was just standing there holding his shoes to the fire.
the act of departing
From this reading He’s going to take the blame.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I said, “Dub took the boat and he’s gone over to camp--here’s a paper he left on a tree.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading BEING A SCOUT When I got back to the hollow Will was just standing there holding his shoes to the fire.
only a very short time before
From this reading I admit I was all--I don’t know, I could hardly speak.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I said, “Dub took the boat and he’s gone over to camp--here’s a paper he left on a tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said, “Dub took the boat and he’s gone over to camp--here’s a paper he left on a tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said, “Dub took the boat and he’s gone over to camp--here’s a paper he left on a tree.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Will you let him do that?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BEING A SCOUT When I got back to the hollow Will was just standing there holding his shoes to the fire.
the act of retaining something
From this reading BEING A SCOUT When I got back to the hollow Will was just standing there holding his shoes to the fire.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading BEING A SCOUT When I got back to the hollow Will was just standing there holding his shoes to the fire.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BEING A SCOUT When I got back to the hollow Will was just standing there holding his shoes to the fire.
and nothing more
From this reading BEING A SCOUT When I got back to the hollow Will was just standing there holding his shoes to the fire.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I admit I was all--I don’t know, I could hardly speak.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I said, “Dub took the boat and he’s gone over to camp--here’s a paper he left on a tree.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Will you let him do that?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I said, “Dub took the boat and he’s gone over to camp--here’s a paper he left on a tree.
above and across; more than
From this reading I said, “Dub took the boat and he’s gone over to camp--here’s a paper he left on a tree.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading I said, “Dub took the boat and he’s gone over to camp--here’s a paper he left on a tree.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said, “Dub took the boat and he’s gone over to camp--here’s a paper he left on a tree.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading BEING A SCOUT When I got back to the hollow Will was just standing there holding his shoes to the fire.
a particular situation
From this reading BEING A SCOUT When I got back to the hollow Will was just standing there holding his shoes to the fire.
express in speech
From this reading I admit I was all--I don’t know, I could hardly speak.
having a supporting base
From this reading BEING A SCOUT When I got back to the hollow Will was just standing there holding his shoes to the fire.
carry out
From this reading He’s going to take the blame.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Will you let him do that?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEING A SCOUT When I got back to the hollow Will was just standing there holding his shoes to the fire.
in or at that place or location
From this reading BEING A SCOUT When I got back to the hollow Will was just standing there holding his shoes to the fire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BEING A SCOUT When I got back to the hollow Will was just standing there holding his shoes to the fire.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I said, “Dub took the boat and he’s gone over to camp--here’s a paper he left on a tree.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading I said, “Dub took the boat and he’s gone over to camp--here’s a paper he left on a tree.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BEING A SCOUT When I got back to the hollow Will was just standing there holding his shoes to the fire.
at the time that
From this reading BEING A SCOUT When I got back to the hollow Will was just standing there holding his shoes to the fire.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading BEING A SCOUT When I got back to the hollow Will was just standing there holding his shoes to the fire.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you let him do that?”
Chapter 25 of Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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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