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Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike
Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike

Chapter XXVII

Chapter 27 of Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE LAST HIKE So that’s the way he did, we all hiked down to Catskill to see Dub off.
The Scouts that went were the Big Four and Will Dawson.
All my patrol wanted to go but I wouldn’t let them because I was going to do just the way Dub wanted.
I told Pee-wee we were all going to be good and crazy, so as to make Dub feel good.
The kid said, “I knew it before you told me.”
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Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike

Chapter XXVII

Chapter 27 of Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE LAST HIKE So that’s the way he did, we all hiked down to Catskill to see Dub off.
Line 2
The Scouts that went were the Big Four and Will Dawson.
/ðə skaʊts ðæt went wɜːr ðə bɪɡ fɔːr ənd wɪl ˈdɔːsən/
Line 3
All my patrol wanted to go but I wouldn’t let them because I was going to do just the way Dub wanted.
Line 4
I told Pee-wee we were all going to be good and crazy, so as to make Dub feel good.
Line 5
The kid said, “I knew it before you told me.”
/ðə kɪd sed aɪ nuː ɪt bɪˈfɔːr juː toʊld miː/

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.

crazy adjective US /ˈkreɪzi/

affected with madness or insanity

From this reading “I told Pee-wee we were all going to be good and crazy, so as to make Dub feel good.”

Dawson noun US /ˈdɔːsən/

a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike

From this reading “The Scouts that went were the Big Four and Will Dawson.”

Dub verb US /dʌb/

give a nickname to

From this reading “THE LAST HIKE So that’s the way he did, we all hiked down to Catskill to see Dub off.”

hike noun US /haɪk/

a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure

From this reading “THE LAST HIKE So that’s the way he did, we all hiked down to Catskill to see Dub off.”

hiked verb US /haɪkt/

past form of “hike” — increase

From this reading “THE LAST HIKE So that’s the way he did, we all hiked down to Catskill to see Dub off.”

kid verb US /kɪd/

tell false information to for fun

From this reading “The kid said, “I knew it before you told me.””

patrol noun US /pəˈtroʊl/

a detachment used for security or reconnaissance

From this reading “All my patrol wanted to go but I wouldn’t let them because I was going to do just the way Dub wanted.”

Scouts noun US /skaʊts/

plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading “The Scouts that went were the Big Four and Will Dawson.”

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 THE LAST HIKE So that’s the way he did, we all hiked down to Catskill to see Dub off.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The Scouts that went were the Big Four and Will Dawson.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I told Pee-wee we were all going to be good and crazy, so as to make Dub feel good.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I told Pee-wee we were all going to be good and crazy, so as to make Dub feel good.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading All my patrol wanted to go but I wouldn’t let them because I was going to do just the way Dub wanted.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The kid said, “I knew it before you told me.”

BigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The Scouts that went were the Big Four and Will Dawson.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading All my patrol wanted to go but I wouldn’t let them because I was going to do just the way Dub wanted.

Catskill

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

From this reading THE LAST HIKE So that’s the way he did, we all hiked down to Catskill to see Dub off.

crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/

affected with madness or insanity

From this reading I told Pee-wee we were all going to be good and crazy, so as to make Dub feel good.

DawsonnounUS /ˈdɔːsən/

a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike

From this reading The Scouts that went were the Big Four and Will Dawson.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading THE LAST HIKE So that’s the way he did, we all hiked down to Catskill to see Dub off.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading All my patrol wanted to go but I wouldn’t let them because I was going to do just the way Dub wanted.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading THE LAST HIKE So that’s the way he did, we all hiked down to Catskill to see Dub off.

DubverbUS /dʌb/

give a nickname to

From this reading THE LAST HIKE So that’s the way he did, we all hiked down to Catskill to see Dub off.

feelverbUS /fiːl/

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading I told Pee-wee we were all going to be good and crazy, so as to make Dub feel good.

FournounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading The Scouts that went were the Big Four and Will Dawson.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading All my patrol wanted to go but I wouldn’t let them because I was going to do just the way Dub wanted.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading All my patrol wanted to go but I wouldn’t let them because I was going to do just the way Dub wanted.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading I told Pee-wee we were all going to be good and crazy, so as to make Dub feel good.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading THE LAST HIKE So that’s the way he did, we all hiked down to Catskill to see Dub off.

HIKEnounUS /haɪk/

a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure

From this reading THE LAST HIKE So that’s the way he did, we all hiked down to Catskill to see Dub off.

hikedverbUS /haɪkt/

past form of “hike” — increase

From this reading THE LAST HIKE So that’s the way he did, we all hiked down to Catskill to see Dub off.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading All my patrol wanted to go but I wouldn’t let them because I was going to do just the way Dub wanted.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The kid said, “I knew it before you told me.”

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading All my patrol wanted to go but I wouldn’t let them because I was going to do just the way Dub wanted.

kidverbUS /kɪd/

tell false information to for fun

From this reading The kid said, “I knew it before you told me.”

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading The kid said, “I knew it before you told me.”

LASTadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading THE LAST HIKE So that’s the way he did, we all hiked down to Catskill to see Dub off.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading All my patrol wanted to go but I wouldn’t let them because I was going to do just the way Dub wanted.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading I told Pee-wee we were all going to be good and crazy, so as to make Dub feel good.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The kid said, “I knew it before you told me.”

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading All my patrol wanted to go but I wouldn’t let them because I was going to do just the way Dub wanted.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading THE LAST HIKE So that’s the way he did, we all hiked down to Catskill to see Dub off.

patrolnounUS /pəˈtroʊl/

a detachment used for security or reconnaissance

From this reading All my patrol wanted to go but I wouldn’t let them because I was going to do just the way Dub wanted.

Pee-wee

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

From this reading I told Pee-wee we were all going to be good and crazy, so as to make Dub feel good.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The kid said, “I knew it before you told me.”

ScoutsnounUS /skaʊts/

plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading The Scouts that went were the Big Four and Will Dawson.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading THE LAST HIKE So that’s the way he did, we all hiked down to Catskill to see Dub off.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading THE LAST HIKE So that’s the way he did, we all hiked down to Catskill to see Dub off.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Scouts that went were the Big Four and Will Dawson.

that's

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

From this reading THE LAST HIKE So that’s the way he did, we all hiked down to Catskill to see Dub off.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE LAST HIKE So that’s the way he did, we all hiked down to Catskill to see Dub off.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading All my patrol wanted to go but I wouldn’t let them because I was going to do just the way Dub wanted.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE LAST HIKE So that’s the way he did, we all hiked down to Catskill to see Dub off.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading I told Pee-wee we were all going to be good and crazy, so as to make Dub feel good.

wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading All my patrol wanted to go but I wouldn’t let them because I was going to do just the way Dub wanted.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading All my patrol wanted to go but I wouldn’t let them because I was going to do just the way Dub wanted.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading THE LAST HIKE So that’s the way he did, we all hiked down to Catskill to see Dub off.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading THE LAST HIKE So that’s the way he did, we all hiked down to Catskill to see Dub off.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The Scouts that went were the Big Four and Will Dawson.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The Scouts that went were the Big Four and Will Dawson.

Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading The Scouts that went were the Big Four and Will Dawson.

wouldn't

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

From this reading All my patrol wanted to go but I wouldn’t let them because I was going to do just the way Dub wanted.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The kid said, “I knew it before you told me.”

Chapter 27 of Roy Blakeley's roundabout hike by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 80 sentences, grouped into 16 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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