Chapter XIV of Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol, “We Are Criminals,” is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIV of Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol, “We Are Criminals,” is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping. Brent was laughing so hard he couldn’t speak, and Harry was saying, “_Some_ scout! _Some_ bullhead!” “What’s the matter?” I said.
Chapter XIV of Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol, “We Are Criminals,” is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading “Brent was laughing so hard he couldn’t speak, and Harry was saying, “_Some_ scout!”
freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head with hornlike spines
From this reading “_Some_ bullhead!””
with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
From this reading “When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “Brent was laughing so hard he couldn’t speak, and Harry was saying, “_Some_ scout!”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “Brent was laughing so hard he couldn’t speak, and Harry was saying, “_Some_ scout!”
plural of “shed” — an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
From this reading “When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.”
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In this reading “When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.”
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(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 When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.
small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading Brent was laughing so hard he couldn’t speak, and Harry was saying, “_Some_ scout!
freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head with hornlike spines
From this reading _Some_ bullhead!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brent was laughing so hard he couldn’t speak, and Harry was saying, “_Some_ scout!
with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
From this reading When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Brent was laughing so hard he couldn’t speak, and Harry was saying, “_Some_ scout!
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Brent was laughing so hard he couldn’t speak, and Harry was saying, “_Some_ scout!
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading Brent was laughing so hard he couldn’t speak, and Harry was saying, “_Some_ scout!
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What’s the matter?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Brent was laughing so hard he couldn’t speak, and Harry was saying, “_Some_ scout!
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Brent was laughing so hard he couldn’t speak, and Harry was saying, “_Some_ scout!
plural of “shed” — an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
From this reading When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Brent was laughing so hard he couldn’t speak, and Harry was saying, “_Some_ scout!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Brent was laughing so hard he couldn’t speak, and Harry was saying, “_Some_ scout!
express in speech
From this reading Brent was laughing so hard he couldn’t speak, and Harry was saying, “_Some_ scout!
having a supporting base
From this reading When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s the matter?”
at the time that
From this reading When I got to the hotel sheds, there was Pee-wee standing all out of breath, and Harry and all the rest of them standing around, gaping.
Chapter 14 of Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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.
Chapter 14 holds 119 sentences of Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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