Chapter XXV of Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol, “We Add One More to Our Party,” is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXV
Chapter XXV of Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol, “We Add One More to Our Party,” is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But for just about a couple of seconds, Pee-wee didn’t budge. Gee, I couldn’t blame him. “Look at Grove’s light up there,” I said. Away up on the road we could see the fire good and plain, and even something dark moving near it. “Shall I call to him?”
Chapter XXV of Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol, “We Add One More to Our Party,” is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading “Gee, I couldn’t blame him.”
move very slightly
From this reading “But for just about a couple of seconds, Pee-wee didn’t budge.”
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “But for just about a couple of seconds, Pee-wee didn’t budge.”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “Gee, I couldn’t blame him.”
possessive form of “grove” — a small growth of trees without underbrush
in motion
From this reading “Away up on the road we could see the fire good and plain, and even something dark moving near it.”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “Away up on the road we could see the fire good and plain, and even something dark moving near it.”
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “But for just about a couple of seconds, Pee-wee didn’t budge.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading ““Look at Grove’s light up there,” I said.”
travelling about
In this reading “Away up on the road we could see the fire good and plain, and even something dark moving near it.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But for just about a couple of seconds, Pee-wee didn’t budge.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But for just about a couple of seconds, Pee-wee didn’t budge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Away up on the road we could see the fire good and plain, and even something dark moving near it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Look at Grove’s light up there,” I said.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Away up on the road we could see the fire good and plain, and even something dark moving near it.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading Gee, I couldn’t blame him.
move very slightly
From this reading But for just about a couple of seconds, Pee-wee didn’t budge.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for just about a couple of seconds, Pee-wee didn’t budge.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Shall I call to him?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Away up on the road we could see the fire good and plain, and even something dark moving near it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gee, I couldn’t blame him.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading But for just about a couple of seconds, Pee-wee didn’t budge.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Away up on the road we could see the fire good and plain, and even something dark moving near it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But for just about a couple of seconds, Pee-wee didn’t budge.
divisible by two
From this reading Away up on the road we could see the fire good and plain, and even something dark moving near it.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Away up on the road we could see the fire good and plain, and even something dark moving near it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for just about a couple of seconds, Pee-wee didn’t budge.
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading Gee, I couldn’t blame him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Away up on the road we could see the fire good and plain, and even something dark moving near it.
possessive form of “grove” — a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading “Look at Grove’s light up there,” I said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gee, I couldn’t blame him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Gee, I couldn’t blame him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Away up on the road we could see the fire good and plain, and even something dark moving near it.
and nothing more
From this reading But for just about a couple of seconds, Pee-wee didn’t budge.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “Look at Grove’s light up there,” I said.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look at Grove’s light up there,” I said.
in motion
From this reading Away up on the road we could see the fire good and plain, and even something dark moving near it.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Away up on the road we could see the fire good and plain, and even something dark moving near it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But for just about a couple of seconds, Pee-wee didn’t budge.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Away up on the road we could see the fire good and plain, and even something dark moving near it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But for just about a couple of seconds, Pee-wee didn’t budge.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Away up on the road we could see the fire good and plain, and even something dark moving near it.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Away up on the road we could see the fire good and plain, and even something dark moving near it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Look at Grove’s light up there,” I said.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading But for just about a couple of seconds, Pee-wee didn’t budge.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Away up on the road we could see the fire good and plain, and even something dark moving near it.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall I call to him?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Away up on the road we could see the fire good and plain, and even something dark moving near it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Away up on the road we could see the fire good and plain, and even something dark moving near it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Look at Grove’s light up there,” I said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Shall I call to him?”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Look at Grove’s light up there,” I said.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Away up on the road we could see the fire good and plain, and even something dark moving near it.
Chapter 25 of Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 75 sentences, grouped into 15 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 25 holds 75 sentences of Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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