Chapter 28 of Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Oh, boy! Laugh! I guess, to use Pee-wee’s favorite words, those men thought we were some _deep mystery_. I guess they didn’t know what to think at all. Anyway, two of them took the dummy in the Ford and the big man rode with us—pity the dummy!
Chapter 28 of Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “Anyway, two of them took the dummy in the Ford and the big man rode with us—pity the dummy!”
a person who does not talk
From this reading “Anyway, two of them took the dummy in the Ford and the big man rode with us—pity the dummy!”
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading “I guess, to use Pee-wee’s favorite words, those men thought we were some _deep mystery_.”
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading “Anyway, two of them took the dummy in the Ford and the big man rode with us—pity the dummy!”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I guess, to use Pee-wee’s favorite words, those men thought we were some _deep mystery_.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “Anyway, two of them took the dummy in the Ford and the big man rode with us—pity the dummy!”
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “Anyway, two of them took the dummy in the Ford and the big man rode with us—pity the dummy!”
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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In this reading “I guess, to use Pee-wee’s favorite words, those men thought we were some _deep mystery_.”
In this reading “Anyway, two of them took the dummy in the Ford and the big man rode with us—pity the dummy!”
In this reading “Anyway, two of them took the dummy in the Ford and the big man rode with us—pity the dummy!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 I guess they didn’t know what to think at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anyway, two of them took the dummy in the Ford and the big man rode with us—pity the dummy!
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Anyway, two of them took the dummy in the Ford and the big man rode with us—pity the dummy!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I guess they didn’t know what to think at all.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Anyway, two of them took the dummy in the Ford and the big man rode with us—pity the dummy!
a youthful male person
From this reading Oh, boy!
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading I guess, to use Pee-wee’s favorite words, those men thought we were some _deep mystery_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I guess they didn’t know what to think at all.
a person who does not talk
From this reading Anyway, two of them took the dummy in the Ford and the big man rode with us—pity the dummy!
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading I guess, to use Pee-wee’s favorite words, those men thought we were some _deep mystery_.
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading Anyway, two of them took the dummy in the Ford and the big man rode with us—pity the dummy!
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess, to use Pee-wee’s favorite words, those men thought we were some _deep mystery_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I guess, to use Pee-wee’s favorite words, those men thought we were some _deep mystery_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anyway, two of them took the dummy in the Ford and the big man rode with us—pity the dummy!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I guess they didn’t know what to think at all.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Laugh!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Anyway, two of them took the dummy in the Ford and the big man rode with us—pity the dummy!
the force of workers available
From this reading I guess, to use Pee-wee’s favorite words, those men thought we were some _deep mystery_.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading I guess, to use Pee-wee’s favorite words, those men thought we were some _deep mystery_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anyway, two of them took the dummy in the Ford and the big man rode with us—pity the dummy!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, boy!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I guess, to use Pee-wee’s favorite words, those men thought we were some _deep mystery_.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading Anyway, two of them took the dummy in the Ford and the big man rode with us—pity the dummy!
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Anyway, two of them took the dummy in the Ford and the big man rode with us—pity the dummy!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I guess, to use Pee-wee’s favorite words, those men thought we were some _deep mystery_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anyway, two of them took the dummy in the Ford and the big man rode with us—pity the dummy!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Anyway, two of them took the dummy in the Ford and the big man rode with us—pity the dummy!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I guess they didn’t know what to think at all.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I guess they didn’t know what to think at all.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I guess, to use Pee-wee’s favorite words, those men thought we were some _deep mystery_.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I guess, to use Pee-wee’s favorite words, those men thought we were some _deep mystery_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I guess, to use Pee-wee’s favorite words, those men thought we were some _deep mystery_.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Anyway, two of them took the dummy in the Ford and the big man rode with us—pity the dummy!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Anyway, two of them took the dummy in the Ford and the big man rode with us—pity the dummy!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Anyway, two of them took the dummy in the Ford and the big man rode with us—pity the dummy!
the act of using
From this reading I guess, to use Pee-wee’s favorite words, those men thought we were some _deep mystery_.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I guess, to use Pee-wee’s favorite words, those men thought we were some _deep mystery_.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I guess, to use Pee-wee’s favorite words, those men thought we were some _deep mystery_.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I guess they didn’t know what to think at all.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Anyway, two of them took the dummy in the Ford and the big man rode with us—pity the dummy!
the words that are spoken
From this reading I guess, to use Pee-wee’s favorite words, those men thought we were some _deep mystery_.
Chapter 28 of Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 71 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 28 holds 71 sentences of Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 28 of Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol by Percy Keese Fitzhugh exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 71 sentences, grouped into 15 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 15 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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