Chapter 8 of Roy Blakeley's Tangled Trail is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Roy Blakeley's Tangled Trail is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOILED AGAIN You’ll see how it was if you look at the map. After a little while we came around to the camp again and into Cabin Lane. A lot of scouts were sitting on the porch of Main Pavilion laughing at us. But what cared we, quoth I. “Didn’t you find any path to the left?” one of them shouted.
Chapter 8 of Roy Blakeley's Tangled Trail is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading “But what cared we, quoth I.”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “FOILED AGAIN You’ll see how it was if you look at the map.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “After a little while we came around to the camp again and into Cabin Lane.”
most important element
From this reading “A lot of scouts were sitting on the porch of Main Pavilion laughing at us.”
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading “FOILED AGAIN You’ll see how it was if you look at the map.”
large and often sumptuous tent
From this reading “A lot of scouts were sitting on the porch of Main Pavilion laughing at us.”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “A lot of scouts were sitting on the porch of Main Pavilion laughing at us.”
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “A lot of scouts were sitting on the porch of Main Pavilion laughing at us.”
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 “A lot of scouts were sitting on the porch of Main Pavilion laughing at us.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “FOILED AGAIN You’ll see how it was if you look at the map.”
In this reading ““Didn’t you find any path to the left?” one of them shouted.”
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 After a little while we came around to the camp again and into Cabin Lane.
later than; following
From this reading After a little while we came around to the camp again and into Cabin Lane.
anew
From this reading FOILED AGAIN You’ll see how it was if you look at the map.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a little while we came around to the camp again and into Cabin Lane.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Didn’t you find any path to the left?” one of them shouted.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading After a little while we came around to the camp again and into Cabin Lane.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FOILED AGAIN You’ll see how it was if you look at the map.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what cared we, quoth I.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading After a little while we came around to the camp again and into Cabin Lane.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After a little while we came around to the camp again and into Cabin Lane.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading After a little while we came around to the camp again and into Cabin Lane.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading But what cared we, quoth I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Didn’t you find any path to the left?” one of them shouted.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Didn’t you find any path to the left?” one of them shouted.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading FOILED AGAIN You’ll see how it was if you look at the map.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOILED AGAIN You’ll see how it was if you look at the map.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But what cared we, quoth I.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading FOILED AGAIN You’ll see how it was if you look at the map.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading After a little while we came around to the camp again and into Cabin Lane.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FOILED AGAIN You’ll see how it was if you look at the map.
a narrow way or road
From this reading After a little while we came around to the camp again and into Cabin Lane.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading A lot of scouts were sitting on the porch of Main Pavilion laughing at us.
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 “Didn’t you find any path to the left?” one of them shouted.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading After a little while we came around to the camp again and into Cabin Lane.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading FOILED AGAIN You’ll see how it was if you look at the map.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading A lot of scouts were sitting on the porch of Main Pavilion laughing at us.
most important element
From this reading A lot of scouts were sitting on the porch of Main Pavilion laughing at us.
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading FOILED AGAIN You’ll see how it was if you look at the map.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A lot of scouts were sitting on the porch of Main Pavilion laughing at us.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A lot of scouts were sitting on the porch of Main Pavilion laughing at us.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Didn’t you find any path to the left?” one of them shouted.
a course of conduct
From this reading “Didn’t you find any path to the left?” one of them shouted.
large and often sumptuous tent
From this reading A lot of scouts were sitting on the porch of Main Pavilion laughing at us.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading A lot of scouts were sitting on the porch of Main Pavilion laughing at us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But what cared we, quoth I.
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading A lot of scouts were sitting on the porch of Main Pavilion laughing at us.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading FOILED AGAIN You’ll see how it was if you look at the map.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Didn’t you find any path to the left?” one of them shouted.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading A lot of scouts were sitting on the porch of Main Pavilion laughing at us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOILED AGAIN You’ll see how it was if you look at the map.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Didn’t you find any path to the left?” one of them shouted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a little while we came around to the camp again and into Cabin Lane.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A lot of scouts were sitting on the porch of Main Pavilion laughing at us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FOILED AGAIN You’ll see how it was if you look at the map.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After a little while we came around to the camp again and into Cabin Lane.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A lot of scouts were sitting on the porch of Main Pavilion laughing at us.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what cared we, quoth I.
during the time that
From this reading After a little while we came around to the camp again and into Cabin Lane.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading FOILED AGAIN You’ll see how it was if you look at the map.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOILED AGAIN You’ll see how it was if you look at the map.
Chapter 8 of Roy Blakeley's Tangled Trail by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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 8 holds 101 sentences of Roy Blakeley's Tangled Trail, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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