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Chapter 6 of Settlers and Scouts is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, we’ll see. First things first; I’ll go and harangue the men." CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH--Ferrier Insists There were long faces among the men when they heard what was expected of them. Night was terrible to them. They were low-spirited, and John had to refrain from stimulating them with a full meal; there would be danger in lighting fires.
Chapter 6 of Settlers and Scouts is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading “They were low-spirited, and John had to refrain from stimulating them with a full meal; there would be danger in lighting fires.”
coming next after the thirteenth in position
From this reading “CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH--Ferrier Insists There were long faces among the men when they heard what was expected of them.”
a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
From this reading “First things first; I’ll go and harangue the men."”
third-person singular of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH--Ferrier Insists There were long faces among the men when they heard what was expected of them.”
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading “They were low-spirited, and John had to refrain from stimulating them with a full meal; there would be danger in lighting fires.”
filled with melancholy and despondency
From this reading “They were low-spirited, and John had to refrain from stimulating them with a full meal; there would be danger in lighting fires.”
resist doing something
From this reading “They were low-spirited, and John had to refrain from stimulating them with a full meal; there would be danger in lighting fires.”
rousing or quickening activity or the senses
From this reading “They were low-spirited, and John had to refrain from stimulating them with a full meal; there would be danger in lighting fires.”
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.
In this reading “They were low-spirited, and John had to refrain from stimulating them with a full meal; there would be danger in lighting fires.”
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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 They were low-spirited, and John had to refrain from stimulating them with a full meal; there would be danger in lighting fires.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH--Ferrier Insists There were long faces among the men when they heard what was expected of them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading First things first; I’ll go and harangue the men."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were low-spirited, and John had to refrain from stimulating them with a full meal; there would be danger in lighting fires.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH--Ferrier Insists There were long faces among the men when they heard what was expected of them.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading They were low-spirited, and John had to refrain from stimulating them with a full meal; there would be danger in lighting fires.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH--Ferrier Insists There were long faces among the men when they heard what was expected of them.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH--Ferrier Insists There were long faces among the men when they heard what was expected of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH--Ferrier Insists There were long faces among the men when they heard what was expected of them.
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading They were low-spirited, and John had to refrain from stimulating them with a full meal; there would be danger in lighting fires.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First things first; I’ll go and harangue the men."
coming next after the thirteenth in position
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH--Ferrier Insists There were long faces among the men when they heard what was expected of them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were low-spirited, and John had to refrain from stimulating them with a full meal; there would be danger in lighting fires.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading They were low-spirited, and John had to refrain from stimulating them with a full meal; there would be danger in lighting fires.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading First things first; I’ll go and harangue the men."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were low-spirited, and John had to refrain from stimulating them with a full meal; there would be danger in lighting fires.
a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
From this reading First things first; I’ll go and harangue the men."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH--Ferrier Insists There were long faces among the men when they heard what was expected of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First things first; I’ll go and harangue the men."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were low-spirited, and John had to refrain from stimulating them with a full meal; there would be danger in lighting fires.
third-person singular of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH--Ferrier Insists There were long faces among the men when they heard what was expected of them.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading They were low-spirited, and John had to refrain from stimulating them with a full meal; there would be danger in lighting fires.
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading They were low-spirited, and John had to refrain from stimulating them with a full meal; there would be danger in lighting fires.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH--Ferrier Insists There were long faces among the men when they heard what was expected of them.
filled with melancholy and despondency
From this reading They were low-spirited, and John had to refrain from stimulating them with a full meal; there would be danger in lighting fires.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading They were low-spirited, and John had to refrain from stimulating them with a full meal; there would be danger in lighting fires.
the force of workers available
From this reading First things first; I’ll go and harangue the men."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Night was terrible to them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH--Ferrier Insists There were long faces among the men when they heard what was expected of them.
resist doing something
From this reading They were low-spirited, and John had to refrain from stimulating them with a full meal; there would be danger in lighting fires.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Well, we’ll see.
rousing or quickening activity or the senses
From this reading They were low-spirited, and John had to refrain from stimulating them with a full meal; there would be danger in lighting fires.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Night was terrible to them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading First things first; I’ll go and harangue the men."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH--Ferrier Insists There were long faces among the men when they heard what was expected of them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH--Ferrier Insists There were long faces among the men when they heard what was expected of them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH--Ferrier Insists There were long faces among the men when they heard what was expected of them.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading First things first; I’ll go and harangue the men."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Night was terrible to them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH--Ferrier Insists There were long faces among the men when they heard what was expected of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, we’ll see.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, we’ll see.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH--Ferrier Insists There were long faces among the men when they heard what was expected of them.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH--Ferrier Insists There were long faces among the men when they heard what was expected of them.
at the time that
From this reading CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH--Ferrier Insists There were long faces among the men when they heard what was expected of them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were low-spirited, and John had to refrain from stimulating them with a full meal; there would be danger in lighting fires.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They were low-spirited, and John had to refrain from stimulating them with a full meal; there would be danger in lighting fires.
Chapter 6 of Settlers and Scouts by Herbert Strang holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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 6 holds 438 sentences of Settlers and Scouts, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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