Chapter 9 of Settlers and Scouts is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Settlers and Scouts is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Utter rot! Nobody came against his will, and who could foresee all this? We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that. I’m a fat-headed chump. Off with your clothes; they’re sopping.
Chapter 9 of Settlers and Scouts is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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surprising greatly
From this reading “We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.”
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading “I’m a fat-headed chump.”
realize beforehand
From this reading “Nobody came against his will, and who could foresee all this?”
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
From this reading “"Utter rot!”
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading “We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.”
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.”
extremely wet
From this reading “Off with your clothes; they’re sopping.”
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading “"Utter rot!”
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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a man who is very old
In this reading “We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.”
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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 I’m a fat-headed chump.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Nobody came against his will, and who could foresee all this?
(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 Nobody came against his will, and who could foresee all this?
surprising greatly
From this reading We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nobody came against his will, and who could foresee all this?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Nobody came against his will, and who could foresee all this?
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading I’m a fat-headed chump.
clothing in general
From this reading Off with your clothes; they’re sopping.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nobody came against his will, and who could foresee all this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m a fat-headed chump.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.
realize beforehand
From this reading Nobody came against his will, and who could foresee all this?
the act of acquiring something
From this reading We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nobody came against his will, and who could foresee all this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m a fat-headed chump.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody came against his will, and who could foresee all this?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Off with your clothes; they’re sopping.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
From this reading "Utter rot!
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.
extremely wet
From this reading Off with your clothes; they’re sopping.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Off with your clothes; they’re sopping.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nobody came against his will, and who could foresee all this?
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading "Utter rot!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.
which person or people
From this reading Nobody came against his will, and who could foresee all this?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Nobody came against his will, and who could foresee all this?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Off with your clothes; they’re sopping.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We’ve had amazing luck really, and as for getting safely out of it--but look here, old man, you mustn’t shiver like that.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Off with your clothes; they’re sopping.
Chapter 9 of Settlers and Scouts by Herbert Strang holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 9 holds 428 sentences of Settlers and Scouts, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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