Six little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's

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A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

"We'll build the fort right here, Laddie, near this hill of sand."

"What's the hill for?"

"That's where we can put our flag.

They always put a flag on a hill where everybody can see it."

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Six little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of Six little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

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"We'll build the fort right here, Laddie, near this hill of sand."

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"What's the hill for?"

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"That's where we can put our flag.

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They always put a flag on a hill where everybody can see it."

/ðeɪ ˈɔːlweɪz pʊt ə flæɡ ɑːn ə hɪl wer ˈevribɑːdi kæn siː ɪt/

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beach noun US /biːtʃ/

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading “A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.”

build verb US /bɪld/

make by combining materials and parts

From this reading “"We'll build the fort right here, Laddie, near this hill of sand."”

bungalow noun US /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/

a small house with a single story

From this reading “A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.”

flag noun US /flæɡ/

emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

From this reading “"That's where we can put our flag.”

fort noun US /fɔːrt/

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading “A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.”

Russ noun US /rʌs/

plural of “rus” — the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev

From this reading “A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.”

sand noun US /sænd/

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading “"We'll build the fort right here, Laddie, near this hill of sand."”

Tom's noun US /tɑːmz/

possessive form of “tom” — male cat

From this reading “A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading They always put a flag on a hill where everybody can see it."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

beachnounUS /biːtʃ/

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

buildverbUS /bɪld/

make by combining materials and parts

From this reading "We'll build the fort right here, Laddie, near this hill of sand."

bungalownounUS /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/

a small house with a single story

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "That's where we can put our flag.

CousinnounUS /ˈkʌzən/

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

ENEMYnounUS /ˈenəmi/

an opposing military force

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/

every person

From this reading They always put a flag on a hill where everybody can see it."

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

flagnounUS /flæɡ/

emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

From this reading "That's where we can put our flag.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "What's the hill for?"

fortnounUS /fɔːrt/

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "We'll build the fort right here, Laddie, near this hill of sand."

Here's

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From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

hillnounUS /hɪl/

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading "We'll build the fort right here, Laddie, near this hill of sand."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading They always put a flag on a hill where everybody can see it."

Laddienoun

a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

MYSTERIOUSadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/

of an obscure nature

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

nearadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading "We'll build the fort right here, Laddie, near this hill of sand."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "We'll build the fort right here, Laddie, near this hill of sand."

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They always put a flag on a hill where everybody can see it."

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "That's where we can put our flag.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "That's where we can put our flag.

reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading "We'll build the fort right here, Laddie, near this hill of sand."

RussnounUS /rʌs/

plural of “rus” — the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

sandnounUS /sænd/

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading "We'll build the fort right here, Laddie, near this hill of sand."

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading They always put a flag on a hill where everybody can see it."

That's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "That's where we can put our flag.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They always put a flag on a hill where everybody can see it."

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "We'll build the fort right here, Laddie, near this hill of sand."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

Tom'snounUS /tɑːmz/

possessive form of “tom” — male cat

From this reading A MYSTERIOUS ENEMY "Here's a good place to make the fort," said Russ as he and Laddie reached the beach not far from Cousin Tom's bungalow and looked about them.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "That's where we can put our flag.

We'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "We'll build the fort right here, Laddie, near this hill of sand."

What's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "What's the hill for?"

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading "That's where we can put our flag.

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