Chapter 5 of The "B. O. W. C." is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The "B. O. W. C." is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I wonder if we can find any birch bark.” “We must explore to-morrow.” “There’s one thing more to do to-night,” said Arthur. “For my part, I don’t want to have to run down to that miserable boat every ten minutes till high tide. I’ve had enough of her for one day.
Chapter 5 of The "B. O. W. C." is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
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tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading ““I wonder if we can find any birch bark.””
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
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a small vessel for travel on water
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inquire into
From this reading ““We must explore to-morrow.””
very unhappy; full of misery
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the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading ““For my part, I don’t want to have to run down to that miserable boat every ten minutes till high tide.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading ““I wonder if we can find any birch bark.””
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a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree
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In this reading ““For my part, I don’t want to have to run down to that miserable boat every ten minutes till high tide.”
the tide when the water is highest
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trace
In this reading ““For my part, I don’t want to have to run down to that miserable boat every ten minutes till high tide.”
In this reading ““I wonder if we can find any birch bark.””
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I wonder if we can find any birch bark.”
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “There’s one thing more to do to-night,” said Arthur.
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading “I wonder if we can find any birch bark.”
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
From this reading “I wonder if we can find any birch bark.”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “For my part, I don’t want to have to run down to that miserable boat every ten minutes till high tide.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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From this reading “For my part, I don’t want to have to run down to that miserable boat every ten minutes till high tide.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
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an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
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all the members of a group, with none left out
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inquire into
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come upon, as if by accident; meet with
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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From this reading I’ve had enough of her for one day.
on condition that; in the event that
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a written account of what transpired at a meeting
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very unhappy; full of misery
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(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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belonging to the person speaking
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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something determined in relation to something that includes it
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move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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a special situation
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the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
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up to a particular time
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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From this reading “We must explore to-morrow.”
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From this reading “There’s one thing more to do to-night,” said Arthur.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
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the speaker together with one or more other people
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the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder if we can find any birch bark.”
Chapter 5 of The "B. O. W. C." by James De Mille holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 5 holds 417 sentences of The "B. O. W. C.", unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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