Chapter 31 of The Border Boys Along the St. Lawrence is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Border Boys Along the St. Lawrence is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFLOAT AGAIN! The old man was more than angry. He was furious. He wept and wailed and tore his hair. The loss of the boat affected him like some great disaster, which, in fact, it was to him.
Chapter 31 of The Border Boys Along the St. Lawrence is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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acted upon; influenced
From this reading “The loss of the boat affected him like some great disaster, which, in fact, it was to him.”
aimlessly drifting
From this reading “AFLOAT AGAIN!”
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading “The loss of the boat affected him like some great disaster, which, in fact, it was to him.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “He was furious.”
something that is lost
From this reading “The loss of the boat affected him like some great disaster, which, in fact, it was to him.”
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading “He wept and wailed and tore his hair.”
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “He wept and wailed and tore his hair.”
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “He wept and wailed and tore his hair.”
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 “The old man was more than angry.”
In this reading “The loss of the boat affected him like some great disaster, which, in fact, it was to him.”
in reality or actuality
In this reading “The loss of the boat affected him like some great disaster, which, in fact, it was to him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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acted upon; influenced
From this reading The loss of the boat affected him like some great disaster, which, in fact, it was to him.
aimlessly drifting
From this reading AFLOAT AGAIN!
anew
From this reading AFLOAT AGAIN!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He wept and wailed and tore his hair.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading The old man was more than angry.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The loss of the boat affected him like some great disaster, which, in fact, it was to him.
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading The loss of the boat affected him like some great disaster, which, in fact, it was to him.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The loss of the boat affected him like some great disaster, which, in fact, it was to him.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading He was furious.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The loss of the boat affected him like some great disaster, which, in fact, it was to him.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He wept and wailed and tore his hair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was furious.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The loss of the boat affected him like some great disaster, which, in fact, it was to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wept and wailed and tore his hair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The loss of the boat affected him like some great disaster, which, in fact, it was to him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The loss of the boat affected him like some great disaster, which, in fact, it was to him.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The loss of the boat affected him like some great disaster, which, in fact, it was to him.
something that is lost
From this reading The loss of the boat affected him like some great disaster, which, in fact, it was to him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The old man was more than angry.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The old man was more than angry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The loss of the boat affected him like some great disaster, which, in fact, it was to him.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old man was more than angry.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The loss of the boat affected him like some great disaster, which, in fact, it was to him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The old man was more than angry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old man was more than angry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The loss of the boat affected him like some great disaster, which, in fact, it was to him.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading He wept and wailed and tore his hair.
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading He wept and wailed and tore his hair.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old man was more than angry.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading He wept and wailed and tore his hair.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The loss of the boat affected him like some great disaster, which, in fact, it was to him.
Chapter 31 of The Border Boys Along the St. Lawrence by John Henry Goldfrap holds 78 sentences, grouped into 16 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.
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