Chapter 34 of The Boy Chums in the Forest is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of The Boy Chums in the Forest is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RETURN. The hunters soon withdrew from the circle around the fire and made their way to their hut. "This has been a queer trip," said Charley musingly. "I do not believe I care to make another like it. Look at all we have been through, and what have we gained by it?
Chapter 34 of The Boy Chums in the Forest is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “The hunters soon withdrew from the circle around the fire and made their way to their hut.”
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading “Look at all we have been through, and what have we gained by it?”
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading “The hunters soon withdrew from the circle around the fire and made their way to their hut.”
temporary military shelter
From this reading “The hunters soon withdrew from the circle around the fire and made their way to their hut.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “"This has been a queer trip," said Charley musingly.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “THE RETURN.”
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “"This has been a queer trip," said Charley musingly.”
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading “The hunters soon withdrew from the circle around the fire and made their way to their hut.”
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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 "This has been a queer trip," said Charley musingly.
(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 Look at all we have been through, and what have we gained by it?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hunters soon withdrew from the circle around the fire and made their way to their hut.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "I do not believe I care to make another like it.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The hunters soon withdrew from the circle around the fire and made their way to their hut.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at all we have been through, and what have we gained by it?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "This has been a queer trip," said Charley musingly.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I do not believe I care to make another like it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Look at all we have been through, and what have we gained by it?
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "I do not believe I care to make another like it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This has been a queer trip," said Charley musingly.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading The hunters soon withdrew from the circle around the fire and made their way to their hut.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do not believe I care to make another like it.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The hunters soon withdrew from the circle around the fire and made their way to their hut.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The hunters soon withdrew from the circle around the fire and made their way to their hut.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading Look at all we have been through, and what have we gained by it?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This has been a queer trip," said Charley musingly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Look at all we have been through, and what have we gained by it?
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading The hunters soon withdrew from the circle around the fire and made their way to their hut.
temporary military shelter
From this reading The hunters soon withdrew from the circle around the fire and made their way to their hut.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do not believe I care to make another like it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I do not believe I care to make another like it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I do not believe I care to make another like it.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at all we have been through, and what have we gained by it?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The hunters soon withdrew from the circle around the fire and made their way to their hut.
engage in
From this reading "I do not believe I care to make another like it.
in a reflective manner
From this reading "This has been a queer trip," said Charley musingly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not believe I care to make another like it.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "This has been a queer trip," said Charley musingly.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE RETURN.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "This has been a queer trip," said Charley musingly.
in the near future
From this reading The hunters soon withdrew from the circle around the fire and made their way to their hut.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The hunters soon withdrew from the circle around the fire and made their way to their hut.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This has been a queer trip," said Charley musingly.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Look at all we have been through, and what have we gained by it?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hunters soon withdrew from the circle around the fire and made their way to their hut.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading "This has been a queer trip," said Charley musingly.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The hunters soon withdrew from the circle around the fire and made their way to their hut.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Look at all we have been through, and what have we gained by it?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Look at all we have been through, and what have we gained by it?
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading The hunters soon withdrew from the circle around the fire and made their way to their hut.
Chapter 34 of The Boy Chums in the Forest by Wilmer M. (Wilmer Mateo) Ely holds 360 sentences, grouped into 72 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 34 holds 360 sentences of The Boy Chums in the Forest, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
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