Chapter 22 of The Boy Land Boomer is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Boy Land Boomer is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DICK HITS HIS MARK. "They are coming closer, Dick! What shall we do?" It was Nellie Winthrop who asked the question. Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
Chapter 22 of The Boy Land Boomer is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading “Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.”
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.”
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “"They are coming closer, Dick!”
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading “Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.”
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading “Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.”
plural of “hit” — (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
From this reading “DICK HITS HIS MARK.”
-ing form of “overhang” — project over
From this reading “Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.”
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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 Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
past form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "They are coming closer, Dick!
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading It was Nellie Winthrop who asked the question.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
a youthful male person
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading "They are coming closer, Dick!
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "They are coming closer, Dick!
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
someone who is a detective
From this reading DICK HITS HIS MARK.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What shall we do?"
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
a young female
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DICK HITS HIS MARK.
plural of “hit” — (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
From this reading DICK HITS HIS MARK.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Nellie Winthrop who asked the question.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading DICK HITS HIS MARK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Nellie Winthrop who asked the question.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
-ing form of “overhang” — project over
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading It was Nellie Winthrop who asked the question.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What shall we do?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Nellie Winthrop who asked the question.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They are coming closer, Dick!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Nellie Winthrop who asked the question.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What shall we do?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What shall we do?"
in or at the place that
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
which person or people
From this reading It was Nellie Winthrop who asked the question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Nellie Winthrop who asked the question.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Boy and girl had entered the woods a distance of fifty feet from the bank of the brook, and both rested where several large rocks and some overhanging bushes afforded a convenient hiding place.
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