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The Boy Ranchers in Camp
The Boy Ranchers in Camp

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of The Boy Ranchers in Camp is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
"Wait a minute, Billee!" called Babe into the transmitter.
"See anything of anybody around there?
Anything suspicious?"
The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.
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The Boy Ranchers in Camp

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of The Boy Ranchers in Camp is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.
Line 2
"Wait a minute, Billee!" called Babe into the transmitter.
Line 3
"See anything of anybody around there?
/siː ˈeniθɪŋ ʌv ˈenibədi ərˈaʊnd ðer/
Line 4
Anything suspicious?"
/ˈeniθɪŋ səˈspɪʃəs/
Line 5
The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Babe noun US /beɪb/

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading “ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.”

Bud noun US /bʌd/

a partially opened flower

From this reading “ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.”

cowboy's noun US /ˈkaʊbɔɪz/

possessive form of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

From this reading “The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.”

earpiece noun US /ˈɪrpis/

electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear

From this reading “ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.”

enlightened adjective US /ˌenˈlaɪtənd/

having knowledge and spiritual insight

From this reading “The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.”

receiver noun US /rəˈsiːvər/

set that receives radio or tv signals

From this reading “ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.”

rubber noun US /ˈrʌbər/

an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products

From this reading “ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.”

transmitter noun US /trænˈsmɪtər/

someone who transmits a message

From this reading “"Wait a minute, Billee!" called Babe into the transmitter.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

hang up verb + adjective

put a telephone receiver back in its cradle

In this reading “ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.”

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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 ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

ANOTHERdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

answerverbUS /ˈænsər/

react verbally

From this reading The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.

anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/

any person at all

From this reading "See anything of anybody around there?

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading "See anything of anybody around there?

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading "See anything of anybody around there?

BabenounUS /beɪb/

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

Billee

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

From this reading "Wait a minute, Billee!" called Babe into the transmitter.

blackadjectiveUS /blæk/

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

blankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/

(of a surface) not written or printed on

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

BudnounUS /bʌd/

a partially opened flower

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading "Wait a minute, Billee!" called Babe into the transmitter.

caughtverbUS /kɑːt/

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.

cowboy'snounUS /ˈkaʊbɔɪz/

possessive form of “cowboy” — a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

From this reading The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.

earpiecenounUS /ˈɪrpis/

electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

enlightenedadjectiveUS /ˌenˈlaɪtənd/

having knowledge and spiritual insight

From this reading The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

hangverbUS /hæŋ/

be suspended or hanging

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "Wait a minute, Billee!" called Babe into the transmitter.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

Merkel

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

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading "Wait a minute, Billee!" called Babe into the transmitter.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "See anything of anybody around there?

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

others

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

From this reading The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.

receivernounUS /rəˈsiːvər/

set that receives radio or tv signals

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

rubbernounUS /ˈrʌbər/

an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

SeeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "See anything of anybody around there?

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.

suspiciousadjectiveUS /səˈspɪʃəs/

openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

From this reading Anything suspicious?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading "See anything of anybody around there?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

transmitternounUS /trænˈsmɪtər/

someone who transmits a message

From this reading "Wait a minute, Billee!" called Babe into the transmitter.

uncomprehendingadjective

lacking understanding

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

WaitverbUS /weɪt/

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading "Wait a minute, Billee!" called Babe into the transmitter.

WARNINGnounUS /ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/

a message informing of danger

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading The others could not hear what the old cowboy's answer was, but Babe soon enlightened them.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading ANOTHER WARNING Bud Merkel was about to hang up the receiver, with a blank and uncomprehending look on his face, when Babe caught the black rubber earpiece from him.

Chapter 5 of The Boy Ranchers in Camp by Willard F. Baker holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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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