Chapter 12 of The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DEER YARD "Would you fellows like to visit a deer yard?" Pat asked at breakfast the next morning when the subject of the day's program had been brought up. "Would we!" Upton fairly shouted it. "Say, Pat, do you mean that there is a really, truly sure enough deer yard anywhere near here?
Chapter 12 of The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in or to any place
From this reading “"Say, Pat, do you mean that there is a really, truly sure enough deer yard anywhere near here?”
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Pat asked at breakfast the next morning when the subject of the day's program had been brought up.”
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading “A DEER YARD "Would you fellows like to visit a deer yard?"”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “Upton fairly shouted it.”
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “Pat asked at breakfast the next morning when the subject of the day's program had been brought up.”
a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “Pat asked at breakfast the next morning when the subject of the day's program had been brought up.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “"Say, Pat, do you mean that there is a really, truly sure enough deer yard anywhere near here?”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “A DEER YARD "Would you fellows like to visit a deer yard?"”
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In this reading “Pat asked at breakfast the next morning when the subject of the day's program had been brought up.”
In this reading “Upton fairly shouted it.”
as supposed or expected
In this reading “"Say, Pat, do you mean that there is a really, truly sure enough deer yard anywhere near here?”
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
In this reading “Pat asked at breakfast the next morning when the subject of the day's program had been brought up.”
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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 A DEER YARD "Would you fellows like to visit a deer yard?"
at or in or to any place
From this reading "Say, Pat, do you mean that there is a really, truly sure enough deer yard anywhere near here?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Pat asked at breakfast the next morning when the subject of the day's program had been brought up.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pat asked at breakfast the next morning when the subject of the day's program had been brought up.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Pat asked at breakfast the next morning when the subject of the day's program had been brought up.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Pat asked at breakfast the next morning when the subject of the day's program had been brought up.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Pat asked at breakfast the next morning when the subject of the day's program had been brought up.
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Pat asked at breakfast the next morning when the subject of the day's program had been brought up.
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading A DEER YARD "Would you fellows like to visit a deer yard?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Say, Pat, do you mean that there is a really, truly sure enough deer yard anywhere near here?
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Say, Pat, do you mean that there is a really, truly sure enough deer yard anywhere near here?
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Upton fairly shouted it.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading A DEER YARD "Would you fellows like to visit a deer yard?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pat asked at breakfast the next morning when the subject of the day's program had been brought up.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Say, Pat, do you mean that there is a really, truly sure enough deer yard anywhere near here?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Say, Pat, do you mean that there is a really, truly sure enough deer yard anywhere near here?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Upton fairly shouted it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A DEER YARD "Would you fellows like to visit a deer yard?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Say, Pat, do you mean that there is a really, truly sure enough deer yard anywhere near here?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Pat asked at breakfast the next morning when the subject of the day's program had been brought up.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "Say, Pat, do you mean that there is a really, truly sure enough deer yard anywhere near here?
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Pat asked at breakfast the next morning when the subject of the day's program had been brought up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pat asked at breakfast the next morning when the subject of the day's program had been brought up.
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading Pat asked at breakfast the next morning when the subject of the day's program had been brought up.
a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading Pat asked at breakfast the next morning when the subject of the day's program had been brought up.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Say, Pat, do you mean that there is a really, truly sure enough deer yard anywhere near here?
express in words
From this reading "Say, Pat, do you mean that there is a really, truly sure enough deer yard anywhere near here?
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Upton fairly shouted it.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Pat asked at breakfast the next morning when the subject of the day's program had been brought up.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Say, Pat, do you mean that there is a really, truly sure enough deer yard anywhere near here?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Say, Pat, do you mean that there is a really, truly sure enough deer yard anywhere near here?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pat asked at breakfast the next morning when the subject of the day's program had been brought up.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Say, Pat, do you mean that there is a really, truly sure enough deer yard anywhere near here?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A DEER YARD "Would you fellows like to visit a deer yard?"
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Say, Pat, do you mean that there is a really, truly sure enough deer yard anywhere near here?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Pat asked at breakfast the next morning when the subject of the day's program had been brought up.
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From this reading Upton fairly shouted it.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading A DEER YARD "Would you fellows like to visit a deer yard?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Would we!"
at the time that
From this reading Pat asked at breakfast the next morning when the subject of the day's program had been brought up.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A DEER YARD "Would you fellows like to visit a deer yard?"
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading A DEER YARD "Would you fellows like to visit a deer yard?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A DEER YARD "Would you fellows like to visit a deer yard?"
Chapter 12 of The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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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