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The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

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CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN.
"HEY! what's all this mean; morning, and nobody woke me up, to let me stand my trick at the wheel!
I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.
The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.
Most of them knew how unreliable Bumpus was when it came to such things, no matter how sincere his desire to please might be; and Thad had secretly arranged to leave him out.
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The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN.
/ˈklaɪmɪŋ ðə ˈmaʊntən/
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"HEY! what's all this mean; morning, and nobody woke me up, to let me stand my trick at the wheel!
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I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.
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The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.
/ðə fækt ʌv ðə ˈmætər wɑːz ɪt hæd bɪn ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðæt ðeɪ kʊd ɡet ɑːn ˈveri wel wɪˈθaʊt ˈkɔːlɪŋ ɑːn ðə fæt bɔɪ tuː stænd ˈsentri ˈduːti/
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Most of them knew how unreliable Bumpus was when it came to such things, no matter how sincere his desire to please might be; and Thad had secretly arranged to leave him out.

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

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climbing noun US /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

From this reading “CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN.”

fellers noun US /ˈfelərz/

plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees

From this reading “I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.”

rubbing noun US /ˈrʌbɪŋ/

the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

From this reading “I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.”

secretly adverb US /ˈsiːkrɪtli/

in secrecy; not openly

From this reading “Most of them knew how unreliable Bumpus was when it came to such things, no matter how sincere his desire to please might be; and Thad had secretly arranged to leave him out.”

sentry noun US /ˈsentri/

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading “The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.”

sincere adjective US /sɪnˈsɪr/

open and genuine; not deceitful

From this reading “Most of them knew how unreliable Bumpus was when it came to such things, no matter how sincere his desire to please might be; and Thad had secretly arranged to leave him out.”

unreliable adjective US /ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbəl/

liable to be erroneous or misleading

From this reading “Most of them knew how unreliable Bumpus was when it came to such things, no matter how sincere his desire to please might be; and Thad had secretly arranged to leave him out.”

woke verb US /woʊk/

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading “"HEY! what's all this mean; morning, and nobody woke me up, to let me stand my trick at the wheel!”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

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

sentry duty noun + noun

the duty of serving as a sentry

In this reading “The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.”

looked around verb + particle counted as “look around”

look about oneself

In this reading “I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.”

fat boy adjective + noun

In this reading “The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.”

without calling preposition + noun

In this reading “The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.”

get on verb + particle

have smooth relations

In this reading “The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.”

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 "HEY! what's all this mean; morning, and nobody woke me up, to let me stand my trick at the wheel!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "HEY! what's all this mean; morning, and nobody woke me up, to let me stand my trick at the wheel!

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.

arrangedadjectiveUS /ərˈeɪndʒd/

disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

From this reading Most of them knew how unreliable Bumpus was when it came to such things, no matter how sincere his desire to please might be; and Thad had secretly arranged to leave him out.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "HEY! what's all this mean; morning, and nobody woke me up, to let me stand my trick at the wheel!

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Most of them knew how unreliable Bumpus was when it came to such things, no matter how sincere his desire to please might be; and Thad had secretly arranged to leave him out.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.

Bumpus

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From this reading I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.

callingnounUS /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Most of them knew how unreliable Bumpus was when it came to such things, no matter how sincere his desire to please might be; and Thad had secretly arranged to leave him out.

CLIMBINGnounUS /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

From this reading CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

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

From this reading The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.

decidedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/

recognizable; marked

From this reading The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.

desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading Most of them knew how unreliable Bumpus was when it came to such things, no matter how sincere his desire to please might be; and Thad had secretly arranged to leave him out.

don't

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From this reading I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.

dutynounUS /ˈduːti/

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.

factnounUS /fækt/

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.

fairadjectiveUS /fer/

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.

fatadjectiveUS /fæt/

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.

fellersnounUS /ˈfelərz/

plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees

From this reading I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.

Hawtree

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From this reading I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.

HEY

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

From this reading "HEY! what's all this mean; morning, and nobody woke me up, to let me stand my trick at the wheel!

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.

how

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

From this reading Most of them knew how unreliable Bumpus was when it came to such things, no matter how sincere his desire to please might be; and Thad had secretly arranged to leave him out.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Most of them knew how unreliable Bumpus was when it came to such things, no matter how sincere his desire to please might be; and Thad had secretly arranged to leave him out.

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading Most of them knew how unreliable Bumpus was when it came to such things, no matter how sincere his desire to please might be; and Thad had secretly arranged to leave him out.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "HEY! what's all this mean; morning, and nobody woke me up, to let me stand my trick at the wheel!

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.

matternounUS /ˈmætər/

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "HEY! what's all this mean; morning, and nobody woke me up, to let me stand my trick at the wheel!

meanverbUS /miːn/

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading "HEY! what's all this mean; morning, and nobody woke me up, to let me stand my trick at the wheel!

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Most of them knew how unreliable Bumpus was when it came to such things, no matter how sincere his desire to please might be; and Thad had secretly arranged to leave him out.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading "HEY! what's all this mean; morning, and nobody woke me up, to let me stand my trick at the wheel!

MostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading Most of them knew how unreliable Bumpus was when it came to such things, no matter how sincere his desire to please might be; and Thad had secretly arranged to leave him out.

MOUNTAINnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "HEY! what's all this mean; morning, and nobody woke me up, to let me stand my trick at the wheel!

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Most of them knew how unreliable Bumpus was when it came to such things, no matter how sincere his desire to please might be; and Thad had secretly arranged to leave him out.

nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading "HEY! what's all this mean; morning, and nobody woke me up, to let me stand my trick at the wheel!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Most of them knew how unreliable Bumpus was when it came to such things, no matter how sincere his desire to please might be; and Thad had secretly arranged to leave him out.

pleaseverbUS /pliːz/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Most of them knew how unreliable Bumpus was when it came to such things, no matter how sincere his desire to please might be; and Thad had secretly arranged to leave him out.

rubbingnounUS /ˈrʌbɪŋ/

the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

From this reading I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.

satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.

secretlyadverbUS /ˈsiːkrɪtli/

in secrecy; not openly

From this reading Most of them knew how unreliable Bumpus was when it came to such things, no matter how sincere his desire to please might be; and Thad had secretly arranged to leave him out.

sentrynounUS /ˈsentri/

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.

sincereadjectiveUS /sɪnˈsɪr/

open and genuine; not deceitful

From this reading Most of them knew how unreliable Bumpus was when it came to such things, no matter how sincere his desire to please might be; and Thad had secretly arranged to leave him out.

standverbUS /stænd/

be standing; be upright

From this reading "HEY! what's all this mean; morning, and nobody woke me up, to let me stand my trick at the wheel!

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Most of them knew how unreliable Bumpus was when it came to such things, no matter how sincere his desire to please might be; and Thad had secretly arranged to leave him out.

Thad

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

From this reading Most of them knew how unreliable Bumpus was when it came to such things, no matter how sincere his desire to please might be; and Thad had secretly arranged to leave him out.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.

that's

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

From this reading I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Most of them knew how unreliable Bumpus was when it came to such things, no matter how sincere his desire to please might be; and Thad had secretly arranged to leave him out.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Most of them knew how unreliable Bumpus was when it came to such things, no matter how sincere his desire to please might be; and Thad had secretly arranged to leave him out.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "HEY! what's all this mean; morning, and nobody woke me up, to let me stand my trick at the wheel!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "HEY! what's all this mean; morning, and nobody woke me up, to let me stand my trick at the wheel!

treatin

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

From this reading I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.

tricknounUS /trɪk/

a cunning or deceitful action or device

From this reading "HEY! what's all this mean; morning, and nobody woke me up, to let me stand my trick at the wheel!

unreliableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbəl/

liable to be erroneous or misleading

From this reading Most of them knew how unreliable Bumpus was when it came to such things, no matter how sincere his desire to please might be; and Thad had secretly arranged to leave him out.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading "HEY! what's all this mean; morning, and nobody woke me up, to let me stand my trick at the wheel!

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.

what's

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

From this reading "HEY! what's all this mean; morning, and nobody woke me up, to let me stand my trick at the wheel!

wheelverbUS /wiːl/

change directions as if revolving on a pivot

From this reading "HEY! what's all this mean; morning, and nobody woke me up, to let me stand my trick at the wheel!

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Most of them knew how unreliable Bumpus was when it came to such things, no matter how sincere his desire to please might be; and Thad had secretly arranged to leave him out.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading The fact of the matter was it had been decided that they could get on very well without calling on the fat boy to stand sentry duty.

wokeverbUS /woʊk/

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading "HEY! what's all this mean; morning, and nobody woke me up, to let me stand my trick at the wheel!

wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.

you're

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

From this reading I don't think you're treatin' me fair, that's what, fellers!" and Bumpus Hawtree sat up, rubbing his eyes as he looked around him in wonder.

Chapter 16 of The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge by Herbert, active Carter holds 86 sentences, grouped into 18 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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