Chapter 6 of The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TAKING A RISK FOR THE SAKE OF LITTLE LINA. Thad understood it all now, and the knowledge gave him a thrill. He thrust out his hand to the young guide, with boyish enthusiasm. "Shake, Jim!" he exclaimed. "I just know you did what any decent man would have done.
Chapter 6 of The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods 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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befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading “He thrust out his hand to the young guide, with boyish enthusiasm.”
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading “"I just know you did what any decent man would have done.”
a feeling of excitement
From this reading “He thrust out his hand to the young guide, with boyish enthusiasm.”
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading “He thrust out his hand to the young guide, with boyish enthusiasm.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “TAKING A RISK FOR THE SAKE OF LITTLE LINA.”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “"Shake, Jim!" he exclaimed.”
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading “Thad understood it all now, and the knowledge gave him a thrill.”
push forcefully
From this reading “He thrust out his hand to the young guide, with boyish enthusiasm.”
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.
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In this reading “TAKING A RISK FOR THE SAKE OF LITTLE LINA.”
push to thrust outward
In this reading “He thrust out his hand to the young guide, with boyish enthusiasm.”
In this reading “"I just know you did what any decent man would have done.”
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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 TAKING A RISK FOR THE SAKE OF LITTLE LINA.
(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 Thad understood it all now, and the knowledge gave him a thrill.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thad understood it all now, and the knowledge gave him a thrill.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I just know you did what any decent man would have done.
befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading He thrust out his hand to the young guide, with boyish enthusiasm.
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading "I just know you did what any decent man would have done.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I just know you did what any decent man would have done.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "I just know you did what any decent man would have done.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading He thrust out his hand to the young guide, with boyish enthusiasm.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Shake, Jim!" he exclaimed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TAKING A RISK FOR THE SAKE OF LITTLE LINA.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Thad understood it all now, and the knowledge gave him a thrill.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading He thrust out his hand to the young guide, with boyish enthusiasm.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He thrust out his hand to the young guide, with boyish enthusiasm.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I just know you did what any decent man would have done.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thrust out his hand to the young guide, with boyish enthusiasm.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thad understood it all now, and the knowledge gave him a thrill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He thrust out his hand to the young guide, with boyish enthusiasm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I just know you did what any decent man would have done.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thad understood it all now, and the knowledge gave him a thrill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shake, Jim!" he exclaimed.
and nothing more
From this reading "I just know you did what any decent man would have done.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I just know you did what any decent man would have done.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Thad understood it all now, and the knowledge gave him a thrill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TAKING A RISK FOR THE SAKE OF LITTLE LINA.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading TAKING A RISK FOR THE SAKE OF LITTLE LINA.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I just know you did what any decent man would have done.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Thad understood it all now, and the knowledge gave him a thrill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TAKING A RISK FOR THE SAKE OF LITTLE LINA.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He thrust out his hand to the young guide, with boyish enthusiasm.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading TAKING A RISK FOR THE SAKE OF LITTLE LINA.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading TAKING A RISK FOR THE SAKE OF LITTLE LINA.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading "Shake, Jim!" he exclaimed.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading TAKING A RISK FOR THE SAKE OF LITTLE LINA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thad understood it all now, and the knowledge gave him a thrill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TAKING A RISK FOR THE SAKE OF LITTLE LINA.
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading Thad understood it all now, and the knowledge gave him a thrill.
push forcefully
From this reading He thrust out his hand to the young guide, with boyish enthusiasm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He thrust out his hand to the young guide, with boyish enthusiasm.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Thad understood it all now, and the knowledge gave him a thrill.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I just know you did what any decent man would have done.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He thrust out his hand to the young guide, with boyish enthusiasm.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I just know you did what any decent man would have done.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I just know you did what any decent man would have done.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He thrust out his hand to the young guide, with boyish enthusiasm.
Chapter 6 of The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods 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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