Chapter 28 of The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"HOME, SWEET HOME!" "Yes, I'll go home with yer, Jim! I shore I'm sick fur a sight o' my leetle gal. Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_! We'll jest try an' furgit what's gone by, Jim, an' start fresh.
Chapter 28 of The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!”
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!”
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “I shore I'm sick fur a sight o' my leetle gal.”
United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
From this reading “I shore I'm sick fur a sight o' my leetle gal.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “We'll jest try an' furgit what's gone by, Jim, an' start fresh.”
a state in New England
From this reading “Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “I shore I'm sick fur a sight o' my leetle gal.”
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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return home
In this reading “"Yes, I'll go home with yer, Jim!”
In this reading “Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!”
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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 I shore I'm sick fur a sight o' my leetle gal.
(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 Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We'll jest try an' furgit what's gone by, Jim, an' start fresh.
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From this reading Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We'll jest try an' furgit what's gone by, Jim, an' start fresh.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading We'll jest try an' furgit what's gone by, Jim, an' start fresh.
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading I shore I'm sick fur a sight o' my leetle gal.
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From this reading We'll jest try an' furgit what's gone by, Jim, an' start fresh.
United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
From this reading I shore I'm sick fur a sight o' my leetle gal.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Yes, I'll go home with yer, Jim!
destroyed or killed
From this reading We'll jest try an' furgit what's gone by, Jim, an' start fresh.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "HOME, SWEET HOME!"
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From this reading Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shore I'm sick fur a sight o' my leetle gal.
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From this reading Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I'll go home with yer, Jim!
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From this reading I shore I'm sick fur a sight o' my leetle gal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading We'll jest try an' furgit what's gone by, Jim, an' start fresh.
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From this reading "Yes, I'll go home with yer, Jim!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shore I'm sick fur a sight o' my leetle gal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!
a state in New England
From this reading Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I shore I'm sick fur a sight o' my leetle gal.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading I shore I'm sick fur a sight o' my leetle gal.
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From this reading Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading I shore I'm sick fur a sight o' my leetle gal.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading I shore I'm sick fur a sight o' my leetle gal.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I shore I'm sick fur a sight o' my leetle gal.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading We'll jest try an' furgit what's gone by, Jim, an' start fresh.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "HOME, SWEET HOME!"
express in words
From this reading Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!
make an effort or attempt
From this reading We'll jest try an' furgit what's gone by, Jim, an' start fresh.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lina's baby too--I'd be ther biggest fool in all Maine, not ter give in, arter yer kim up hyar, riskin' yer ears ter tell me _thet_!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll jest try an' furgit what's gone by, Jim, an' start fresh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll jest try an' furgit what's gone by, Jim, an' start fresh.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes, I'll go home with yer, Jim!
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From this reading "Yes, I'll go home with yer, Jim!
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I'll go home with yer, Jim!
Chapter 28 of The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods by Herbert, active Carter holds 56 sentences, grouped into 12 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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