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Chapter 13 of The Boy Settlers is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOST! "We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin. "Who will go down to the post and get them?" "I", "I", "I", shouted all three of the boys at once. "Oh, you will all go, will you?" said he, with a smile.
Chapter 13 of The Boy Settlers is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “"We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.”
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading “"We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “"Who will go down to the post and get them?"”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “"We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “"We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “"I", "I", "I", shouted all three of the boys at once.”
plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body
From this reading “"We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.”
United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892)
From this reading “"We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.”
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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 "Oh, you will all go, will you?" said he, with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.
(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 "I", "I", "I", shouted all three of the boys at once.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I", "I", "I", shouted all three of the boys at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "I", "I", "I", shouted all three of the boys at once.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading "We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Who will go down to the post and get them?"
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading "We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Who will go down to the post and get them?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Who will go down to the post and get them?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, you will all go, will you?" said he, with a smile.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I", "I", "I", shouted all three of the boys at once.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading "We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading LOST!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I", "I", "I", shouted all three of the boys at once.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, you will all go, will you?" said he, with a smile.
on one occasion
From this reading "I", "I", "I", shouted all three of the boys at once.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading "We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading "Who will go down to the post and get them?"
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading "We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, you will all go, will you?" said he, with a smile.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "I", "I", "I", shouted all three of the boys at once.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Oh, you will all go, will you?" said he, with a smile.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Who will go down to the post and get them?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "I", "I", "I", shouted all three of the boys at once.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.
plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body
From this reading "We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.
United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892)
From this reading "We must have some board-nails and some lead," remarked Uncle Aleck, one fine morning, as the party were putting the finishing touches to the Whittier cabin.
which person or people
From this reading "Who will go down to the post and get them?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Who will go down to the post and get them?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, you will all go, will you?" said he, with a smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, you will all go, will you?" said he, with a smile.
Chapter 13 of The Boy Settlers by Noah Brooks holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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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