Chapter 15 of The Bungalow Boys Along the Yukon is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Bungalow Boys Along the Yukon is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HEMMED IN. "We must get to the boat," said Tom. "Yes, but how?" questioned Jack. "If only we'd gone to the boat at first instead of bolting in here, we'd have been safe the noo," spoke Sandy. "That's obvious," agreed Tom, "but having foolishly allowed ourselves to be bottled up, it's up to us now to devise some means of getting out."
Chapter 15 of The Bungalow Boys Along the Yukon is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “bolt” — move or jump suddenly
From this reading “"If only we'd gone to the boat at first instead of bolting in here, we'd have been safe the noo," spoke Sandy.”
past form of “bottle” — store (liquids or gases) in bottles
From this reading “"That's obvious," agreed Tom, "but having foolishly allowed ourselves to be bottled up, it's up to us now to devise some means of getting out."”
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading “"That's obvious," agreed Tom, "but having foolishly allowed ourselves to be bottled up, it's up to us now to devise some means of getting out."”
without good sense or judgment
From this reading “"That's obvious," agreed Tom, "but having foolishly allowed ourselves to be bottled up, it's up to us now to devise some means of getting out."”
inflected form of “hem” — fold over and sew together to provide with a hem
From this reading “HEMMED IN.”
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading “"That's obvious," agreed Tom, "but having foolishly allowed ourselves to be bottled up, it's up to us now to devise some means of getting out."”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “"Yes, but how?" questioned Jack.”
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading “"If only we'd gone to the boat at first instead of bolting in here, we'd have been safe the noo," spoke Sandy.”
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In this reading “"That's obvious," agreed Tom, "but having foolishly allowed ourselves to be bottled up, it's up to us now to devise some means of getting out."”
In this reading “"That's obvious," agreed Tom, "but having foolishly allowed ourselves to be bottled up, it's up to us now to devise some means of getting out."”
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "That's obvious," agreed Tom, "but having foolishly allowed ourselves to be bottled up, it's up to us now to devise some means of getting out."
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading "That's obvious," agreed Tom, "but having foolishly allowed ourselves to be bottled up, it's up to us now to devise some means of getting out."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If only we'd gone to the boat at first instead of bolting in here, we'd have been safe the noo," spoke Sandy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That's obvious," agreed Tom, "but having foolishly allowed ourselves to be bottled up, it's up to us now to devise some means of getting out."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "If only we'd gone to the boat at first instead of bolting in here, we'd have been safe the noo," spoke Sandy.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "We must get to the boat," said Tom.
-ing form of “bolt” — move or jump suddenly
From this reading "If only we'd gone to the boat at first instead of bolting in here, we'd have been safe the noo," spoke Sandy.
past form of “bottle” — store (liquids or gases) in bottles
From this reading "That's obvious," agreed Tom, "but having foolishly allowed ourselves to be bottled up, it's up to us now to devise some means of getting out."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, but how?" questioned Jack.
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading "That's obvious," agreed Tom, "but having foolishly allowed ourselves to be bottled up, it's up to us now to devise some means of getting out."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "If only we'd gone to the boat at first instead of bolting in here, we'd have been safe the noo," spoke Sandy.
without good sense or judgment
From this reading "That's obvious," agreed Tom, "but having foolishly allowed ourselves to be bottled up, it's up to us now to devise some means of getting out."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We must get to the boat," said Tom.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "That's obvious," agreed Tom, "but having foolishly allowed ourselves to be bottled up, it's up to us now to devise some means of getting out."
destroyed or killed
From this reading "If only we'd gone to the boat at first instead of bolting in here, we'd have been safe the noo," spoke Sandy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If only we'd gone to the boat at first instead of bolting in here, we'd have been safe the noo," spoke Sandy.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "That's obvious," agreed Tom, "but having foolishly allowed ourselves to be bottled up, it's up to us now to devise some means of getting out."
inflected form of “hem” — fold over and sew together to provide with a hem
From this reading HEMMED IN.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "If only we'd gone to the boat at first instead of bolting in here, we'd have been safe the noo," spoke Sandy.
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From this reading "Yes, but how?" questioned Jack.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If only we'd gone to the boat at first instead of bolting in here, we'd have been safe the noo," spoke Sandy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HEMMED IN.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading "If only we'd gone to the boat at first instead of bolting in here, we'd have been safe the noo," spoke Sandy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's obvious," agreed Tom, "but having foolishly allowed ourselves to be bottled up, it's up to us now to devise some means of getting out."
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Yes, but how?" questioned Jack.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "That's obvious," agreed Tom, "but having foolishly allowed ourselves to be bottled up, it's up to us now to devise some means of getting out."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must get to the boat," said Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If only we'd gone to the boat at first instead of bolting in here, we'd have been safe the noo," spoke Sandy.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "That's obvious," agreed Tom, "but having foolishly allowed ourselves to be bottled up, it's up to us now to devise some means of getting out."
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading "That's obvious," agreed Tom, "but having foolishly allowed ourselves to be bottled up, it's up to us now to devise some means of getting out."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If only we'd gone to the boat at first instead of bolting in here, we'd have been safe the noo," spoke Sandy.
and nothing more
From this reading "If only we'd gone to the boat at first instead of bolting in here, we'd have been safe the noo," spoke Sandy.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "That's obvious," agreed Tom, "but having foolishly allowed ourselves to be bottled up, it's up to us now to devise some means of getting out."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "That's obvious," agreed Tom, "but having foolishly allowed ourselves to be bottled up, it's up to us now to devise some means of getting out."
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Yes, but how?" questioned Jack.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "If only we'd gone to the boat at first instead of bolting in here, we'd have been safe the noo," spoke Sandy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We must get to the boat," said Tom.
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading "If only we'd gone to the boat at first instead of bolting in here, we'd have been safe the noo," spoke Sandy.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "That's obvious," agreed Tom, "but having foolishly allowed ourselves to be bottled up, it's up to us now to devise some means of getting out."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "If only we'd gone to the boat at first instead of bolting in here, we'd have been safe the noo," spoke Sandy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's obvious," agreed Tom, "but having foolishly allowed ourselves to be bottled up, it's up to us now to devise some means of getting out."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We must get to the boat," said Tom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We must get to the boat," said Tom.
male cat
From this reading "We must get to the boat," said Tom.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "That's obvious," agreed Tom, "but having foolishly allowed ourselves to be bottled up, it's up to us now to devise some means of getting out."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That's obvious," agreed Tom, "but having foolishly allowed ourselves to be bottled up, it's up to us now to devise some means of getting out."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must get to the boat," said Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If only we'd gone to the boat at first instead of bolting in here, we'd have been safe the noo," spoke Sandy.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, but how?" questioned Jack.
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