Chapter 27 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 27 of The Bungalow Boys Along the Yukon is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN NEED OF A FRIEND. Tom's guess had hit the nail on the head. It was all true. Jim Stapleton and Seth Ingalls were not the first men to have their brains turned by an insatiable lust for gold. On every other subject perfectly normal, they were insane on this one topic.
Chapter 27 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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afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
From this reading “On every other subject perfectly normal, they were insane on this one topic.”
impossible to satisfy
From this reading “Jim Stapleton and Seth Ingalls were not the first men to have their brains turned by an insatiable lust for gold.”
a strong sexual desire
From this reading “Jim Stapleton and Seth Ingalls were not the first men to have their brains turned by an insatiable lust for gold.”
attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading “Tom's guess had hit the nail on the head.”
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
From this reading “On every other subject perfectly normal, they were insane on this one topic.”
(Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel
From this reading “Jim Stapleton and Seth Ingalls were not the first men to have their brains turned by an insatiable lust for gold.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading “Tom's guess had hit the nail on the head.”
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading “On every other subject perfectly normal, they were insane on this one topic.”
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.
In this reading “On every other subject perfectly normal, they were insane on this one topic.”
In this reading “On every other subject perfectly normal, they were insane on this one topic.”
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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 IN NEED OF A FRIEND.
(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 It was all true.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Jim Stapleton and Seth Ingalls were not the first men to have their brains turned by an insatiable lust for gold.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jim Stapleton and Seth Ingalls were not the first men to have their brains turned by an insatiable lust for gold.
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Jim Stapleton and Seth Ingalls were not the first men to have their brains turned by an insatiable lust for gold.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jim Stapleton and Seth Ingalls were not the first men to have their brains turned by an insatiable lust for gold.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading On every other subject perfectly normal, they were insane on this one topic.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Jim Stapleton and Seth Ingalls were not the first men to have their brains turned by an insatiable lust for gold.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jim Stapleton and Seth Ingalls were not the first men to have their brains turned by an insatiable lust for gold.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading IN NEED OF A FRIEND.
coins made of gold
From this reading Jim Stapleton and Seth Ingalls were not the first men to have their brains turned by an insatiable lust for gold.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Tom's guess had hit the nail on the head.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tom's guess had hit the nail on the head.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Jim Stapleton and Seth Ingalls were not the first men to have their brains turned by an insatiable lust for gold.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Tom's guess had hit the nail on the head.
cause to move by striking
From this reading Tom's guess had hit the nail on the head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN NEED OF A FRIEND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Stapleton and Seth Ingalls were not the first men to have their brains turned by an insatiable lust for gold.
afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
From this reading On every other subject perfectly normal, they were insane on this one topic.
impossible to satisfy
From this reading Jim Stapleton and Seth Ingalls were not the first men to have their brains turned by an insatiable lust for gold.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Stapleton and Seth Ingalls were not the first men to have their brains turned by an insatiable lust for gold.
a strong sexual desire
From this reading Jim Stapleton and Seth Ingalls were not the first men to have their brains turned by an insatiable lust for gold.
the force of workers available
From this reading Jim Stapleton and Seth Ingalls were not the first men to have their brains turned by an insatiable lust for gold.
attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading Tom's guess had hit the nail on the head.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading IN NEED OF A FRIEND.
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
From this reading On every other subject perfectly normal, they were insane on this one topic.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jim Stapleton and Seth Ingalls were not the first men to have their brains turned by an insatiable lust for gold.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN NEED OF A FRIEND.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tom's guess had hit the nail on the head.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On every other subject perfectly normal, they were insane on this one topic.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading On every other subject perfectly normal, they were insane on this one topic.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading On every other subject perfectly normal, they were insane on this one topic.
(Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel
From this reading Jim Stapleton and Seth Ingalls were not the first men to have their brains turned by an insatiable lust for gold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Stapleton and Seth Ingalls were not the first men to have their brains turned by an insatiable lust for gold.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading On every other subject perfectly normal, they were insane on this one topic.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tom's guess had hit the nail on the head.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Jim Stapleton and Seth Ingalls were not the first men to have their brains turned by an insatiable lust for gold.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On every other subject perfectly normal, they were insane on this one topic.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On every other subject perfectly normal, they were insane on this one topic.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jim Stapleton and Seth Ingalls were not the first men to have their brains turned by an insatiable lust for gold.
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading Tom's guess had hit the nail on the head.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading On every other subject perfectly normal, they were insane on this one topic.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It was all true.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Jim Stapleton and Seth Ingalls were not the first men to have their brains turned by an insatiable lust for gold.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all true.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jim Stapleton and Seth Ingalls were not the first men to have their brains turned by an insatiable lust for gold.
Chapter 27 of The Bungalow Boys Along the Yukon by John Henry Goldfrap holds 89 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.
Chapter 27 holds 89 sentences of The Bungalow Boys Along the Yukon, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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