Chapter 14 of The Eight-Oared Victors is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Eight-Oared Victors is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OFF FOR CAMP "See you soon again, old man!" "Yes, we'll get together in a couple of weeks. I've got to spend some time with the folks." "I'll write when I have the camp site all arranged for." "And don't forget to plan for plenty of grub!"
Chapter 14 of The Eight-Oared Victors is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading “"I'll write when I have the camp site all arranged for."”
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “"Yes, we'll get together in a couple of weeks.”
your parents
From this reading “I've got to spend some time with the folks."”
informal terms for a meal
From this reading “"And don't forget to plan for plenty of grub!"”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “"And don't forget to plan for plenty of grub!"”
a full supply
From this reading “"And don't forget to plan for plenty of grub!"”
the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
From this reading “"I'll write when I have the camp site all arranged for."”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “I've got to spend some time with the folks."”
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.
a man who is very old
In this reading “OFF FOR CAMP "See you soon again, old man!"”
In this reading “I've got to spend some time with the folks."”
In this reading “"And don't forget to plan for plenty of grub!"”
a small informal social gathering
In this reading “"Yes, we'll get together in a couple of weeks.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes, we'll get together in a couple of weeks.
anew
From this reading OFF FOR CAMP "See you soon again, old man!"
(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'll write when I have the camp site all arranged for."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And don't forget to plan for plenty of grub!"
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading "I'll write when I have the camp site all arranged for."
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading OFF FOR CAMP "See you soon again, old man!"
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading "Yes, we'll get together in a couple of weeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And don't forget to plan for plenty of grub!"
your parents
From this reading I've got to spend some time with the folks."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OFF FOR CAMP "See you soon again, old man!"
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "And don't forget to plan for plenty of grub!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Yes, we'll get together in a couple of weeks.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I've got to spend some time with the folks."
informal terms for a meal
From this reading "And don't forget to plan for plenty of grub!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I'll write when I have the camp site all arranged for."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'll write when I have the camp site all arranged for."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll write when I have the camp site all arranged for."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've got to spend some time with the folks."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, we'll get together in a couple of weeks.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading OFF FOR CAMP "See you soon again, old man!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, we'll get together in a couple of weeks.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF FOR CAMP "See you soon again, old man!"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OFF FOR CAMP "See you soon again, old man!"
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading "And don't forget to plan for plenty of grub!"
a full supply
From this reading "And don't forget to plan for plenty of grub!"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading OFF FOR CAMP "See you soon again, old man!"
the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
From this reading "I'll write when I have the camp site all arranged for."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I've got to spend some time with the folks."
in the near future
From this reading OFF FOR CAMP "See you soon again, old man!"
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading I've got to spend some time with the folks."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I've got to spend some time with the folks."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I've got to spend some time with the folks."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I've got to spend some time with the folks."
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "Yes, we'll get together in a couple of weeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, we'll get together in a couple of weeks.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "Yes, we'll get together in a couple of weeks.
at the time that
From this reading "I'll write when I have the camp site all arranged for."
in the company of; together with
From this reading I've got to spend some time with the folks."
produce a literary work
From this reading "I'll write when I have the camp site all arranged for."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, we'll get together in a couple of weeks.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading OFF FOR CAMP "See you soon again, old man!"
Chapter 14 of The Eight-Oared Victors by Lester Chadwick holds 72 sentences, grouped into 15 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 14 holds 72 sentences of The Eight-Oared Victors, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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