Chapter 21 of The Fighting Scrub is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of The Fighting Scrub is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SCRUB VERSUS SCRUB “Me, sir!” Loring looked startled. “I suppose you couldn’t. I forgot for the moment that you can’t get about as easily as the rest of us. It only occurred to me that, knowing what you do already, Deane, you’d be just the fellow.
Chapter 21 of The Fighting Scrub is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “I forgot for the moment that you can’t get about as easily as the rest of us.”
a boy or man
From this reading “It only occurred to me that, knowing what you do already, Deane, you’d be just the fellow.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “I forgot for the moment that you can’t get about as easily as the rest of us.”
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading “It only occurred to me that, knowing what you do already, Deane, you’d be just the fellow.”
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading “It only occurred to me that, knowing what you do already, Deane, you’d be just the fellow.”
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading “SCRUB VERSUS SCRUB “Me, sir!””
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “Loring looked startled.”
express a supposition
From this reading ““I suppose you couldn’t.”
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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temporarily
In this reading “I forgot for the moment that you can’t get about as easily as the rest of us.”
In this reading “I forgot for the moment that you can’t get about as easily as the rest of us.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I forgot for the moment that you can’t get about as easily as the rest of us.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading It only occurred to me that, knowing what you do already, Deane, you’d be just the fellow.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I forgot for the moment that you can’t get about as easily as the rest of us.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It only occurred to me that, knowing what you do already, Deane, you’d be just the fellow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I forgot for the moment that you can’t get about as easily as the rest of us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I suppose you couldn’t.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It only occurred to me that, knowing what you do already, Deane, you’d be just the fellow.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It only occurred to me that, knowing what you do already, Deane, you’d be just the fellow.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading I forgot for the moment that you can’t get about as easily as the rest of us.
a boy or man
From this reading It only occurred to me that, knowing what you do already, Deane, you’d be just the fellow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I forgot for the moment that you can’t get about as easily as the rest of us.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I forgot for the moment that you can’t get about as easily as the rest of us.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I forgot for the moment that you can’t get about as easily as the rest of us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I suppose you couldn’t.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It only occurred to me that, knowing what you do already, Deane, you’d be just the fellow.
and nothing more
From this reading It only occurred to me that, knowing what you do already, Deane, you’d be just the fellow.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading It only occurred to me that, knowing what you do already, Deane, you’d be just the fellow.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Loring looked startled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Loring looked startled.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SCRUB VERSUS SCRUB “Me, sir!”
a particular point in time
From this reading I forgot for the moment that you can’t get about as easily as the rest of us.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading It only occurred to me that, knowing what you do already, Deane, you’d be just the fellow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I forgot for the moment that you can’t get about as easily as the rest of us.
and nothing more
From this reading It only occurred to me that, knowing what you do already, Deane, you’d be just the fellow.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading I forgot for the moment that you can’t get about as easily as the rest of us.
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading SCRUB VERSUS SCRUB “Me, sir!”
term of address for a man
From this reading SCRUB VERSUS SCRUB “Me, sir!”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading Loring looked startled.
express a supposition
From this reading “I suppose you couldn’t.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I forgot for the moment that you can’t get about as easily as the rest of us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I forgot for the moment that you can’t get about as easily as the rest of us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It only occurred to me that, knowing what you do already, Deane, you’d be just the fellow.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I forgot for the moment that you can’t get about as easily as the rest of us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SCRUB VERSUS SCRUB “Me, sir!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It only occurred to me that, knowing what you do already, Deane, you’d be just the fellow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I suppose you couldn’t.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It only occurred to me that, knowing what you do already, Deane, you’d be just the fellow.
Chapter 21 of The Fighting Scrub by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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 21 holds 126 sentences of The Fighting Scrub, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 21 of The Fighting Scrub by Ralph Henry Barbour exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 126 sentences, grouped into 26 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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