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The fort in the wilderness
The fort in the wilderness

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Chapter 5 of The fort in the wilderness is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 5 of The fort in the wilderness by Edward Stratemeyer holds 130 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.

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Chapter 5 holds 130 sentences of The fort in the wilderness, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.

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A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.
It was snowing and the new fall covered the old snow by several inches.
"Phew! this is quite a storm!" cried Barringford, as he peered from the shelter.
"An' comin' down more yet, too," he added, with a look at the dark sky.
"I hope we don't get snow-bound," was Rodney's comment, as he started to boil what was left of the coffee.
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The fort in the wilderness

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of The fort in the wilderness is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.
Line 2
It was snowing and the new fall covered the old snow by several inches.
Line 3
"Phew! this is quite a storm!" cried Barringford, as he peered from the shelter.
Line 4
"An' comin' down more yet, too," he added, with a look at the dark sky.
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"I hope we don't get snow-bound," was Rodney's comment, as he started to boil what was left of the coffee.

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

THROUGH preposition US /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading “A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “"An' comin' down more yet, too," he added, with a look at the dark sky.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

added

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From this reading "An' comin' down more yet, too," he added, with a look at the dark sky.

AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "An' comin' down more yet, too," he added, with a look at the dark sky.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

arousing

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From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Phew! this is quite a storm!" cried Barringford, as he peered from the shelter.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "An' comin' down more yet, too," he added, with a look at the dark sky.

awaken

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From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

Barringford

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From this reading "Phew! this is quite a storm!" cried Barringford, as he peered from the shelter.

boil

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From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

Buffalo

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From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was snowing and the new fall covered the old snow by several inches.

coffee

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From this reading "I hope we don't get snow-bound," was Rodney's comment, as he started to boil what was left of the coffee.

comin

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From this reading "An' comin' down more yet, too," he added, with a look at the dark sky.

comment

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From this reading "I hope we don't get snow-bound," was Rodney's comment, as he started to boil what was left of the coffee.

covered

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From this reading It was snowing and the new fall covered the old snow by several inches.

cried

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From this reading "Phew! this is quite a storm!" cried Barringford, as he peered from the shelter.

dark

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From this reading "An' comin' down more yet, too," he added, with a look at the dark sky.

don't

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From this reading "I hope we don't get snow-bound," was Rodney's comment, as he started to boil what was left of the coffee.

down

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From this reading "An' comin' down more yet, too," he added, with a look at the dark sky.

fall

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From this reading It was snowing and the new fall covered the old snow by several inches.

fire

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From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

first

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From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Phew! this is quite a storm!" cried Barringford, as he peered from the shelter.

get

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From this reading "I hope we don't get snow-bound," was Rodney's comment, as he started to boil what was left of the coffee.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

hope

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From this reading "I hope we don't get snow-bound," was Rodney's comment, as he started to boil what was left of the coffee.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I hope we don't get snow-bound," was Rodney's comment, as he started to boil what was left of the coffee.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

inches

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From this reading It was snowing and the new fall covered the old snow by several inches.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Phew! this is quite a storm!" cried Barringford, as he peered from the shelter.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was snowing and the new fall covered the old snow by several inches.

left

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From this reading "I hope we don't get snow-bound," was Rodney's comment, as he started to boil what was left of the coffee.

look

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From this reading "An' comin' down more yet, too," he added, with a look at the dark sky.

more

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From this reading "An' comin' down more yet, too," he added, with a look at the dark sky.

morning

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From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

new

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From this reading It was snowing and the new fall covered the old snow by several inches.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "I hope we don't get snow-bound," was Rodney's comment, as he started to boil what was left of the coffee.

old

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From this reading It was snowing and the new fall covered the old snow by several inches.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

others

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From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

peered

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From this reading "Phew! this is quite a storm!" cried Barringford, as he peered from the shelter.

Phew

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From this reading "Phew! this is quite a storm!" cried Barringford, as he peered from the shelter.

put

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From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

quite

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From this reading "Phew! this is quite a storm!" cried Barringford, as he peered from the shelter.

Rodney's

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From this reading "I hope we don't get snow-bound," was Rodney's comment, as he started to boil what was left of the coffee.

several

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From this reading It was snowing and the new fall covered the old snow by several inches.

shelter

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From this reading "Phew! this is quite a storm!" cried Barringford, as he peered from the shelter.

sky

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From this reading "An' comin' down more yet, too," he added, with a look at the dark sky.

SNOW

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From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

snow-bound

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From this reading "I hope we don't get snow-bound," was Rodney's comment, as he started to boil what was left of the coffee.

snowing

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From this reading It was snowing and the new fall covered the old snow by several inches.

some

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From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

started

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From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

storm

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From this reading "Phew! this is quite a storm!" cried Barringford, as he peered from the shelter.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Phew! this is quite a storm!" cried Barringford, as he peered from the shelter.

THROUGHprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

too

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From this reading "An' comin' down more yet, too," he added, with a look at the dark sky.

TRAMP

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From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

up

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From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

water

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From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "I hope we don't get snow-bound," was Rodney's comment, as he started to boil what was left of the coffee.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "I hope we don't get snow-bound," was Rodney's comment, as he started to boil what was left of the coffee.

White

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From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "An' comin' down more yet, too," he added, with a look at the dark sky.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading A TRAMP THROUGH THE SNOW In the morning White Buffalo was the first to awaken, and without arousing the others, he started up the fire and put on some water to boil.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading "An' comin' down more yet, too," he added, with a look at the dark sky.