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Chapter 31 of The fort in the wilderness is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ESCAPE AND FLIGHT "Oh, Dave! Dave! How glad I am to see you!" And leaping from among the Indians who surrounded her, little Nell ran to her big cousin and threw herself into his arms. He strained her to his breast, and kissed her several times.
Chapter 31 of The fort in the wilderness is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading “He strained her to his breast, and kissed her several times.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “And leaping from among the Indians who surrounded her, little Nell ran to her big cousin and threw herself into his arms.”
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “ESCAPE AND FLIGHT "Oh, Dave!”
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading “And leaping from among the Indians who surrounded her, little Nell ran to her big cousin and threw herself into his arms.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “He strained her to his breast, and kissed her several times.”
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading “And leaping from among the Indians who surrounded her, little Nell ran to her big cousin and threw herself into his arms.”
lacking natural ease
From this reading “He strained her to his breast, and kissed her several times.”
confined on all sides
From this reading “And leaping from among the Indians who surrounded her, little Nell ran to her big cousin and threw herself into his arms.”
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 “He strained her to his breast, and kissed her several times.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading How glad I am to see you!"
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading And leaping from among the Indians who surrounded her, little Nell ran to her big cousin and threw herself into his arms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ESCAPE AND FLIGHT "Oh, Dave!
weapons considered collectively
From this reading And leaping from among the Indians who surrounded her, little Nell ran to her big cousin and threw herself into his arms.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And leaping from among the Indians who surrounded her, little Nell ran to her big cousin and threw herself into his arms.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading He strained her to his breast, and kissed her several times.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading And leaping from among the Indians who surrounded her, little Nell ran to her big cousin and threw herself into his arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ESCAPE AND FLIGHT "Oh, Dave!
the act of escaping physically
From this reading ESCAPE AND FLIGHT "Oh, Dave!
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading ESCAPE AND FLIGHT "Oh, Dave!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And leaping from among the Indians who surrounded her, little Nell ran to her big cousin and threw herself into his arms.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading How glad I am to see you!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He strained her to his breast, and kissed her several times.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And leaping from among the Indians who surrounded her, little Nell ran to her big cousin and threw herself into his arms.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And leaping from among the Indians who surrounded her, little Nell ran to her big cousin and threw herself into his arms.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And leaping from among the Indians who surrounded her, little Nell ran to her big cousin and threw herself into his arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How glad I am to see you!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How glad I am to see you!"
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading And leaping from among the Indians who surrounded her, little Nell ran to her big cousin and threw herself into his arms.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And leaping from among the Indians who surrounded her, little Nell ran to her big cousin and threw herself into his arms.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading He strained her to his breast, and kissed her several times.
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading And leaping from among the Indians who surrounded her, little Nell ran to her big cousin and threw herself into his arms.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And leaping from among the Indians who surrounded her, little Nell ran to her big cousin and threw herself into his arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And leaping from among the Indians who surrounded her, little Nell ran to her big cousin and threw herself into his arms.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading ESCAPE AND FLIGHT "Oh, Dave!
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading And leaping from among the Indians who surrounded her, little Nell ran to her big cousin and threw herself into his arms.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading How glad I am to see you!"
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading He strained her to his breast, and kissed her several times.
lacking natural ease
From this reading He strained her to his breast, and kissed her several times.
confined on all sides
From this reading And leaping from among the Indians who surrounded her, little Nell ran to her big cousin and threw herself into his arms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And leaping from among the Indians who surrounded her, little Nell ran to her big cousin and threw herself into his arms.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading And leaping from among the Indians who surrounded her, little Nell ran to her big cousin and threw herself into his arms.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading He strained her to his breast, and kissed her several times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How glad I am to see you!"
which person or people
From this reading And leaping from among the Indians who surrounded her, little Nell ran to her big cousin and threw herself into his arms.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How glad I am to see you!"
Chapter 31 of The fort in the wilderness by Edward Stratemeyer holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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 31 holds 153 sentences of The fort in the wilderness, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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