Chapter XI of The Go Ahead Boys in the Island Camp, “What George Did,” is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter XI of The Go Ahead Boys in the Island Camp, “What George Did,” is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, I suppose we might as well go back now,” said Fred. “It’ll be dark before long.” “All right,” agreed Grant, reluctantly. “I wish I might have caught a trout like that one of yours though.” “I’ll stay if you want to.”
Chapter XI of The Go Ahead Boys in the Island Camp, “What George Did,” is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading ““All right,” agreed Grant, reluctantly.”
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading ““I wish I might have caught a trout like that one of yours though.””
let have
From this reading ““All right,” agreed Grant, reluctantly.”
with reluctance
From this reading ““All right,” agreed Grant, reluctantly.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading ““I’ll stay if you want to.””
express a supposition
From this reading ““Well, I suppose we might as well go back now,” said Fred.”
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading ““I wish I might have caught a trout like that one of yours though.””
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading ““I wish I might have caught a trout like that one of yours though.””
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.
belong to an earlier time
In this reading ““Well, I suppose we might as well go back now,” said Fred.”
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 “I wish I might have caught a trout like that one of yours though.”
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “All right,” agreed Grant, reluctantly.
(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 “All right,” agreed Grant, reluctantly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well, I suppose we might as well go back now,” said Fred.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Well, I suppose we might as well go back now,” said Fred.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It’ll be dark before long.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It’ll be dark before long.”
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “I wish I might have caught a trout like that one of yours though.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “It’ll be dark before long.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I suppose we might as well go back now,” said Fred.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Well, I suppose we might as well go back now,” said Fred.
let have
From this reading “All right,” agreed Grant, reluctantly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I wish I might have caught a trout like that one of yours though.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I suppose we might as well go back now,” said Fred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll stay if you want to.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I’ll stay if you want to.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’ll be dark before long.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I wish I might have caught a trout like that one of yours though.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “It’ll be dark before long.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Well, I suppose we might as well go back now,” said Fred.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Well, I suppose we might as well go back now,” said Fred.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I wish I might have caught a trout like that one of yours though.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I wish I might have caught a trout like that one of yours though.”
with reluctance
From this reading “All right,” agreed Grant, reluctantly.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right,” agreed Grant, reluctantly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, I suppose we might as well go back now,” said Fred.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “I’ll stay if you want to.”
express a supposition
From this reading “Well, I suppose we might as well go back now,” said Fred.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I wish I might have caught a trout like that one of yours though.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I wish I might have caught a trout like that one of yours though.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’ll stay if you want to.”
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading “I wish I might have caught a trout like that one of yours though.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I’ll stay if you want to.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Well, I suppose we might as well go back now,” said Fred.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, I suppose we might as well go back now,” said Fred.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I wish I might have caught a trout like that one of yours though.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’ll stay if you want to.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “I wish I might have caught a trout like that one of yours though.”
Chapter 11 of The Go Ahead Boys in the Island Camp by Ross Kay holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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 11 holds 131 sentences of The Go Ahead Boys in the Island Camp, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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