Chapter 4 of The Golden Boys Along the River Allagash is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Golden Boys Along the River Allagash is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REX LEARNS HOW TO MAKE A CARRY. Shortly before noon they reached the little settlement at North East Carry. “Well, well I’m glad to see you boys. How are all your sorrows and joys?” The storekeeper greeted them as they entered the little general store.
Chapter 4 of The Golden Boys Along the River Allagash is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “The storekeeper greeted them as they entered the little general store.”
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “How are all your sorrows and joys?””
third-person singular of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “REX LEARNS HOW TO MAKE A CARRY.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “Shortly before noon they reached the little settlement at North East Carry.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “REX LEARNS HOW TO MAKE A CARRY.”
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading “Shortly before noon they reached the little settlement at North East Carry.”
plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “How are all your sorrows and joys?””
a merchant who owns or manages a shop
From this reading “The storekeeper greeted them as they entered the little general store.”
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 “Shortly before noon they reached the little settlement at North East Carry.”
a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise
In this reading “The storekeeper greeted them as they entered the little general store.”
In this reading “Shortly before noon they reached the little settlement at North East Carry.”
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 REX LEARNS HOW TO MAKE A CARRY.
(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 How are all your sorrows and joys?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How are all your sorrows and joys?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How are all your sorrows and joys?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The storekeeper greeted them as they entered the little general store.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Shortly before noon they reached the little settlement at North East Carry.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Shortly before noon they reached the little settlement at North East Carry.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Well, well I’m glad to see you boys.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading REX LEARNS HOW TO MAKE A CARRY.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Shortly before noon they reached the little settlement at North East Carry.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The storekeeper greeted them as they entered the little general store.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading The storekeeper greeted them as they entered the little general store.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “Well, well I’m glad to see you boys.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading The storekeeper greeted them as they entered the little general store.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading REX LEARNS HOW TO MAKE A CARRY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, well I’m glad to see you boys.
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading How are all your sorrows and joys?”
third-person singular of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading REX LEARNS HOW TO MAKE A CARRY.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Shortly before noon they reached the little settlement at North East Carry.
engage in
From this reading REX LEARNS HOW TO MAKE A CARRY.
the middle of the day
From this reading Shortly before noon they reached the little settlement at North East Carry.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Shortly before noon they reached the little settlement at North East Carry.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Shortly before noon they reached the little settlement at North East Carry.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading REX LEARNS HOW TO MAKE A CARRY.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Well, well I’m glad to see you boys.
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading Shortly before noon they reached the little settlement at North East Carry.
for a short time
From this reading Shortly before noon they reached the little settlement at North East Carry.
plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading How are all your sorrows and joys?”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading The storekeeper greeted them as they entered the little general store.
a merchant who owns or manages a shop
From this reading The storekeeper greeted them as they entered the little general store.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shortly before noon they reached the little settlement at North East Carry.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The storekeeper greeted them as they entered the little general store.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Shortly before noon they reached the little settlement at North East Carry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading REX LEARNS HOW TO MAKE A CARRY.
(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, well I’m glad to see you boys.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, well I’m glad to see you boys.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How are all your sorrows and joys?”
Chapter 4 of The Golden Boys Along the River Allagash by L. P. (Levi Parker) Wyman holds 303 sentences, grouped into 61 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 4 holds 303 sentences of The Golden Boys Along the River Allagash, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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